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Natural Histonf m foreign Countries : — 



minded of the truth and beauty of the following passage, J^ 

 Mr. Brande's Dissertation on the Progress of Chemical Phito- 

 sojphy : — " The phenomena of the universe present a series 

 of changes of which the regularity and harmonious succession 

 excite the surprise of superficial observers, and awaken the 

 admiration and attention of the philosophical mind. Thies§ 

 changes are either accompanied by visible motion susceptible 

 of measurement, and relate to the exterior forms and mecha- 

 nical characters of bodies; or they depend upon the mutual 

 agencies of the elementary principles of matter, upon its com- 

 position, or upon its susceptibility of acquiring new properties^ 

 by entering into new combinations."— Jb^;^ H, Moggrid^kl 

 Woodfield, Jan, 2. 1832. ^ ^'' b^ib oifw o^hh ^t><,<?U^ 



Singular Subsidence, mth a Fossil Stages T^orn, m the CHcM 

 Measures near Meredon, Prance. — Sir, Having become ac- 

 quainted with the singular instance of subsidence portrayedr 



a. Rubbish of different kinds, supposed to have been wheeled there from a neighbouring (juany. 

 6, StraturiTpf vegetable earth. c. Calcareous marl, impure, but friable. 



d. Chalk, compact, and in small fragments, wrapped in yellow clay. 



e. Stratum of compact marl, approaching chalk, in large masses, 

 /, Chalk, with its ordinary accompaniment of flints. 



g. Fossil stag's horn. 



in the annexed sketch ( fig. 87.)> together with others, during 

 my l^te researches in France. I send it you, accompanied by 



