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from a new locality, and to make my specimen a lily encrinite, 

 whether or not; for this would be mere childishness. The fact 

 is this : the remains of a crinoideal animal fell into my hands ; 

 I fancied it to be more nearly allied to the genus Encrinites 

 than to any other; this opinion I have given; I have given 

 my reasons for that opinion ; and I have defended it : whether 

 that opinion be right or wrong, others must judge. That it is 

 a nondescript is no fault of mine ; I have argued for its being 

 such : and, if Mr. Gilbertson would, in some way, publish 

 figures of his specimens, which "have a much greater claim" 

 to be considered as encrinites than my specimen, perhaps the 

 other opinion which I have stated (VI. 474.), that the encrinites 

 pass by a regular gradation of form into the cyathocrinites, 

 would receive additional confirmation, if not full proof. Mr. 

 Gilbertson says that both specimens are the same ; that is, 

 that mine is Cyathocrinites tuberculatus. This is impossible : 

 the name itself contradicts it. There is not a single tubercle 

 upon my specimen : it is almost as smooth as the paper upon 

 which I am writing. Mr. Gilbertson has not noticed the 

 relative proportions of the bones which I have pointed out in 

 the different specimens. I should be extremely glad to be 

 put in possession of figures of the specimens mentioned by 

 Mr. Gilbertson ; and I think he would be doing the world a 

 service by publishing them. Let us be put in possession of 

 as much knowledge as possible, in order to come to a clear 

 understanding of these singular animal remains. — C Conway, 

 Nov.l2.lSSS. 



Art. II. Queries and Answers. 



" On the supposed Connection of Vicissitudes of the Sea- 

 sons and prevalent Disorders with Volcanic Emanations,'" Sfc. 

 (VI. 289 to 308.) — Although the author (the Rev. W. 

 B. Clarke) of that interesting communication does not posi- 

 tively maintain a closer connection between events which are 

 apparently dissimilar than that of juxtaposition, I think he 

 has established a high degree of probability that the connec- 

 tion is that of cause and effect, in numerous instances which 

 he has adduced. I propose, at a future time, to offer a few 

 observations on some of the facts stated by Mr. Clarke, my 

 object in the present letter being merely to request farther 

 information from that gentleman respecting the " symptoms 

 of renewed action in the extinct craters of the Eifel ; " and, 

 again, " symptoms of renewed action in the extinct craters of 

 Auvergne." (VI. 301.) The date of the latter is given Dec. 9. 

 1828; but no authorities for either event are stated. It would 



