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species, reference will be given to three or four good authors, 

 and a few remarks added illustrative of its habits. The 

 whole will be arranged systematically, and in conformity with 

 the most approved views of modern naturalists. It is ex- 

 pected that the work will not exceed one volume 8vo. 



Part I. of The Transactions of the Zoological Society of 

 London is now ready, at the Society's House, in Bruton 

 Street, for delivery to the members ; to whom its price, with 

 its plates coloured, is 145.; plain, l c 2s. The price to the 

 public, coloured, 195.; plain, 165. A few proofs, on India 

 paper, of the plates of animals have been taken off, and may 

 be had, in sets, by members only. 



Illustrations of the Natural History of Jamaica. " The 

 Jamaica Society have information that H. T. De la Beche, 

 Esq., a scientific gentleman connected with the island, is 

 superintending a work to be called Illustrations of the Natural 

 History of Jamaica ', in which he will be assisted by the most 

 eminent persons in England, provided the necessary objects 

 for examination and illustration can be obtained. The work 

 is to be published in parts. A work of this kind has long 

 been wanted ; and the Jamaica Society is, therefore, very 

 anxious to give all the assistance in its power, and requests 

 gentlemen of the colony to take every opportunity of collect- 

 ing specimens of birds, beasts, fish, reptiles, and insects, as 

 well as minerals and plants. Every specimen will be sent 

 to England by the first opportunity, if sent for the purpose 

 [of illustration], and every specimen which the owner wishes 

 to have again, will be carefully restored, after being properly 

 examined and described." (Kingston (Jamaica) Chronicle, 

 June 14. 1833.) 



We received the above transcript on August 18. 1832, 

 from a writer signing himself " A Jamaica Proprietor," with 

 a request that we would print it. We have till now delayed 

 doing so, in the expectation of farther information on the 

 matter. None has, however reached us. " A Jamaica 

 Proprietor" added a notice of some useful services which he 

 had heard that " the Jamaica Society" has performed, and 

 remarked, " but they keep it all to themselves. However 

 anxious some proprietors may be to know what is going on 

 there, they can, absolutely, hear nothing. I understand 

 some specimens of copper ore, found in Jamaica, were sent 

 home two or three years ago for examination, but I never 

 could hear from what part of the island they came, or in 

 what rock found, or any thing of them. A tradesman of 

 Kingston advertised, some years ago, various marbles for 

 chimney-pieces, the produce of the island ; but I never could 



