of the Geological Society in London, to be there 

 figured for a Work on Fossil British Fishes, under- 

 taken by M. Agassiz, by desire of the British 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, who 

 at their recent Meeting in Edinburgh voted one 

 hundred Guineas towards the expense of the Work. 

 The specimens sent from out Museum are deemed 

 peculiarly interesting and valuable, especially those 

 consisting of the Bones of a gigantic Fish, of a new 

 genus; of which M. Agassiz had never before 

 seen a specimen, although he is acquainted with 

 between eight and nine hundred species of Fossil 

 Fishes, of which about one hundred and twenty 

 are British. The specimens will be carefully 

 returned, when drawn ; and a copy of the engrav- 

 ings and descriptions will be sent us when ready. 

 Thus our Society will have the honour of fur- 

 nishing a most important quota to a great national 

 undertaking ; and the worth of our Museum will 

 be extensively known. The facts now stated, 

 indeed, illustrate the advantages of Institutions 

 like this, in preserving for the benefit of science 

 those large fossil specimens, which being too 

 bulky for cabinets or private Collections, would 

 be in danger of being altogether lost or destroyed. 

 Such instances of usefulness may encourage the 

 Society to persevere in their labours, when they 

 find them conducive to the cause of science in 

 general, as well as to the instruction and improve- 

 ment of the town and neighbourhood. 



