iv CONTENTS. 



Baudrilla^:, 22. Botanical Excursion in Sutherland- 

 shire, - - - - - ^71-193 



ZOOLOGY. 



23. On the tendency of Matter to become Organized. 24. On 

 the Animalcules that colour Oysters Green. 25. Bea- 

 ver. 26. On the Culture of Bees in Forests ; by M. 

 Buttner, 27- Peculiar Cases of the Use of Milk as Food; 

 28. On the predestination of the Sex. 29- Growth and 

 habits of a Young Rhinoceros. SO. Cuvier's Great Work 

 on the Natural History of Fishes. 31. A New Species of 

 Pentacrinus discovered in the West Indies, 194-200 



PHYSIOLOGY. 



32. Distribution of Nerves in Muscular Fibres, - 200 



ANATOMY. 



31. Sabulous Formation in the Brain, - - 201 



ARTS. 



34. Water Works of the Ancient Romans. 35, Manner of 

 Bronzing Statues, Medals, and Ornaments made of Cop- 

 per or Bronze. 36. Loss of Gold and Silver in Gilding 

 and Plating. 37- Piney Tallow. 38. Indelible Writing 

 Ink. 39. Lardner's Lectures on the Steam-Engine. 40. 

 Carter's Patent Cast-Iron Roofing, - - 201-203 



STATISTICS AND GEOGRAPHY. 



41. Civilization of the Aborigines of Newfoundland. 42. Capt. 



Parry's reported Second Expedition to the North Pole, 205, 6 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



1. Introduction to Comparative Anatomy. By Professor Ca- 



Rus of Dresden. Translated from the German by R. T. 

 Gore, Esq. 2 vols 8vo, with a 4to volume of Plates, 206 



2. Conversations on the Animal Economy. By a Physician. 



In Two Volumes 8vo, - - - - 208 



3. Memoir on the Pentacrinus europaeus; a recent species dis- 



covered in the Cove of Cork, July 1. 1823; with Two 

 illustrative Plates. By John V. Thompson, F.L.S. Sur- 

 geon to the Forces, _ - ,. - 209 



4. Anatomical Description of the Human Eye. By Alexan- 



der Watson, Esq. Fellow of the Royal College of Sur- 

 geons, Edinburgh. Illustrated by a Coloured Plate, ib. 



5. Forthcoming Transactions of Foreign Societies, - 210 

 Art. XXIX. List of Patents granted in England, from 1 7th 



August to 29th November 1827, - 210 



XXX. List of Patents granted in Scotland from 3d 



October to 6th December 1827, - 212 



