Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles. 541 



MINERAL WATERS. 



Circular addressed by Professor Daubeny of Oxford to men of sci- 

 ence, particularly on the Continent, who interest themselves on 

 the subject of mineral waters : 



"August 25, 1835. 

 " Sir, — The British Association for the Advancement of Science, at 

 their meeting in Dublin this year, having done me the honour to re- 

 quest that I would draw up a report " On the present state of our 

 knowledge with regard to Mineral Waters," I am anxious to obtain 

 all the information I can on this subject, and shall be obliged by any 

 communications with which you may favour me, especially relating 

 to such recently published memoirs or treatises as consider the sub- 

 ject in a scientific point of view. 



" These communications, if from foreign parts, may be addressed 

 to the care of Mr. Hunnemann, Queen-street, Soho-square, London, 

 who has correspondents in most cities of Germany. 

 " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 



" Charles Daubeny, F.R.S., 



" Professor of Chemistry, Oxford." 



NEW WORK PUBLISHED BY DR. BOUE. 



Guide du Gfologique Voyageur. 2 vols, small 8vo. Levrault, Paris. 



This work is upon the model of Leonhard's * Agenda Geologica,' 

 but much enlarged. 



It is divided into seven parts: 



1. Preliminary remarks, viz. indications for the travelling geolo- 

 gist ; necessary instruments of all kinds ; maps, books, &c. 



2. Considerations of the external configuration of the earth's sur- 

 face; physical geography j mountain chains ; valleys 3 rivers ; springs, 

 &c. 



3. General geology j description of rocks, and changes produced 

 in them by fire j table of formations on which the crystalline schistose 

 rocks are placed as modifications of various older and newer formations. 



4. Particular geognosy; primary, secondary, tertiary, and alluvial 

 rocks ; their various epochs. 



5. Palaeontology j distribution, &c. of fossil plants and animals. 



6. Geological geography; general review of the geology of known 

 countries ; geological itinerary in the best-known countries of Europe. 



7. Applications of geology. 



The Appendix contains : 1st, catalogue of the best geological maps ; 

 2nd, catalogue of the best works of geological descriptions ; 3rd, cata- 

 logue of all known collections of rocks and fossils. Under each 

 article there are numerous references to the best works or memoirs 

 on each particular branch of geological research. 



Sir Francis Chantrey's admirable bust of the late venerable Trough- 

 ton (now placed in the Observatory at Greenwich) has, by permis- 

 sion, been modelled with great success as a cabinet bust by Mr. C. A. 

 Rivers, of 26, Derby-road, Kingsland, the artist by whom those of 

 Telford, Lord Brougham, Lord Denman, &c. were executed. 



