THE MOST NOBLE 



THE MAEQUESS OF NOETIIAMPTON, 



PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, 



!tC. &C. &C., 



THIS WORK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, 



IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF 



lis Xortisl^ip's 



ZEALOUS EXERTIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART, 



AND AS A 



TESTIMONY OF THE HIGH RESPECT AND REGARD OF 



THE AUTHOR. 



Chester Square, Pimlico , 

 Februarii, 1846. 



