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clieerful self-sacrifice once led the way, other towns 

 would not be left behind. The appeal to the inhabitants 

 of Munich (dated May) was issued by the Geographical 

 Society, and signed by Professor Dr. Jolly as director, 

 and Professor Dr. Arendts as secretary. Accordingly, 

 collections were set on foot throughout the whole of 

 Bavaria. In Bremen, where the preparations for the 

 undertaking were to be carried out, and where it would 

 probably find its best support, people were very favour- 

 able to the project. In a succession of communications in 

 the daily press, and the Weser-Zeitung particularly, in an 

 explanatory light article of the 4th of April, the national, 

 nautical, and scientific importance of the undertaking 

 were dwelt upon. Essays of the same kind soon appeared 

 in the other different German papers. We must not forget 

 to mention here, that the first favourable notice of the 

 expedition came from the Marine Society Concordia, at 

 Elsfleth. The chief towns throughout the whole of the 

 North-Sea and Baltic coasts, beginning at Bremen, were 

 actively interested in the cause. Before the formation of 

 the committee at Bremen, Mr. G. Albrecht was induced 

 by the Consul, H. H. Meier, with Dr. Petermann's con- 

 currence, to undertake the management of the accounts. 

 When Consul Meier afterwards withdrew, Mr. A. G. 

 Mosle undertook the presidency, ofiered to him by Mr. G. 

 Albrecht and M. Lindeman, in order that a committee 

 might be organized. With this view the first meeting took 

 place on the 9th of April in the house of Messrs. Schiitting. 

 It was composed of Captain Koldewey, Mosle, Albrecht, 

 C. H. Noltenius, director of the pilot-school in Bremen, 

 Dr. A. Breusing, D. H. Watjen, jun.. Ship-builder 

 F. Tecklenborg, sen., the Recorder of the Commercial 



