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Natural tliaton/. 



is not inhabited, and no similar stones, or works of art, could 

 be found on searching in the same neighbourhood. I must 

 also observe, that the texture of this marble is very remark- 

 able, resembling none that I have ever seen, and perfectly 

 different from any of those used in sculpture or architecture. 

 It is of a yellowish white colour. The texture is in some places 

 crystalline granular, of a large grain ; but there are every where 

 intermixed with it parts of very complicated curvatures; capa- 

 ble of being separated in succession, in parallel curved laminae 

 as thin as paper. These scaly concretions are sometimes an 

 inch or more in dimension. Besides this, there are found dis- 

 tinct irregular laminae of hard calcareous clay, or very argil- 

 laceous earthy limestone dispersed through the stone. 



If the Newfoundland antiquaries cannot settle this obscure 

 point, it must be left to the ingenuity of those who have reasoned 

 so ably on the works of ancient art, found in many parts of 

 America. In tracing the migration of Asiatic nations thither, it 

 is easy to settle a colony, and build a city, in Newfoundland. 



J. M. 



2. Consumption of Food in Paris, for 1819. 



Wine hectolitres, 805,499 or 21265173.6 galls. 



Brandy ditto 43,849 1157413.6 



Cider and perry ditto 15,919 420261.6 



Beer ditto 71,896 1898054.4 



Vinegar ditto 20,756 547958.4 



Oxen head, 70,819 



Cows ditto 3,561 



Ditto, milch ditto 2,9 1 8 



Calves ditto 67,719 



Sheep ditto 329,070 



Hogs ditto 64,822 



Cheese kilogrammes 1,267,564 or 2796934 lb. avd. 



Sea fish in value, frc. 8,165,520 or £340,230 



Oysters ditto 821,618 34,234 



Fresh-water fish ditto 502,780 20,949 



Poultry and game . .ditto 7,161,402 298,392 



Butter ditto 7,105,533 296,064 



Eggs ditto 3,676,502 153,187 



Hay trusses 7,822,640 



Straw ditto 11,054,371 



Oats hectolitres 923,022 24,367,781 gall. 



