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through both eyebrows, reaching from ear to ear. The an- 

 terior and posterior fontanelles were both unclosed, and there 

 were no signs of teeth in either jaw. The eyes were shrivelled, 

 and the left was converted into a resinous material. The nose 

 was flattened, but quite perfect. The body was dry, brown, 

 and hard ; though greatly reduced in size, there was every 

 reason to believe that it had been fat and plump at the time 

 of its death. 



Mr. J. Botjlt then read a Paper, entitled Hints towards 

 Local Improvements, of which the following is an abstract : — 



After some general observations upon the principles to be 

 observed in planning a town, illustrated by a comparison 

 between Wren's design for re-building the city of London, 

 after the fire, with the map of Birkenhead, Mr. Boult pro- 

 ceeded to observe, that it is as desirable for communities, 

 as for individuals, that they should occasionally review their 

 past proceedings for the purpose of discerning where amend- 

 ments may be introduced. I crave your patience whilst I 

 survey different localities in order to ascertain in what manner 

 they may be made more convenient to ourselves and those 

 who come after. Beginning at the great commercial centre — 

 the Exchange — every one must be impressed with the imperfec- 

 tions of the route from the Angel Coach-office to Bootle : the 

 numerous turns which have to be made in the crowded 

 thoroughfares between the Coach-office and Oldhall-street are 

 inconvenient and dangerous ; now that the wood-pavement 

 in Exchange-street East is replaced with granite, the traffic 

 is highly annoying in the news-room; whilst the crowded 

 state of Oldhall-street clearly intimates either that that 

 street must be widened, or that a portion of the traffic 

 must be diverted. The latter is the improvement proposed, 

 by opening a street in continuation of North John-street, 

 along the line of Leather-lane, the Bury Railway-station, and 

 the easl side of St. PauPs-square, across the canal to the 



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