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found growing on the fruit of Crucifera thebaica, or dowm, the Thebaic palm, 
in Upper Egypt: it is characterized in an additional note by Mr. Berkeley 
to the editor. In a longish outline of the comparative structure of the 
skeletons of zoophytes, Mr. Wright produces a respectabledisplay of “Greek 
and Latin” lore—the much-despised “Greek and Latin” lore! Then you 
have a page on a gigantic fossil fucus discovered in the new red sandstone at 
Woodside, in the river Mersey, from the pen of Mr. Duyer; then two pages 
from Mr. Hall, under the title, botanical notes, principally from the herba- 
rium of the Liverpool botanic gardens; and then comes one of the sketches 
which Mr. Wood denominates a review of Gould's Birds of Europe. Mr. 
Hall’s compilation on the habits and peculiarities of British plants, and on 
the derivation of their Latin names, is continued, and conducts you to the 
“correspondence,” which is made up of a complaint by Mr. Hall, connected 
with “the departure of swallows in 1838 ;” and of seven samples of gossip- 
ing, addressed to the editor by Mr. Pigott, without the “use of apologies.” 
The “chapter of criticism” comprizes a lumpish tissue of fantastical and 
dogmatic jargon “on the medium of mental power in man and all other ani- 
mals ;” and a query respecting Bohler’s “ Lichenes Botanici,” to which the 
editor “anticipates the reply.” The proceedings of seven societies—the zo- 
ological, medico-botanical, botanical, Linnzean, Worcester natural history, 
Liverpool royal, and the St. Andrew’s literary and philosophical—are com- 
pendiously noted; and over the reviews of new publications and literary in- 
telligence, you may advance to the chapter of miscellanies, and be amused 
with a medley of extracts from the pages of obsolete newspapers. 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
Dr. Jones’ Lecture on the Study of the Greek and Latin Classics.— 
Mr. Smarv’s Beginnings of a New School of Metaphysics——Mr. Jacoz 
Jones’ “ Cathedral Bell,” a tragedy—Mr. Jacop Jones’ “ Spartacus, an 
Historical Tragedy.”—Annals of Natural History, for December, J: anuary, 
February, and March.—Philosophical Magazine, for December, January, 
February, and March.—Magazine of Natural History, for December, Ja- 
nuary, Februaryand March.—Naturalist for October, November, December, 
and January.—British and Foreign Medical Review, by Joun Fores, 
M.D., F.R.S. and Jonn Conotry, M.D. for October and January. 
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