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life will not fail of public acknowledgement and praise. This 
tribute will be given him from France, England, and Italy. 
Neither must the tongue of his pupils in Germany be mute. 
May Von Leonhard dedieate to him his second lecture in the 
Academy at Munich! May Steffens, Ullmann, Hausmann, Mohs, 
Moll, Linke, and Weiss, and above all the feeling Schubert, speak 
of him! May Gilbert, who defended him against the violent 
Chenevix, erect a memorial to him in his Annals!—Nor can we 
doubt but some monument of marble or bronze will be raised to 
his memory, to which British gratitude and generosity will gladly 
subscribe, and Frieberg afford a suitable situation to be inclosed 
for the purpose. For the present we hope that Bohme, or 
Buchhorn, will engrave the fine portrait of him, by G. Von Ku- 
gelchen, in Dresden, which was intended for his museum, for 
the satisfaction of his numerous scholars and friends. His most 
glorious monument, however, will always be the Mineralogical 
Academy, preserved in uninterrupted activity by his worthy 
scholars ; that academy which he himself sometimes called his 
beloved daughter, and richly endowed; those who go thither 
on a pilgrimage, those who there receive instruction, will pay 
continued homage to the manes of WERNER. 
XXVIII. Preface to “ The Natural History of the Mineral King- 
dom. By Joun Witxiams, Mineral Surveyor, F.S.S.A.?* 
Great Britain has long ago been called a fortunate island; 
and it must be acknowledged that the appellation is as proper 
to Britain as to any other island or country in the world. The 
soil of this island is adapted to produce excellent grain and fruits, 
Her downs and verdant hills are covered with store of the best 
of sheep, which yield excellent fleeces for our manufactures, as 
well as food for our tables. Numerous herds of beeves are fed 
upon her mountains and in her meadows, and her seas and rivers 
abound ‘in the most delicious fish. The climate of this island is 
mild and healthy; her mountains breathe the purest air, and 
abound in the sweetest springs, and her valleys are washed and 
fertilized by pure and limpid streams. 
This fortunate island is placed almost in the centre of the ha- 
bitable world, with free and ready egress to the Mediterranean, 
the Baltic, the East and West Indies, and all other seas to the 
sguth and north ;—the most convenient situation for extensive 
* See last Number of Phil, Mag. art. 17. 
commerce, 
