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 LVIII. Inlelliitence and Miscellaneous Arlktes. 



SUTHERLAND COAL-PrT. 



JLn the county of Sutherland in Scotland, a [)it of coal was dis- 

 coxered ahout two or three jears ago, contrary to the opinion of 

 many who supposed that n.o coal was to he found north of the 

 Tay. This coal has been wrought to a considerable extent, but 

 time has shown that it seems to possess one property peculiar 

 to itself. The refuse coal, of which a large (juantity had been 

 left to accumulate near the mouth of the pit, after having been 

 exposed to the air for a considerable time, took fire of its own 

 accord, and contimied in a state of combustion till the whole 

 was consumed. At present tliey have ceased to work the pit, 

 partly on account of this peculiar property of the coal, but chiefly 

 that they mav have time to clear away the refuse on the surface. 

 They do not desjiair of opening the pit again, and of discovering 

 a mode of preventing the deflagration : and preparatory to the 

 recommencement of working it, they are sinking shafts in the 

 direction in which they intend to proceed. 



We are sorry to announce the death of the celebrated Danish 

 astronomer, Professor Bygge, of Copenhagen. 



Mr. Thomas Forster has just published a Sketch of the New 

 Anaton.y and Physiologv of the Brain. He has determined the 

 organ of mysterizingness to be a distinct faculty, but does not 

 enter into the proofs, as the large work of Dr. Spurzhcim con- 

 tains the substance of what is known on the subject. 



LECTURES. 



Theatre of Anatomy, Bart let I's Court, Holhorv. — Lectures 

 on Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, and Surgery, by Mr. John 

 Taunton, F.A.S., !\(Ieniber of the Royal College of Surgeons of 

 London, Surgeon to the City and Finsbury Dispensaries, City 

 of London Truss Society, &:c. 



In this Course of Lectures it is proposed to take a compre- 

 hensive view of the structure and ceconomy of the living body, 

 and to consider the causes, symptoms, nature, and treatment of 

 surgical diseases, with the mode of performing the different 

 surgical operations ; forming a complete course of anatomical and 

 physiological instruction for the medical or surgical student, the 

 artist, the professional or private gentleman. 



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