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of tin, promptly produces an amalgam of gold. A particle 
of corrosive sublimate, or a single drop of its solution may 
thus be tested. In this case the addition of muriatic acid 
is not necessary. 
Samuel Parkes, Esq. a L. S. &c. of London, has re- 
ceived the honorary degree of a sk of Arts, from. the 
President and Fellows of "Yale College. 
Professor Buckland of the University of Oxford, and Dr. 
J. Wright and Dr. J. I. Bigsby of the Medical Depart- 
ment of the British Army in Canada, have been elected 
honorary members of the American Geological Bevtety- 
N. B. The Title of Art. III. should have been; « Noti- 
ces of the Geology of Martha’s Vineyard and the Eliza- 
sh egg by Rev. E. Hitchcock, A. M. Conway, 
Mas 
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