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was fastened, and all above it kept dry. A pipe rises to the 

 surface for the air, how managed we cannot say ; but we were 

 told that the design had been found to answer both in the river 

 (of wliich we had evidence) and in the sea. — London Literary 

 Gazette, May, 1832. 



Geological Society of Lmidori, and Megatherium from Buenos 

 Ayres. — This Society held their last meeting for the season, on 

 Wednesday the 13th June, at their rooms, Somerset House. 

 The earl of Munster, and capt. Robe, R. E. were admitted as 

 fellows, and took their seats. Several other gentlemen were 

 elected. 



Some observations on the London clay of the Highgate arch- 

 way having been read, the remainder of the evening was occu- 

 pied by the description of certain splendid remains of a " Me- 

 gatherium," collected and brought home by Woodbine Parish, 

 Esq., his majesty's late Charge d'affaires at Buenos Ayres, and 

 found in the Rio Solado, about eighty miles distant from that 

 place. 



A memoir, explanatory of the remains of this huge edentatous 

 animal, by Wm. Clift, Esq. F. G. S., &c. was then read, in which 

 the author pointed out many parts, particularly the tail, as oc- 

 curring among these remains, which are wanting in the well 

 known skeleton at Madrid. In the discussion which followed, 

 the rev. Dr. Buckland gave a most instructive and spirited ex- 

 position of the supposed habits of this giant of the " edentata ;" 

 showing, that while the bulk of many of its limbs far exceeds 

 that of the corresponding parts of the elephant, the animal, 

 judging from its Osteology, was closely related to the sloth and 

 to the ant eater. 



Numerous specimens of other fossil remains were exhibited ; 

 the most remarkable donation was a cast of the " Plesio- 

 saurus dolichodeirus," presented by Edward Hawkins, F. G. S., 

 being the most perfect specimen of this species of Saurian which 

 has ever been discovered. 



In allusion to the Zoological subjects which were brought be- 

 fore the society, all of which had been so ably expounded by 

 Cuvier, the president took occasion to express the deep sense 

 entertained by all geologists, of the irreparable loss they had 

 sustained in the death of that illustrious naturalist. 



The first Wollaston gold medal was exhibited ; and it was 



