20 Life Beneath the Waves. 



many other particulars could I give of 

 this truly magnificent building, but as 

 most of my readers will probably receive 

 ocular demonstration thereof, a prolonged 

 peri and ink description is unnecessary; 

 therefore I will proceed to the considera- 

 tion of a few of the denizens of the ocean, 

 which, with innumerable other varieties, 

 will be displayed in the richly ornamented 

 and spacious tanks of the Brighton 

 Aquarium. 



But before passing on to the subject 

 of Life Beneath the Waves, I wish to state 

 that this little book is not intended to 

 be what is called a scientific work ; its 

 object is simply to draw attention to the 

 inhabitants of the sea by short descriptions 

 of various specimens, and their most 

 striking characteristics, and to thereby pro- 

 duce desires for further information in the 



