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give respecting that portion of submarine 

 life which especially comes under the deno- 

 mination of Fish, and of which no mention 

 has been made in the foregoing pages; but 

 I trust that sufficient has already been writ- 

 ten to fulfil the object of this little work 

 viz., to prove that the study and observance 

 of Life Beneath the Waves is fully as inte- 

 resting, and equally as worthy of attention, 

 as other parts of Natural History. 



Such being the case, the construction of 

 the Brighton Aquarium may assuredly be 

 looked upon in the light of a public benefit ; 

 for not only will it be a novel and delight- 

 ful place of resort, and an inestimable boon 

 to naturalists, but the expectation may be 

 safely entertained, that the exhibition of 

 marine animals, in a state of perfect health 

 and beauty, will effectually eradicate apathy 

 and indifference from the mind of the 



