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EDITORIAL NOTICES. 



Visit of a Distinguished Foreigner. — It is expected that the 

 distinguished Prof. Louis Agassiz, of Neufchatel, Switzerland, 

 will visit this country sometime during the present season. He 

 will spend two years with us, accompanied with a draughtsman 

 and taxidermist to copy and prepare the different specimens of 

 natural history which may fall under his observation. He enjoys 

 the patronage of the King of Prussia, and possesses the friendship 

 and confidence of the most distinguished naturalists in Europe. 



Height of Vesuvius. — As measured by M. Pentand, it is 3,864^ 

 feet above the sea. Its height has not varied from this for many 

 years. 



Reward of Merit. — The honor of knighthood has been con- 

 ferred upon Roderick Impey Murchison, F. R. S., by the Queen. 

 The Russian Emperor has also conferred the same honor, and 

 made the distinguished geologist Knight of the first class of the 

 Imperial Russian Order of St. Stanislaus. 



The honor of knighthood has been conferred also upon the cele- 

 brated Polar traveller, Dr. John Richardson, medical inspector of 

 fleets and hospitals. 



Gradual Rise of Newfoundland. — It is confidently stated that 

 the whole land in and about the neighborhood of Conception Bay, 

 is rising out of the ocean. At many places the large flat rocks 

 over which schooners might pass several years ago, scarcely 

 admit at this time the passage of skiffs. 



DESCRiPTrv'E Catalogue of Horticultural and Agricultural 

 Implements and Tools, Seeds, Fruit Trees, Etc. : By .8. B. Jil- 

 len. — We find this Catalogue an invaluable book for reference 

 for information upon a great variety of subjects. In addition to 

 what is given above, it contains a listof Valuable Fruit Trees, and 

 a description of the best breeds of Domestic Animals. It may be 

 regarded as a manual for the farmer, in which he will find, in a 

 condensed form, a great amount of information. It is generally 

 known, we suppose, that Mr. Allen has established an Agricul- 

 tural Warehouse at No. 187 Water street, New York, to whom 

 we would recommend our friends who wish to make purchases of 

 implements, tools and seeds. 



