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Plates of this animal and its anatomy have been pub- 

 lished by I^atterer, of Vienna ; Professor Owen, in 

 the **Linn8ean Transactions," vol.xviii.,p. 327, 1839 ; 

 and by Dr. J. Hyrtl, 1845, of Prague. 



In the account published by the Crystal Palace 

 Company, this animal is said to possess both lungs 

 and gills, and that it was forwarded from Africa by 

 Captain Chamberlayne. 



At the Eoyal College of Surgeons there have 

 been two dissected by J. T. Quekett, Esq., His- 

 tological Professor and Kesident Conservator of the 

 Museum. 



The peace of Amiens having opened the Continent 

 to the traveller, and I being on a visit at Folkestone, 

 was persuaded to go over in an open lugger to Bou- 

 logne, where I remained some little time, and in- 

 tended to go up to Paris, but unfortunately met with 

 two English persons where I landed, of apparent great 

 respectability and plausibility, who induced me to 

 enter into a speculation with them, in which they 

 robbed me very considerably ; and I withdrew from 

 the concern suffering much pecuniary loss, and found, 

 when too late, that neither of them could safely show 

 their faces in England. But, as I have seen, during 

 the course of a long life, villainy generally receives 

 punishment, even in this world, and they had theirs. 



One afternoon, I went with an Englishman, who 



