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animals; and that special creation of 

 known forms could not be admitted." 



Assuming that the dogmas of these two 

 Professors are correctly reported, they 

 appear to be under as complete a delusion, 

 as a certain person, the bearer of one of 

 the most illustrious names in English 

 history, who has made himself very noto- 

 rious of late years, and got into much 

 trouble thereby, by continually thrusting 

 his hobby before the public to the effect 

 that the Copernican system is all false 

 that Sir Isaac Newton was a great igno- 

 ramus, and that the earth we inhabit is as 

 flat as a pancake ! He has favoured the 

 author of this book with many letters con- 

 taining some surprising statements, assur- 

 ing him that all the clergy of the Church 

 of England are infidels, "save six." Poor 

 man! 



SHILLINGFOIID KECTORY, EXETER, 

 January 1, 1885. 



