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time to time given by the editor of the Morning Chronicle, the only newspaper 
editor in London, we believe, who thoroughly understands German, and 
more recently in the Westminster and two Foreign Reviews. 'The Geogra- 
phical Society will unquestionably render good service to their country, by 
translating and concentrating information of this sort: but, as it is with an 
unpalatable medicine, the good will be in the final result, and not in the 
commencement. It will not be palatable to the true-born Englishman to 
feel, that the more he knows of the laws and institutions and state of morals 
of other countries, the more he must lower his exalted notion of his own. 
Estimating, however, the happiness of every country, in Mr. Bentham’s 
manner, by the happiness of the greatest number, France, America, Swe- 
den, Switzerland, and Germany are all much happier countries than Eng- 
land; unless, indeed, the happiness of a country consists merely in the 
happiness of its aristocracy. With a view, ther efore, to the great changes 
preparing for this in common with other countries, and foreseeing no chance 
of the Geographical Society ever becoming very rich; for it has chiefly the 
attraction of public utility, and not that of personal honour like the Royal, 
or personal advantage (fruits, seeds, plants, books, and saving a nursery- 
man’s bill,) like the Horticultural, we sincerely wish it success, and will 
give it all the support which lies in our power. 
One object (Art. 6.) is, “ to open a communication with all those societies 
with which geography is connected :” in this we sincerely rejoice, because 
it is liberal on the face of it; and because we believe the Geographical and 
Statistical Society of Paris, and also another party in that city, have col- 
lected much statistical information, which, if translated and printed “ in a 
cheap form,” would be useful in this country. — Cond. 
The Labels in the Zoological Society's Gar dens. — Pr ray. suggest that these 
labels, besides bearing the 1 name, country, and year of intr oduction or scien- 
tific name of the animal, should also bear the name of the donor, when it 
has been a donation. This, I think, is the least compliment that can be 
paid to donors; and [know some who are much offended at its neglect, and 
will not repeat ‘their gifts. —J. MZ. May 1. 1830. 
The Zoological Farm. —1 was the other day at the Zoological Farm, 
where things : are not going on very prosperously ; for, with the exception 
of the dromedary, a rein-deer, and the llama, which are come down for 
change of air, the stock has not increased since last autumn. Some new 
enclosures have been made this spring for the poultry, and two huts, which 
serve as shelter for some of the sheep, the llama, &c.; but, as Mr. Burke 
observed the other day at the Meeting, “ Subscribers need only go to look 
at the farm, to see what a miserable concern it is.’ With its locality, of 
course, you are well acquainted; the shrubbery walks are beautiful, and the 
view from the grounds magnificent. The hen-houses, rabbit-hutches, 
pigeon-houses, &c., are all built in the neatest manner, but the stock does 
not appear to thrive. Last year they had a great number of lop-eared and 
Angora rabbits, for some of which the most enormous prices are said 
to have been given; but during the winter they lost a few, and as they 
do not permit them to increase during the winter months, their stock is at 
present diminished, and the greater part of them are afceted by some kind 
of disease in their coats, w which makes them look ragged and miserable. 
Their poultry does not appear fine of its sort, except a few handsome 
specimens of the speckled Poland. The Dorking are not large; the tur- 
keys are unhealthy; and from their whole stock they have only, as yet, 
produced three broods of chickens. 
The pigeons are magnificent of their kind, and appear to flourish ; but 
the original object of keeping them is defeated, in their being suffered to 
breed together, so that all of the young ones are cross-bred. 
A few Indian cattle (Zebus), of various sizes, a young deer from Rich- 
mond Park, some half-bred Cape sheep, an Angora and a few other goats, 
