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not more reasonable to regard them as aboriginal, than to suppose them 
the mere accidental derivations of an isolated patriarchal stem of which 
we know nothing? ence, for example, I believe the dog family not 
to have originated from one primitive form, but from many. Again, 
what I call a species may be regarded by some naturalists as a primi- 
tive variety ; but, as the difference is only in name, and in no way in- 
fluences the oakopitel question, it is unnecessary to notice it further 
hese views appear to correspond with — of Mr. Linnzeus Martin, 
whe expresses himself in the following term 
‘** We are among those who believe that, as ited are degrees in the 
relationship of species to species, some may, although distinct, a 
imate so nearly as not only to produce inter se, mules incapable of in- 
terbreeding, but a progeny of 9 ia hybrids, capable of camisidias 
even to the most unlimited extent ? 
Species may therefore be classed according to their disparity or 
affinity, in the following provisional manner : 
Remote oe of the same genus, are those among which hybrids 
are never produced. 
Allied isaceae ircdees) inter se, an infertile offsprin 
Proximate species produce with each other a faasle eee. 
IV. Astronomy. 
The new planet Egeria, (Gould’s Astron. Jour., No. 21.)—This 
oa was discovered by Mr. Gasparis of Naples in Italy, on the 2d 
of Nov. 1850. The iia having requested M. Le Verrier to 
name the planet, the latter has proposed to designate it Egeria, which 
name will of course be adopted. The body resembled a star of the 
9th or 10th magnitude, and belongs to the group between Mars and 
Jupiter. The foll lowing ps er of its orbit are by M. G. Ra imker: 
1850, November 20 Greenwich, m. t. 
Mean longitude, 288° 37’ 17-0 
Long. of perihelion, 116 26 49 -4 
*..%. Age, node, 43 35 24-4 
Inclination 15 57 59 ‘8 
Angle of ‘excentricity, 5 31 9-38 
g- semi axis major, 0:4082517 
Log. of mean daily motion, 2-9376290 
mn. Eqx. 1851. 
V. MisceLttangeous INTELLIGENCE. 
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