452 Bibliography. 
After concluding his college course at Brown University, he studied 
Medicine, but never entered upon its practice, his relations in life and 
his tastes leading him rather to mercantile pursuits, which he prosecu- 
ted successfully. 
e early manifested a love for natural science, and was one of the 
first who cultivated the branches of Mineralogy and Conchology among 
us. But his general researches extended over the whole field of Nat- 
ural History. He was one of the founders of the Boston Society of 
American Geologists and Naturalists,” at the coming meeting to be 
holden in Boston in September next. 
His loss will be felt with peculiar severity by his fellow laborers in 
common cause in Boston, where from his wealth, liberality and 
knowledge of human nature, his influence—always on the right side— 
was very great. 
ory de St. Vincent, a military officer of distinction, and also a 
name well known in science for his various contributions, has lately 
died in the 66th year of his age. 
VIL Bistiograpny. 
1. Eulogy on John Pickering, LL.D., President of the American 
Academy of Arts and Sciences, delivered before the Academy, Oct. 28, 
1846. pp. 106. Cambridge University Press.—Never was an elo- 
quent and glowing tribute of admiration and affection to the memory of 
a great and excellent man better deserved than in the present instance. 
It is a beautiful biographical eulogy, replete with interesting facts, Te- 
lating to the life and labors and achievements of a scholar who has not 
had his superior, if his equal, in this land; of a jurist and counsellor of 
a high order of talent and learning; of a patriot and philanthropist 
whose efforts and aspirations were indeed first for his country and next 
