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Miscellaneous Intelligence, 299 
uces among the novel records of the science the same paragraph on 
utodyle whieh appears in its proper place-in the text of his pate edi- 
tion on p. 160. 
n p. 433 we are told “There are several combinations of ethyle with 
the metals, phosphorus, &c., which have been discovered, quite lately, 
and which it is important the student should be acquainted with. For 
instance,” and then borrowing verbatim from Dr. Gregory’s 3d edition; 
p. 223, &e., he gives us Zyncethyle, Stibethyle, &c., of refreshing novelty ! 
But enough of this! “It is painful to see the evidence of such char- 
mry, and more painful to be compelled to expose it. It would seem 
pethaps improbable that any chemical teacher would be misled into the 
adoption of this edition of Gregory in his classes; yet it is unfortunately 
too true that it is the habit of many school committees and boards of 
trustees arbitrarily to adopt text books without consulting teachers, and 
by an exercise of the same arbitrary power to select persons who know 
nothing of a subject as teachers. j ; 
€ matter is made worse by the fact that the work is published by 
4 most respectable house, who certainly did themselves and the public 
an injustice that they did not take counsel of their numerous scientific 
No mmalian Remains of the r olk (Rhinoceros, 
&e.) —J ALTER on the fossils of the Longmyn ; & ne 
sea weed or zoophyte, traces of ine worms and a Trilobite referred 
to a new genus and called Paleeopyge Ramsayi—Prof. R. Harkness on 
the lowest Sedimentary Rocks of the South of Scotland. — oe. 
48.—T. Wrienr on the Paleontological mi Sect ee Re- 
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lations of the so-called “Sands of the Inferior Oolite.”—G. Pouxerr ge? 
Sckorx, on the formation of Craters and the nature of the liquidity of 
Lavas.—J. ©, Moors, on the Silurian Rocks ‘of Wigtownshire.—S. P. 
Woonwanp, on an from China.—J. Prestwicu, on the 
Begs ation of the Middle Eocene Tertiaries of England, France and 
igium, 
14. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences—These pro- 
a, were commenced in Sept. 1854, and the last number received 
: is dated May 12, 1856. They contain many valuable scientific papers, 
> ger on the Fishes of that country by Dr. Wm. O. Ayres and Dr. 
,': 2. Gtpons. There are also geological articles by Dr. J. B. Trask, 
nical papers by Dr. A. Kettoee . Benr. Page 40, 
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and San Pedro; also new species of Ammonite (A. Chicoensis) and 
Baculite (B. Chicoensis) from the rocks of Chico Creek, referred by the 
