328 Dr. Mantells Lecture on Zoophytes. 
§ Ce i 
Sheikh, (Arab. Basan an old man, also a name of office, from “Ae to be 
old ;) among the Arabians‘and Moors, a man of eminence. 
2 = apt 
Sherif, (Arab. CRS pit noble, from 3, to be noble ; comp. Heb. aw 
f ce ae 
idem ;) a title of honor given to the descendants of Mohammed. 
¥ 4 —-cJ - =-— e 
Sultan, (Arab. lbh. a prince, ruler, from J... to rule; comp. Heb. 
bw idem ;) the title of the emperor of Turkey. 
Wadi, (Arab. vis ;j)a ae or bed of a river. 
"6 - i= 
Vizier, (Arab. -3 J wr) liter. one loaded with business, from f\ f 5 to fae 
comp. Heb. a71idem;) among the Mohammedans, a minister of state. 
Art. XVI.—Lectures and Remarks of Dr. Grvzon ManTewu. 
No. 1. 
We have received, from time to time, printed notices of the ad- 
mirable lectures of Dr. Mantell on geology and other subjects, de- 
livered at Brighton, England, and printed, (in an abridged form,) 
in the papers of that town. 
Like all the productions of that highly gifted and enlightened 
man, they are replete with accurate science, with enlarged views 
of the relations of things, and with happy moral applications. We 
have, for some time, intended to publish in this Journal, parts of 
these lectures, and occasionally to give them entire, believing that 
we can in no way gratify and instruct our readers more effectually in 
the sciences of which they treat. ‘T’o the adept, they will prove an 
interesting review, and to the student and especially the young lec- 
turer, they will afford a fine model of a condensed, perspicuous and 
beautiful style, with as much of accurate science as can well be com- 
municated in a popular lecture. : 
We are happy also in the opportunity of paying, (consistently 
with the plan of our work,) this mark of respect to a gentleman who 
is an ornament to his country, and to whom science, especially geol- 
ogy, comparative anatomy, and paleontology are greatly indebted. 
—Ebp. 
