Miscellanies. 209 
The Conchologist, with 17 plates. By John Warren, Boston, 
Russell, Odiorne & Co. 4to. pp. 204. 
Republications.—General View of the Geology of Scripture, in 
which the unerring truth of the Inspired Narrative of the early events 
in the world is exhibited, and distinctly proved, by the corroborative 
testimony of physical facts, on every part of the earth’ssurface. By 
George Fairholme, Esq. Philadelphia: Key & Biddle, 12mo. pp. 
281. (First republished in the Christian Library, Vol. 2.) 
Alphabet of Botany for the use of beginners. By James Rennie. 
Revised and corrected for the use of American Schools, by Ara- 
bella Clark, principal of the Female Department, Mechanics’ School, 
New York, 18mo. pp. 130. 1833. 
A Treatise on Astronomy. By Sir John F. W. Herschel, Kant. 
Guelp. F.R.S.L. and E. &c. Philadelphia, Carey, Lea and Blan- 
chard, 1834, 12mo. pp. 296. 
9. Cabinet of the late Dr. William Meade.—This collection is 
offered for sale by Mrs. Catherine Meade of Newburgh, in the State 
of New York, at which place, Dr. Meade resided, during the later 
years of his life. We have not seen this collection, but we have the 
best reason for believing that it is both valuable and interesting. We 
have already stated (Vol. 25 pa. 216 of this Jour.) that Dr. Meade 
was, for twenty five years, an active collector of minerals; that he 
visited and explored many of the most interesting mineral deposits in 
the northern states, and that he was in the habit of exchanging speci- 
mens with eminent mineralogists abroad. 
We are informed that his collection contains twelve hundred, well 
selected and fine foreign specimens; and about two thousand, be- 
longing to four hundred varieties, of the best American minerals, of 
alarge size. ‘There is also a very beautiful small collection of fossils 
and slate impressions. 
We are authorized to say, that the collection will be sold omthe 
most reasonable terms either entire or in divisions. It would doubt- 
less be an important object for one of our junior colleges. 
A few hundred dollars, judicious'y expended in forming the nu- 
cleus of a collection, will, with zeal and energy, soon produce an im- 
portant effect in diffusing the knowledge of mineralogy ; and a col- 
lection thus begun will grow beyond even the most sanguine hopes. 
We would therefore invite the attention of mineralogists and of schools 
and colleges to this collection and we presume that they will not find 
its value overrated. 
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