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Dutton, that his work will prove a valuable addition to the; 

 department of learning to which it belongs. 



3. Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts^ conducted by 

 Drs. Webster and Ware, and Mr. D. Treadwell. 



We owe an apology to the conductors of this valuable 

 Jountal, for not noticing it in our former No. The four 

 numbers, which have already appeared, furnish a very in- 

 teresting supply of selections from the best European Jour- 

 nals, and several well written original articles. The grea- 

 ter part of the contents is selected, but there are several 

 contributions from the Editors of the Journal and other 

 Gentlemen of Boston. — There are among these an elabor^ 

 ate memoir by Dr. Warren on Embalming, and another by 

 Dr. Ware on the fossil remains of the Mammoth Dr. 

 Webster has furnished an analysis of the late aerolite of 

 Maine, in which he has found of Chrome 4 parts, Iron 14. 

 9, Nicke! 2. 3. There is a very interesting account of 

 an ascent to the extinct volcanic peak of Miste in Peru by 

 Mr. S. Curson, late a resident in that country. We have 

 beeij much interested with the numbers already issued, and 

 we have no doubt tfiat the future numbers of the Jol rnal 

 will do much to promote the cause of Science in this coun- 

 try. 



4. Annals of the NewYork Lyceum. 



The members of the New York Lyceum have commen- 

 ced the publication of their proceedings. Two numbers of 

 the work have alread}' appeared. "It is intended to be 

 published in numbers at regujar periods, as materials shall 

 offer. Each number will be accompanied by one or more 

 plates." It is intended, more particularly, to elucidate the 

 Natural History of our Country. The two numbers al- 

 ready published contain 3 articles on Mineralogy, 3 on 

 Botany, 5 on Zoology, and an analysis of the acid of the 

 Rhus Glabrum by I. Cozzens. The most interesting pa- 

 per is a description by Dr. Mitchell, of a new species of 

 Cephalopterus (Sea Vampire,) the animal captured last 

 winter off the Delaware, which attracted so much of the 

 public attention. We are pleased to see this additional 



