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2. Nereites MULTiFORis, nov. spec. The tracks which have 

 received this name are seen on some of the flaggy beds at Barlae. 

 The most common appearance v^^hich they present is a double row of 

 small pits, generally oval in form, and arranged alternately. When 

 they occur in their most perfect state, the pits are larger, and have a 

 furrow between them. The greatest width of the pits does not 

 exceed ith of an inch. These impressions have some affinity to those 

 figured by Prof. Hall (Palaeont. of New York, vol. ii. p. 14, 2 hk i), 

 as tracks from the " Clinton group." In the American specimens, 

 however, the pits are opposite, instead of alternate, and the impres- 

 sions are of smaller size. 



Locality . — Occurring on the faces of the indurated shales, Barlae 

 Quarry, Kirkcudbrightshire. 



2. Notice of the Occurrence of Co Mu, near the Gulf o/Nicomedia. 

 By D. Sandison, Esq., H.M. Consul at Brussa. With a Note; 

 by W. J. Hamilton, Esq., Pres. G.S., F.R.S. 



[Communicated from the Foreign Office by order of the Earl of Clarendon.] 



[Abstract.] 



Hearing of the existence of fossil coal in this District, I lately sent 

 to a person of some experience in such matters to make research, 

 and trials, by digging up a certain quantity where seams might be 

 found ; for which purpose he was furnished with the necessary orders 

 from our Kaimakam. 



The result was, that he met with one or more coal-seams in the 

 Sub-district of Bazarkuy, about three hours distant from Ohio, and 

 three to four hours from Yallova in the Gulf of Nicomedia, and sent 

 some horse-loads to Ghio, whence the first report I received was, that 

 the coal was superior to that of Heraclea*, and gave promise of being 

 serviceable for steam-navigation. 



With respect to the coal last received at Ghio, and taken, I be- 

 lieve, also from the surface, the information which has just reached 

 me is not so favourable. There has been no time, however (par- 

 ticularly with the agitation prevailing here since the earthquake 

 shocks commenced), for me to get the coal-bed in question, which 

 has been reported as extending over many miles of country, and 

 containing various sorts of coal, visited by a competent person 

 worthy of confidence. 



Some previous attempts have been made, seven to five years ago, 

 to extract coals from seams belonging to the same bed, but were 

 not followed up, either from the coals proving worthless, or on 

 account of the expense of land-carriage to the sea-side, and subse- 

 quent transport to the capital, coming too high to answer at the 

 low rate then paid for coals from England. 



Brussa, March 7, 1855. 



[* For notices of the Coal of Heraclea see Capt. Spratt's Note, New Edinburgh 

 Phil. Journ. 1855, No. 1. p. 172 ; and Annales des Mines, 5 Ser. vol. vi.] 



