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than was requisite to a complete view of the subject. The prose- 

 cution of such enquiries is much assisted by the comparison of facts 

 observed in different situations ; and as the neighbourhood of Droit- 

 wich, in Worcestershire, is with the exception of the Cheshire salt 

 district, the most considerable source of brine springs in this kingdom, 

 some information with respect to the situation and natural liistory 

 of these springs, as connected with a subjacent body of rock-salt, 

 may be considered a desirable and important object. Such infor- 

 mation I have not the means of giving, but it is more than probable 

 that the Geological Society will be enabled to procure it, by the 

 assistance of some of its corresponding members. 



