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of their observations, and are now able to promise a workin 
nine volumes, quarto, with an atlas in three folio volumes. The 
importance of this work will justify us in explaining its character 
at some length, 
he first volume will be devoted to Astronomy and Magnet- 
Porkisihg and 
corrected. : 
The second volume will contain the hypsometrical and trig 
nometrical observations, including the determination of about 
2000 points in the various countries explored. The third vol 
ume, on Topical Geography, has for its object a practical aim, 
reviewing chiefly the commercial and military routes in High 
Asia, with reference to their commercial and military import 
ance. Part of this volume is devoted to linguistic researe 8 
and vocabularies. The fourth and fifth volumes include all that 
the explorers have collected on Meteorology, and the sixth 13 
have previously referred in this Journal, The ninth and ie 
years. 
CANADIAN EXPEDITION To THE RED RIVER uNDER, Gite 
MAN, Dawson, Hinp, AnD Naprer, 1857-1858.—The inte ai 
which has been manifested in the report of the Palisser ae nt 
