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tremity, and bones of tbe whale and walrus bleach on the dark 

 rocks up and down the shores. The waters and adjacent land 

 abound with animal life— bears, deer, rabbits, ducks, birds, 

 whale, walrus, seal and fish are numerous in their seasons. The 

 native inhabitants from long distances resort here to fish and 

 hunt, and all things considered it may be called a favored local- 

 ity for such dreary regions— for about eight months of the year 

 ice and snow are masters of the field. 



Mr. Hall spent about twenty months in and about this region. 

 He brings home a carefully prepared chart showing his discov- 

 eries and travels, also many relics and curiosities of the country. 

 He has learned the Esquimeaux language and formed many 

 friends among this simple-hearted and generous people. He pro- 

 poses, by a volume or public lectures, to give the details and in- 

 cidents of his journey, some of which have a romantic and 



Mr. Hall proposes to prosecute another voyage northward. By 

 perseverance and pluck he has accomplished much that may 

 prove of interest to the cause of science. Such energy should 

 meet a suitable reward. b. h. c. 



ANmVERSARY OF THE EoYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.— 



At this meeting, held in May last, the retiring President, Lord 

 Ashburton, delivered an address, from which we make several 

 extracts, containing more full and exact information than has 

 reached us from any other source. Sir E. I. Murchison succeeds 

 Lord Ashburton as President. 



The Founder's Gold Medal was awarded to the representative 

 of Kicliard O'Hara Burke, in remembrance of that gallant ex- 

 plorer, who with his companion Wills perished after having 

 traversed Australia from south to north. A gold watch was 

 also awarded to Mr. John King, the sole survivor of the expe- 

 dition under Burke. The Patron's Gold Medal was awarded to 

 Capt. Blakiston, R A., for the survey of the Biver Yang-tze- 

 Kiang, from Yo-chow to Ping-shan, extending nine hundred 

 miles be^^ond the farthest point previously reached by Enghsn- 

 men. We quote the following information from the address. 



1. Ordnance SuRVKY OF Great Britain and Ireland.— The publi- 

 cation of 'The Trigonometrical Survey of the United Kingdom' is no^ 

 completed, and is comprised in seven quarto volumes, viz. :— , 



I. The Principal Trianejuiation, with the Figure, Dimensions, and 

 Mean Speeiac Gravity of the Earth derived therefrom, 2 vols. 



II. Levellina:, taken in Ireland, 1 vol 



in. Levelling, taken in England and Wales, 2 vols. 



rv Levelling, taken in Scotland, 2 vols. , 



Thus this great work, which was commenced in 1783, under General 



