Skepticism as to the authenticity of t 
_of secondary importance to the public; and yet as a geographica 
geological problem, it is still one of great interest. We may be 
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York by eleven species! Among other remarkable statements we notice 
the following. On page 133, a zoophyte is said to consist like a “human 
creature,” of “flesh, blood, and bone.” The means by which certain 
zoophagous mollusks perforate the shells of bivalves is said to be “ yet un- 
known.” The story told on page 143, of the terrible Actinia some feet in 
tion before us. Yet on page 46 the author very ingeniously suggests to 
four attempts at correction, which are not always successful, as “for 7. tab- 
bacaria read F. tabbacaria,” and “for cyprynis read cyprynus.” And 
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pla 
h 
ao recurring, certainly do not speak well for the erudition of the 
author, 
The plates are remarkable neither for accuracy nor artistic excellence. 
The figures of marine animals, with the exception of those copied without 
acknowledgment from British works, are mere caricatures of the original. 
Th some of the Crustacea, for instance, opposite feet are represented as 
ering in the number of joints. 
The work, nevertheless, contains many novel and valuable suggesti 
ions 
Concerning the management of the aquarium, about which the author's 
perience as a dealer enables him to give much reliable information. 
Ww. 8. 
V. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
aout noon of August 5th, the news of t 
Gorgon at Trinity Bay, with the cable unbroken, 
the length and breadth of the land, there was at first, 
he news. This gave way, however, 
ma few hours before the accumulating evidence, and a wild gus : of 
Joy broke out from every quarter, such as mo event in modern history 
has ever occasioned. : ieee 
The great fact that the cable is laid without accident, and that its in- 
sulation and transmitting power are reported perfect, render the question 
of u or no plateau, discussed on pp. 157 and 219 of this volume 
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