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opposite tendencies, the " Lehrbucli " of Carl Vogt. "We must ex- 

 cept however, the illustrations of the last' two lectures — " The Fossil 

 Floras of Scotland" — which appear to be original. These lectures : 

 in a scientific point of view the most important in the volume, 

 scarcely belong to the general plan of the work, and hence we bave 

 not alluded to them in our review. We trust, however, to give some 

 extracts from them in a future number of the Journal. 



E. J C. 



The Canada Educational Directory and Calendar, for 1857-8 ; con- 

 taining an account of the Schools, Colleges, and Universities; the 

 Professions; ScientHic andLiterary Institutions ; Decisions of 'the 

 Courts on School Questions, Sfc, Sfc. Edited by Thomas Modgins, 

 B.A. Toronto: Maclear & Co., 1857. 



It is no discreditable or unsatisfactory evidence of tbe rapid pro- 

 gress which Canada is making in the all-important step of providing 

 for the intellectual giowth of the province, that such a work as this 

 cau be issued with a reasonable prospect of its success as a trading 

 speculation. The number of those interested in educational ques- 

 tions must be considerable, before such could be the case, and to all 

 such the " Canada Educational Directory" can be confidently re- 

 commended. The courses of study and requirements for the various 

 examinations in Schools and Colleges, for Masterships in Common 

 and Grammar Schools, for Degrees in Universities, admission as 

 Students or Barristers-at-Law, Surveyors, &c, are here set forth in 

 an exceedingly convenient and accessible form. Li4s are also given 

 of the Office-Bearers, Professors, Teachers, Graduates, &c , with a 

 brief, and on the whole impartial notice of the various constitutions 

 of the very diverse educational institutions of the province. Here 

 and there remarks occur reminding us of the conflicting opinions 

 which prevent a perfect union among all the sincere promoters of a 

 liberal education throughout the province ; and one or two notes 

 and comments scarcely correspond with the character of the 

 work ; but the editor deseiwes credit for the general aim at im- 

 partiality apparent throughout. In some cases information has been 

 withheld, and in the whole compilation considerable labour must have 

 been incurred to secure the accuracy in minute details, without 

 which the object aimed at in its publication would be defeated. 



