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satellites required in order to make the ring visible at all, a 

 large proportion of the shadow woiild still be always concealed 

 from us by the interposition of satellites, though not of the 

 individuals which caused them, and that the " black-spotted 

 background" would be much less visible than observation 

 shows, through the luminous stream. And even if, for argu- 

 ment's sake, we were to admit that every shadow contributed 

 its visible share to the dusky appearance, we should only shift 

 the difficulty ; for the satellites ought to be at least as visible 

 upon the sky, as their shadows upon the ball; which is entirely 

 contradicted by experience. We will nevertheless suggest, in 

 ivlr. Proctor's favour, that possibly this objection might be 

 somewhat mitigated by the supposition that these satellites 

 may have a reflective power so inferior to that of the ball that 

 they may be projected as dark spots upon it. as those of 

 Jupiter frequently are when in transit. We have no wish, 

 however, to prolong the discussion, but still believing, as we 

 venture to do, that there is abundant room ' ' for the admission 

 of dissimilar theories," we wish nothing further than a free 

 ventilation of the subject, and fair play for all. As to the pro- 

 bability that the details not noticed by Mr. Proctor may be 

 referred to u disturbances in the earth's atmosphere," we hope 

 that our readers at some future time will have an opportunity 

 of forming their own opinion from a detail of the original 

 observations.] 



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Sea Fishing as a Sport ; being an account of the various Mads 

 of Sea fish : how, when, and where to catch them in their various 

 seasons and localities. By Lambton J. H. Young. (Groombridge 

 and Sons.) — The numerous class of sea-side visitors who are fond 

 of boating, and the possessors of yachts, will find this a very handy 

 book. Mr. Young describes the various kinds of apparatus re- 

 quired for sea-fishing, and gives simple directions for their employ- 

 ment. Then follows a chapter on " baits," and a third on "fish,"' 

 in which there is a compendious account of nearly every object which 

 the fisherman is likely to seek. This part of the work is judiciously 

 condensed, so that a marine sportsman can readily find the infor- 

 mation specially necessary for his craft. The work closes with a 

 brief history of sea fisheries. Mr. Young regrets the discontinuanco 

 of the collection of statistics of English fisheries since 1850, and 

 recommends the employment of the coastguard and custom-house 

 officers for that purpose. Few persons aro aware of the immense 

 importance of our fisheries, not only as a means of procuring food, 

 but as supplying an excellent employment for our seaboard popu-. 



