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sad that Statenhoek is not, a? stated in No. 59. of the Edinburgh 

 ileview, an inlet, nor yet, as represented in most maps, the most 

 southern extremity of the mainland, but that it is identical with 

 Cape Farewell, and received its name, which means State's Pro- 

 montory, from the Dutch navigators. The memoir was accom- 

 panied by a copy of the southern part of Graah's chart of 

 Greenland, the only accurate one that has yet appeared; from 

 the inspection of which, it was evident that no part of the main- 

 land of Greenland could be seen from the open sea to the south, 

 antl that the only island on which is a promontory answering to 

 the description of Cape Farewell, is that most to the south of 

 the sound Ikarescksoak, a sound considerably to the east of 

 Sermesok, which last has been brought down by Giesecke more 

 than half a degree too much to the south. An extract was also 

 given from Graah's narrative, to shew that he was of the same 

 ©pinion ; as well as one from Drage's account of the voyage in 

 California, published nearly ninety years ago, in which it is 

 expressly stated that Cape Farewell and Statenhoek were the 

 English and Dutch names of the same cape. A singular error 

 mj the Edinburgh Gazetteer, and in the index to the translation 

 of Malte-Brun, was adverted to. The error in the placing two 

 Cape Farewells on the south coast of Greenland, and moreover, 

 in making that on the east coast more to the west than that on 

 the west coast, in nearly the same latitude. In conclusion, the 

 author stated his opinion that Lieutenant Graah, by ascertaining 

 trial there were no ruins on the east coast of Greenland from its 

 southern extremity to lat. 65£°, had completely decided the long 

 disputed question respecting the situation of the (Esterbygd or 

 eastern settlement, by establishing the correctness of the suppo- 

 sition of Eggers, that it had been on the south-west coast, and 

 had received its name merely from the circumstance of its lying 

 to the east of the other or vesterbygd. 



Remarks highly complimentary to Dr West, were made by 

 Mr Murchison, Sir J. Franklin, and Mr Smith of Jordanhill. 



Tuesday, l\th August. — 3. Archdeacon Verschoyle read a 

 motiue of a system of trap-dykes passing through the counties of 

 Mayo and Sligo. The trap-dykes of that district are remarka- 

 ble for their frequent occurrence, the unusual length and direct- 



