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in England, where it was first recognized and named. Then come 



the " Terrains Yzemiens Abyssiens/^ the " Pcecilien,''^ the " Psam- 

 mite,^^ the " Hemilysiens" the " Agalysiens,''^ all of which are our 

 old friends in fancy ball-dresses ; the Lias, the gypseus red sand- 

 stone, the old red, the transition limestone, and the primitive rocks. 

 The trap rocks are " Terrains Typhoniens,^^ because the giant Ty- 

 phon is buried in the earth, and is constantly endeavouring to 

 heave up the crust ! ! ! We give the following passage, as a spe- 

 cimen of this new geological language, and will endeavour to 

 translate it. 



" I will content myself then, with saying, that I will place in 

 the clastic groupe of the Tritonian Thalassic beds, the deposits com- 

 posed of rounded pebbles, which, by their superior position to the 

 cretaceous beds, cannot be placed in the clastic beds of the 

 pelagic deposits : and by their position below palceotherian tha- 

 lassic beds, cannot be associated with the gompholites of the 

 proteique groupe." 



This is the solemn determination come to, in favour of some 

 puddingstone beds, below the London clay of Morlage and other 

 places. We know of nothing equal to it, out of Pinkerton's 

 Petralogy ; where Sidereous, Diamictomic, Transilient, Hyponomes, 

 Micronomes, and heaven knows what nomes beside, dance the 

 mazes. 



We see where the shoe pinches. The English language, 

 especially in geological matters, is overshadowing the langue 

 universelle. Point de remede ! The English blood and tongue 

 are doing wonders, physically and morally, all over the world. 

 What unborn millions have to succeed us here, when we shall all 

 be quietly stowed away in the Terrains Clysmiens i It animates us 

 to think what great things will be achieved here, when the love 

 and knowledge of nature will be diffused through this vast 

 continent. G. W. F. 



ADJUDICATION OF THE WOLLASTON MEDAL 

 TO WILLIAM SMITH. 



We were surprised to see in Dr. Brewster's " Edinburgh 

 Journal of Science," for April 1831, some observations in article 

 XIII. on the late adjudication of the Wollaston medal to William 

 Smith, which would dispose persons at a distance from England, 



