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XXVIII. Obsermtions upon the Akeus or Gem- 

 ral Bed of the German Ocean and British Chan^ 

 neL 



By Robert Stevenson, Esq. Civil Engineer. 

 CRead 2d March -iSlG.J 



In the course of making professional inquiries re- 

 garding the impression which the tidal waters of 

 the Frith of Forth are making upon some of the 

 most valuable properties situated upon its banks, 

 I have been imperceptibly led to compare these 

 with other observations that have occurred to me 

 in a pretty extensive survey of the coast of Great 

 Britain and Ireland. On this subject, involving 

 not only an important question regarding the 

 Economical Iniei^est of the country at large, but 

 also some points connected with the Natural His- 

 tory of the globe, I shall lay before the Society 

 what occurs to n)e, in hopes that it may at least 



