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(Jeniiyn-streec, London). Xor do we know any work wholly devoted to a 

 description of the Coal-measures of England. Numerous memou-s on the several 

 eoal-lields, or portions of them^ are to be foimd in the transactions of Societies, 

 such as those of the Geological Society, the Xorthumherland Philosophical 

 Society, the British Association, &c. Professor Phillips' " Manual of Geology " 

 contains much information on the coal-fields j and references will he found 

 to numerous special works on the subject in the chapter on Coal in the last 

 edition of Mantell's "Wonders of Geology." Sheets Xo. 62 and 72 of the 

 Government Geological Survey contain the geological features of the Stailord-liire 

 di.strict. The Mining Journal is a well-known newspaper and organ of British 

 mining interests, estabhshed more than twenty years ago. It contains, of course, 

 numerous advertisements of stockbrokers, manufactm^ers, and artizans ; and in it 

 are given the prices of shares, details of the mining markets, reports of companies, 

 and correspondence on subjects of passing moment or discussion. But what 

 renders it of most value to the geologist, are its copious repoi*ts of public lectm-es 

 Ijy the Government Smwey officers and other competent gentlemen, delivered at 

 various places ; its excellent reports of mining works, machinery, and districts, 

 and other good articles on matters of real economic geology. 



MrsEUii or the late Hugh Millee. — At the invitation of the Lord Provo.st 

 a preliminary meeting was held on Monday, 12th Aprd, in the Council Chambers, 

 at which he stated that he had called this meeting in consequence of the strong 

 desire felt and expressed in many quarters that the Geological Museum collected 

 bv the late Mr. Miller, sliould be secured for Scotland, and deposited in the Xew 

 Industrial ;Mu.seum of Edinburgh. An application had baen made to the late 

 Government with a view of inducing them to become the purchasers. They had 

 cordially entered into the project, and a sum of £500 had been set aside by them 

 for this'object. Two other offers, however, had been received — the one li-om a 

 Scottish nobleman, of £1,000, and the other from an American College, of one 

 tliousand guineas. It would require, however, that their grant should be .sup- 

 plemented so as to make up the whole sum at least to £50 above the higliest offer, 

 before Mr. Miller's family could be asked to carry out their desire to have the 

 museum pennanently deposited in Edinburgh. It appeared to his lordship 

 that a vigorous effort should be made to prevent the museum being carried across 

 the Atlantic ; that no more suitable memorial of the genius and scientific labours 

 of Mr. Miller could be erected and preserved. It was tmanimously re.^olved, that 

 a sTibscription list shovdd be immediately opened, and the following .sub-comiuittee 

 was apj)ointed to prosecute the subscription with as little delay as possible : — 

 I*rofessors Simpson, Allman, George Wilson, ^Miller, and Balfom- ; the Picv Dr. 

 Ilamia, Dr. Smith; Messrs. R. Horn, E. Paul, David Maclagan, I). S. Anderson, 

 James Duncan; the Lord Provost, convener; Mr. Leckie, of the Commercial 

 Bank, treasurer; Mr Constable and Dr. George Lawson, secretaries. Subscrip- 

 tions may l>e remitted by Post-office Order, or otherwise, to the treasm'cr, or paid 

 to any branch of the Commercial Bank. 



r.EPOP.TS OF TIIE PEOCEEDTXGS OF GEOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETIES. 



Geolog-ical Society op Loxdox. — April 29. — Tlie following communication.^ 

 were read : — 1. On some Fossil Plants from Madeira." Bv C. J. F. BrxBUEY, 

 F.B.S., F.G.S. 



The vegetable remains described in this memoir were procured by Sir C. Lyell 

 and M. Hartung from a leaf-bed di.-coA'eredby them iii January, 1S54, in the ravine 

 of S. Jorge, in the I.-^land of :vradeira f Journ.' Ge A. <oc. xo\. X. p. 320). Tliey con- 

 sist of dctaclied leaves and frai'inents of loavt-^, in^ .jtly in n y^-ry ii.iijorfVrt -late— 

 a h\rge proportion of them, indeed, tuu iruperiL-ct I'j Lc UL-<ciii;cd, k-donous 



