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Leading Article by Thb Editoe ,„ ... ... ... ,., i 



Geology considered with reference to its Utility and Practical Effects. By 



the Rzv. P. B. Brodie, M.A., &c. .. ,., ... ... (j 



Abstract of a Notice of a new Genus of Crinoides, read before Section C. of 

 the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Dublin, 

 August 27, 1857. Presented by Professor L. de Koninck, P.G.S. ; 

 and Edward Wood, Esq., F.G.S. ... ... ... ... 12 



On Bone Beds and their characteristic Fossils. By the Rev. W. S. Symonds, 



F.G.S., &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 



The Common Fossils of the British Rocks. By S. J. Mackie, Esq., F.G.S., &c. 18 

 Foreign Correspondence. By Dr. T. L. Phipson, of Paris ... ... 29 



Review. [Memorial of Andrew Crosse.] ... ... ... ... 40 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



Carpenter's Zoology, a new Edition, thoroughly revised by W. S. Dallas, F.L.S., &c. 



Vol. I. — Bohn's Scientific Library. 

 Mantell's Wonders of Geology. Seventh Edition, revised and augmented by T. 



Rupert Jones, F.G.S. Vol. I. — Bohn's Scientific Library, 

 Geology and Genesis, or the Two Teachings Contrasted, by C. To which is appended 



the Controversy between Dr. Baylee and C. on the Harmony between Genesis and 



Geology. — London: Whittaker and Co.; Edinburgh: John Menzies; Liverpool: 



William Gilling. 



Omphalos : An Attempt to untie The Geological Knot, by Philip Henry Gosse, F.R.S. 

 — London : John Van Voorst. 



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