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(Jevniyn -street, London). Nor do we know any work wholly devoted to a 
description of the Coal-measures of England. Numerous memoirs on the several 
coal-lit'kls, or portions of them, are to be found in the transactions of Societies, 
such as tliose of the Geological Society, the Northumberland Philosophical 
Society, the British Association, &c. Professor Phillips' " Manual of Geology " 
contains much information on the coal-fields; and references will be found 
to numerous special works on the subject in the chapter on Coal in the last 
edition of Mantell's " Wonders of Geology." Sheets No. 62 and 72 of the 
Government Geological Survey contain the geological features of the Staffordshire 
district. The Miniiif/ Journal is a well-known newspaper and organ of British 
mining interests, established more than twenty years ago. It contains, of course, 
numerous advertisements of stockbrokers, manufacturers, and artizans ; and in it 
are given the prices of shares, details of the mining markets, reports of comimnies, 
and correspondence on subjects of passing moment or discussion. But what 
renders it of most value to the geologist, are its copious reports of public lectures 
by the (Jovernment Survey officers and other competent gentlemen, delivered at 
various jilaces ; its excellent reports of mining works, machinery, and districts, 
and 'other good articles on matters of real economic geology. 
MrsEVJl OF THE LATE HuGil MiLLEE. — At the imitation of the Lord Provost 
a preliminary meeting was held on Monday, 12tb April, 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 (ieological Museum collected 
by the late Mr. Miller, should be secured for Scotland, and deposited in the New 
Industrial Museum of Edinburgh. An application had been made to the late 
Government with a view of inducing them to become the ]jurehasers. They had 
cordially entered into the project, and a sum of £500 had Iteen set aside by them 
for this object. Two other offers, however, had been received — the one from a 
Scottish nobleman, of £1,000, and the other from an American College, of one 
thousantl guineas. It would retpiire, however, that their grant should be sup- 
plemented so as to make up the whole sum at least to £50 above the highest offer, 
before Mr. Miller's family could be asked to carry out their desire to have the 
museum permanently 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 jireserved. It was unanimously resolved, that 
a sul)scription list should be innnediately o])ened, and the following sub-connnittco 
was appointed to prosecute the sul)scrii)tion with as little delay as possible : — 
Professors Simpson, Allman, George Wilson, Miller, and Balfour; the Kcv Dr. 
Hanna, Dr. Smith ; Messrs. R. Horn, K. Paul, David Maclagan, D. S. Anderson, 
James Duncan; the Lord Provost, convener; Mr. Lcckie, of the Connnercial 
Bank, treasurer ; Mr Constable and Dr. George Lavvson, secretaries. Sul)scri])- 
tions may be remitted l)y Post-office Order, or otherwise, to the treasm-er, or j)aid 
to any branch of the Commercial Bank. 
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CtEOLOniCAi SociETT OF Loy-DO^T. — April 28.— The following connnunications 
were read : — 1. " On some Fossil Plants from Madeira." Bv C. J. F. Bunbuky, 
F.H.S., F.G.S. 
The vegetable remains described in this memoir were procured by Sir C. Lyell 
and M. Ilartung from a leaf-l)ed discovered by them in January, 185 li in the ravine 
of S. Jorge, in the Island of Madeira (Journ." GcijI. Soc. vol. X'. ]>. 32G). They con- 
sist of detached leaves and fragments of leaves, mostly in a very imperfect state — 
a largo proportion of them, indeed, too imperfect to be descriljcd. Dicotyledonous 
