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Journal Increases with your untiring efforts. That it may be the means of 
spreading far and wide the study of the natural sciences, and bring home to you 
a reward for your labours, is the wish of, 
Dear Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
SioJcQ-Ferrie , Norfolk , Richard Pigott. 
June 13, 1839, 
Suggestions for Papers in 44 The Naturalist.” 
To the Editor . 
Sin,—-I have read with much pleasure and profit the admirable papers, by 
yourself and Dr. Shirley Palmer, on the birds of Europe, by Mr. Hall on 
British plants, and the articles by Mr. Leslie Russell entitled 44 Ornithological 
Selections and Criticisms.” I should like to see the plan of selecting, criticising, 
and analysing, carried out into the other departments of Natural History, whether 
human works, or Nature herself, or both conjoined, formed the basis of such 
communications. 
Hoping shortly to see this suggestion acted upon by some of your numerous 
readers and correspondents, I beg to subscribe myself, 
Sir, 
Yours respectfully, 
An Admirer of 44 The Naturalist.” 
Shrewsbury , July 4, 1839. 
PROCEEDINGS OF NATURAL-HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
CUVIERIAN NATURAL-HISTORY SOCIETY, 
In April last, the Cuvierian Natural-History Society met at supper at the 
close of their Winter session, Mr. Samuel Brown in the chair; Mr. Cleghorn 
croupier. The company was very numerous, as the office-bearers or representa¬ 
tives of most of the Societies connected with the Universities attended, as a 
mark of respect towards the youngest, though one of the most flourishing of the 
Societies, Besides the ordinary routine of toasts, songs, &c., much interesting 
Information was communicated regarding the recent progress of Natural History 
in Britain, and especially the extension of the taste for such pursuits in many 
