CONTENTS. 
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CHAPTER VII. 
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Landslip at Axmouth, 1839—The Pentland Hills—Specimens from 
Burmah, America, and India—The Moa—The Dinornis—The 
School of Mines—British Association Meeting at Newcastle, 
1838—Promotion of Geological Study—Roman Villas—Prac¬ 
tical Knowledge of Different Stones—Qualities of Stone— 
Water Supply of Towns—Natural and Artificial Water Supply 
—Pisciculture—Mr. Heathcote’s Story of the Turbot’s Head— 
Mr. Heathcote’s Anecdotes . . . . . . • 1 73 
CHAPTER VIII. 
The Bridgewater Treatise on “Geology and Mineralogy con¬ 
sidered with reference to Natural Theology ” — The Bible and 
Science—Opinions of the Bridgewater Treatise—Buckland 
and Cuvier—Fossil Organic Remains—Harmony of Organisa¬ 
tions—Lessons of Nature—Shells—Quarries of Monte Bolca 
—Stonesfield Quarry—The Megalosaurus—Extinct Monsters 
—Extinct Animals and their Relation to Living Types—The 
Mosasaurus—Description of Mosasaurus—Fossil Footsteps— 
“ Cheirotherium was a Scotchman”—Nature and Revelation . 192 
CHAPTER IX. 
Life at Westminster—The Deanery—Subsoil of Westminster— 
Reform of Westminster School—Westminster School Dor¬ 
mitory—Drainage of Westminster School—Work at West¬ 
minster School—Consecration of Bishop Short—Fights at 
Westminster School — Repairs of Westminster Abbey — 
Reverence in the Abbey—Restoration of the Choir—Fishing 
in Organ Pipes — Restoration of the Abbey—Buckland’s 
Sermon—The “ loth of April ”—Frank’s Eagle — “ West¬ 
minster Fever”—Redrainage of Westminster—“Wash and be 
Clean”—Frank Buckland’s Reminiscences—The Industrial 
School . . . . . . . . • • .219 
