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Classics and Philology. 449 ,, 29—Kinglets or Golden-crested Wrens (misprinted Ringlets ift> Deeside!) common in all quarters round Rah', &°c. „ 30—Snow on Mocl Fammau. The extraordinary flood, noticed in No. IX. sent me, though lame, round by Clatterbridge, after a 2nd reconnoitre of the waves at Raby ; since which, I have hardly seen the countty, but have heard that the Partridges are very wild and are "packing" Nov. 23—After a charming succession of dry days, the roads again messy with much wet and wind. Generally mild till Dec. 3—When a hurricane, predicted by Fitzroy, and by the sea-gulls coming up the country, did much damage by sea and land in a few hours. Plenty of wildfloivers:—Ragwort, Uawkweed, 3 Hawkbits, Lam. purp., Wood- sage, Chickweed, Foxglove, Geran. Robot. Potentilla rept., Buttercups, P. hydro- piper, Knapiveed, Prunella, To?ilisf Harebell, Heath, Lepidium, Bramble, Honey¬ suckle, Dandelion, 2 Thistles, Sowthistle, Groundsel, Pimpernel, Shepherd'sputse, but especially Lychnis di., up to Dec. 14, when there were also plenty of ripe and half-ripe Blackberries; Fumaria, Corn Marigold, Dock. Geoglossum, black and red, in November—Cardamine prat, on a steep moist ditch-side, where submersion was impossible, had one proliferous leaflet (No. VIII. p. 348,) and when it was left in a basin of -water for a few days, these embryos became very general. /strongly recommend these to microscopic attention, where time serves. A number of very fine ones, left in a dark room, all died within a fort¬ night. Tamus berries very abundant and large. Oak Galls very abundant; but very scarce wherever I gathered them last year. Act upon this if they are a pest. CLASSICS & PHILOLOGY. VII.—ON THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES. (Continued from No. 9, Page 408.,) Illustrations of the Method of Comparative Translation. WITH regard to the Modern Languages, as I am not acquainted, even tolerably, with any but French, I beg indulgence for the sentences I have, with the help of Tes¬ taments and Dictionaries, adapted to the method, to de¬ monstrate its universal applicability. I make no apology 3*