not be unacceptable to others. We have all arisen to sentient being in the mighty system of which we are a part. Progression and happiness are desired and pursued, and are attainable by all. The varying ocean of human life is the present scene, in which these are to be acquired, so long as we remain in it. Here also we are to fit and prepare ourselves for securing the continuation of these blessings in the unknown regions of ethereal space into which we are all passing. The Lord of this world is the Sovereign of every other; and this consideration makes it important to us to gain the fullest knowledge of his mind, ideas, and feelings, that we can obtain from his creations around us, and from all the sources through which he has communicated them to us. If the following work shall, in its present essay or future progress, assist any to form right conceptions and exhilarating hopes of this stupendous Being so awful, yet so good-so invisible, and yet so manifest, and of his moral arrangements and conduct of human affairs, and of his ulterior destination of his improveable creatures-the main object of its author will be fully and pleasingly accomplished. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Creation of Vegetation-Necessity of Light and Air to it Outlines of some of the chief Principles and Properties of Brief Review of the Uses of Plants in the System of Cre- The local Creation and gradual Diffusion of Plants-The Fossil Traces and Remains of ancient Plants in the sub- The Forms and Colours of Fishes-Their General Char- A brief Review of the Mollusca, Testacea, Zoophyte, and The Oviparous and Amphibious Quadrupeds-The Tor- On the Formation of Insects-Their Classes and Import- On the Fossil Remains of Animals found in the Rocks and Strata of the Earth-I. Those of the Marine Classes in the Secondary Strata-II. The Land Quadrupeds of the |