[31]. I do not know why mineralogists have assigned this name to a sulphate of lime; the ornamental marble generally so called, is a carbonate of lime, and I believe always a stalagmite.

[32]. Perhaps a Mespilus.

[33]. Whatever may have been the name of the ancient hero, that of the modern leader is certainly Othyssefs.

[34]. Perhaps after what has since taken place, the reader will not be of this opinion.

[35]. Perhaps I am mistaken in this: Dr. Clarke seems to have thought it a new species.

[36]. Unedited antiquities of Attica.

[37]. English quarter 8 bushels, 17,200 cubic inches. Maltese salma, 16,930 cubic inches.

[38]. I suspect an error in this name: it is perhaps Ogliastro, of the large map of Sicily, about sixteen miles from Palermo.

[39]. I little guessed that I should find a fashion of a similar sort prevalent in England on my return.

[40]. For this fact I am indebted to my friend Mr. T. L. Donaldson.