ART. X. General Observations on the former and present Geo-

107

logical Condition of the Countries discovered by

Captains Parry and Ross. By Professor JAMESON, 104

XI. Remarks tending to explain the Geological History

of the Earth. By Professor Esmark,

XII. Observations on the Structure and Functions of the

Sponge. By R. E. GRANT, M.D. F.R.S. E. F. L.S.

M.W.S. Honorary Member of the Northern Insti-

tution, &c. Communicated by the Author. Con-

cluded from the preceding Volume, p. 351. With

a Plate

XIII. Enumeration of the Instruments requisite for Me-

teorological Observations; with Remarks on the

mode of conducting such Observations. By Pro-

fessor LESLIE,

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XIV. Description of the Eruption of Long Lake and Mud

Lake, in Vermont, and of the desolation effected

by the rush of the waters through Barton River,

and the lower country, towards Lake Memphre-

magog, in the summer of 1810, in a Letter to Prof.

Silliman. By the Rev. S. EDWARDS Dwight.

With a Plan of the Lakes,

121

141

146

XV. Information regarding the Overland Arctic Expe-

dition,

161

XVI. On the Luminousness observed in the Eyes of Hu-

man Beings, and also in those of Cats, Dogs,

Horses, and Sheep. By Dr CHARLES LUDWIG

ESSER,

XVII. Account of the Habits of the Turkey Buzzard (Vul-

tur aura), particularly with the view of exploding

the opinion generally entertained of its extraordi-

nary power of Smelling. In a Letter to Professor

JAMESON, by JOHN J. AUDUBON, Citizen of the

United States,

164

172

XVIII. List of Rare Plants which have Flowered in the

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the

last three months; with Descriptions of several

New Plants. Communicated by Dr GRAHAM,

XIX. Celestial Phenomena from January 1. to April 1.

1827, calculated for the Meridian of Edinburgh,

Mean Time. By Mr GEORGE INNES, Aberdeen, 188

184

ART. XX. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,

XXI. Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History So-

ciety,

XXII. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

190

191

METEOROLOGY.

1. Meteors seen in India. 2. Water-spouts in the Irish Chan-

nel. 3. Winds in the Polar Regions,

CHEMISTRY.

191-193

4. The presence of animal and vegetable matter, or emanations

from them, not necessary for the formation of Nitre.

5. Phosphorus in Kelp,

GEOLOGY.

193, 194

6. Geognostical Structure of the Country around Darwar.

7. Account of Libellulite found at Solenhoffen. 8. Beds

Sea-shells, nearly in a fresh state, 200 feet above the le-

vel of the Sea. 9. Green-sand formation in Sweden.

10. Coal of Hoganäs. 11. Hill of Magnetic Iron-Ore.

12. Hyæna Cave,

MINERALOGY.

194-197

13. Crystallizations of Sulphate and Carbonate of Lead ob-

served by M. Hartmann. 14. Geognostic Position of

Platina in America. 15. Jet discovered in Wigtonshire.

16. Geognostical Distribution of Gold in the Uralian

Mountains. 17. Geognostic situation of the Siberian

Platina. 18. Cordierite found in Norway. 19. Magni-
ficent Crystals of Sulphate of Iron, or Green Vitriol.
20. Iserine and Iron-sand in Cheshire. 21. Bismuth
Cobalt-Ore. 22. Selenium in Red Copper-Ore,

HYDROGRAPHY.

197-201

23. Discovery of a New Substance in Sea Water. 24. Iodine

and Lithion in the Mineral Springs of Theodoreshall at

Kreutznach. 25. Thickness of Salt Water Ice,

ZOOLOGY.

201, 202

26. Sword Fish found in the Frith of Forth. 27. Discovery

of the Circulation of the Blood in Insects. 28. Turf-

Leech. 29. Notice of two new species of British Sponges.

30. South African Museum, (1st Series). 31. Ditto (2d

Series). 32. Narcotic Spider. 33. Power of the Sto-

mach of Birds. 34. Vulture shot in Somersetshire.

Gigantic Orang Outang,

BOTANY.

36. Irish Furze, Broom, and Yew,

ARTS.

37. Easy mode of Cutting Glass,

ART. XXIII. NEW PUBLICATIONS.

35.

201-207

1. Mathematics practically applied to the Useful and Fine

Arts; by Baron CHARLES DUPIN, Member of the Insti-

tute, of the Academy of Sciences, &c. &c. Adapted

to the State of the Arts in England; by GEORGE

BIRKBECK, Esq. M. D. President of the London Me-

chanics' Institution,

2. AUDUBON'S great Work on the Birds of the United States

of America,

3. The Aberdeen, Leith and London Tide Tables for the

year 1827; by GEORGE INNES, Astronomical Calcula-

tor, Aberdeen,

207

ib.

208

210

211

XXIV. List of Patents granted in England from 18th

September to 18th November 1826,

211

XXV. List of Patents granted in Scotland from 9th

September to 8th November 1826,

212

CONTENTS.

ART. I. Biographical Memoirs of CHARLES BONNET and Ho-

RACE BENEDICT DE SAUSSURE. Read to the Royal

Institute of France by Baron CUVIER,

II. A Description of some appearances of remarkable

Rainbows. By the Reverend WILLIAM SCORESBY,

F. R. S. Lond. & Edin. M. W. S. &c. Communi-

cated by the Author. (With a Plate),

III. Tour to the South of France and the Pyrenees, in

1825. By G. A. WALKER ARNOTT, Esq. A. M. F.L.S.

& R. S. E. &c. In a letter to Professor JAMESON.

(Continued from the preceding Volume),

Page

213

235

241

IV. Account of a Visit to the Glaciers of Justedal, and to

the Mantle of Lodal. By Mr G. BOHR, of Bergen, 255

V. Observations on Serpentine and Diallage Rocks. By

Dr A. BOUE'. In a Letter to Professor JAMESON.

Communicated by the Author,

VI. Observations on the Natural History of the Alligator.

In a Letter to Sir WILLIAM JARDINE, Baronet, and

PRIDEAUX JOHN SELBY, Esq. By JOHN J. AUDU-

BON, Esq. Member of the Wernerian Natural His-

tory Society, &c.

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VII. Observations and Experiments on the different kinds

of Coal. By M. KARSTEN,

VIII. Considerations regarding the shining of the Eyes of

the Cat, and several other Animals. By M. BENE-

DICT PREVOST,

IX. Remarks on the Rhubarb of Commerce, the Purple-

coned Fir of Nepal, and the Mustard Tree. By Mr

DAVID DON, Librarian of the Linnean Society,

Member of the Imperial Academy Naturæ Curio-

sorum, of the Wernerian Society, &c. Communi-

cated by the Author,

265

270

280

297

304

ART. X. On the Structure and Characters of the Octopus ven-

tricosus, Gr. (Sepia octopodia, Pent.), a rare spe-

cies of Octopus from the Firth of Forth. By R. E.

GRANT, M. D. F. R. S. E. &c. Fellow of the Royal

College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Honorary

Member of the Northern Institution, &c. Com-

municated by the Author,

309

XI. Meteorological Observations made in Jamaica by the

late JOHN LINDSAY, Esq. Surgeon, Jamaica. Com-

municated by W. C. TREVELYAN, Esq. M. W.S. &c. 317

XII. A Description of the genus Malesherbia of the Flora

Peruviana; with Remarks on its Affinities. By

Mr DAVID DON, Libr. L. S.; Member of the Impe-

rial Academy Naturæ Curiosorum, of the Werne-

rian Nat. Hist. Society, &c.

XIII. Account of a Gelatinous Quartz or Siliceous Sinter,

which forms the basis of varieties of Old Red Sand-

stone. By M. T. GUILLEMIN,

XIV. Experiments to compare the specific Heat of Air un-

der a constant volume, with its specific Heat under

a constant pressure. By Mr HENRY MEIKLE. Com-

municated by the Author,

XV. On the Detection of Arsenic in cases of Poisoning.

By J. L. BERZelius,

XVI. On a Chemical Composition of Zinkenite and Jame-

sonite. By H. ROSE, Member of the Royal Aca-

demy of Berlin. And Description and Analysis of

Pyrochlore, a new Mineral. By F. WÖHLER,

XVII. The Law of the Preservation of Species, illustrated

by the Phenomena of the seed of the Stipa pennata.

By Mr JOHN MACVICAR, Lecturer on Natural His-

tory in St Andrew's. (With a Plate.) Communi-

cated by the Author,

XVIII. Account of the Observations and Experiments made

on the Diurnal Variation and Intensity of the Mag-

netic Needle, by Captain Parry, Lieutenant Foster,

and Lieutenant Ross, in Captain Parry's Third

Voyage; with Remarks and Illustrations. By PE-

TER BARLOW, F. R. S. Mem. of the Imperial Aca-

demy of St Petersburgh, &c. (With a Plate.)

Communicated by the Author,

XIX. On the Use of a Simple Syphon as a Hydrometer. By

Mr H. MEIKLE. Communicated by the Author,

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328

338

341

343

347

366