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hood of Killaloe ; one lately, by some labourers digging marl 

 for manure. They said it was perfect, and lying on its side ; 

 but in their hurry, and from thinking it of no value, they broke 

 it up, and threw away all the bones, except the head and 

 antlers, which they brought to a gentleman of my acquaint- 

 ance. I went afterwards to see the place : it was in a valley 

 parallel to, and at about half a mile's distance from, the 

 Shannon. It had lain about twelve feet beneath the surface, 

 under a bed of marl of about three feet thick, over which 

 there was about nine feet of bog earth. When the bones 

 were first taken up, they were quite soft; but they hardened 

 on exposure to the air. The length of each horn is about 

 five feet, and the greatest breadth of the blade one foot. The 

 centre of the bed of the Shannon is marl, with great quan- 

 tities of small shells throughout it. This marl is raised 

 during the summer by the farmers, and forms a very fine 

 manure. — T. K. Killaloe, Sept. 21. 1832- v '■ . 



We have been informed that the fossil elk of Ireland is 

 found in numbers in the strata of the northern part of the 

 Isle of Man. —J. &<fo// ,?no\lmhimos isffoo hm 



Meteorology. — Lunar Rainbow. An instance of this 

 phenomenon occurred at Plymouth a few evenings ago, about 

 1 1 o'clock. It remained distinct about two minutes, during 

 which time, as seen from Morice Square, it appeared to ex- 

 tend almost completely across the harbour in a north-west 

 direction ; the moon shining brightly in an opposite direction. 

 — J. Sept. 1832. gnivxuf rio-ft ro 



Remarkable Meteor seen from Norwich, Dec. 19. 1832. — 

 On the evening of the 13th Dec. 1832, at five minutes past 

 six o'clock, as I was passing out of Norwich, in a south-west 

 direction, my attention was arrested by a falling star, as I 

 conceived it to be, descending obliquely from the west to- 

 wards the east. It however increased in size and brilliancy, 

 assuming the appearance of a splendid meteor; and, prior to 

 its becoming extinct, its rapidity was apparently accelerated, 

 and a distinct rushing noise was heard. The train, contrary 

 to my preconceived notions of such phenomena, did not re- 

 sult from the rapidity of its motion, but was, bondfde, a train 

 of sparks; as towards its close there appeared a double line 

 issuing from the sides of the luminous body, and connected 

 with the original line, forming an acute angle. The colour 

 was similar to that of the planet Jupiter (which appeared 

 just above its line of progress), and its apparent diameter, one 

 fourth of that of the moon's body. After the disappearance 

 of the meteor, I watched the train of sparks which continued 

 for about the space of fifteen seconds.— S. Woodward, Nor- 

 wich, January 7. 1833. 



