CONTENTS. iu 



Art. XX. On the Marine Live Cockles, said to have been 

 found at a great distance from the Sea in York- 

 shire. In a Letter to Professor Jameson. By 

 W. C. Trevelyan, Esq. M. W. S. &c. - 367 



XXI. Notice of Fresh Water found in the Sea at a great 

 distance from the Land. By D. Buchanan, Esq. 

 In a Letter to Professor Jameson, - 369 



XXII. Description of Anatina villosiuscula, a new Spe- 

 cies, and of Venerupis Nucleus, a Species new 

 to the British Fauna. By Mr William Mac- 

 GiLLivRAY, M.W. S. &c. With Figures. Com- 

 municated by the Author, - - 370 



XXIII. Account of the Capture of a colossal Orang-Ou- 



tang in the Island of Sumatra, and Description 

 of its Appearances. By Dr Clark Abel, 371 



XXIV. On the Lead-Mines in the South of Spain, 375 

 XXV. Letter of Professor Buckland to Professor Jame- 

 son, and of Captain Sykes to Professor Buck- 

 land, on the Interior of the Dens of Living 

 Hyaenas, - - _ - 377 



XXVI. On the growth and preparation of Straw used in 



the Tuscan trade, - . . 380 



XXVII. Remarks on Dr Latta's Observations on the Arc- 

 tic Sea and Ice. In a communication from the 

 Rev. Mr Scoresby to Professor Jameson, 382 



XXVIII. On the Coniometer. In a Letter from Professor 



Leslie to Professor Jameson, - - 384 



XXIX. List of Rare Plants which have Flowered in the 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the 

 last three months; with Description of a new 

 species of Euonymus, Communicated by Dr 

 Graham, - - - _ 336 



XXX. Celestial Phenomena from April 1. to July 1. 1827, 

 calculated for the Meridian of Edinburgh, Mean 

 Time. By Mr George Innes, Aberdeen, 387 



XXXI. Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History 



Society, - - _ . 339 



XXXII. Scientific Intelligence. 



natural philosophy, 

 1, Repulsion of Heat inversely as the square of the distance. 



2. The Beech-tree a Non-conductor of Lightning, 39I, 392 



