166 Miscellaneous Articles of Foreign Intelligence. 
-T purpose in a future number to give an account of the 
New-Haven and Milford Marble, which is equally inter- 
esting in its relations to the arts and to geology.— Ed. 
6. Miscellaneous Articles of Foreign sean 8 3 commu- 
nicated by Dr. J. W. Wes 
In France—The study of Organic remains continues to 
advance rapidly. Brongniart is at the head-and is the most 
able man for Floetz (or secondary) formations, but for 
Primitive, Brochant is superior. rongniart carries his 
views about coal formations so far, that he looks upon them 
as grea t Fresh Water deposits, froni their sometimes con- 
taining shells like the lime or river water shells ; they are 
found for example at Entreveres, in the Alps, at Falkirk, 
and Alloa in Scotland, &c. On the other hand, following 
this step, Mineralogists have already shown the great aggre- 
he of rolled flints and sand between the Jura and the 
ires, to he a succession of fresh water and salt water depo- 
sitions, or, at least three or four very different deposits ;— 
and the vik limestone they have divided into three, lime- 
oe with Gry pWites, and two others above which is the 
eson. 
* Rrboeniatt delineates and describes all the impressions 
of plants which he can get, and every lover of the Science 
must wish that he may be enabled to publish so fine a work. 
- Daubuisson has in the press, Elements of Geology in in two 
vols. itwill be a good work. 
Humbolt is preparing a similar work. 
Beudont, who has already, in the Journal des mines, given 
many interesting facts respecting the crystalization of | salts 
under different circumstances, is about publishing a journey 
through Hungary, where he spent six months, and found 
ene formations, a newer Sienitic and Volcanic ~ 
sige 
Porphyry mation; a red Sand ston ne, with masses or beds 
of a pehstone precisely like that of Arran, excepting fiat 
the latter occurs in veins ; a chalk formation, a part of the 
Pics formation, and a volcanic formation deposited and ar- 
ranged in beds Bu na ; the pumice, in these singular wa- 
tery arrangements having often, at first sight, the appearance 
of chalk ; his work will pee much light on Geology. 
