iv CONTENTS. 



XXVI. Scientific Intelligence. . . . 217 



I CHEMISTRY. 



1. On the Burning of Limestone, or the Decomposition 



of Lime by Heat, . . . . 217 



METEOROLOGY. 



2. St Elmo's Fire seen in Orkney, . . 220 



MICROGRAPHY. 



3. Microscopic Differences in Cotton, Lint, and Hemp, 220 



XXVII. List of Patents granted in Scotland from 14th 



March 1837 to 12th June 1837, . . 223 



Society op Arts for Scotland. — Alphabets for the use 



of the Blind, 225 



