IV CONTENTS. 



XXVII. New Publications, . . . . 200 



1. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Edited by 



the acting Secretai-ies, .... 200 



2. Madi-as Journal of Literature and Science. Published 



under the auspices of the Madi-as Literary Society, 

 and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. Edited by the 

 Secretaries to the Asiatic Department, . . 201 



3. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H. M. Ships 



Adventm-e and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 

 1836, describing their Examination of the Southern 

 Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circum- 

 navigation of the Globe. Vol. iii. Also entitled, 

 " Journal and Eemarks, 1832—1836." By Charles 

 Darwin, Esq., M. A., Sec. Geol. Soc, London. H. 

 Colburn. Bvo, pp. 615, . . . 201 



4. Mineralogisch-geognostische Beschreibung der Umge- 



gend von Schriesheim. Von Gustav Leonhard. 

 Stuttgard, 1839, ... ,• . 201 



XXVIII. List of Patents granted for Scotland, from 17th Sep- 

 tember to 14th December 1839, . . 202 



ERRATUM. 



In Mr Nicol's paper on the Single Vision Prism of Calcareous Spar, 

 vol. xxvii. p. 332, 6th line from bottom 



For three-fourths read three-tenths 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



The Communication on a New Sympiesometer, and tliose on otlier sub- 

 jects, are under consideration. 



