Fall of a Meteoric Stone in Russia. 79 



Sometime since alahnuringman engaged in plouehina in 

 a field at Bignor, near Peiworth, m Sussex, found 'the 

 plough obstructed by a lieavy stone, which he obtained 

 assistance and removed -, it is of marble, and beneath it a 

 flight of steps of the same, leading to a large arched pas- 

 sage, when they discovered an entire Roman bath, with 

 tessellated pavement in perfect preservation. The bath is 

 of a hexagonal form, surrounded with seats ; in the centre 

 is a metallic pipe ; the bottom of the bath is about two 

 feet below the pavement, and five feet wide; the tessellated 

 floor represents various figures in dancing attitudes, most 

 beaulifuliy wrought. In digging further, they found a 

 dolphin and various other antiquities of the most costly 

 materials. It is supposed to be the remains of a Rcnnaii 

 palace. A Roman road has also been discovered leadino; 

 through the field, and supposed to extend much further^ 

 but it is not at present suflcred to be explored. A sjentieinan 

 in the vicinity has an ancient manuscript which particularly 

 speaks of this place, and many atteuipis have been made 

 to discover it, before it was so fortunUelv accomplished bv 

 accident. In this manuscript many other curiosities are 

 spoken of, which are expected to be discovered on a fur- 

 ther exploration. Numbers of persons have been to ex- 

 amine the place. A very considerable sum has been offered 

 for the field on a speculation, but refused . 



M. Henz, an eminent tanner at Srzensk, in Poland, has 

 ascertained that the leaves of the oak mav be advantageously 

 substituted for the bark, in tanning leather, provided thev 

 are used in the month oFSeptember, when they possess the 

 bitter sap which they afterwards lose. 



FALL OF A METEORIC STONE liST RUSSIA. 



A meteoric stone, of the weight of fifteen pounds, fell to 

 the earth on the 1st of March, in the village of Konleg- 

 howsk, dependent on the town of Romea, in the govern- 

 ment of Tschernigoff, in Russia, and making part of the 

 domains of Coi n' Golovkin ; its fall was preceded by tlirce 

 violent claps of thunder. When it was dug out from the 

 depth of more than three feet, through a thick layer of ice, 

 it still possessed heat: it was remarked, that at ihe third 

 clap of thunder there was an extraordinary explosion, with 

 a loud hissing noise, and throwing out a great quantity of 

 ■sparks. 



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