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cisely similar to the bones of hyasnas and other animals, that were 

 discovered in the fissures of the break-water limestone rock, near 

 Plymouth, embedded in similar diluvial loam and pebbles. It is 

 highly probable that at Boughton, as was the case at Plymouth, the 

 caves communicating with these fissures will be found to contain 

 an abundance of similar bones. Mr. Braddick's workmen say they 

 have frequently found them in his quarries, but always neglected to 

 preserve them ; one fine head was thus lost but a few weeks ago : — 

 enough, however, has already been done to show that the hyaena 

 was among the antediluvian inhabitants of Kent, as it has been 

 proved to have been among those of Yorkshire and Devon ; and it 

 is highly probable that if the proprietors of quarries in this country 

 will reward their workmen for preserving whatever teeth, or bones, 

 or fragments of bones, they may dig up in the course of working 

 their stone, many similar discoveries will soon be made. Professor 

 Buckland and some other gentlemen of the Geological Society of 

 London have this week visited Mr. Braddick's quarries, and en- 

 tertain the most sanguine expectations that his further researches 

 therein will be attended with success. Mr. B. has added materially 

 to the value of his discovery, by communicating information of it 

 immediately to the Geological Society of London, as well as by pre- 

 senting the specimens to their museum. — Maidstone, June J 2, 1 827. 



ON REGISTER RAIN-GAUGES. BY B. BEVAN, CIVIL ENGINEER. 



To the Editors of the Philosophical Magazine and Annals. . 

 Gentlemen, 

 Observing on the cover of your Magazine for the present month 

 a request by one of your readers, relative to my rain-gauges, I take 

 the first opportunity of complying therewith, by giving the follow- 

 ing specification of the several parts. 



The part usually called the gauge, we ma}' distinguish by the 

 name of the collecting vessel, which is in the form of an inverted 

 cone, with a base of 12 inches diameter : from the bottom of this 

 collecting-vessel passes a tube of about ■} of an inch diameter to the 

 rece2D»7o--cylinder of 6 inches diameter and 36 inches depth. In 

 the receiving cylinder is a copper float, of about 54 inches diameter 

 and about 2 inches height, having a socket on the middle of the 

 upper side, to support a light rod of deal about 5 feet in length, 

 near the upper part of which is fixed a small frame with friction 

 rollers to support a black-lead-pencil ; the pencil is kept upon the 

 rollers by a small weight, and is also pressed forwards by another 

 small weight, against a sheet of paper which is fastened upon a brass 

 cylinder of 2 feet in length and about 5 inches in diameter; the 

 brass cylinder is connected by a line and pulley wheel with a time- 

 piece, so as to revolve uniformly at any pace that may be required. 

 The whole of the apparatus, except the first-mentioned conical ves- 

 sel, is placed under cover, where most convenient : the deal rod 

 which carries the pencil is about 4 inches wide and -^ inch thick, 

 and passes between two vertical guides, to insure the parallel posi- 

 tion of the pencil. 



From this description I presume it will be easy to comprehend 



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