1820.] Scientific Intelligence. 3 IS 



This paper concludes by stating the evidences of the 

 waste of the land on all the shores of Great Britain from the 

 northmost island of Shetland to the southmost island of Scilly, 

 and also on some parts of the coasts of France and Holland. 

 Mr. Stevenson has personally made the observations. But he 

 has not confined his inquiries to these shores only ; for by the 

 kind assistance of some of his nautical friends, he has been 

 enabled to extend his observatiims on this subject to all parts of 

 the world, affording, upon the whole, the ultimate result that the 

 land is in a state of waste and decay, while the bottom of the 

 ocean is silting or filling up. 



With regard, however, to the distribution of the surplus waters, 

 Mr. Stevenson observes, that he should be happy to see the 

 subject treated by some one better qualified than himself. He 

 at the same time announces another paper upon the bed of the 

 English Channel, which we shall be most happy to see. In the 

 present state of this important inquiry, we can only confess our 

 obligations to the author of this pa|)er for the theory he has 

 given, though we are not prepared to follow him in all his views, 

 but we trust that so interesting a subject will meet with that 

 attention which it deserves, and that it will ultimately come to 

 be more fully discussed. 



IX. Account of the late Solar Eclipse. By L. Howard, Esq. 



At Stoke Newington, during the eclipse, I made the following 

 observations. At noon, 



Barometer 30-05 in. 



Therm, (a very dehcate one of quicksilver) . . 66° 

 At Oh. 30 min. the echpse begun some min. 58-5 



40 69-5 



42 temp, lowered by a great sheet 



of Cirrocamulus 66*0 



56 sun shining out 68'5 



1 much Cirrocumulus 68*5 



10 cloud more dense 66*0 



15 the strong S E breeze fliUen : 



still some C//Toc«//iM/MS . .. 65*0 



25 barom. now 30-045 in 64-5 



30-45 64-0 



50 sun shining out 63-5 



55 the greatest obscuration past 63-0 



2 in full sun 63°, in shade 62-5 



15 in shade 63-0 



20 sun shining out 64-0 



40 65-0 



50 66-5 



3 67-0 



20 eclipse over 65-0 



