iv CONFENTS. 
Page. 
XVIII. Caricography ; by Prof. C. Dewey, - - 140 
XIX. Observations on Combustion, and the powers simciied 
in that process; by Samvet Morey - - 146 
XX. Life of Linnzus; by A. L. A. fa - - 151 
XXII. Usclogicn Obaertations upon Alabama, Georgia and 
Florida; by Cuartes U. Suerarp, - - 162 
XXII. Miscellaneavs Notices respecting Cholera, - - 174 
MISCELLANIES—FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. 
1. Death of — wif 26) aceRing Botesccaon, oc ct) ALLISM 
2. Death of Orian - = = 186 
3. Experiments sd Oiecsadtores on the Torpedo, - - 187 
4. Moynton prize - - 189 
5, 6. Medals founded by Lalande-oiNgturel philosophy, - 190 
7. Astronomy, — - - - - 191 
PHYSICS. 
8. New property of elementary electromotors. 
9, 10. Magnetic experiments—Phenomenon presented by th the 
breaking of a cok Rupert’s drop, - 194 
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 
Et: * Spouting fountain of mineral yennodl det A i - 194 
12. Descent in diving bells, - - - . -~ 196 
13, 14, 15. The Goorpick—-Epideinics in » Putte icPcnansiaiibe of 
letters written upon a metallic surface after its fusion, - 197 
| METEOROLOGY. 
16. Use of the barometer atsea, - - - as ste oO -1iAG8 
MINERALOGY, 
17. Marine shells in the coal formation, * 199 
18. Notices of some of the volcanos and volcanic aiasaneoa of 
Hawaii, (Owyhee,) and other islands in that group, - 199 
19. On the prageee of irén to en ee sere to sea. 
water. 
20. Prize offered > the Imperial Academy of Seleoces of St 
Petersburg, a - =. oe 
21. Dr. Young’s Elements of Gedmeirjyiee: wissen sdb cO 211 SEB 
22. On the Cashmere-Angora Shawl Goat, - 9 < 208 
23, 24. Meteorological Journal—Transactions of the Sitarary 
and Historical Society of Quebec, acai = 21 
