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here upon tlie conclusive proof afforded bj- t!ie occurrence of these 

 highly interesting remains of the existence of lofty, and even snow- 

 clad, mountain lieights in the immediate vicinity of the region then 

 tenanted by the Sivatherium and its extinct contemjioraries ; but I 

 shall avail myself of the earliest o])portunity to draw up a memoir 

 on the subject, illustrated by figures of the splendid fossils, which 

 there cannot be the slightest hesitation in identifying (generically) 

 as aforesaid. 



CURATORSHIP OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Our able correspondent Mr. E. Forbes, lately appointed to suc- 

 ceed our lamented colleague Mr. Don in the Botanical chair in King's 

 College London, has also been selected by the council of the Geolo- 

 gical Society, from a list of nine candidates, (several of whom pre- 

 ferred very strong scientific claims,) to be the successor of Mr. Lons- 

 dale, as Curator and Librarian of the Society. We have much satis- 

 faction in stating that the choice of the Council was confirmed by an 

 unanimous vote of a Special Meeting of the Society held on the 14th 

 of December. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1842. 



Chiswick. — Nov. 1. Cloudless and very fine : foggy at night. 2. Foggy. S. 

 Hazy. 4. Cloudy : slight showers. 5. Overcast : sleet. 6. Slight showers : 

 cloudy. 7, 8. Cloudy. 9. Densely overcast : stormy, with rain at night. 10, 

 11. Rain. 12. Stormy and wet: clear at night. 13. Boisterous, with rain. 

 14. Overcast: very fine : boisterous, with heavy rain at night. 15. Stormy and 

 wet: foggy. 16. Rain : drizzly : clear at night. 17,18. Overcast. 19. Heavy 

 rain. 20. Overcast. 21. Clear. 22. Rain, with some sleet. 23. Lightly 

 overcast: rain. 24. Fine: lightning, with rain at night. 25. Heavy rain. 26. 

 Clear and fine. 27. Fine : stormy, with rain at night. 28. Cloudy : rain : fine. 

 29, 30. Very fine. — Mean temperature of the month 0°- 18 above the average. 



Boston. — Nov. I. Fine. 2. Foggy. 3. Cloudy. 4. Fine: rain early a.m. : 

 hail and rain p.m. 5. Fine: rain p.m. 6 — 8. Fine. 9. Windy: rain p.m. 

 10. Cloudy: rain p.m. II. Stormy: rain early a.m.: rain p.m. 12. Fine. 

 13. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 14. Cloudy. 15. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 

 16. Cloudy : rain A.M. and p.m. 17. Fine. 18. Cloudy. 19. Rain. 20,21. 

 Fine. 22. Rain : rain early a.m. : snow p.m. 23. Fine : rain p.m. 24. Rain : 

 rain early a.m. 25. Fine. 26, 27. Fine : rain p.m. 28. Rain : rain early a.m. : 

 rain p.m. 29. Fine. SO. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 



Sandwich Manse, Orkney. — Nov. 1. Drizzle. 2. Cloudy, 3. Cloudy: clear: 

 aurora. 4. Very clear : aurora. 5, 6. Cloudy. 7. Sleet-showers. 8, Damp : 

 rain. 9. Rain : showers. 10. Sleet-showers : cloudy. 11. Damp : rain. 12. 

 Rain. 13. Rain: showers. 14. Snow-showfers : sleet-showers. 15. Frost 

 and a little snow : clear and frosty. 16, 17. Frost: cloudy and frosty. 18. 

 Cloudy : drizzle. 19. Drizzle: damp. 20. Drops: clear. 21. Hail-showers: 

 clear : frost. 22. Cloudy : rain. 23. Cloudy : drops. 24 — 27. Showers. 28. 

 Showers: a gale and rain. 29. Clear. 30. Cloudy: clear. 



Apjilegarlh Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Nov. 1. Fair and fine. 2, 3. Fair but dull. 

 4. Fair but dull: clear. 5. Fair but dull : hoar-frost a.m. 6. Fair but dull : 

 a few drops. 7. Fair but dull. 8. Slight shower. 9. Heavy rain. 10. Frost 

 A.M.: rain P.M. 11. Heavy rain. 12. Wet a.m. : cleared and fine. 13. Fair: 

 hoar-frost a.m. 14. Fair and fine : frost p.m. 15. Fair, but raw and cold. 16. 

 Fair and keen. 17. Fair but cloudy. 18. A few drops of rain. 19. Wet morn- 

 ing. 20. Fair, but raw and cloudy. 21. Fair: frost a.m. 22. Snow: frost: 

 laiu P.M. 23. Fair and fine: slight frost. 24. Rain and wind. 25,26. Rain. 

 27. Wet morning : cleared. 28. Storm of wind and rain. 29. Slight showers. 

 SO. Fair and fine. 



