244 GENERAL ANECDOTES CONNECTED 



Fish conveyed by a Water-spout. As Major 

 Mackenzie, of Fodder ty, was traversing his farm, 

 he was surprised to find a considerable portion of 

 his land covered with herring fry, from three to 

 four inches in length ; the fish were fresh and en- 

 tire. The only rational conjecture is, that the 

 fish were conveyed there by a water-spout. This 

 place was situated about three miles from the sea, 

 all level ground. Gent. Mag. 1828. 



Mr. Arnot relates that showers of herrings fell 

 near Loch Leven, Kinrosshire, in 1825. 



Jamieson's Journal. 



Showers of herrings fell in Galloway. 



Symon's Galloway. 



Showers of herrings fell in Argyleshire, March, 

 1817, on a range of moorland, about three hun- 

 dred feet above the level of the sea. 



Shower of Shells in Ireland. In the year 



1825, shells fell at Monastereen, in the county of 



Kildare; at this time the tides were remarkably 



high, and the sea exhibited unusual disturbance. 



Jamieson's Journal. 



Fish ejected from Volcanoes. Mr. Humboldt 

 pommunicated to the French National Institute, 



