296 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 



6. Meteoric Stone. — A stone fell in East Flanders a German league 

 from Gent on the Yth of June, 1855 at 7f hours in the evening. A piece 

 of it procured by Mr. Duprez ^veighed 700*5 grams- Specific gravity 

 Z'29^.—Pogg. xcix, p. 64. 



7. Cabinets of Minerals for sale. — Dr. F. A. Genth of Philadelphia 

 offei^ for sale a valuable collection of minerals containing nearly 3100 

 specimens, among which he states there are many beautiful and rare 

 crystallizations. Prof. Keating's cabinet, advertised a year since as on 

 sale, is still in the hands of Dr. Genth, and could be had for llOOO. The 

 attention of colleges and other institutions to these cabinets is commended. 



Dr. Genth also states that he has another mineral collection of small 

 size, containing 700 specimens one and a half inches by two in size, 

 which may he purchased for |175. And in addition, a collection of geo- 

 logical and pateontological specimens, 2500 in all, which he brought with 

 him from Europe. 



8- Ray SocietT/, [established 1844) /or the publication of works on Nat- 

 ural History. Subscription, one guinea a yean — The Council of the Ray 



Society, feeling that the objects it has in view are not sufficiently known 

 beg to call attention to the circumstances which gave rise to its existence. 

 For many years previous to 1844, naturalists had felt the necessity of 

 combining for the distinct purpose of bringing out some of the more im- 

 portant worts on natural history, which existing societies could not pub- 

 lish, and which would not be undertaken by any publisher. It was also 

 felt very desirable to reproduce some of the older standard worts of Brit- 

 ish naturalists, and, by translation, to introduce to the British public the 

 more important works on natural history published on the continent, 

 more especially in Germany. For the accomplishment of these objects, 

 the Society commenced its labors in 1844, and has since published the 

 following works : 



For the first year^ 1844. — I. Reports on the Progress of Zoology and 

 Botany ; translated by Hugh E. Strickland, Jun., Esq., M.A., F.R.S., E, 

 Lankester, M.D., F.R.S., and W. B. Macdonald, Esq., B.A. Bvo, pp. 498. 



IL Memorials of John Ray : consisting of the Life of John Ray, by 

 Derham ; the Biographical Notices of Ray, by Baron Cuvier and M. Du- 

 petit Thouars, in the Biographie Universelle ; Life of Ray, by Sir J. E- 

 Smith ; the Itineraries of Ray, with Notes by Messrs. Babington and 

 Yarrell; edited by E. Lankester, M.D., F.R.S. Frontispiece. Bvo, pp. 230. 



lU. A Monograph (with colored drawings of every species) of the 

 British Nudibranchiate Mollusca; by Messrs. Alder and Hancock. Part L 

 Imp. 4to. 



For the secand year, 1845.— I Steenstrup on the Alternation of Gene- 

 rations; translated from the German by Geo. Busk, Esq., F.R.S. Three 

 plates. 8vo, pp. 132, 



IL A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca, with thirteen 

 colored illustrations in Htho-tint ; by Messrs. Alder and Hancock. Part U. 

 Imp. 4 to* -^ * 



IIL Reports and Papers on Botany, consisting of translations from the 

 Oerman ; translated by W. B. Macdonald, Ksq., B.A., G. Busk, Esq., 

 F.R.S., Arthur Henfrey, Esq., F.R.S., and J. Hudson, Esq., B3f . Seven 

 plates. 8vo, pp. 494. 



