148 Miscellaneous ae 
as.— The © 
ick Sea. The Scientific Commission from the Russian government 
in 1837, found it 101-2 feet (English). M. H. de:Hell has concluded 
from a barometric levéling, that the difference of level between the 
ps ate of Azof, is only 18-304 met F he 
results of Sabler and Sowitsch, M. Hell deduced 33°7 meters, and af- 
terwards 27, as the difference ‘of level. From the same observations, 
Humboldt obtained 81:4 feet (English). 
Pin Cailler (1839) deduced from the observations “i Bertou (1837 and 
839), Moore and Beet (1837), — Schubert (1837), as a mean, that 
Dead Sea is depressed 185 meters below the Mediterranean. Beftou 
+ it at 4196 meters, David Wilkie (in 1842) found the depression 
meters; Li — 42 “meters ; Rusegger ss 434 meters. 
and 
nd Set" hier ihe bottom.—D’ Archiac Hee Geol. rv ‘ne 
. “T. Cremastochilus in Ant Nests ; by 8.8. Hatpeman.—Our ant nests 
r to those of Europe, in harboring various insects. Among 
are Aphis, Coccus, Batrisus, Hister,’ Heterius, and the singular 
of Lamellicornia mentioned above. ‘About the end of April, 1. 
und Beneath a flat stone, in a cav ity otcupied by a oh ot flavous spe- 
of ant, a living Cremastochilus variolosus, but laid no stress upon 
the occurrence, as | supposed it to be accidental. On the : T6th of May, 
Ttook three individuals of C. Harrisii together, under similar circum: 
‘stances, and kept them alive for twelve days.’ Om the 25th of May, I 
found a second individual of C. variolosus, invan ant’s nest. The lo- 
cality is a southern hill slope covered with Castanea, Pinus mitis, Aver, 
Carya, and aie id the soil siliceous. The genus is extremely rare 
although tolerably successful in collecting, and my residence is nese the 
pee these are the first li wing — stg seen. = con 
liant meteor was seen to start a little west of north, oy more rownraettiee? 
east, disappearing with a loud noise like that of a six pounder. “It was 
described by those who saw it as appearing several inches in diameter, 
with a train several feet long: Persons in every part of this ni 
saw it and heard the explosion. It was so bright as to cause 
objects to east a shadow even in the moonshine. ic can heat of no ‘pare 
of the meteor being found. =~ 
‘Common Salle’ tyhonnt of comniencath ite vall the oceans, is 
mated by Schafhzeutl at 8,051,342 cubic | | miles. 
This as be about five times 
