Mineralogy and Geology. — Hauerite, a New Mineral Species, by VV. Haidi^ger, 

 108 —Goal and Iron in India, 109.— On Slaty Cleavage, by Daniel Sharpe, 110. 

 Geological Society of London, 113— Remarks on a Boulder Mass of Native 

 Copper from the southern shore of Lake Superior, by Forrest Shepherd, 115. 

 —On Fossil Trees found at Bristol, Conn., in the New Red Sandstone, 116. 

 Observation on the Basaltic Formation on the northern shore of Lake Su- 

 perior, by T. R. Dutton, 118. 



Botany and Zoology. — Notes on a Tour to Madeira, Teneriffe and Cape Verds, 

 from the Journal of the Voyage of Dr. J. R. T. Vogel to the Niger, 119.— On 

 the fundamental type and homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton, by Prof. 

 Owen, 123.— On the Minhoc&o of the Goyanes, by M. Augusts de Saint 

 Hilaire, 130. — Ear of the Limn&us stagnalis, 131. 



Astronomy, — The Planet Neptune, and its Relations to the Perturbations of Ura- 

 nus, 132. 



Miscellaneous Intelligence.— ¥ acts in Physiological Chemistry, by J. Liebig, 135. 

 Inhalation of Ether : Gun-Cotton, 138.— Experiments on the use of Gun-Cot- 

 ton for blasting — its value compared with that of blasting Powder, by Thomas 

 B. Adams, 139.— Pyroxy line, 140.— Process for Photographs upon paper, by 

 M. Blan^uartEvrard, 141.— Report on the Aurora Borealis, 142.— Hiero- 

 glyphical Mica Plates from the Mounds, by E. G. Squier: Water-Power of 

 Europe : Auroral Belt of April 7, 1847, 145.— Volcanic Eruption at the Cape 

 Verds : Science and the Arts at Harvard : Association of American Geologists 

 and Naturalists, 146. 



Bibliography.— -Elementary Geology, by Edward Hitchcock, D.D., LL.D., 146. 

 —Dr. Mantell's Geology of the Isle of Wight : Medical Botany, or descrip- 

 tions of the more important plants used in Medicine, with their history, proper- 

 ties, and mode of administration, by R. Eglesfeld Griffith, M.D.: Princi- 

 ples of Geology— or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants, con- 

 sidered as illustrative of Geology, by Charles Lyell, 147— A Dictionary of 

 Modern Gardening, by Geo. Wm. Joh> ^ Manual of Road Making, com- 



prising the location, construction, and improvement of Roads and Railroads, by 

 Wm. Gillesph , CE. Transactions of the American Philosophical So- 



ciety, Philadelphia, 148. 



List of Works, 148. 



A P pendix.-D, notions of F, I Shells of the Collections of the Exploring Espe- 



dition under ChLles Wilkes, I 3. ^.-obtained in Australia, by James 



D-Dana, 151. 



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