440 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
It may be an interesting fact, that the locality where this iron was 
found is only a few miles from Waterloo, in Seneca county, where a 
meteorite fell in 1827, as has been stated by Prof. Shepard. 
3. The “* King of the Nuggets,” the largest specimen of pure Gold 
found in Australia.—In the engraving annexed, we delineate a lump 
of pure gold, weighing 27/bs. 60z. 15dwts., which was found in the 
diggings at Forest Creek, Mount Alexander, in the colony of Victoria. 
Scale of six inches. 
ere Pao Bee 
LUMP OF GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—VALUE, $5500. 
This marvellous lump of precious metal was, according to letters re- 
ceived from Port Phillip, regarded with extraordinary interest even in 
that gold-ridden community, and is the largest nugget yet found in 
master. Amongst the gold brought by the Posthumus were several 
these smaller lumps, however, contain quartz, whilst the ‘king of the 
nuggets” seems a massive lump of pure gold of a very fine color. Our 
engraving is considerably smaller than the nugget: we therefore give 
a scale of six inches to enable our readers to judge of the real propor- 
tions of the piece of gold, which is eleven inches in length, by five in 
breadth, at the widest part.—Mining Journal. 
4. On the Influence of Suggestion in modifying and directing Mus- 
cular Movement, independently of Volition; by Dr. W. B. CARPENTER, 
(Roy. Institution, March 12 ; Atheneum, No. 1281,)—Public eo 
s rec 
i 
could be placed. But from the account commonly given of these p 
momena—to the eflec islogized” subject” 
