4A6 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
10. On an Aurora Borealis of “tsp 2nd, 1853 ; 
Boye.—l observed this aurora on 2d of Se eptember oo (1858) 
when on the Newfoundland Bank, ea 10 miles south and 26 miles 
west of Cape Race, or in latitude 46° 25’ to 30’, and longitude 53° 25/ 
to 35’ sGeadawich). The previous evening an inconsiderable aurora 
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stars were distinctly visible below it. From its upper convex edge, 
streamers would shoot up emerging towards a point below the zenith, 
in the southern hemisphere. 
The space of radiant light, or corona, formed and disappeared 
ticularly towards the close of the phenomenon, the lo ng streamers be- 
came more indistinct, and resolved themselves into ‘salient dis- 
persed lines of light terminating at their lower extremity, in a small 
bunch of short lines, giving the appearance of a golden rain or a golden 
figured drapery all over the heavens, which latter seemed to be illumin- 
ated on all sides. Absit: ] consider it one of the finest auroras ever 
was some, but not much lateral motion of ponte streamers. Capt. Leitch 
of the steamer formed me, that he had been unable to observe any 
effect on the oe needle, the variation of which in this place he 
gave as 27° west, and which, as he paid —— attention to it, he 
would ely hal failed to do, had the — amounted to 2° 0 
I have been informed, by several gentlema saat on the sata eve- 
ning an aurora was visible in Philadelphia, -couslacing of a band of 
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light 
11. On the baal? Theory of an Arctic Basin. Is it true? by the 
Rev. Dr. Scoresby, (Proc. Brit. Assoc., 1853; Athen., 1167. rem 
a gentleman proceegy to refute the notion of an Arctic basi 
ved that he was fully convinced of the futility of — to 
ieiaob she ont Pole ‘by water. He believed he had pene 
into the Arctic a than any living man in the vorld--namely, oF 
