Nov. II, iSSo] 



NATURE 



47 



Alcmoraiida shmouig tlie Quantities mid Values of Copper and 

 Nickel Ores exported from the Island of Newfoundland in the 

 undermentiotied Years 



The ores returned for 1878-79 were largely derived from Little 

 Bay Mine and partly from Colchester, all belonging to the Bett's 

 Cove Mining Company. 



Thus the total value of the ores of copper and nickel exported 

 since 1854 amounts to §4,629,889, or nearly ;^I, 000,000 sterling. 



Alex. Murray 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE 



Cambridge.— In Groups C and E of the Higher Local 

 Examination this year there were respectively fifty-four and 

 ninety-nine candidates ; five obtained a first class in Group C 

 (Mathematics) and eight a first class in Group E (Natural 

 Science) ; nine candidates failed in Group C, and twenty-six 

 failed in Group E. Three candidates answered the questions in 

 Differential and Integral Calculus, and showed considerable 

 knowledge. In botany a fair average of proficiency was attained ; 

 in geology the papers were below the average. In zoology inferior 

 text-books had been too much preferred, to the exclusion very 

 largely of practical work. The work in chemistry was unequal, 

 but some candidates showed a very good acquaintance with the 

 details of manipulation. Physics can scarcely be said as yet to 

 be studied by the candidates. In physiology the answers were 

 m some cases accurate and to the point, but the majority of 

 candidates failed. 



The elections to the Council of the Senate were made on 

 Monday, and show in a very practical manner that residents are 

 in favour of considerable improvement in University matters. 

 Only one member who approves of the retention of Greek as a 

 universal subject in the "Little-go" was elected, viz., Mr. G. 

 F. Browne, whose place in the Council is due to his active vvorli 

 in connection %vith the University Local Examinations and his 

 knowledge of the intentions of the University Commissioners, as 

 one of their secretaries. 



» Chiefly from Huronian rocks 

 ■ Partly from openings in Notr 

 3 Cbanthite and MiUarite. 



Dame Bay. 



Dr. Phear, Professors Cayley and Liveing, and Mr. Peile, are 

 among those who were elected to the Council well known for 

 their scientific eminence and breadth of vie-A-. 



Prof. Stokes, Lord Rayleigh, and Mr. Vines were added to 

 't, V"*^ ° "^ Philosophical Society at its annual meeting. 



Mr. Porbes, Prosector to the Zoological Society, has been 

 elected to a Fellowship at St. John's College. 



AT^rr'^'i',-!!""'""^'.'''" ''^''' °" Wednesd.iy, October 27th ult., 

 Mr. fll. Wilburn, of Longtoun, was elected to a vacant bursary 

 in connection with the "Young" Chair of Technical Chemistry, 

 Anderson s College, Glasgow. The bursary, which is of the 

 value of 50/., and tenable for three years, is the o-ift of Mr 

 James 'V oung, LL.D., F.R.S., of Kelly and DuUis, founder of 

 the Chair. 



SCIENTIFIC SERIALS 



■ Journal de Physique, October.— Experimental verification by 

 S. Carnot, of the principle he discovered, by M. Lippmann.— 

 Apparatus and experiments for elementary demonstration in 

 optics, by M. Gariel.— Influence of velocity of propagation of 

 sound in the shock of elastic bodies, by M. Elie.— New form of 

 plates for air pumps, by M. Terqnem.— Proceedings of the 

 Physical Society of St. Petersburg (including papers, in abstract, 

 on the chemical and photographic action of light, the transmission 

 of the current in water with unequal platina electrodes, variations 

 of vohime and coefficient of elasticity of p.alladium and its alloys 

 under the intluence of absorbed hydrogen, &c.). 



Riyisia Scientifico-Industriale, No. 18, September 30.— On the 

 relation between terrestrial storms and the planetaiy relations of 

 the solar system, by Prof. Zenger.— Excursions (geological) in 

 the neighbourhood of Modica, by Prof Lancetta.— Palajonto- 

 logical studies in Bohemia, by Prof. Fritsch.— Beats, the third 

 sound of Tartini, and the differential resultant sounds of Helm- 

 holtz, by Dr. Crotti. 



No. 19, October 15.- New registering pluviometer, by S. 

 Grimaldi.— New apparatus with petroleum heating, by S. Esser 

 —On a new variety (Rosterite) of Elban beryl, by Prof' 

 Grattarola. ^ > / 



Kosmos, July 1880, contains a translation of Prof. Huxley's 

 "The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species" (vide Nature 

 vol. XXII. p. I).— Dr. Ernst Krause's sketch of the developmental 

 history of the History of Development.— Dr. H. MiiUer, the 

 importance of Alpine flowers in connection v\ith the "flower 

 theory." — 11. Schneider, obsen-ations on some apes. — Prof. Dr. 

 Caspary, the conception of a soul and its significance in connec- 

 tion with modern psychologj-.- Short contributions and extracts 

 from journals (among the short articles is one on the resemblance 

 between flowers and fruit, by Hermann Miiller, and on the 

 occurrence of a five-toed example of Archibuteo laeotus, by W. 

 von Reichenau). 



August, 18S0.— Dr. Oscar Schmidt, the .severance of species 

 and natur.il selection.— Dr. Ernst Kranse, sketch of the develop- 

 mental history of the History of Development, No 2.— Dr. 



Herman Muller, on the development of the colours of flowers. 



Prof. A. H. Sayce, on the history of writing (translation)!— 

 Short contributions and extracts from journals.— Literature and 

 critical notices. 



Rcz'uc des Sciences jVafurel'es, September.— M. Mathias Duval, 

 on the development of the spermatozoa in the frog (plates 3 ai d 

 4).— M. Lavocat, on the construction of the extremities of the 

 limbs.— Dr. A. Godron, on the absence of a glume in the lateral 

 spikelets of Lolium.— M. Leymerie, sketch of the Pyrenees of 

 the Aude. — Notices of French memoirs on zoology, botanj-, 

 and geology.— Bibliography and notice of the death of Dr. a! 

 Godron. 



SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES 

 London 

 Chemical Society, November 4.— Prof. H. E. Roscoe in 

 the chair.— The following papers were read :— On the com- 

 pounds of vanadium and sulphur, by E. W. E. Kay. The 

 author shows that the products obtained by Berzelius are oxy- 

 compounds, that the substance obtained by Berzelius in the dry 

 way is a true trisulphide of van.idium V^Sj ; the disulphide and 

 pent.asnlphide have also been prepared .and are described in the 

 present paper.— On the atmospheric oxidation of phosphorus 

 and some reactions of ozone and peroxide of hydro;,ren, by C. T. 

 Kingzett. The author concludes that in the above oxidation 

 both ozone and peroxide of hydrogen are formed, the former 



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