450 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
jl. The Mastodon giganteus of North America, by Dr. Joun C. 
Warren. 2nd edition, 260 pp., 4to, with 31 plates, Boston, 1855.— 
Dr. Warren has brought out a second edition of his great work on the 
Mastodon. The first edition was issued, through his munificence, simply 
for private oe As there have been frequent AnAEIeS for it by 
those who w to purchase copies, he has issued this second edition. 
The author es made some important additions, and ae them three 
pag — 
The Canadian Journal o of Industry, Science, and Art; Con- 
doaa by the Editing Committee of the Canadian Institute ; New 
Series, Number 1, January, 1856, 96 pp., Svo, Toronto, Canada West. 
—The Canadian Journal appeared with the January Number in octavo 
form, and from the character of its contributors as well as the sterling 
value of the number issued, it is evident that it will take a high stand 
among the Scientific and Educational Journals in our language. 
scope is partly literary as is apparent from the names of the Editing 
Committee (mostly Professors in Trinity College, Toronto), as follows : 
Prof. Daniet Witson, LL.D., General nate Prof. E. J. CHAPMAN, in 
Geology and Mineralogy. Prof. J. Bovett, M.D., in Physiology and 
Prof. H. Y, Hino in Agricultural aienne: Prof, H. Crorr in Chemis- 
try; Proff. Coerriman and Irvin n Mathematies, F. W. CONRERGAE 
C. a and A. Brunet, C.E., in En agineering and Architecture. 
Die Portechriite der ‘Physik im Jahre 1852; aaa von der 
pasiiaiechen gessellschaft zu Berlin. vir Jahrgang. Redigirt von 
Dr. A. Kronie. In two parts, 8vo, of 794 pages, Berlin, 1855, George 
Reimer.—These two volumes contain abstracts or reviews of the various 
papers and works on Physics published during the year 1852, and is @ 
whole library in a small compass. The work is prepared with great 
bind being well classified, and ae aie in its wide sir : 
Chemical action of Light Optical Ce Heat ibe ike alee 
Electricity, Physics of the Earth, (Electricity, Magne 
logical optics, &c.,) Physical Geography, adesonater "Orography, , 
ray phenome ot Meteorology, etc 
. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York ; Mia 
vi, ‘No v, 32 pp., Svo, New York, Wiley and Halsted. _This n 
number of the Annals is illustrated by four finely colored plates of shells 
and one of a humming bird (Mellisuga albo-coronata, Lawrence). 
The contents of the number are as follows:— 
Art. XVIII F. Pory: on different points in the Natural History of 
Cuba, with reference to the U. S. Icthyology. 
XIX. G, N. La n anew Mellisuga, with a note on Tro- 
chilus aquila, Bourcier. 
XX. W. Newcoms: Deseriptions of new species of Achatinella. 
XXI. T. Branp: On certain terrestrial hcg of the West Indies. 
_ XXII, E. Curry: On Two new species of Cylindrella, from 
