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found in that city. Ohio Observer, Feb. 2d, 1843, containing a let- 
ter from Mr. E. Andrews to Prof. Barrows, "Hodeor. —The Consti- 
tution, Middletown, Dec. 1842, from Dr. Barratt, containing an ac- 
count of the hard winter of 1779-80; from the same source, a no- 
tice of the various floods in Connecticut river.—Newark Daily Ad- 
vertiser, May 2, 1842, from Prof. Henry, with a notice of the com- 
et.—Indiana Statesman, Jan. 1843.—Georgia Messenger, Macon, 
June, 1843, from S. T. Bailey, with a notice of the phenomenon — 
witnessed in Georgia and Florida on the same day with the great 
earthquake in St. Domingo.—Middletown Constitution, from Dr. 
Barratt, with a scheme for restoring salmon to Connecticut river.— 
Albany Argus, with an article on the progress of pledge taking.— 
Bloomington (lowa) Herald, with the meteorological journal for 
1842.—Fishkill Standard, Feb. 28th, 1843, with an article on gold 
fish.—Western State Journal, Syracuse, May 3d, 1842.—Norristown 
Free Press, with an article on comets, April, 1843.—Vermont Tem- 
perance Advocate, Feb. 1843.—The Comet, a Tract for the Times. 
—Owevo Gazette, July 7th, 1843, with a notice of the “ Owego 
Female Academy.”—United States Gazette, Philad., Aug. 5th, 
1843, with an article headed, ‘“‘ Cambridge Astronomers.”—New 
England Puritan, Boston, July 28th, 1843.—The Inquirer, Philad., 
Aug., 1848, with a notice of the American Journal.—Commercial 
Advertiser, Buffalo, from R. W. Haskins, with some scientific me- 
moranda translated from the French.—Journal and Advertiser, Au- 
burn, 1843, noticing death of Rev. Jas. Richards.—The Sabbath 
Vindicator, New York, Aug. 1843.—Pittsburgh Gazette, July 27th, 
with a notice of this Journal—The Gazette, Boston, Aug. 26th, 
1843.—The Christian World, Boston, July 22d, 1843, with a no- 
tice of Washington Allston.—Boston Semi-Weekly Gazette, from 
R. H. Dana, Jr., Aug. 21st, 1842, with an article headed ‘ Mr. 
Sturgis’ Letter.”—New England Farmer, from Dr. C. T. Jackson, 
with some remarks on ‘‘ Common Salts as ‘Fertilizers, ” Boston, May, 
1843.—New York Sun, Aug. 29th, 1843. —Albany Evening Ga- 
zette, July 7th, 1843.—Albany Atlas, Aug. 21st, 1842, from Mr. 
Delavan. 
SPECIMENS. 
Orthis, three miles below Rochester, Genessee River. From 
Samuel Griswold, Mumfordville, N. Y. 
A suit of Pliocene Shells from the Tertiary of Italy, near Pied- 
mont. From M. Avocat Jean Michelotti, a Turin. 
A series of Ammonites cornutus, from the Kimmeridge Clay ; 
and sundry other interesting fossils. From Dr. G. A. Mantell. 
A suit of fossils from Mount Lebanon, Syria, embracing some in- 
teresting fishes, similar to those from the yellow limestone of Monte 
Bolca, Traly. From Rev. E. R. Beadle. 
