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sulphate of soda, of lime and magnesia, sub. sulphate of 

 alumine, hydro-chlorate of potash and of soda, much oxide 

 ofalluminum, of calcium, of silicium, and of magnesium, 

 much tritoxide of iron and of antimony,and a little gold and 

 silver. The writer thinks that this result strengthens the 

 hypothesis, which ascribes volcanic fire and explosion to 

 the infiltration of sea water to masses of potassium, sodium, 

 and other metallic base^. 



16. The Mean Temperature of the climate at Salem Mass. 

 and at Rome in Italy, nearly in the same latitude, was 

 for the 33 years, ending in 1818 as follows : 



Lat. Temp. 



Rome, - - 41° 53' 60° 44' Far. 



Salem, - - 42° 33' 48° 68' 



DiffT 11° 76' 



1 7. Skeletons of the Mammoth and Elephant have been re«- 

 cently discovered in the district of Hontes in Hungary. 



1 8. Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres at Paris.— 

 A literary fete, the first of this kind in France, was celebra- 

 ted on the first of April last, at the termination of the gen- 

 eral session of the Institute. The members of this Acade- 

 my united at a banquet around their venerable perpetual 

 secretary M. Dacier, the Nestor of letters and of French 

 erudition, to celebrate at the same time, his 50th Academ- 

 ic year, the 42d of his perpetual secretaryship, the 80th of 

 his age, and his happy convalescence after a serious indis- 

 position, which had much alarmed his numerous friends. 

 This union was a true family feast, each of its members of- 

 fering the homage of his affectionate wishes to the worthy- 

 chief who for half a century has been charged with the in- 

 terests of literature, and who has conducted the concerns of 

 the Academy with as much honor to that body as advantage 

 to letters and solid studies. 



19. City of Odessa. — This city which in 1792 consisted 

 of only a few hovels, now contains 40,000 inhabitants, Rus- 



