384 Miscellanies. 



October 20th.— Wind and rain. — 9 P. M. of the 19th, wind N. E.— Barometer 

 30.028 blowing fresh— Thermometer 37, falling. At half past 3 

 A. M. of 20th, wind shifted to S. E. and storm began. — Between 

 4 and 5 A. M. blew a gale, heavy rain in squalls — Barometer 

 falling rapidly. — 9 A. M. storm still raging — 10, began to abate, 

 and shortly after wind shifted to S. and gradually died away.- 

 Fall of Barometer .540 in 12 hours — rain fallen half an inch. 

 25th. — Snow storm— from N. by W.— began 4 A. M. — snowed till 11 A. 

 M. and then rained all day — heavy wind. - 



November 4th to 5th.— Gale from N. W. with snow— began 8 A. M. of 4th. 



14th. — Very brilliant Aurora — commenced at 6 P. M. — at half past 8 at- 

 tained its greatest splendor — magnificent crimson pencils, darting 

 from the zenith to E. and W. 

 16lh. — Heavy snow storm from N. E. — commenced 3 P. M.~lasted till 



7 P. M. 

 19th. — Steady rain, set in at 10 P. M. and continued without intermission 

 during the 20th, 21st, to 9 P. M. 22d— at which period stopped, 

 wind N. E. — blowing fresh — Barometer 28.878. 

 23d, 24th, 25th.— Heavy and continued gale from S. W.— Snow on 25th. 

 November 30th to December 13tlv — Extraordinary mild season — warm rains — nav- 

 igation open — steamers plying^ to the 13th December inclusive. 

 December 21st. — Coldest day — Thermometer varying from — 14 to —18 according 

 to situation. 

 26th.— Extraordinaiy rise and fall of Barometer — 



9 A. M. 26th, . . 29.516 



9 A.M. 27th, . . 30.534 rise 1.018 



9 A. M. 28th, .. 29.964 fall .570 



9. Geological Surveys. — Many engagements and duties have caused 

 us to fall in arrears in regard to several valuable geological reports, par- 

 ticularly of New York, Maine, and Massachusetts ;* but without proffer- 

 ing a pledge we may not have it in our power to redeem, as soon as we 

 could desire, we trust that we shall be able hereafter to gratify our own 

 wishes by doing justice to able and faithful explorers in these different 

 and responsible fields of science and economics. 



10, Dr. MantelVs Wonders of Geology. — This fine work was men- 

 tioned fully in our July number. Although it was published in London 

 only in March, the second thousand of copies was nearly sold in Septem- 

 ber, and a new edition is expected early in the present year, 1839. 



Arrangements have been made with the author and publisher by which 

 Mr. A. H. Maltby of New Haven will publish the new edition in- this 

 country "as soon as it can cross the ocean, and by the author's approba- 

 tion it will appear under the direction of Prof Silliman with introductory 

 remarks by him : paper, type and illustrations, identical with those of the 

 London edition. 



* We now add those of Virginia, 1st and 2d reports, 1836 and 7 by Prof W. B. 

 Rogers, Phila. 1838, and of New Jersey, 2d ed. 1836.— Eds. 



