> American Geological Society. 
38. Ductility of Glass.—Mr. Deuchar, ina paper ‘read be- 
fore the Wernerian Natural History Society, gives an ac- 
count of several curious circumstances connected with the 
ductility of Glass, shewing that the most attenuated threads 
retain the character and shape, twisted angular or tubular, 
of the mass from which it is spun, illustrating his remarks 
by an experiment, proving the passage of quic ksilver 
through the most minute threads. 
39. Blowing Sand. On the 29th of March, 1821, in ie 
Lat. 11° 3’, W. Long. 22° 5’, it was observed ‘By a gentle- 
man going to the East Indies, that sand in considerable 
quantities was found adhering to the upper rigging of the 
ship. This must have been blown from the shores of 
Africa, the nearest point of which was at least 300 miles 
distant from the ship. Ibid. 
40. Aurora borealis in Faroe and Shetland.—Mr. Trevel- 
yan observed, that the Aurora borealis in Faroeand Shetland 
was often seen very low, not more than 40 or 50 feet 
above the level of the sea; and he learned that in both 
countries it is frequently heard. In Faroe Mr. 'T. met 
one person who stated, that when the colour of the Aurora 
borealis is dark red, and extends from west to east with a 
violent motion, he had experienced a smell similar to that 
which is perceived when an electric machine 1s in action. 
Ibid. 
41. Passage from Asia to America.—That public spir- 
ited nobleman Count Romanzoff, who fitted out, at his 
own expense, the expedition under Kotzebue for circum- 
navigating the globe, has sent out travellers to cross the 
ice from the eastern coast of Asia to the western coast of 
America. — Edinb. Phil. Jour. Vol. VII. 
I. Domestic. 
1. American Geological Society.—Since the last notice, 
a box of minerals, illustrating the mineralogy and geology 
of Rhode-Island, has been presented to the Society by 
Doct. Samuel Robinson, of Providence. 
