no Cleaveland^s Notice of the Late Meteor in Maine^ 



gainst the conviction of a boy for climbing a tree to witness 

 a battle, the law being that all battles shall be fought with- 

 out spectators (except the magistrate and constables) to pre* 

 vent the artificial incitement to boxing matches, arising from 

 the stimulating shouts of the by-standers. The ground of 

 appeal was want of jurisdiction in the magistrate, the tree 

 being on land of the appellant's father, and the time being 

 out of school hours. After a Jong debate, the order of the 

 magistrate is confirmed. 2nd, An account of the erection 

 of a tool-house, or work-shop by the boys without any as- 

 sistance — " No workman having been employed either in 

 the masonry, carpentry, slating, glazing, or painting." 



There are also the answers to questions in Mental Arith- 

 metic which have been made at public examinations. Some 

 of them reminti us of Zerah Colburn. 



INTELLIGENCE AND MISCELLANIES. 



1. Domestic. 



] . Notice of the late Meteor in Maine, by Prof. Cleaveland ; 

 Brunszvick, Oct. U th, 1 823. 



This aerolite fell at Nobleboro', Maine, August 7th, 1823, 

 between 4 and 5 o'clock, P. M. on land belonging to John 

 and David Flogg. The following account of the phenome- 

 na was received from Mr. A Dinsmore, who was at work 

 near the place, on which the aerolite struck. 



Mr. Dinsmore's attention was excited by hearing a 

 noise which at first resembled the discharges of platoons 

 of soldiers, but soon became more rapid in succession. 

 The air was perfectly cairn ; and the sky was clear, with 

 the exception of a small whitish cloud, apparently about 

 forty feet square, nearly in his zenith, from which the 

 noise seemed to proceed. After the explosion, this little 

 cloud appeared to be in rapid spiral motion downwards a's 

 if about to fall on him, and made a noise, like a whirlwind 

 among leaves. At this- moment, the stone fell among 

 some sheep, which were thereby much frightened, jump- 



