Intelligence and Miscellanies. 191 



Remarks. — From the above observations it appears, that, 

 in this latitude, the maximum of temperature of the springs, 

 which supply our wells wiih water, occurs about the 15th of 

 October, and is about - - - - - 51°. 



Minimum, about the 15th of April, and is about 40. 



Difference, - 11°„ 



Fayetteville, (Vt.) May '26th, 1828. 



2. Proceedings of the Lyceum of Natural History, N. York. 

 [Continued from Vol. XIV., p. 190.] 



October, 1827. — Specimens of talcose rock in situ, from 

 the serpentine locality on the island of New-York, were laid 

 upon the table by Mr. J. Cozzens. 



Mr. Gale presented a suite of specimens from the celebra- 

 ted locality at Franklin, N. J. Among them were particu- 

 larly noticed granular Franklinite, in carbonate of lime, red 

 ores of zinc, granular pyroxene, and foliated Jeffersonite. 



Mr. De Kay read a paper on several fossils from the Ches 

 apeake and Delaware canal. See An. Lye. vol. 2. 



A valuable and extensive collection of scientific books was 

 received from Prof. N. S. Castrom, of Sweden. 



Dr. Torrey communicated the result of his observations on 

 the Gay Lussite from the Province of Venezuela, of which 

 several specimens had been recently presented to the Cabi- 

 net by Mr. Robert Stephenson, of Newcastle, (England.) 



Mr. Lyle presented several ores from the Republic of Co- 

 lombia, chiefly consisting of malachite ; red and grey silver 

 ore in its matrix. 



Prof. J. Aug. Smith read a paper in which he endeavored 

 to exhibit specific differences between the bald and grey ea- 

 gles, deduced from anatomical observations. 



Mr. Gale presented a large slab of Labrador feldspar, 

 from Corlaers Hook, in this city. 



Mr. J. Cozzens announced that he had discovered a spe- 

 cimen of the genus Uranoscopus in the American waters. 



Mr. Barnes read a notice of the Fusus corona (Lam) from 

 the Gulf of Mexico ; a very rare shell, and now positively 

 identified. 



