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seems likely, however, that in this locality it will be exterminated 
by the proposed extension of the docks. 
CALLITHAMNION PLUMULA, Lyngd. 
A small specimen was found washed up near the Sunderland 
docks. 
In an old number of the “Transactions of the Berwickshire 
Club,” I find a notice by Mrs. Gatty of the occurrence of Cal- 
lithamnion Brodici and Ectocarpus granulosus, near the coves of 
Holy Island. These habitats were unknown to me at the time 
of the publication of my catalogue, and being attested by so ex- 
cellent an observer as Mrs. Gatty, it seems desirable to record 
them here. There can be no doubt that many additions to our 
local phycology might yet be made by any diligent investigator 
who could constantly avail himself of the low tides on the most 
promising points of our coast, or who would perseveringly hunt 
over the heaps of rejectamenta which strew the beach in autumn 
and winter. 
XLV.—WMiscellaneous Notices and Observations. 
Electrical Phenomenon observed at Carlisle—During the cold 
and showery weather at the beginning of the present month, I 
witnessed a phenomenon, which I believe to be extremely rare, 
and an account of which may prove interesting to the members 
of the Club. On returning from church, on Sunday evening, I 
was caught in a rather smart shower, and hearing a peculiar his- 
sing sound, I looked about me to ascertain the cause, and was 
rather surprised to see an electric spark on the tip of each rib in 
my umbrella; these continued to increase in brilliancy for nearly 
three minutes, when they gradually disappeared. The umbrella 
in question, was an alpaca one, with steel framework, and a 
wooden handle. I communicated the circumstances to Mr. 
Chambers of the Kew Observatory, and trust that I shall not be 
considered as making an undue use of his reply, if I quote parts 
of it here. He remarks, “I am not aware that any similar 
observations are on record, but believe that this case admits of 
