328 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
ring complete a revolution in about eight hours. “These rings of 
Saturn, like everything cosmical, must be leet 8 iit 3 
and of two which impinge, one may be accelerated, but it will be 
siaceeiies at the expense of the other. The other falls out of 
the ici as it were, and is gradually drawn in towards the planet. 
The consequence is "that, ossibly not so much on account of the 
improvement of telescopes of late years, but perhaps simply in 
consequence of this gradual closing in of the whole system, a new 
ring of Saturn has bce gah seinen the two old ones,—what 
formed of the laggards, as it tei: which 1ave been thrown out 
The sedoess a ‘sinee! 3 in dies case of Saturn’s rings, the period 
of revolution has beco s than that of the planet’s rotation is 
eo Saree indicated. elnie is ane impossible that a similar process 
y have been in a evorsete Siete: the forming period eae the 
Martial arti Unles uch explanation as this can be 
given, the short rt period of t ste inner satellite will doutetees be 
regarded as a conclusive kc me = the nebular hypothesis. 
Bloomington, Indiana, August 2 27th, 1 
V. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
ings, owin ng to the season of the year for a place so far south, and 
Health, gotten a ihe» ecial reference to this ‘sabatation r 
port on the Topography of Nashville, tive Major Wilbur F Foster, 
illustrated with a map embracing an | three miles; report 
* Tate’s Recent Advances in Phys. Sci., p. 259. 
