398 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
In the Antarctic by the Challenger cp fae (1) between 
Prince Edwards’ and the Crozet Islands, 46° 46’ S., 45° 31’ E.,in 
1,375 fathoms; (2) 84 miles to the restart of How tolna one 
of the Crozets, 46° 16’ 8. “s 48° 27’ E., in 1,600 fathoms; (3), near 
the ice barrier, 62° 26'S, , 95° 44’ E., in 1,975 fathoms; (4) north of the 
ice barrier, 53° 55’ ee 108° 35’ E., in 1,950 fathoms; (5) south of 
Australia, 42° 42’ §., 34° 10’ Es in 2 600 feet ; (6) — in the 
Pacific, southwest of the Louisinde group, in 2 440 
The Umbellularie are beets associated with su nes deep sea 
animals as Ophiéglyphe, Brisinge, Pourtalesie, Be 
Munopsids, Petalophthalmi, Ganthiphisten —— ete.—R. 
V. Willemoes-Suhm in Ann. Mag. N. H., 1V, v, 
III. Astronomy. 
1. Observations de Poulkova ; publiées par a Srruve, Diree- 
teur de Observatoire Central Nicolas, volume vi. Observations 
Jaites au Cercle Meridian, 8’ Petersbourg, 1873, folio, pp. V 
545.—Among the most important astronomical publications of the 
past few years, must be Absigehigt the magnificent series of vol- 
umes published at Poulkova of the beautiful suburbs of St. 
Petersburg, by the Imperial Central Astronomical Observatory. 
The sixth volume of thi ich contains the observations 
aie trom 1840 to 1855 by iets of the Repsold meridian circle, has 
recently been received in this country. The number of observ: prs 
contained in this single volume amount to 21,000, and appertain to 
the stars from the first to the sixth magnitudes, situated hetween 
the north pole and 15° of southern declination. The whole series of 
meridian circle observations will require still another vai the 
seventh, and have been amassed through the labors of Sabler, 
1840 to 1854, Déllen, 1844 to 1849, Lindhagan, 1854 to 1855, 
Winnecke, 1858 to 1864 4, and Gromadski, 1866 to 1869, Throug 
the whole of this long ‘period, no important changes have been 
made in nes construction of the instrument, and but few yaee2 
in the methods of observation. The computations have 
Bey within the past few years under the successful treto 
of tides She and Von Asten 
IV. MiscentaNngous Screntiric INTELLIGENCE. 
with Tables 
i December r, 1874. Publ shed Seg 
poet ae London.)—This number of the Scottish 1, Sons, a 
i y important m memoir 02 
t 
the in sete of weather on e oreey from diferent pea - 
: a 
Mitchell, extending t pages. The dagniby in embraces the 
; decades from 1648 to 1874 inclusive; and the Rees the 
ide dle weekly reports of deaths in London are the basis of 
