302 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
perhaps. 4 
Rev. T. Coaw adds, under date of Hilo, Hawaii, Nov. 25, 1859.—*The 
old lake of fusion in Kilauea is slowly enlarging, and the area a 
is subsiding. Probably it may in time resume its old size of half a mile 
in diameter. Recent visitors have found it active. On one occasion it 
p ten months, and our last : 
Several streams have fallen into the ya 
they regretted having removed their house of worship. Se 
_During the early stages of this eruption there were many pet . 
hibitions along the line of flow. Canals, cataracts, lakes, fountains *° 
ations were heard, 
Now, and for long 
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self-made counterpane of hardened lava, and pouring 
low and cragged precipice into the ocean, keeping up 4 
and sending up clouds of vapor into the air. | 
The central parts of Kilauea are more quiet than any other par 
crater. e have occasional earthquakes. ‘Two shocks occurred ™ : 
ruary, one in July, and two in November of the current year. . 
Boor Nortices.— : os gc 
1. Tritbner’s Bibliographical Guide to American Literature ® ay 
list of books, published in the United States of America du pret 
forty years. With Bibliographical Introduction, Notes 
ited b 
hav, A literature and science. Not on excellent 
than all other bibliographical works of a similar scope ie ealuable 
in itself. r limits permit us to mention only one of its in nota 
res, tor attention has b on works and area 
science, 
cordingly easy to trace, but more particularly on seri 
sciehtilic joursials; the tranmsotions of learned societion, and "6°" 
