158 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
estimating magnitudes, and making the asinine necessary for 
finding the position of each star from the posit n it held when 
back exact woe of the great southern constellations, a great 
addition will be made to Ae aaa science, of which as s Ametr 
ey we may iaatly be pro 
2, Eclipse of the Sun of D —A telegram from Mr. Davis, 
photographer to the English. Helipes expedition, says: “ Mange 
dore, Baikul. Five totality negatiy es; extensive corona; persist: | 
ent rifts; slight external changes.” Another from Mr. ‘Tanssea, 
a Saf French Acade my of Sciences, dated Octacamund : 
a couronne eases matiare loin qu’ atmosphére du Sold 
sek, Dee. 2 
TV. MiscennaNngous Screntiric INTELLIGENCE. 
— Chicago Academy of Sciences.—This active Academy, We 
e glad to learn, is likely to resame work under far more favor 
pets conditions than was at first thought possible. While the loss 
of special collections cannot be repaired in all cases, and the losses 
of the results of years of labor by Dr. Stimpson in memolrs, 
library makes all rie of books, and even of separ rate copies of 
memoirs from authors, highly acceptable to the Academy: 
We know that some authors and publishers have already sent in 
offers of importance, and, no doubt, an organized effort, in response 
to the circular lately issued by the ‘President, Col. Foster, and ie 
Stimpson the Curator, will be fruitful of good re sults. | 
Let us hope that this second total daeracion of the Chicag? 
Academy by fire will lead them, in rebuilding for the third time, 
to the eo of every possible means of security against 4 simi 
a disas' 
The ‘Natural Sciences in Public Schools.—We learn, pes 
Bi satisfaction, that a science-school for the teachers in| the pub- 
lic schools of Boston has been established through the enli iightened 
liberality of John Cummings, Esq., whose interest and zeal in PY 
moting Seite education are well known. Professor A. I i 
and W. H. Niles, oe many of the officers of the Boston Society 0 . 
snake relied upon. The intention is to impart knowledge of such — 
kinds, and in such -— that the iS can give it in their tur” 
to their pupils. Thus even the youngest pupils may re¢ eive m 
or less of the sciences in the most suitable and practical manner. 
