158 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
August and November, 1871; by P. Tacchini. 3. Spectroscopie 
observations of solar spots made it Florence; a letter from Prof. 
Donati to P. Tacchini. (One e.) 
5. Monthly Record of Results f Observations in Meteorology, 
Terrestrial Magnetism, ete. Taken at the Melbourn e Observatory, 
during January, 1872; together muh abstracts ein meteorologi- 
cal observations obtained at various localities in Victoria. Under 
9 ae of R. L. J. Ellery, Government Astronona 
4 pp. 8vo. Published by authority of her Majesty’s govern 
xi in Victoria—Besides various meteorological tables, this 
Report contains the following on the 
Aurora of February, 1872.—An Aurora Australis was visible 
shortly after midnight on the 5th until the early morning, coincident 
with which great magnetic disturbances took place, particularly of 
the horizontal force, and to a less extent the declination. ey com- 
menced at midni night. The maximum disturbance occurred short! 
before 3 a. M., when the minimum —_— declination was eens 
and continued until 5.15 a. M., when the maximum declination 
is- 
until toward midnight of the 6th, they cease e 
rang he horizontal foree occurred between 1" and 3H A. My 
amounting to 0°2940 of the absolute British —_ - maximum 
ceurring at 1" a, M., and the minimum at The motion 
o 
of the needle was at times exceedingly moiarey saoeing once within 
a pot minutes through 0°1737 of the evens unit. 
den’s Exploring and Surv dition.—This ex- 
even in 
midst of work; a the rivers have been so full that we 2 
not profitably have gone into the higher mountains earlier, if 
we had been ready. Dr. Hayden, with his division of the party, 
is at Fort Ellis, my a 4 to start in, We ex pect to meet 
expo Inse — 
S. Packarp, Jr. 18 pp., with three beautiful plate e nt 
the ee of _ Mr. Packard here re Vematus 
ventricosus anis, Alletabus Rhois, Telephorus orus Fraxint, 
Chrysomela sielapens Mysia 13-punctata and Chrysopa oculata. 
. Petroleum in San Domingo.—Mr. A. P. Marvine writes to 
one a the editors, in a itso dated aks or June 16, 
as follows: “Apropos to Mr, Gabb’s article ‘ On the ce of 
Petroleum in the Island of Santo Domingo,’ in the rs are number 
