166 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
oe ute “iste Smith’s Collection of Minerals and Mete- 
orites.—We learn trom the correspondence published in the Louis- 
ville Courier-Journal of July 12th, that Dr. Smith has presented his 
minerals and meteorites to the “ Polytechnic Society ” of Louisville, 
Kentucky. This peed already possessed the well known miner- 
alogical collection formed by the late Dr. Troost of Nashville 
University. The settection of meteorites formed by Dr. Troost, 
and for the most rine described by him, was load earcrs 2 secured 
by Dr. Smith, and he had added largely to it b ow 
résearches and exc anges. e collection ts shiortalied now 
returns, as we understand, to the Troost cabin 
Dr. Smith’s gift to the « Polytechnic ” tudes rat a collection 
of physical apparatus, which will now be in the custody of 
Tobin, who is entirely devoted to its brsehevetun aa scientific 
usefulness, 
OBITUARY. 
AcuitLE Dretesse.—The death of Delesse is mentioned on page 
416 of the May number of this Journal. Delesse’s researches in 
science were chiefly i in the departments of mineralogy and geology. 
His labored memoirs on metamorphism and pseudomorphism, and 
his investigations with regard to the chemical constitution and 
other characters of various kinds of rocks, contributed largely to the 
prowess of lithology and geology. He experimented also with 
mportant results on the expansion of rocks by heat and fusion, the 
sao: properties of rocks, their absorption of moisture and its 
effects on their resistance to crushing, and on other points. In con- 
nection with the results of the Exposition at Paris of 1855, he pro- 
duced a very valuable work entitled “ Matériaux de Construction; 
and he later published memoirs illustrated at large charts, ou the 
constitution of the bottom the seas, on the soils, under- 
ground water-plain, and subsoils about. ie His ‘ } evue des 
Progrés de la Géologie, ” prepared f or the “ Annales des Mines,” 
but lately with the aid of M. de Lapparent, reached its sixteenth 
vo pies: during the ae year. _ Delesse, in 1845, was placed in 
Delesse was elected a member of the Acade emy 0 FSccnaet in 187 79, 
M. Daubrée closes as follows his remarks at the funeral, on the 
29th of March: “The breadth of mind and uprightness of Delesse, 
his astonishing powers of work, his learning, his kindness of heart, 
seg He with true modesty and great loyalty of character, have 
m esteemed and beloved during all periods of his useful 
career. 
to wNE Henry Sainte Ciarre Devine, the eminent French 
Chemist, died at prtene tek ihiaaes on the Ist of July, having 
passed his 63d birthday in March last 
