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silver ornaments upon them slig-htly melted : the fluid then made its 

 exit through the Venetian of a window near. A relation of Mr. 

 Yaull, and who occupied a bed in the hall, was awake at the time, 

 and temporarily paralyzed, and for some time after his memory was 

 confused. The fragments of the powder flask and the perforated 

 tile are deposited in the Polytechnic Institution. 



Phosphorescence of the Sea. 



Letters from Aden mention a singularly striking manifestation of 

 luminousness on the sea observed by the passengers by the Moo7.uf~ 

 fer on the 23d January, 1849, when about half way to Aden. The 

 surface of the water at once became smooth and glassy, as if oil had 

 been poured on it, — and was overspread with a sheet of pale green- 

 ish light as far as the eye could reach. The steamer lost speed, and 

 masses of sea-weed were seen floating in all directions around. The 

 thin clouds on the horizon reflected back the light, presenting an ap- 

 pearance similar to that witnessed in northern latitudes when the 

 Aurora fills the air. — Bombay Telegraph, January , 1849. 



Y. — PnocEEDiNas OF THE Madras Literary Society and 

 Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Li- 

 terary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, 

 held at the Chih House on Tuesday, the 1th September, 1847, 

 at 7 o^lock p. M. 



Present. 

 Chairman. 

 Walter Elliot, Esq. 

 Memler. 

 J. OucHTERLONY, Esq., and 

 Captain J. J. LosH, Secretary. 



Bead Extract from Minutes of Consultation in tlie Public Depart- 

 ment, No. 822, dated 4tli September, 1847. 



Public Department. 

 ^o. 822. 



Extract f rom the 3£inutes of Consultation, dated 4th September, 1847. 



E-ead tlie following letter from the Secretary to the Madras Literary 

 Society, and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



Here enter 26tli August, 1847, 



