Great Falls, are the only ones whose rapidity of descent can compare with this. But the Jordan, so far as known, has neither cataracts nor rapids, and its flow, though swift, is silent. Yet in the 984 feet of its descent in 60 geographical miles, there is room for three cataracts, each equal in height to Niagara; and there would still be left to the river an average fall equal to the swiftest portion of the Rhine, including the cataract of Schaffhausen! This is a most remarkable phenomenon, and ought ere this to have been investigated by the geographers of Europe. In the absence of all further observations, and in view of the striking anomaly thus presented by the Jordan as respects all other like rapid streams, Dr. Robinson suggests whether, after all, there may not be a possibility that some slight element of defect or inaccuracy has entered into the observations or calculations, and thus have affected the correctness of the result? The question would seem to be a fair one between the possibility of some such error on the one side, and the probability of so immense a contrast with all similar physical phenomena, as far as known, on the other. Thus seeing ground for suggesting a doubt whether the problem of the depression of the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley is yet fully solved, we are glad to learn that Dr. Robinson pointed out this among other matters, to the special attention of Lieutenants Lynch and Dale of the United States Navy, after these officers had received permission from their government to make an excursion to the Dead Sea, in order to examine its remarkable phenomena, as well as to survey its shores, and the whole valley of the Jordan. That this excursion has been taken we know, but no results bearing on the points in question have yet transpired. THE DEAD SEA EXPEDITION.-We are pleased to learn from private letters that the Dead Sea exploring party have successfully and satisfactorily completed their task, and returned to Jerusalem, where they were on the 19th of May. They have sounded the sea in all its parts, to the depth of 600 fathoms, and found the bottom crusted with crystallized salt. The pestilential effects attributed to the waters turn out to be fabulous. Ducks were seen skimming over the surface, and partridges abounded along the shore. The party were upon the sea in their boats or encamped on the borders for some two months, and their researches and estimates have been of the most thorough and interesting character. All were in excellent health and spirits, no sickness or accident having occurred. By the Arabs they had been received and uniformly treated with the utmost kindness and attention. The Syrians consider the men of the Jordan,' as they call them, the greatest heroes of the day. 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Lindsay, on Arabic version of the Scriptures, intend- Ashtaroth-karnaim, 83. BELL, G. M., on the Abundance of the BERTHEAU, Professor, on the different BIBLICAL INTELLIGENCE, 185-192; 396- Bretschneider, view of John's Gospel, 31. Brown, Rev. Dr., Expository Discourses 372-378. BURNING OF THE WORLD, on the (by heaven and earth, 318, 319; his argu- Cainan, name found in the Septuagint Calvin, his view of the Sabbatic ques- Cave, his notice of 2 Pet. iii. 3-13, 305. 80-100. CHRISTIANITY IN GERMANY, the Influ- 2 E |