DEPTH OF THE OCEAN.
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AT the annual meeting the association of
American Geologists in Boston, Commander
Wilkes. U. S. N. made communication
upon the subject of the depth and sadness of
the ocean. The maximum depth has never
been attained Captain Ross sounded 1000
ia,homs, about 81 900 feet, and got no bot
tom. There are great difficulties attending
deep sea soundings. Experiments show
that the great valleys of our ocean run at
right angles to the ranges near our coast
The basins of the Southern hemisphere dip
and rise alternately from the equator towards
the pole, causing very unequal depths Of
water.


Experiments were made by Captain
Wilkes upon the penetration of solar light
A pot painted white was let down into the
water. and the point of .nvisibility marked
upon taking it out, the point OF visibility
marked, and the two were found to vary
but falhom or two, In water at 36 de-
grees the pot disappeared at six fa'homs-
in the Gulf Stream, at twen:y.seven fathoms
Just outside of it, at twenty-three iahoms


CONVERSION OF PRoF. ALLEN.-The
Rev. George Allen, A. NJ, of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, renounced the
ministry a few days ago, and publicly
confirmed to the Roman Catholic COM
munion. The Philadelphia News says:


"He was received into the bosom OF that
Church with the usual pomp and soem-
nity, and partook Of the first sacrament
at the altar of St. Johns Cathedral. Prof.
Allen was for many years President OF
Newark College, Delaware, and presided
over its affairs with distinguished ability.
For the last two years he has been con-
nected with the University of Pennsyl-
vanla, and is at this time Professor of
Latin and Greek, and Secretary Of the
Faculty. This sudden change in his re-
liel ,us views has surprised the Clergy
and Laity of the Episcopal denomination
from the fact that he has hitherto been
regarded as a staunch Protestant. We
have no doubt that this conversion will
create quite sensation in the religious
world"


Prof. Allen was never President OF
Delaware College, but occupied in that
Institution the same relative post that he
now holds in the University OF Pennsyl-
vania.