Wfiile this y^ry interesting discpvery suppU^ iififUhereford, 

 with another convincing proof of the reality and the universalitpii 

 of the, deluge, it supplies us also with a powerful motive of gra-jid 

 titiidpi %Q Divine Providence for that long-forgotten visitationiod 

 For if this territory were over-run with such beasts of prey as thaui 

 antediluvian inhabitants of the cave at Wellington Valley, itioj^^ 

 would not have been so eligible a place for the residence of maano 

 as it actually is. The tiger or hyaena would have been a muctooj? 

 more formidable enemy to the Bathurst settler than the despi- 

 cable native dog, though indeed they would certainly have af- 

 forded a much nobler game to the gentlemen of the Bathursbsw 

 Hunt. And if the huge rhinoceros had inhabited the lagoons 

 of Hunter's River, it might have been a much more serioys work 

 to displace him to, than shoot the pelican or emuiitd arfi ,aJijrt hv> 



I cannot conclude this letter without expressing my unfeigned 

 regret that, while this territory is becoming daily more and more 

 interesting to the geographer and geologist, to the man of science 

 as well as to the agriculturist and the merchant, the interesting 

 youth of Australia should hitherto have been debarred, in con- > 

 sequence of their want of instruction in the various branches of! ?r 

 Natural History and Natural Philosophy, from prosecuting the 

 numerous and interesting paths of discovery which this vast 

 island presents to every man of science and reseach. Could a 

 Lecturer not t^e established in Sydney under the patronage of 

 the Sydney College ? There are surely men in this Colony notj jl^I 

 less able than our brethren in Van Dieman's Land, to give aJT 

 course of Lectures that would interest, instruct, and stimulate the 

 youth of Australia. I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant, 



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Additional Information illustrative of the Natural History of 

 tife Australian Bone-Caves and Osseous Breccia, Communi- 

 cated by Dr. Lang. 



I HEs^ bones are found embedded in a red ochreous . cement^rtidl 

 which occurs partially in the crevices of the limestone rock, in,Bti 

 different parts of the interior of New South Wales. 



