1864.] LECTURE BY DR. LIVINGSTONE. 379 



The publishers and editors of The Geological Magazine have 

 not hastily undertaken the task which lies before them ; but, 

 having consulted the most eminent geologists and palaeontologists 

 of the day (amongst whom may be mentioned Sir Philip Egevton, 

 Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Charles Lyell, G. Poulett Scrope, Esq., 

 Professors Sedgwick, Phillips, Owen, Ramsay, Morris, and Huxley, 

 and Dr. Falconer), they are not unaware of what will be expected 

 of them ; and they have received such assurances of support and 

 encouragement, as well as promises of original contributions, that 

 they confidently trust their efforts will meet with success. 



Another well-known scientific magazine, the Edinburgh New 

 Philosoj)hical Journal, has been merged in the new Quarterly 

 Journal of Science, published in London. 



MEETING OF BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



LECTURE BY DR. LIVINGSTONE. 



On the evening of September 20, the theatre was crowded by 

 members of the Association, anxious to hear the lecture announced 

 by Dr. Livingstone on his travels and labors in Africa. 



Sir R. Murchison stated that the assistant-general-secretary, Mr. 

 Griffiths, had made such excellent arrangements that, while Dr. 

 Livingstone is lecturing there, his lecture would be read in another 

 place to many hundreds of the Association who could not find room 

 in the theatre; and that when that assembly was adjourned, his 

 friend would move to the other room, and there thank that assembly 

 which was met to do him honor also. 



Dr. Livingstone then delivered the following lecture : — In 

 order that the remarks I have to offer may be clearly understood, 

 it is necessary to call to mind some things which took place previous 

 to the Zambesi Expedition being sent out ; and most of you are, 

 no doubt, aware, that previous to the discovery of Lake Ngami and 

 the well- watered country in which the Makololo dwell, the idea pre- 

 vailed that a large part of the interior of Africa was composed of 

 vast sandy deserts into which rivers ran and were lost. In a jour- 

 ney from sea to sea across the continent, somewhat north of the 

 lake first discovered, it was found that there, too, the country was 

 well watered. Large tracts of fertile soil were covered with forest, 

 and occupied by a considerable population. We had, then, the 



