92 THE COMING OF AGE OF 



Pleistocene Mammals from the neighbourhood of Chelmsford 

 was published in 1895 (Essex Naturalist, IX., 16). The 

 eleventh volume of the Essex Naturalist for 1899-1900 is quite 

 remarkable for a number of geological papers comprising 

 palaeontological contributions. Taking these in order we have : 



" Some New Sections in, and contributions to, the Fauna of the River 



Drift of the Uphall Estate, Ilford, Essex," by J. P. Jolinson and G. 



White, Essex Nat., XI. ; 157. 

 " On the Pleistocene Deposits of the Ilford and Wanstead District," by 



Martin A. C. Hinton ; Ihid., 161, 

 " Additions to the Palaeolithic Fauna of the Uphall Brickyard, Ilford," by 



J. P. Johnson; Ibid., 209; also XII., 52. 



(This paper is noteworthy as containing a record of the 

 discovery of flint implements in the Uphall series of deposits 

 associated with extinct species of animals). 



" The Eocene Flora and Fauna of Walton-Naze, Esse.\," by J. P. Johnson ; 



Ibid., 284. 

 "Contributions to the Pleistocene Geology of the Thames Valley, I., The 



Grays Thurrock Area, Part I," by Martin A. C. Hinton and A. S. 



Kennard. With a Sub-Section on the Fossil Fishes, by E. T. Newton ; 



Ibid., 336-370- 



This last paper is certainly a most important contribution 

 to Essex Geology, being the result of field work and personal 

 observation. It comprises also a very valuable bibliographical 

 list of 75 references, among which it is gratifying to find several 

 references to work published in our pages. The second part of 

 this paper was read at a recent meeting of the Club, and is of 

 equal or even greater interest as a contribution to ancient physio- 

 graphy. It is hoped that this part will shortly appear in the 

 Essex Naturalist. 



Seismology is a subject which, happily for this country, does 

 not often force itself in its most obtrusive form upon the atten- 

 tion of our local Societies. We had our big earthfjuake, 

 however, on April 22nd, 1884, and on Feb. 28th, 1885, I pre- 

 sented to the Club the detailed report on this occurrence 

 prepared by myself and Mr. William White {Proc, IV., cxxxviij. 

 The volume was published the same year as the first of our 

 Special Memoirs, and in fact inaugurated the system of Special 

 Memoirs. Of course it is not for me to say anything about the 

 value of this work, but it was undertaken in fact by way of 

 example in order to emphasize the duty of local societies in 



