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Well, Mr. Wonfor and he (Mr Scott) together examined the specimens 
carefully, with the determination to reject any about which they were 
doubtful ; and they fully satisfied themselves that all before the meet- 
ing were of human workmanship. Of course, in such a case as this, 
the specimens having been found on the spot by Dr. Stevens, all 
suspicion of recent chipping (independently of the means we possessed of 
testing that point), must be dismissed, and so, having no element of 
fraud to deal with, they simply had to determine whether they were to 
attribute the specimens to natural causes or to human agency. Every- 
thing unmistakably indicated the latter. But as he did not wish to 
come before them with his own opinion only, even in support of the 
experience of Dr. Stevens, he took the whole of the specimens (with 
others carefully selected) to one of the best judges he had ever known, 
the son of a first-rate antiquary,—a Doctor, too, by the way, and who 
had been judging critically, and with almost instinctive knowledge of 
such things since he wasa child. He took other specimens carefully 
selected, that is to say, some which he knew to be forgeries, — for he 
bought them with that knowledge,—and others of a very ambitious 
character, belonging to a friend, but in which he never believed, 
partly because nothing was known as to their original locality and for 
various other marks and failings which he need not stopto name. He 
at once pronounced these to be forgeries, and would not even look at 
others ; but the moment he saw Dr. Stevens’s specimens he said, 
‘These are right : they are very early and rude, but there is no ques- 
tion about one of them.” 
Mr, Scorr then pointed out, with great clearness and minuteness, 
the points of difference between the genuine and the fabricated or 
the naturally -formed implements, and concluded his Paper by 
referring to some of the difficulties he had had to contend with in 
executing the task assigned to him. Having for many years been 
accustomed to the advantages of an Archeological and Natural History 
Library, accessible at all times, he had felt, ever since he had been in 
Brighton, like a workman without his tools, especially when anything 
like a paper or lecture had to be put together. In the present instance, 
he had had to trust almost entirely to memory on a subject which had 
never been his particular line of archeological study. Such works as 
he wanted were not to be had in the town. Professor Rupert Jones 
wrote to him suggesting six or seven works on the subject, some of 
which were out of print, and recommending him to ask our eminent 
townsman, Mr Davidson, F.R.S., for some of them. 
