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concluded by drawing attention to the remarkable human jaw 

 found by Dr. Dupont in the cave of La Naulette, and taken out 

 thence by his own hands from beneath seven feet of stratified 

 Loess Sand, hermetically sealed by three distinct layers of 

 Stalagmite. This jaw, which has been recognised by the first 

 anatomists of Paris and Belgium as human, is certainly the 

 the most ape-like that has ever yet been attributed to man. Its 

 analogy is with the Austrahan or Lapp type, but notably with 

 the former. It is small and round, the chin -bone is whoUy 

 wanting, and the orifices of the canines, which are absent, are 

 of such dimensions as to show that they must have been almost 

 tusk-like in character. 



The Rev. Mr. Smtthe exhibited portions of two human 

 crania, which he had found at the isle of Portland, under 

 four feet of superficial rubble, associated with a deer's antler 

 and some coarse black pottery. These relics were found mixed 

 with black carbonaceous matter; and a round stone which was 

 found with them bore upon it evident marks of fire. The crania 

 were of elongated form, the frontal bone much depressed, and 

 were altogether of a very low type. 



On Wednesday, 12th September, the Club held their last 

 meeting for the season at Malvern, where they were joined 

 by the Woolhope, Worcestershire, and Malvern Field Clubs. 

 The day, for the most part raining, was ill-adapted for field 

 excursions; nevertheless, a party, under Dr. Holl, scaled the 

 Hills, and were rewarded by an interval of fine weather, which 

 enabled them to enjoy the prospect, and to hsten with 

 advantage to a short lecture on the Geology of the surrounding 

 district, by the Rev. W. S. Symonds. Malvern is, however, no 

 uninteresting place of detention for weather-bound visitors. A 

 large number congregated at the Abbey, and listened to a 

 discourse on the stained glass, and other features of interest, 

 of that noble structure, carefully prepared by the Rev. Mr. 

 MuNN. In the meantime, the Geological section of the associated 

 Field Clubs met at the residence of Dr. Geindeod, whose 

 extensive and choice Museum was liberally thrown open for 

 their inspection. Here a paper was read by Dr. Holl, on the 



