CONTENTS. 
GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY. 
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M. Antoine p’ABBADIE on the Ethnological and Physical Characters of the 
Negro variety of mankind ............0seee08 Rope sens alisha saat ae stgeeicehess ae anes ashe 
Dr. Henry Barts on the Anomalous Period of the Rising of the Niger ....... 
Mr. Ricwarp BeamisuH on the Human Hand, an Index of Mental Development. 
Dr. Joun Beppoz on the Physical Characters of the Ancient and Modern Ger- 
DRYAAUS vevsicccsrcscussavensesescsidscccasesescteusesees “rensadd ested cAgescnagestine slgalsa's 
Mr. W. Boxzazrr’s Ethnological and Antiquarian Researches in New Gra- 
nada, Quito and Peru, with Observations on the Pre-Incareal, Incareal, and 
the Monuments of neighbouring Nations in Peru ...... 
Major-General Cuzsney on the Routes of Communication between England 
AN India....cscsscecscesensessevecsceraccecs 
Professor J. H. Connon Avateation Genie drigeaeaccnraneacsar von demantn Sets 
Mr. Ricuarp Cutt on the Character, Extent, ia Ethnological Value of the 
Indo-European Element in the Language of Finland...........ss.0008 aPeaconbanee 
Sir Joun F. Davis on China, in more immediate reference to pending Opera- 
tions in that Quarter ....ssccsccssessssersseeeres 
Dr. Joun O’Donovan on the Physical Characteristics of the Ancient Irish ... 
on the Intellectual Characteristics of the Ancient Irish 
on the Surnames of the Irish People, their Meanings, 
and the various changes which they have undergone since the English In- 
vasion of Ireland ..... eacvecevtsconens casinone saenninnadsns Rien ee eseeanpenssannexsaeds tones 
Rear-Admiral FirzRoy on the Probable Migrations and Variations of the 
Earlier Families of the Human Race ....csscscsssoeveencseees Tre coe aes mana 
Mr. Joun Grarran on some Skulls discovered in an ancient Sepulchral Mound 
~ near Mount Wilson in King’s County, Ireland ........... Seesseeesasas eanodeerec A 
Rey. Professor Graves on the Progress already made in the Transcription and 
Translation of the Ancient Laws of Ireland, calied the Brehon Laws ......... 
4 aap Hennessy on the Influence of the Gulf-stream on the Climate of 
MOIANG eee acest s desceasrssdeeeeekeacaune cers couwecucees apetd 
Mr. Gorpon M. Hitzs on the Round Towers of Ireland...... vwdtmees elite delet 
Rev. E. Hincxs on the Relation between the newly-discovered Accadian Lan- 
guage and the Indo-European, Semitic, and Egyptian Languages; with 
remarks on the original values of certain Semitic Letters, and on the state of 
the Greek Alphabet at different periods ....ssesecsscesscssesecescsecenscesaereeneees 
Mr. Joun Hoge on the supposed Biblical abn of Baalbec, and on the 
Sse Ob DAC NC s0,.cancsccassemmeancins odoia ds eaesatves tang dusssesseasemaiss ax sa sales 
a iss peeing on on the Cause of the ‘Mild Winter Temperature of the British 
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Mr. W. Hueues on the applica of a Decimal Scale to the construction 
BEE ADS) ccceatovccecescneamenscacecvasasees. Bee ARE paaonsieaietee sts 
Mr. Santraco Jackson on Routes from Lima to the oe i Seatet oc of the 
Amazon, with Notes on Eastern Peru as a field for Colonization.........00++ 
Rey. Dr. Livinestone’s short Statement of Discoveries in Southern ee 
Dr. W. Macponatp on the Sources and Origins of Human Races and their 
_ Languages, more especially the Celtic ........csssdecsssonesecensveeens wantasusscerees 
Mr. Crements R. Marxuam on the Final Arctic Searching Expedition. seobarhe 
Dr. Mrncutn on the Macrocephali of Hippocrates ..cecccssccesssesensssesceeeeenes 
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