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subject of this Lecture, was but an exaggerated condition of that state 
of the animal kingdom which is exhibited by the present fauna of 
the Galapagos Islands.* 
In conclusion Dr. Mantell alluded to the recent discovery of 
reptilian remains (the Telerpeton Elginense, and the presumed 
Chelonian foot-tracks’) in the Old Red Sandstone of Morayshire,t 
in proof of the necessity of bearing in mind the salutary caution 
of Sir Charles Lyell, ‘‘that as our acquaintance with the living 
creation of past ages must depend in a great degree on what 
we term chance, we ought never to assume that the first creation 
of any type of animals or plants took place at the precise point 
where our retrospective knowledge happens to stop.” 
In the Library were exhibited : — 
Section of Bones of the Iguanodon, shewn by the Microscope. 
[Exhibited by A. J. Woodhouse, Esq. M.R.I.] 
Drawing of the Notornis Mantelli, by Mr. Gould, and Drawings 
of the Iguanodon by J. Martin, Esq., R.A., &c. [Exhibited by 
Dr. Mantell.] 
Fossils from the Coal-pits, Lesmahago, Scotland, presented by 
Captain Inglefield. 
Portrait of Mrs. S. C. Hall by D. Maclise, and Frame carved by Mr. 
W. G. Rogers. 
Specimens of Sussex and Purbeck Marbles. [Exhibited by Mr. 
C. H. Smith.] 
Otter, Fox, and Cocks of the Rock, from Brazil and California, and 
Apteryx Australis, — mounted by Messrs. Leadbeaters. 
Tazza with Engraving, ‘‘ Nature,” after Lawrence — Vases inlaid 
with specimens of Marbles, &c. and Bronzes. [Exhibited by 
Mr. Tennant. } 
Manganese Oxyd and other Minerals. [Exhibited by Mr. Highley, 
jun. ] 
Specimens of Chasing in Silver, by Mr. Higgins. 
Models of the Steam-Engines of Savery, Newcomen, and of Watt. 
[Exhibited by Mr. Addams. ] 
The Circulation of the Sap in the Nitella flexilis, a Water-plant, 
was shown microscopically by Mr. C. Varley. 
In the Ante-room was exhibited : — 
A Sectional Model of Condensing Engine by Messrs. Watkins and 
Hill. 
* See “ Wonders of Geology,” Sixth Edition, p. 893. 
+ Lyell’s “ Manual of Geology,” Fourth Edition, p. x. 
