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be mentioned Keith Johnson’s New Atlases, and Major’s ‘ Life of 
Prince Henry.’ The obituary of the year included the names of the 
late President, Mr. William John Hamilton, Lord Rosse, Lord 
Colchester, the Right Hon. Sir George Clark, Captain James 
Mangles, R.N., Mr. Ashurst Majendie, the Rev. Pierce Butler, Sir 
Charles Lemon, &c., and as we have mentioned before, Mr. John 
Crawfurd. After a brief sketch of the additions to our geographical 
knowledge, as they have from time to time appeared in these 
Chronicles, Sir R. Murchison dwelt at some length upon the progress 
of Dr. Livingstone, and the success of the expedition sent in search 
of him. He then pointed out the three routes which were open to 
the traveller on his return, showing that, according to his own 
calculation Dr. Livingstone might return to England by August 
next, whereas according to Sir Samuel Baker he possibly might 
arrive at Gondokoro next April, but not before, and he scarcely 
could with probability be expected until a much later date. The 
President referred to the appointment by the Government of 
Mr. Clements Markham, as geographer to the Abyssinian expedi- 
tion. One positive gain to the Society, resulting from this appoint- 
ment, was the desire of Sir Robert Napier to become a member 
of that body. The memoirs of Mr. Markham might be looked 
forward to as one of the most worthy parts of the Journal of the 
Society. 
8. GEOLOGY AND PALAZONTOLOGY. 
(Including the Proceedings of the Geological Society.) 
“THE unique specimen of Archxopteryx lithographica (von Meyer) 
which at present adorns the collection of fossils in the British 
Museum, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting relics of the 
extinct fauna of long-past ages; and the correct interpretation of 
the fossil is of proportional importance.” With these words, Pro- 
fessor Huxley commences a paper, read before the Royal Society on 
January 30th, the object of which is to show that Professor Owen 
has mistaken the dorsal face of most of the bones for the ventral ; 
the left femur, left tibia, and bones of the left foot for the “right 
femur, tibia, and bones of the foot,” and so forth. Professor Huxley 
concedes that the furculum (if it be such) turns its ventral surface 
to the eye, and he suggests “that it is the bouleversement of this 
bone which has led to that reversal of the proper nomenclature of 
the other bones, which, could it be sustained, would leave Archexop- 
teryx without a parallel in the vertebrate sub-kingdom.” By the 
light of his correction, however, he considers that many points of 
