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animals, and even for elephants. 
Palme has been variously trans- 
lated, the palms of the hand, the 
branches of the palm-tree, and the 
blades of oars. But whatever ex- 
planation we put upon these words, 
the whole description has usually 
been referred to the reindeer, and 
has been so understood by Cuvier, 
Buffon, and Beckman. The single 
horn, of course, is a mistake, though 
one that is common enough. Some 
writers still assert that there is 
good evidence of the existence of 
Notes and Correspondence. 
unicorns in the centre of Africa, 
and although we will not say that 
such things cannot exist (having 
the fear of the author of the ‘ Water 
Babies’ before our eyes), still Caesar 
is as likely to have been mistaken 
in this matter as in the assertion 
he makes in the following chapter, 
that the elk cannot bend its legs or 
get up when once thrown down, 
whilst he is true as regards the main 
facts of existence of the animals in 
France in historic times. 
C. W. Kerr. 
THE GOLD MEDALLISTS OF THE SCIENCE “EXAMINA- 
TIONS, MAY, 1864, AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION BY 
THE STATE. 
We have great pleasure in publishing, as conspicuously as we are able, 
the names of those Students of the Classes who, to their honour, suc- 
ceeded in obtaining the Gold Medals at the recent (May) examinations 
of the Science and Art Department. The names in italics are those 
of Middle Class Students who obtain Honorary Certificates instead of 
Medals. 
Name of Gold 
Metallist. Age. Residence. Subject. Teacher. 
Joun B. BAKER 18 Chester Geometry, Mechanical E, A. Davidson, 
Drawing, and Building 
Construction. 
Epwarp RicHarps 19 London ‘Theoretical and Applied R. Straughan. 
Mechanics. 
Joun G. ANDERTON 20 Birmingham Acoustics, Light, Heat, C. J. Woodward. 
Magnetism, and Elec- 
tricity. 
John W. Judd 24 London Ditto ditto Self-taught. 
WILLIAM Barr 19 Glaszow Inorganic and Organic Dr. F. Penny. 
Chemistry. 
Alfred H, Allen 18 Sheffield Ditto ditto Self-taught. 
JoHN CONNOLLY 22 Cork Road, Geology and Mineralogy  Self-taught. 
Bandon, 
John W. Judd 24 London Ditto ditto Ditto. 
Henry ANGEL 20 Islington Animal Physiology and J. Howard. 
Zoology. 
ISABELLA MAFFETT 22 Belfast Vegetable Physiology, R. Tate. 
Economie and System- 
atic Botany. 
John W. Judd 24 London Ditto ditto Self-taught. 
George J. Snelus 26 Macclesfield Physical Geography — Hewitt. 
The Department of Science and Art also grants Silver and Bronze 
