142 ROBERT CHAMBERS. [l859. 



overhauling the Brixham Cave spoils. I am quite of your opinion 

 as to sending down the cases to you at Torquay. 



I was at Salisbury last week, and saw, in a collection just 

 commenced by a Dr Blackmore, the bone of a bird and part of 

 the jaw of the cave-tiger from Fisherton. 



I also have had some very pleasant and kind letters from 

 Boucher de Perthes. I wrote a short time ago to the French 

 Institute respecting his discovery and my visit to the Somme. 

 Have you seen M. Gaudry's paper, the one he read before the 

 Academic des Sciences?' He has sent me a copy of it. Ever 

 truly yours, J. PKESTWICH. 



P.S, As I am going out of town (north) for three or four weeks, 

 I will try to call on you on Monday morning, and will put 

 Gaudry's paper in my pocket. We had a meeting of the Cave 

 Committee on Wednesday. The point for consideration was 

 where we should send the collection to. We considered it 

 desirable to consult the wishes of the Eoy. Soc. on this point. 

 I also wanted to know yours. 



The following note from Dr Robert Chambers is 

 an evidence of his appreciation of the flints from the 

 valley of the Somme : 



R. Chambers to J. Prestwich. 



31 SOMEESET STREET, Nov. 12, 1859. 



MY DEAR SIR, I have received your packet containing two 

 of the Amiens flint weapons. I could hardly have supposed you 

 were willing to part with such precious relics of antiquity, and 

 still feel some doubt as to your intentions. Assuming, however, 

 in the meantime that you design me to retain them, I beg leave 

 to thank you for them most earnestly. I shall have great satis- 

 faction in showing them to the large and intelligent audience 

 of the Philosophical Institution in Edinburgh when I give my 

 lectures next month ; and perhaps it will ultimately appear best 

 that I hand them into our National Museum of Antiquities, 

 which already contains examples of such weapons (of ungeo- 

 logical history) collected in more countries than one. I am, ray 

 dear sir, yours very sincerely, E. CHAMBEKS. 



