1863 'MAN'S PLACE IN NATURE' 291 



Our Commission here l implicates us in an inquiry of 

 some difficulty, and which involves the interests of a 

 great many poor people. I am afraid it will not leave 

 me very much leisure. But we are in the midst of a 

 charming country, and the work is not unpleasant or un- 

 interesting. If the sun would only shine more than once 

 a week it would be perfect. With kind remembrances to 

 Lady Lyell, believe me, faithfully yours, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



We shall be here for the next ten days at least. But 

 my wife will always know my whereabouts. 



JERMYN STREET, March 23, 1863. 



MY DEAR SIR CHARLES I suspect that the passage to 

 which you refer must have been taken from my unrevised 

 proofs, for it corresponds very nearly with what is written 

 at p. 97 of my book. 



Flower has recently discovered that the Siamang's 

 brain affords an even more curious exception to the 

 general rule than that of Mycetes, as the cerebral hemi- 

 spheres leave part not only of the sides but of the hinder 

 end of the cerebellum uncovered. 



As it is one of the Anthropoid apes and yet differs in 

 this respect far more widely from the gorilla than the 

 gorilla differs from man, it offers a charming example of 

 the value of cerebral characters. 



Flower publishes a paper on the subject in the forth- 

 coming number of the N. H. Review. 



Might it not be well to allude to the fact that the 

 existence of the posterior lobe, posterior cornu, and hippo- 

 campus in the Orang has been publicly demonstrated to 

 an audience of experts at the College of Surgeons ? Ever 

 yours faithfully, T. H. HUXLEY. 



The success of Man's Place was immediate, despite 

 1 The Fishery Commission. 



