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his ground against. them shows that cunning and craft more than compensated for 
the deficiency of his armament. Secondly, that as he was preceded in his occupa- 
tion, so was he succeeded by the Hyzena.” He then gave a brief summary of the 
organic remains found, comprising upwards of 1000 bones, 1016 teeth, and 15 jaws, 
icccee to 
Hyena speleea. Rhinoceros tichorhinus. 
Felis spelea. Rhinoceros hemitzechus (Falc.). 
Felis. Bos primigenius. 
Ursus spelzeus, Bos. 
Ursus arctos, Megaceros hibernicus. 
Ursus. Cervus. 
Lupus. Cervus tarandus (=C. Guettardi and C. 
Vulpes. Bucklandi, Owen, Foss. Mamm.). 
Elephas primigenius. Cervus Elaphus (=Strongyloceros spe- 
Equus. leeus, Owen, Foss. Mamm.). 
Rhinoceros hemitechus may perhaps refer the date of the cave back to the earlier 
part of the rewer Pliocene. At all events this is the second instance known of 
this associate of Elephas antiquus being found together with traces of man. 
On Specimens of Flint Instruments from North Devon. 
By the Rey. J. Dinein. 
On Flint Instruments from Howne. By Mr. Doveuty. 
On the Geology of Burren, Co. Clare. By ¥F. J. Foor, M.A., GSI. 
This district is composed of the beds of the upper portion of the Carboniferous 
Limestone, capped on the 8. W. by the basal shales of the Coal-measures. Contra 
to what is usually the case, the limestone rises into hills upwards of 1000 feet above 
the sea, and the sides of these are a step-like succession of steep clifls or blufis, with 
broad, flat terraces of bare rock at their feet; these lines of cliff are accurately laid 
down on the map, and are often traceable for many miles. Excepting in the val- 
leys, where there are accumulacions of drift (a mixture of limestone-gravel and 
the débris of granite), the district is almost entirely uncovered by soil, and the sin- 
gular form of the hills, together with their barrenness, imparts a most peculiar aspect 
to this part of Ireland. The strata are nearly horizontal, but have a general dip 
to the 8. of about 1° 30’. This dip prevents the lines on the map being actual con- 
tours. The limestone varies in colour from pale to dark grey, and in texture is 
either compact or crystalline. It contains Nadally Corals, Productee, Crinoids, Nau- 
tili, Spirifere, &e. In many places it is highly magnesian, and there are some good 
Dolomites, as well as bands of Chert. It is traversed by several sets of joints, which 
cut up the rock into numerous prisms of various sizes and forms; and the extensive 
flat surfaces have somewhat the appearance of that of a glacier; an accurate plan 
of a portion of one of these surfaces was also exhibited. This remarkable tract of 
country has altogether an area of about 250 square miles. 
On some Models of Foraminifera. By Dr. Frrtscu. 
On the Skiddaw Slate Series. By Professor Hanxnuss, /.2.S., GS. 
The Skiddaw slates of Professor Sedgwick form the lowest of the sedimentary 
rocks of the North of England. They are overlaid by a thick series of greenish-grey 
rocks, which, for the most part, consist of porphyries and ashes; these latter have 
been succeeded by the Coniston limestone of Professor Sedgwick, the equivalent of 
the Bala limestone. 
The sequence of the Skiddaw slates is well shown in the hills which lie west of 
Bassenthwaite and Derwentwater Lakes. In this portion of Cumberland, these 
slaty strata, with their associated flagey beds, are seen at Newlands, passing under 
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