REPORTS 
ON 
THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
Tenth Report of the Committee for Exploring Kent’s Cavern, Devon- 
shire, the Committee consisting of Sir Cuarizs Lyrxx, Bart., 
F.R.S., Sir Joun Luszocn, Bart., F.R.S., Joun Evans, F.R.S., 
Epwarp Vivian, M.A., Grorce Busx, F.R.S., Witt1am Boyp 
Dawkins, F.R.S., Wittiam Aysurorp Sanrorp, /.G.S., Joun Ep- 
ward Lea, F.G.S., and Witu1am Peneeutty, F.R.S. (Reporter). 
Berore entering on this, their Tenth Report, the Committee desire to express 
their deep sense of the great loss they have sustained in the decease of Pro- 
fessor Phillips. No member was more regular in his attendance at the meet- 
ings of the Committee, or felt a livelier interest in the investigation with 
which they are charged. On March 18, 1874 (little more than a month 
before his lamented death), though suffering from a severe cold, he visited 
the Cavern, when he carefully inspected those branches of it which have been 
explored, and expressed his admiration of the clearness and importance of 
the evidence bearing on the question of human antiquity which had been 
obtained. 
. The Ninth Report, presented to the Association at the Bradford Meeting, 
brought the work up to the end of August 1873, when the Committee were 
engaged in the Exploration of the “ Long Arcade.” From that time the in- 
vestigation has been pursued, without intermission, in the manner uniformly 
observed from the commencement, and which was described in detail in the 
First Report (1865). The work has been performed in the most satisfac- 
tory manner by the workmen mentioned last year (George Smerdon and John 
Clinnick); the Superintendents have visited the Cavern daily, and have 
exercised the same care as heretofore in accurately recording the results 
from day to day. 
The interest felt in the exploration by the inhabitants and visitors of Tor- 
quay has suffered no abatement; and the Superintendents have had the plea- 
sure of conducting a large number of persons through the Cavern, including 
the Rev. Dr. Callaway, Bishop of Kaffraria, Rev. T. Bullivan, Rey. C. Chapman, 
ate C. Dayis, Rey. W. W, Follett, Rey. W. M. Kingsmill, Rev. W. H. 
1874, } «7 B 
