9 REPORT— 1874. 
Self, Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, Rey. G. C. Swayne, Rev. Mr. Valpy, Rev. H. 
L. Williams, Rev. R. R. Wolfe, General Cotton, Col. Bushe, Lieut.-Col. J. 
G. R. Forlong (British India), Capt. Baudry (Bombay), Capt. J. C. Boyce, 
Capt. F. Miles, Dr. Ayerst, Dr. H. P. Blackmore, Dr. H. Evens, Dr. Houn- 
sell, Dr. A. Parr, Dr. Topham, Dr. J. 8. Burdon Sanderson, Dr. Wilks, and 
Messrs. C. A. Adamson, T. Aggs, G. Baudry (Bombay), W. Blackmore, W. 
H. Bridges, J. Duntze Carew, J. M. Curzon, M. Davidson, E. C. Dunn (Mel- 
pourne, Victoria), T. M. Eccles, A. B. Emmons (U.S. America), A. E. Flet- 
cher, D. Hanbury, C. W. Hodson, E. D. Mashiter Hooper, T. Hunton, P. Q. 
Karkeek, E. Keep (Melbourne, Victoria), C. Lister, R. Lowndes, H. T. Mac- 
kenzie, J. I. Mackenzie, G. Meurling, F. A. Paley, T. M. Patterson, F. Rayner, 
G. F. Remfry, J. Hassard Short, J. Barclay Thompson, W. Vicary, T. Vicears, 
T, Warner, J. F. Webb, and H. Wyndham. 
During a meeting at Torquay of the South-western Branch of the British 
Medical Association, the Cavern was visited by a large party of the members, 
attended by the Superintendents, including Dr. Aldridge, Dr. Baker, Dr. 8. 
Budd, Dr. Dalby, Dr. Ellery, Dr. Finch, Dr. Harris, Dr. Henderson, Dr. 
Hudson, Dr. L. Shapter, Dr. W. R: Woodman, and Messrs. L. Armstrong, 
W. Brown, A. J. Cumming, J. Doidge, S. A. Gill, T. Harper, J. D. Harris, 
J. Kempthorne, W.C. Hunt, R. Kerswill, J. Lawton, H. E. Norris, T. E. Owen, 
C. Parsons, C. Pridham, G. T. Rolston, C. H. Roper, W. K. Spragge, A. J. 
Wallis, and J. Woodman. 
The Cavern was also visited, under the guidance of the Superintendents, 
by Messrs. W. E. Blatch, A. B. Hill, A. D. Hill, W. R. Hughes, and J. Mor- 
ley, members of the Birmingham Natural-History and Microscopical Society, 
during a scientific visit of that body to South Devon. 
Besides the foregoing, a large number of visitors have been conducted by 
the Guide to the Cavern, appointed by the proprietor, Sir L. Palk, Bart., but 
who is placed under the directions of the Superintendents of the Exploration. 
Tn such cases the visitors are taken through those parts of the Cavern which 
have been explored, but not into the branches which have not been examined, 
or where the work is still in progress. 
- During May 1874 an arrangement was made with the Superintendents by 
Professor Alfred Newton, F.R.S., of Magdalen College, Cambridge, for Mr. 
HH. H. Slater, one of the Naturalists to the Rodriguez Transit Expedition, to 
spend some time in the cavern studying the mode of exploration followed 
there, it being not improbable that he might have to explore some very inter- 
esting caves which exist in the island, and where, instead of intelligent men, he 
would probably have only half savages to digforhim. Mr. Slater reached Tor- 
quay on June Ist, when every thing was done to facilitate his purpose, and 
he spent some days watching the men at work. 
Live rats continue to present themselves in the Cavern from time to time, 
and sometimes prove to be very troublesome. On Tuesday, October 7, 1873, 
one, which had been seen by the workmen, carried off six candles in the course 
of the afternoon, having detached them from a nail at aspot believed to have 
been inaccessible even to rats, and which had been used for the purpose during 
a period of three years without any previous loss. Gins were at once set for 
the marauder, and he was captured on the following Friday. On the 29th of 
the same month, another, between the hours of nine and one, ate through 
the basket in which one of the workmen had placed his dinner of bread and 
meat, and carried off every thing but the bread, the whole of which was left. 
A large number have been captured during the last twelve months. 
It may not be out of place to remark that during the summer months 
