430 Corresjjondence — J. E. Marr. 



Of course, I accept implicitly all Mr. Wheeler's own observations ; 

 but, as I demur to the aforesaid six hypotheses, I am unable to 

 accept his explanations. A. E. Hunt. 



SouTHwooD, ToaauAY. 



Jnhj 17, 1902. 



LAKES OF SNOWDONIA. 



Sir,— In the Geological Magazine for 1900 (Dec. IV, Vol. VIT, 

 p. 58) Mr. Dakyns criticizes a paper published in a previous volume 

 of the Magazine, in which Mr. Adie and I treat of the Lakes of 

 Snowdonia. Mr. Dakyns has convicted me of two mistakes, one 

 in a matter of observation, the other in the manner of expression of 

 a statement. For each of these mistakes I am alone responsible. 



I had hoped to accept Mr. Dakyns' polite invitation to go over 

 the ground with him, but various circumstances have prievented me 

 from doing so, and I have therefore awaited the publication of 

 Mr. Jehu's paper upon the Lakes of Snowdonia (Trans. Eoy. Soc. 

 Edinb., vol. ix, p. 419) before making my confession of error. 



Mr. Jehu informs me that I undoubtedly mistook an artificial 

 diversion of the stream issuing from Glaslyn for a natural one. As 

 he has not corrected this serious error in a prominent manner in his 

 paper, I feel bound to do so. I can only plead in mitigation of my 

 offence that the outlet was examined towards dusk on a sunny day 

 in the Easter vacation ; nevertheless, as our paper was partly 

 occupied with criticism of the views of others, I feel that I ought 

 to have revisited the lake before making my statement. 



The other matter refers to the bed of the Colwyn, which I said 

 "runs over drift." I should have said that drift extends along the 

 lower part of the valley beneath or near the bed of the river. 



Concerning other parts of Mr. Dakyns' paper I may have some- 

 thing to say in the future, but I feel that no further time should be 

 allowed to elapse before acknowledging mistakes to which attention 

 has been drawn in so straightforward a manner. John E. Marr. 



Cambridge, August, 1902. 



OBiTTJ.A.ie,:^'- 



PHILIP JAMES RUFFORD, F.G.S., 



Op the Hastings and St. Leonards Museum Association. 



Born January 26, 1852. Died June 19, 1902. 



It is with deep regret we record the death of Mr. Philip 

 Eufford, F.G.S., of 37, Magdalen Eoad, St. Leonards-on-Sea, a most 

 ardent geologist and enthusiastic naturalist, who had for some years 

 devoted himself very earnestly to the advancement of the Hastings 

 and St. Leonards Museum forming a part of the Brassey Institute, 

 Hastings, in which he spent a considerable portion of his time. 



Philip James Eufford, the only son of the late Eev. Philip Eufford, 

 M.A., Eector of Thorne-CofSn, Somerset, was born at Great Alne, 



