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edifice, and the spray at times going over its summit before the final 

 catastrophe. Huge masses of masonry now lie about in strange 

 confusion to mark the spot where once stood this famous church ; 

 but ere long probably every vestige of it will be obliterated. 



Norwich. 



A GLACIAL COMMITTEE FOR NOETH AMERICA AND EUROPE. 

 SiK, — The following are the names of members of the International 

 Glacial Committee created at Zurich last summer. The list is to be 

 completed by representatives of Eussia and Italy. 



The committee has powers to adopt its own organization, and is 

 to report to the General Committee of the Congress, wnich was 

 invited by the late Tsar to meet at St. Petersburg. Prof. Forel is 

 the Organizing Secretary. Marshall Hall. 



Easterton Lodge, Parkstone, Dorset. 



Mr. Robert Ethertdge, Jun., formerly of the Geological Depart- 

 ment in the British Museum (Natural History), and who for the last 

 few 3'ears has occupied the position of Paljeontologist to the Museum 

 and tlie Geological Survey of New South Wales. Sydney, was 

 appointed on the 1st of January to the office of Curator of the 

 Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W., in the place of Mr. E. P. 

 Eamsay, F.L.S., F.G.S., who has retired, having been in failing health 

 for some years. Mr. R. Etheridge, jun., has distinguished himself 

 both in this country and in Australia by his scientific researches, and 

 has just been awarded the Clarke Medal from the Royal Society of 

 New South Wales for his contributions to Australian geology. 



With deep regret we have to record the death of Mr. J. W. Hulke, 

 F.R.S., Foreign Secretary of the Geological Society of London, which 

 took place on Februar}^ 19th, after a brief illness. In addition to his 

 great scientific abilities, and his distinguished position as a surgeon, 

 he bad endeared himself to a wide circle of friends by his amiable 

 personal qualities. We hope to give a suitable notice of his scientific 

 work in the April Number. 



