420 Ohit nary— Professor J. F. Blake. 



(Monotis and Halorttes) indicate the correlation of these beds with the 

 il/oHo/i's-beiis of Spiti and the Alauuic (Middle Noric) sub-stage of 

 the Alpine Upper Trias. 



An exhaustive memoir on the Foraminifera of the Indian Tertiary 

 by Mr. Vredenburg is to appear in the Pnhcoutologin Indicn. 

 The Nuramulitic fauna is said to be a very ricli one, nearly all the 

 most important types being represented in it. Many interesting 

 points relating to the zoological aspects of the group will also be 

 brono;ht to lio:tit. 



Mr. Fermor's petrological studies of the Deccan Trap formation 

 point to the important conclusion that the basalts and rhyolites of 

 Pavagad Hill (Bombay) are genetically related to one another. 



Under " Seismolotry " special reference is made to the destructive 

 earthquake in the Kangra valley on the 4th April, 1905. A com- 

 pilation of the results of inquiries relating to it that were set on foot 

 by the Survey immediately after the event is published in vol. xxxii 

 of the " Records." A. H. F. 



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PROFESSOR J. F. BLAKE, M.A., F.G.S. 

 Born April 3, 1839. Died July 7, 1906. 



The Rev. John Fredekick Blakk, M.A., F.G.S., who died on 

 July 7th, 1906, at his residence, 35, Harlesden Gardens. N.W., was born 

 at Stoke-next-Guildford on the 3rd April. 1839 ; he was son of the 

 Rev. Robert P. Blake, and married in 18GG the yomigest daughter of 

 the Rev. F. F. Haslewood, Rector of Smarden, Kent. J. F. Blake 

 was educated at Christ's Hospital, London, gaining the first prize 

 medal in Mathematics in 1852, and at Cains College, Cambridge, 

 where he was Senior Scholar and Prizeman in various subjects, 

 and a pu[)il from 1859-18G2 of the illustrious Professor Sedgwick. 

 In 18G2 he took his B.A. degree as tifteenth Wrangler, and was first 

 of that year in the Natural Science Tripos. In the same year he 

 edited, in conjunction with the late Prebendary W. A. Whitworth 

 and otlier representatives of Cambridge, Oxford, and Dublin 

 Universities, a journal known as the JUesseiujer of Mathematics, 

 promoted to encourage original investigation, and to unite in 

 style and selection of suljects the three schools, with the 

 view of fortning an undivided English School of Mathematics. 

 Ordained at Lincoln Cathedral, lilake became Curate of Lenton, 

 Nottingham, 18G2-4, and subsecpiently held for a short period the 

 curacy of St. Mary's, Bryanston Square, London. In 18G5 he was 

 appointeil Miithematical Master and Assistant Chaplain at St. Peter's 

 School, York, where he remained for nine years. Among his 

 pupils who have since distinguished themselves may be mentioned : 

 the Rev. P. Braithvvaite, appointed Dean of Jersey 1888; H. Tom- 

 linson, F.R.S. ; A. T. Pollard. Head Mnster of the City of London 

 School; G. H. Pickorsgill, xM.P. ; \V. Y. Fausset, Head Master of 



