528 MlHceUaneous — Mr. Ether id ge'' 8 Appoinfmoit. 



than either Latin, French, or German, yet some of our learned 

 countrymen seem to delight in writing their scientific papers in one 

 of those foreign languages. In most foreign works, I think you 

 will find quotations translated into the language of the country ; 

 wh}^ not in ours ? Ignokamus. 



Bristol, Oct., 1881. 



The Blackheath Subsidences. — The Eeport of the Committee 

 for the exploration of these subsidences has just been published by 

 the Lewisham and Blackheath Scientific Association. Unfortunately 

 they have been unable to arrive at any positive solution of the 

 problem which lay before them ; but Mr. T. V. Holmes, F.G.S., 

 has appended some observations, accompanied by apian and sections, 

 which acquaint us with all the facts of the case, and render most 

 plausible his view that the plateau of Blackheath was chosen for the 

 site of Dane's Holes, of which the holes recently exposed are ex- 

 amples. (See Geol. Mag. for July, 1881, p. 336.) 



Postscript to Note on a New English Homalonotus from the 

 Devonian, Torquay, S. Devon (see p. 489). — Since the foregoing 

 was written I have been favoured by Mr. Champernowne with a 

 series of specimens obtained by him from the same locality as 

 yielded the Homalonotus Champernownei, described above. These 

 have been carefully examined by my colleague, Mr. E, Etheridge, 

 E.E.S., who has determined them thus : — 



Bliynchonella Pengellyana ? 



Streptorhynchus umhraculum, 



Spiriftra cultrijugata. 



Chonetes, sp. 



Orthis, sp. 



PuUastra. sp. 



Holopella, sp., or Loxonema, s] 



(and one or two other indeterminate 

 Gasteropoda. ) 

 Cyrtoceras, sp. 

 Orthoceras, sp. 



Pleurodictyum prohlematicum. 

 Petraia, sp. 



There are also several parts of Homalonotus, probably representing 

 two other species, and a caudal portion which may have belonged to 

 S. Champ ernownei, H. Woodw. — H.W, 



Mr. E. Etheridge, F.E.S., President Geol. Soc. London, who 

 has so ably filled the post of Paleeontologist to H.M. Geological 

 Survey in the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, for the 

 past twenty-four years, has just accepted the office of Assistant-Keeper 

 to the Department of Geology in the British Museum (Natural History), 

 S.W., where he will in future be associated with Dr. H. Woodward, 

 F.E.S. Mr. Etheridge's eminent services in Geology and Palaeon- 

 tology, and his long connection with this Magazine, as one of its 

 Editors, have rendered his name widely known to the scientific 

 world. All who know Mr. Etheridge will rejoice at any advance- 

 ment which will afford him more leisure for the pursuit of his 

 paleeontological studies, and will join us in expressing the hope that 

 he may long be spared to enjoy his present position. Mr. Etheridge's 

 address will in future be : " British Museum (Natural History), 

 Cromwell Eoad, South Kensington, S.W." 



