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Dunbar, and discussed its affinities and systematic position, which he 

 regarded as being among the Macrurous Decapods, although the 

 absence of the eyes in the preserved specimens, and some other 

 characters, rendered it doubtful whether it might not in some respects 

 approach the Stomapoda. Its position among the Macrura seemed, 

 however, to be established by the well-developed abdominal somites 

 and telson. He referred the fossil to Salter's genus Anthrapalcemon, 

 and named the species A. Woodivardi. 



4. " On the Stratigraphical Position of the Corals of the Lias of 

 the Midland and Western Counties of England and of South Wales." 

 By R. F. Tomes, Esq. Communicated by E. Etheridge, Esq., F.E.S., 

 V.P.G.S. 



The object of this paper was to give the precise stratigraphical 

 position of the species of Liassic Corals collected by the author and 

 his friends in the districts above mentioned. He noticed 41 species, 

 of which 15 were described as new, namely : — Cyclolites Anningi, 

 Thecosmilia longiserialis, Montlivaltia cyclolites, Tliamnastrcea EtJie- 

 ridgii, ThecocyatJms mucronata, Montlivaltia papyracea, and several 

 others to which no specific names are attached, chiefly belonging to 

 the genus Isastrcea. 



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THE ACTIVE VOLCANO OF OSHIMA.^ 

 Sir, — It may interest some of your readers to learn that since my 

 return to Tokei, Japan, I find, from a microscopic examination, the 

 lava from the Island of Oshima appears to be an Augitic Andesite, 

 containing some Sanadine, and on the whole resembling some of the 

 Java rocks, which will make it very interesting. John Milne. 



Imperial College of Engineering, Kogakurio, Tokei, Japan. 

 March 24:th, 1877. 



EXPLORATION OF VICTORIA CAVE, SETTLE, YORKSHIRE. 



Sir, — It was with great surprise that I read, in an abstract of the 

 proceedings of the Geological Society of London, the following 

 passage : " The President asked Prof. Boyd Dawkins whether the 

 impression which prevailed in some quarters that there had been a 

 want of care in the excavation of the Victoria Cave was well founded." 



Having lived for a Jong time in the north of England, and having 

 paid several visits to the Cave, since Mr. Tiddeman has had the 

 charge of it, I feel bound to state that I have always been struck 

 with the great care shown in the excavation, and with the scrupulous 

 accuracy with which the position of every article found was noted. 



I am morally certain that there is no ground whatever for any 

 imputation of carelessness ; it would indeed be a gross injustice 

 both to Mr. Tiddeman, who has so generously sacrificed so much of 

 his spare time to the work, and also to Mr. Jackson, the discoverer 

 of the Cave. J. R. DAKras. 



■ 1 See "Account of a Visit to the Active Volcano of Osliima " in Geol. Mag. 

 May, 1877, p. 193. 



