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of Race Monday, in June, 1877, that I saw the specimens of 

 Anodonta Juhesii at Mr. Wightman's house at Wooler. 



I may add that the fragments found near Holystone some years 

 before were not recognized by me as belonging to A. Juhesii un- 

 til the sight of the beautiful Wooler specimens brought them 

 back to my memory. 



As to the tone of Mr. Howse's "Note" I do not feel called 

 upon to say one word. — G. A. Lehour, College of Physical Science, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, April \st, 1881. 



Reply to Prof. Lehour'' s Statement. — As Prof. Lebour in the 

 Statement just read by our President fully disclaims all right of 

 priority, and admits that he did not know to what shell the Holy- 

 stone fragments found by him in 1873 belonged, and that the 

 date, 1876, given in his first paper is an error, the object I had 

 in view in writing my last Note is fully attained. 



But it is necessary to mention that my first Note on the dis- 

 covery of this remarkable shell was read at our Field Meeting at 

 Newbiggin on August 6th, 1877, and for greater publicity it was 

 printed in the Newcastle Journal on the following day ; previously 

 to this no public notice had been made of the existence of this 

 shell in the Northumbrian rocks. Had Prof. Lebour quoted this 

 paper in his Note published eight or nine months later, in the be- 

 ginning of 1878, no one could have considered his remarks as a 

 claim of priority, but his unfortunate ignoring of this date of my 

 paper altogether, forced me and others to consider his Note as a 

 claim of priority. I have not, therefore, been in this matter the 

 aggressor, but have acted strictly on the defensive. 



In concluding these few words of necessary explanation I may 

 say, that as Prof. Lebour disclaims all right of priority and ob- 

 jects only to the tone of my last Note, that I deeply regret if I 

 have, in my earnestness to substantiate the truth, wounded his 

 feelings and given him unnecessary pain, and I desire to with- 

 draw any expressions in my paper that may seem to reflect on his 

 character. — Richard How se, Neiocastle-on-Tyne^ May \2th, 1881. 



