230 Anniversary Address, 



it a true Urus horn, I took it to the British Association 

 Meeting at Southport, and had the satisfaction of hearing 

 from one of the best aiithorities of the day, Professor Boyd 

 Dawkins, that it represents the Bos Urus, many centuries 

 ago the king beast of the Great Caledonian Forest, having 

 its eastern termination at or near Chillingham. 



The White Cattle in that fine old park are according to 

 our leading authorities, including Professor Riitimeyer, who 

 judged them solely by their " osteological characteristics," 

 the direct descendants of the Bos priwiigenius. I may ob- 

 serve that a few weeks ago I had a section made into the 

 Cresswell pit, and intend the work to go on, hoping to dis- 

 entomb other remains than those already obtained, and of a 

 greater variety of species. So far no bones have been found, 

 but the workmen have cut through a thick deposit of Alder, 

 Hazel, and Oak.* The shells, which are of the usual fresh 

 water species found in marl, I exhibit a few samples of. A 

 compost formed by the mixture of marl, moss, and a little 

 quick lime has been found beneficial in fertilising the porous 

 gravel of the adjoining fields. 



This year, as on former occasions, I represented our Club 

 at the meeting of the British Association held at Southport. 

 In sympathy with the purely mathematical leaning of the 

 able President of the year. Professor Cayley, and the prac- 

 tical disposition of most of the associates from the manufac- 

 turing towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, the work in the 

 mathematical and mechanical sections may be expected to 

 engross a preponderating share of this year's report, and to 

 be deserving of the study of the lovers of abstract science. 



There having been few if any discoveries of importance 

 to report, the Section of Geography might consider itself 

 fortunate in having had a President well known as a Physi- 

 cal Geographer, and one whose range of travel enabled him 

 to impart a general interest to communications on any part 

 of the globe. The topographical survey of India, to which 



* Subsequently to writing tlie above we have found 2 vertebrae of the ox 

 and the rib of a stag, if I mistake not, 6 f aet from the surface of the for- 

 mation. 



