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forest-beds were interglacial, and remarked that traces of man had 

 been found" in interglacial deposits in Switzerland. 



Prof. Hughes, referring to the statement of Prof. Ramsay, thought 

 that the discovery referred to was probably that of Dr. Scheuer- 

 mann, recorded by Prof, Riitimeyer, of sticks apparently artificially 

 pointed which had been found in lignite, and were considered to be 

 of the age of the Diirnten Coal. He thought, however, that there 

 were many sources of error in the observation, and was not inclined 

 to accept the facts as recorded until further evidence was produced. 



Mr. "Whitaker remarked that the chief point of Messrs. "Wood 

 and Harmer's paper depended, to some extent, on the identification 

 of certain inland brick- earths with the " Contorted Drift " of the 

 coast (Lower Glacial) ; and he wished for further proof of this iden- 

 tification in many cases, as he had seen like brick-earths in the 

 Middle Glacial beds. He thought that there was some difficulty in 

 the use of the name " Forest-bed," as it seemed to have been applied 

 to different horizons -by different observers. Referring to Mr. 

 Charlesworth's remarks, he denied that the London Clay of Felix- 

 stow &c. was unfossiliferous, and stated that the absence of shells 

 in the Crag sand must have been through removal, as casts were 

 often left, proving the former existence of the shells. 



Mr. Harher briefly explained the views advocated in his paper. 



