576 Meeting of the British Association. [Oct., 



Sandstone of Caithness. Mr. Pengelly, F.R.S., the leader of the 

 band engaged in the exploration of Kent's Cavern, Devonshire, 

 produced additional evidence, if such can be required, that man was 

 a contemporary with the mammoth in the British islands. Mr. 

 George Maw, F.G.S., exhibited some very nature-like drawings of 

 the Cambrian rocks of Llanberris Pass, lately exposed to view in 

 the new railway-cutting connecting that pass with Carnarvon. In 

 one of these sections an apparent unconformity was observable 

 between tw r o series of slate rocks, which, if confirmed by subsequent 

 investigation, will prove a new feature in the Geology of that 

 district. 



We regret that space will not allow of further observations on 

 several interesting papers, such as those of Dr. Collingwood on the 

 coal-beds of Formosa, and Dr. C. Le Neve Foster on the Mines of 

 magnetic iron-ore near Philipstadt in Sweden. Several papers of 

 value received but scant attention, owing to the numbers which 

 were set down for reading, and the shortness of the time which 

 could be allotted to them for the purpose. Should this occur on 

 future occasions, it may be necessary for the Committee to exercise 

 discretionary power in rejecting some communications of minor 

 importance, or such as deal with subjects of a purely speculative 

 character, in order that due time may be given to those of a more 

 substantial nature, and which contain observations new to Science. 



Biology. (Section D.) 



Section D this year met in two departments, one of Zoology 

 and Botany, the other of Anatomy and Physiology. No applica- 

 tion was made for an Anthropological department, and consequently 

 no such department was formed. The authorities of Section E 

 were averse to the formation of a separate Anthropological depart- 

 ment, because Anthropology forms one of the most attractive and 

 important subjects in their own Section. Next year it is not at all 

 improbable that Section E will receive a new title indicating this 

 fact, and Geography will very properly be made subordinate. A 

 misunderstanding as to the suppression of the department somehow 

 or other arose amongst the local Anthropologists, and the Dundee 

 papers contained accounts of " indignation meetings" and an " An- 

 thropological conference " to be presided over by Dr. Hunt. Matters 

 were, however, eventually set right and the indignant persons 

 acceded to the arrangements of the Association. Dr. Sharpey, 

 Sec. B.S., Professor of Physiology in University College, London, 

 was President of the Section, and kept to the department of 

 Physiology and Anatomy ; whilst Mr. George Busk, F.B.S., took 



