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I think the Newcastle Institutions have an excellent chance of per- 

 suading the Association [Professor Phillips was one of the founders and 

 the General Secretary of the British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science] to visit the Tyne, either next year or very soon, because of the 

 excellent spirit in which the deputations from the Lit. and N. H. Society 

 [Literary and Philosophical and Natural History Societies] have urged 

 and withdrawn their invitations — urged respectfully and withdrawn very 

 generously, to save awkward discussions. I think you must be on the 

 alert, to gain the next visit. You must assure the Committee, at Liver- 

 pool, of the good extent of your apartments, their contiguity, etc. As 

 many as seven sectional rooms, holding in seats from 150 to 450 members 

 each, seven committee rooms adjacent, general evening conversation 

 parties, the General Committee, Council, reception rooms, etc., must be 

 also provided for (at least twenty in all). 



As to money, I hope the expenses of the visits may be gradually 

 reduced to the compass of a philosopher's wishes. At present it is a 

 serious cost to the town which entertains ; but on this, if you want any 

 hints, I will send to you further. The apartments are the essential 

 desiderata. 



Ever yours most truly, 



(Signed) JOHN PHILLIPS. 



(Hutton MSS.) 



One of the magnified portions shows the exterior of 

 the dorsal face of the rachis wrinkled and longitudinally 

 striated, whilst the larger of the magnified lobes shows 

 the striae of neuration on the anterior face. 



The specimen was found at a depth of twenty yards 

 in the Wegber Pit, in the locality above mentioned. 



