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Two or Three Incidents in a Ramble in the North of France. By the Editor . 121 



On the Occurrence of Acanthodes in Palaeozoic Rocks. By Rev. Hugh Mitchell. 130 



On the Fossil Foraminifera of Malta and Gozo. By Professor T. Rupert Jones, F.G-.S. 133 



Obituary Notice of the Rev. Dr. Anderson, of Newburgh 135 



Correspondence : — 



Restoration of Pteraspis. By E. Rat Lankester 136 



Proceedings of Geological Societies : — 



Civil Engineers 136 



Dublin Royal Society . 137 



Geological Society 137 



Manchester Philosophical Society . . 140 



Manchester Geological Society ... ....... 141 



Geological Society of Dublin .......... 142 



Royal School of Mines. — Dr. Percy's Lectures on Chemical Geology : Lecture II. 143 



Notes and Queries : — 



Typical Mammalia in British Museum. By E. Rat Lankester . . . 151 



Farringdon Gravels. By W. V/ . . .152 



Cause of the Geysers . . . . . . . . . . .152 



Shell-Mounds 153 



Mammalian Remains . . . . . . . . . . .154 



Mr. Haswell on the Denudation o Arthur's Seat. By S. J. Mackie . . 155 



Works of Art in Caverns in Central France. By H. Falconer . . . 155 



Foraminifera from the Tertiaries of Trinidad. By R. J. Lechmere Guppt . 160 



Miscellaneous Notices 160 



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