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Oalculatipxis based on the analysis show that 
theie is a small excess of alumina (above that 
required' far the felspars and biotite) which 
might be expected to have crystallised as corun- 
dum; this excess, however, is smaller than the 
mineral aiaaiysis would lead one to expect,* 
We have, however, in this occurrence a clear 
case of the occurrence of corundum (and spinel, 
in a member of the 'Charnockite Series' in Ceylonl 
in a thin zone interbanded with normal varieties 
of granulite. It seems more likely that in this case 
the presence of corundum has resulted from a local 
variation, in the constitution of the consolidating 
magma than that the magma should have absorbed 
some rock reach in alumina of which no trace 
remains here or elsewhere. 
The additional alumina can hardly have been 
obtained from the yellow micaceous band, for in 
that case the accompanying iron and magnesia 
would probably have prevented the formation 
of corundum ; this band seems rather to have 
consolidated from a ' magmatic streak' which, 
though (like the cornndiferous band) rich in 
alumina, contained too much iron and magnesia 
to allow of the formation of corundum. 
[A note with reference to this article (unavoidably 
beld over) appeared on page 123 in onr November 
issue.— Ed L,E.] 
MR. GEO. STEUART'S PRINTED WORKS- 
Samanqila, 20, Beech. House Road, Croydon, Oct. 9. 
Sir, — At the end of the very interesting bio- 
graphical notice of Messrs. James and George 
Steuart appearing in the September number of 
the Tropical Agriculturist, the writer says; — 
His [Capt. James Steuart's] only printed book— 
a thin octavo of 180 pages published in 1862, en- 
titled ' Notes on Ceylon and its affairs during a 
period of 38 years ending in 1855' is marked 
Part I, so that it was evidently intended to be 
followed by another volume." To this is appended 
the following footnote :—" We have since heard 
from Mr Reginald John that there is a Part II. 
printed, also printed books by the same author 
on ' Nearchus on British Seamen ', Vols 1 and 2, 
and 'The Church and the Poor.'" There is a 
curious mistake here with regard to the " Notes 
on Ceylon " : as a matter of fact the " thin 
octavo of 180 pages" contains three parts, and 
not " Part I " only, Part II being " Observa- 
tions on Sir James Emerson Tennent's ' Account 
of Ceylon/" and Part HI "A Brief Notice of 
the Pearl Jfishery on the Coast of Ceylon." 
• The presence of free quartz would raise the 
amount of available excess alumina, as indicated by 
the chemical analyaia. After careful mieroscopie 
examination, however, I feel that there can hardly be 
.»Dy a£>preciabW qoaDtity of free qaartz pveaeat if any. 
Besides a copy of the above work I have in 
my library " An Account of the Pearl Fisljiervjes 
of Ceylon, by James Steuart, Master-Attendaftf 
at Colombo, Commissiocer of the Loan Board; 
and formerly Inspector of Pearl Banks. With an 
Appendix. Ceylon : Cotta ;— Church Mission 
Press. 1843." This is a thin quarto of 112 pages, 
having two large folding maps — one showing the 
position of the pearl banks of Ceylon and Tuti- 
corin, and the other being a chart of the pearl 
fisheries of Ceylon in the Gulf of Mannar from 
1828 to 1837. The British Museum Library 
possesses two copies of this work, oue of which 
contains cuttings from journals and MS. additions 
by the author. The copy of the "Notes on 
Ceylon " in the same Library also contains MS. 
notes by the author. Other printed works by Mr. 
James Steuart in the B M Library are the follow- 
ing :— 1, A letter to Sir R J W Horton on steam 
navigation from the Red Sea to Madras and 
Bengal (Colombo [1837] ; 2. " Notes on the Mone- 
tary System, and Cinnamon Revenue of Ceylou, 
To which are appended some observations on the 
change of policy in 1833. Chiefly written in 1841 
to 1845." 6 parts. Privately printed : Colombo, 
1850. 8vo ; 3. " Observations on Colonel Forbes' 
Pamphlet on the Recent Rebellion in Ceylon. Jn 
a letter " &c. (Appendix on the Biitish Protec- 
tion of Buddhism in 1844) 28 pp. MS. note. Pri- 
vately printed : Colombo, 1850. 8 vo. Of the 
other two works mentioned by Mr. R John, viz., 
"Nearchus on British Seamen," and "The 
Church and the Poor," the B M Library does not 
appear to have copies : at any rate, I cannot find 
them in the Catalogue. 
DONALD FERGUSON. 
THE COPLESTON FAMILY IN THE 
CHURCH. 
There are no fewer than six Coplestons now 
serving the Church of England as clergymen. 
Their names as they appear in " Crockford's 
Clerical Directory" for the present year are as 
follows :— 
Copleston, Dr. R S (Bishop of Calcutta and 
Metropolitan of India.) 
Coi)leston, E G, Whichford Rectory, Shepstoa 
on-Stone, brother of the first. 
Copleston, E A, St. Paul's, Kandy (Bishop of 
Colombo now.) 
Copleston, F W, Lower Brixham, Devon, son 
of the last one given below. 
Copleston, J H, Ottwell Rectory, Hendon, first 
cousin of our Bishop. 
Copleston, W C, Raleigh Terrace, Exmouth, 
formerly rector of Vfilland, Devon, first cousin. 
Can any other family show a similar record, 
especially when it is remembered that previous 
generations have contributed so largely to the 
active work of the Church of England? Mr. 
Leslie Stephen has included in that valuable 
work -the "Dictionary of National Biography," 
a book that extends to over fifty volumes— a 
deeply interesting biography of Dr. Edwd. 
Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff, who died in 1849, 
and who did so much to reawaken the interests 
of the Church in the North of Wales. It occupies 
nearly four columns, and is from the pea of 
]V|r, T E Kebbel. l.] 
