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Professor M ‘Kendrick, which were delivered at the request of the 
Council. Professor Petrie’s address was on a hitherto unknown 
race that held Upper Egypt between the Vlth and Xlth dynasties. 
In the first of Dr Munro’s addresses, he discussed the Rise and 
Progress of Anthropology, while the second was devoted to an 
account of Lake-dwelling Research. Professor M‘Kendrick’s 
communication was on the Phonograph, with Experimental 
Illustrations. 
We have also had addresses from the Duke of Argyll and 
Dr John Murray — the former of whom treated of the glacial 
phenomena in the neighbourhood of Inveraray, and the latter of 
the remarkable and hitherto unknown forms of life dredged 
from the floor of the ocean during the famous voyage of the 
“ Challenger.” 
Before concluding these very incomplete references to the work 
of the past two Sessions, I must not omit to mention Sir William 
Turner’s careful review of the evidence adduced by M. Dubois as 
to the occurrence of a specimen of the long-looked-for “ missing 
link.” The remains described by Dubois consist of a calvaria, a 
femur, and two teeth, which were found embedded in certain 
ancient river-deposits. The bones are associated with other 
mammalian remains. According to Dubois, the skull-cap especially, 
and the other relics in a minor degree, show a union of simian and 
human characters ; and he thinks he is justified in assigning them 
to a new genus — Pithecanthropus erectus. Sir William Turner, in 
his address, while admitting the low type of the skull-cap, was 
nevertheless of opinion that it is distinctly human, as also are the 
femur and the teeth. Since Sir William’s paper was read, M. 
Dubois has visited Edinburgh, and brought with him the actual 
specimens. After carefully examining these most interesting 
remains, Sir William Turner admits that the skull is of a consider- 
ably lower type than the figures in M. Dubois’ original paper had 
led him to believe. He still thinks, however, that the balance of 
evidence is in favour of its being human. It would seem that the 
British and Foreign anthropologists who have handled the specimens 
are divided in opinion. Many agree in considering that Dubois has 
found a “ missing link ” ; some, again, think the skull is that of a 
large ape ; while others maintain that it is simply that of a very 
