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died of yellow fever are foci of infection. Their interesting ex- 
periments could not have been undertaken in England. 
The Hon. William Macleay, of Sydney (a descendant of the 
author of “ Annulosa Javanica ” ?), has founded and permanently 
endowed four Fellowships of £^00 each, to be attached to t e 
Faculty of Natural Science in the University of Sydney. 1 he 
candidates must have taken the degree of B.A. in the University 
in question, must be actively engaged in research, must hold no 
other considerable appointment, and are to be liable to annua ie- 
appointment, this being considered necessary to prevent abuse 
of the endowment. 
[We should certainly fear that if these Fellowships were 
tenable for life they might become mere pensions ; but we think 
that one year is too short a period, since many trains of research 
(especially biological) may occupy two years or more. Hence 
we fear that the holders of these Fellowships will be disinclined 
to undertake any very extensive investigation, which, if not re- 
elected at the end of the year, they might be unable to complete. 
We think two years the least time within which a man’s capacity 
and industry can be fairly tested.] 
We understand that Mr. Alexander Watt has been for many 
months engaged in writing a comprehensive practical treatise on 
the Eledtro-deposition of Metals, including the Elearolytic 
refining of copper and other metals, and treatment of oies. 1 e 
work, being now complete, will shortly be in the hands of the 
public. The publishers will be Messrs. Crosby Lockwood 
and Co. 
M. Straus finds, from statistics collected in the abattoirs of 
Munich and Augsburg, that the proportion of tuberculous 
calves does not reach 1 in 100,000. So that the danger o 
tuberculosis in obtaining vaccine from these animals is pra 1- 
cally null. 
The Hainosaurus, a fossil marine Saurian recently found near 
Mons, is supposed when living to have been about 50 feet in 
length. 
According to the “ Adelaide Observer ” the line between Gor- 
don and Ballarat was on one occasion so densely covered with 
caterpillars (species unknown) that a train had to go back foi 
nearly a mile to get sufficient impetus to ascend an incline. 
Prof. Huxley’s retiring pension is to be £1200 yearly. Who 
are to be his successors it is not yet known. 
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