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which the theory of Dr. Croll is losing ground, even in Scotland, the 
native land, and in Edinburgh the home of its distinguished author. 
On Friday the president was sufficiently recovered to be present. The 
only papers of more than local interest were one by Mr. B. M, Peach on 
a wide-spread radiolarian chert formation of Arenig age in the Southern 
Uplands of Scotland, indicating deep sea at the time of its deposit, and 
one by Mr. D. Bell on "Some alleged proofs of submergence in Scot- 
land during the Glacial Era." 
On Saturday, with Prof. Lebour in the chair, prof. Hull gave an ac- 
count of a recent visit of exploration to Palestine, in which he men- 
tioned that terraces exist, showing that the Dead sea was once filled up 
to the level of the Mediterranean, now 1300 feet above it, and that in the 
glacial era, the Jordan formed a lake 200 miles long, while there existed 
at its northern extremity a volcano sending down streams of lava to the 
lake of Tiberias. 
Dr. Johnston-Lavis presented the annual report on Vesuvius, and one 
on the exploration of the Elbolton Cave completed the proceedings of 
the morning. 
In the afternoon 960 members of the Association took part in 16 excur- 
sions. One of these, to the land of Scott, was rendered remarkable by 
a visit to Gattenside House, where is now residing Lady Brewster, whose 
husband. Sir David Brewster, delivered the first annual address before 
the Association, 60 years ago. Other places of interest seen on this and 
different excursions were, Abbotsford, Melrose and Dryburgh Abbeys, 
Leith Docks and the Forth Bridge, Tantallon Castl->, N. Berwick cliffs, 
the Clyde shipbuilding yards at Glasgow, and the oil-works and mines, 
the Pentland Hills and collieries in their vicinity, and other spots espec- 
ially interesting to the botanists and zoologists. 
On Monday, with Sir A. Geikie in the chnir. Prof. Ijapworth delivered 
his address. He dealt mainly with the subject of the general form of 
the lithosphere, and likened the crust to a series of waves of different 
lengths and amplitudes, but it was of a nature that does not allow of 
condensation, and the papers that followed were chiefly of local im- 
portance. 
The chief disappointment experienced was apparently caused by the 
unexplained absence of Prof. Garner and a promised paper on "The Lan- 
guage of Monkeys." Possibly the author, as was the case at the A. A. 
A. S. some years ago, failed to appear on accoiint of insufficient ac- 
quaintance with his subject. 
Dr. Burdon Sanderson was appointed president for the meeting at 
Nottingham in 1893, and the date was set for Wednesday, Sept. 13. It 
may be inferred from this action that the early date chosen this year haa 
been found unsuitable. 
A deputation from Oxford presented an invitation, which was ac- 
cepted, to meet in that city in 1894. E. W. Claypole. 
Akron, 0., Aug. 28, 1892. 
