The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-26 00:00:00

SECTION C.-GEOLOGY

Mr. Naysmyth read a paper " On the structure of Lunar
Volcanic Craters." Professor Ramsay read a paper "On
the probable former existence of Palaeozoic Glaciers ;" and
another " On the probable thickness of the ice of the
Ancient Glaciers of North Wales, and other points bear-
ing on the Glaciation of the Country." Mr. J. Beete
Jukes next read a paper explanatory of " The One-inch
Map of the Northern part of the county Wicklow, and
describing the scale of colouring adopted for the igneous
rocks." Professor Harkness read a paper "On the An-
thracite deposits and the vegetable remains of the Silu-
rians of the South of Scotland." The business of the
section was concluded for the day by the Rev. W. Sy-
monds exhibiting " New and interesting fossils from Wor-
cestershire and Gloucestershire."

SECTION D.-ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY, INCLUDING

PHYSIOLOGY

A communication from Professor J. McCash "On the
traces of harmonious colours in plants, and the plumage of
birds," was read by Dr. Lankester. The next paper read
was "On the association of colours, and the relations of
colour and form in plants," by Dr. Dickie. Mr. Warring-
ton read "Memoranda of observations on the balance
maintained between animal and vegetable organisms in
sea water." Professor Owen gave an interesting explana-
tion of the anatomy of the great anteater (Myrmecophaga
Jubata) of South America, a younger specimen of which,
from the Derby Museum, was placed upon the table. It
was, he said, seam

fy possible to find more specimens of
the higher vertebrated animals anywhere than there were
in the Derby Museum in Liverpool, and he paid a high
compliment to Mr. Moore, the able curator of that insti-
tution. Dr. Inman read a paper "On the Power by which
Insects are enabled to adhere to smooth perpendicular sur-
faces," which was followed by a short discussion. Mr.
James Yates, F.R.S., followed with an account of the
Stangeria paradoxa, a plant discovered four or five years
ago, at Natal, and which was at first supposed to belong to
the fern tribe. Mr. Patterson afterwards exhibited some
specimens of delicate marine animals, collected by Mr.
John Price, of Birkenhead, on the coast of Wales, and
which had been sent by Mr. Price for the inspection of
the section. Two other papers were entered in the pro-
gramme of the day's proceedings, but there was not time
to read them, and they were withheld, to be read on a
future day.
SECTION

.-GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY

A communication from Captain C. Start, Dr. J. W. F.
Blundell, and G. S. Wilson, geologist to the expedition,
"On the exploring expedition to the north coast of
the Victoria river, Australia," was read by Dr. Shaw.
It appeared that the object of the expedition is to com-
mence on the northern coast, at the Victoria river, tra-
verse the country between it and the Albert, examine
any rivers it may intersect, and endeavour to. ascertain
the northern limits of the desert. From the limited ex-
pedition at first contemplated such a track would have
been advisable ; but, if her Majesty's government con-
templated a more enlarged investigation of the interior,
its range must be extended and such a knowledge of the
whole northern interior might be acquired as would ren-
der further examination and expense unnecessary ; also
that the leader of any expedition should have general
instructions to traverse and examine a certain portion of
the continent, leaving it to his judgment to regulate his
movements according to the nature of the country and
supplies. The impression of Cant. Stunt
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vai.i.ovu of an inland sea, in a direction almost
hof the Victoria. The paper included much into-
information connected with Australia, and the
ity of such an expedition as tending to promote
r,,,, and the extension of +l,O to- •

ClVULsauvu 'uv uiessings of Christi-
anity to lands now in a state of idolatry and barbarism.
Communications were also read from Dr. J. W. F.
Wilson, geologist to the expedition,
dell, and approv-
ing of .1, posed expedition as being most desirable and
advantag • Ito the colony and the mother country. A
brief conversation followed, during which Sir R. H. Inglis
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Lq order to develope the resources

most important colonies in the possession of
The chairman intimated that he had received