Mr.  Norman  Tate,  F.C.S.,  in  an  introdnctory  paper  on  the
Chemistry  of  the  primaeval  earth,  lays  before  the  Society  some  of
the  more  important  facts  which  were  touched  upon  during  the  late
discussion  between  Dr.  Sterry  Hunt  and  Mr.  D^vid  Forbes,  and  he
also  points  out  some  other  matters  which  he  thinks  should  be  taken
into  consideration  in  studying  the  subject.
Mr.  Isaac  Roberts  writes  on  the  wells  and  water  of  LiverpooL
He  describes  seven  wells,  and  notices  the  mineral  matter  oontained
ni  the  waters.  The  observations  on  the  source  of  the  water,  lead
him  to  a  conclusion  similar  to  that  at  which  Mr.  Bostook  has  arrived^
in  the  paper  previously  noticed.
The  last  paper  is  by  Mr.  G.  H.  Morton,  F.G.S.,  etc«,  on  the
geology  and  mineral  veins  of  the  country  around  Shelve,  Shrop-
shire, eta  A  notice  of  this  appeared  in  ^e  November  number  of
the  GsoLooiCAL  Magazike,  p.  519.
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Bj  Chaklw  Moorb,  F.G.S.
lliTB.  MOORE  has  for  a  long  time  made  the  phenomena  attending
JtI  Mineral  veins  in  different  parts  of  England,  and  the  Organle
remains  he  has  found  in  them,  his  special  study.  Li  his  paper,  ha
first  referred  to  the  prevalent  ideas  which  were  entertained  as  to  the
origin  of  minerals  in  veins,  some  supposing  them  io  be  doe  to  sob-

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limatioii,  others  to  segregation.  In  the  fii^st  instance,  it  is  believed,
they  are  due  to  the  passage  upwards,  through  the  veins,  of  Tapoun
holding  the  minerals  from  the  heated  interior  of  the  earth ;  in  the
latter  that  they  have  been  extracted  from  and  drawn  together  from
the  matrix  forming  the  walls  of  the  veins,  and  re-deposited  therein.
