t time, so far as I know, that evidence has
not made its appearance; nor has there been any withdrawal of, or
apology for, the erroneous charge.

Under these circumstances most people will understand why the Duke of
Argyll may feel quite secure of having the battle all to himself,
whenever it pleases him to attack me.

[See the note at the end of "Hasisadra's Adventure" (vol iv. p. 283).
The discussion on coral reefs, at the meeting of the British
Association this year, proves that Mr. Darwin's views are defended
now, as strongly as in 1891, by highly competent authorities. October
25, 1893.]

FOOTNOTES:

[107] _Nineteenth Century_, February 1891, pp. 339-40.

[108] Neither is it of any consequence whether the locality
of the supposed miracle was Gadara, or Gerasa, or
Gergesa. But I may say that I was well acquainted with
Origen's opinion respecting Gergesa. It is fully
discussed and rejected in Riehm's _Handwoerterbuch_. In
Kitto's _Biblical Cyclopaedia_ (ii. p. 51) Professor
Porter remarks that Origen merely "_conjectures_" that
Gergesa was indicated: and he adds, "Now, in a question
of this kind conjectures cannot be admitted. We must
implicitly follow the most ancient and creditable
testimony, which clearly pronounces in favour of
Gadarenhon. This reading is adopted by Tischendorf,
Alford, and Tregelles."

[109] I may call attention, in passing, to the fact that this
authority, at any rate, has no sort of doubt of the
fact that Jewish Law did not rule in Gadara (indeed,
under the head of "Gadara," in the same work, it is
expressly stated that the population of the place
consisted "predominantly of heathens"), and that he
scouts the notion that the Gadarene swineherds were
Jews.

[110] The evidence adduced, so far as post-exile times are
concerned, appears to me insufficient to prove this
assertion.

[111] Even Leviticus xi. 26, cited without reference to the
context, will not serve the purpose; because the swine
_is_ "cloven-footed" (Lev. xi. 7).

[112] 1st Gospel: "And the devils _besought him_, saying,
If Thou cast us out send us away _into_ the herd of
swine." 2d Gospel: "They _besought him_, saying, Send
us _into_ the