1909. 



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OBITUARY. 



THOMAS MELLARD READE, F.G.S. 



The death of Thomas Mellard Reade removes one of the most eminent 

 and active of English amateur geologists. Born in Liverpool in May, 

 1S32, his work as a civil engineer introduced him to the study of 

 geology, and from the year 1S70, when he commenced writing, until his 

 death, his interest in the subject never flagged, and to the literature of 

 geology he contributed over 200 papers The greater number of these 

 and his books on "The Origin of Mountain Ranges" and "The 

 Evolution of Earth Structure" have little interest for students of 

 Irish geology, save in a very general wa}'. On the other hand, his papers 

 on the Glacial deposits are of importance, as many of the problems on 

 the east coast of Ireland are similar to those on the west coast of 

 England, and in his visits to Ireland he never failed to apply the 

 knowledge gained in Lancashire and North Wales. The most notable 

 contributions to Irish geology was his work on the glacial deposits of 

 Co. Dublin, in 1S96. This, m the then transition state of glacial geology, 

 was considerable. His Presidential address to the Liverpool Geological 

 Society, 1896-7, on " The Present Aspects of Glacial Geology " 

 (introducing many Irish instances), was also of great importance, and 

 still remains the most closel3'-reasoned statement in support of the 

 marine origin of the major portion of the Drift. During recent years 

 he collaborated with Mr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S. , of Belfast, in the 

 microscopic examination of clays and sands from various parts of 

 England and the Continent. The following is a list of such of his 

 papers as deal with Iri«h geology. 



J. DE W. HiNCH. 



On a Section of Boulder-Clay and Gravels near Ballygally Head [Co. 

 Antrim], and an Inquiry as to the proper classification of the Irish 

 Drift. Quart. Joitni. Ceol. Soc, vol. xxxv., pp. 679-6S1. 



Notes on the Scenery and Geology of Ireland (with illustrative sketches). 

 I'loc. Liverpool Geol. Soc, vol. iv., pt. I, pp. 64-89 ; 7 plates. 



A Problem for Irish Geologists in Post-Glacial Geology. Joitrnal Roy, 

 Ceol. Soc. Ireland, N. S., vol. v., pt. 3, pp. 173-176; Sci. Proc. Roy. 

 Dublin Society, N. S., vol. ii., pt. iv., pp. 255-258, plate 19, 



On the Relations of the Glacial Deposits of the Clyde and Forth to those 

 of the Norlh-West of England and the North of Ireland. Trans- 

 actions Geol. Soc. Glasgow, vol. vi., pt. 2, pp. 264-276, 



The High and Low-level shelly drifts around Dublin and Bray. frisk 

 Naturalist, vol. iii., pp. 117-121, 150-153. 



The Dublin and Wicklow Shelly-drift [with 4 plates of sections]. Pro- 

 ceedings Livej^pool Geol. Soc, 1893-94, pp. 183-206. 



The Present Aspects of Glacial Geology [Presidential Address to the 

 Liverpool Geological Society, 18 96-7 J. Proceedings Liverpool Geoi. Soc, 

 1896-97. Geol. Mag. Decade, iv., vol. iii., pp. 542-551. 



