BIOGRAPHICAL SKi:'"CFl OF ISAAC LEA, LL. D. XXXVII 



said, "Why, it is two whole volumes!" Sir Charles did not hesitate 

 to express his opinion that as they were certainly in Mr. Rogers's For 

 mation XI, and tlie coal measures was his Formation XIII, " Professor 

 Eogers had lessened the importance of this discovery because he had 

 not found it himself." 



Sir Charles then took some notes of the conversation, and told Dr. Lea 

 he would read over his memoir carefully and set the matter right in his 

 next edition, which was going through the press. 



Subsequently Dr. Lea and family went to Cambridge, where Profes- 

 sors Sedgwick and Babbington had invited him when at the meeting 

 at Hull, but the former was absent; the latter he found deeply engaged 

 over his favorite plants. He very kindly left the plants to call upon the 

 ladies, and they all went to visit Saint John's College and other places 

 of interest. Saint John's is the largest building, having four courts, 

 and is altogether a noble structure. At Trinity College the collection 

 of fossil remains chiefly made by Professor Sedgwick is very fine, and 

 there is a magnificent specimen of Plesiosaurus, which is entirely com- 

 plete. 



When at York Dr. Lea called on Professor Phillii^s, who received him 

 very kindly and made himself very agreeable. While conversing on 

 geological subjects Professor Phillips received his mail, which informed 

 him of his appointment to the chair of geology at Jxford, made vacant by 

 the death of Professor Strickland, unfortunately killed on the railway. 

 At Oxford Dr. Lea called on Dr.Daubenay, who unfortunately was absent 

 for some days, but left directions with his gardener and servants to re- 

 ceive Dr. Lea and his party, and they were very attentive. The botanical 

 garden was particularly interesting, containing among other fine flow- 

 ers, the Victoria regina in full leaf and flower, the flower being sent to 

 Dr. Lea's party in the evening. Their stay was made very pleasant in 

 this grand old city, so celebrated for its libraries, containing many an- 

 cient and beautiful manuscripts, some of which were eight hundred 

 years old, and beautifully illuminated. The Bodleyan and Eadclifle 

 libraries are well known throughout the learned world. The librarian 

 of the latter, when Dr. Lea wrote his name in the visitors' book, told 

 him they had his works, and politely referred to them. 



On the way to Bristol Dr. Lea found in the car a gentleman with whom 

 he entered intd conservation, and soon learned he was professor of min- 

 eralogy at Oxford. He gave his card and Dr. Lea, observing the name 

 Maskelyne, asked him if he was of the family of the astronomer. He 

 answered, "Yes; his grandson." He added that he had often been 

 asked that question by Americans, but never by an Englishman. He 

 was evidently much gratified with the recognition of a great name by 

 the Americans. He politely said Dr. Lea's name was not unknown to 

 him, and expressed pleasure in meeting him, regretting he had not seen 

 him at Oxford, where he had met with Professor Silliman and other 

 men of science from America. He said the best work on mineralogy 



