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excellence alone. The Committee thereupon decided to follow his 

 advice, and the following award was made : — 



J. F. M. H. Stone SILVER MEDAL, for a fine collection of insects, 



collected, arranged, and mostly named by 

 himself. 



W. B. Ffooks* SILVER MEDAL, for a large series of the plants 



of Clifton, gathered, dried, and remarkably 

 well arranged, by himself. 



M.J.Ward BRONZE MEDAL, for a series of dried plants, 



smaller than that of Ffooks, but meritorious, 

 and commended as being the work of a young 

 boy. 



Three essays were sent in to compete for the Prize Medal 

 which was offered by the President and Rev. J. Greene to the 

 •Chemical and Physical Sections for the best essay on the Spectrum. 

 J. Norman Lockyer, Esq., F.R.S., editor of Nature, kindly 

 undertook the task of adjudicating this prize. As in the case of 

 the Cruttwell Medal, the competition proved remarkably good, 

 and all three of the essays were reported to be ' very creditable 

 productions.' Mr Lockyer found some difficulty in deciding 

 between the claims of two of the competitors, and he consequently 

 was liberal enough to offer a copy of his work on 'Elementary 

 Astronomy ' as a second prize. The following is the award : — 



W. A. Smith SILVER MEDAL. 



C. T. Blanshard Mr Lockter's Prize. 



D. H. Walsh Honourable Mention. 



It is to be hoped that some generous donors will come forward 

 to offer similar prizes in future years. The present competition 

 has been so satisfactory, and so creditable to those who entered 

 for it, that it can hardly be without a good effect on the general 

 work of the Society. Such encouragements as these form a real 

 incitement to study, and the offer of new prizes would probably 

 show as its results a more extensive competition, and even higher 

 excellence. We earnestly hope that we shall be soon able to 

 announce a promise of prizes for the year 1872. 



The following is the paper by W. A. Smith, for which a prize 

 medal was awarded to him : — 



* Now W. B. Woodforde. 



