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into his 93rd year, had the use of most of his faculties in great perfection, enjoyed 

 a healthy aud happy life to the last day of it ; and at last died without pain or 

 struggle as quietly as a child drops asleep in a cradle. He was a good man, and as 

 faithful a believer in God's mercies through Christ as if he had lived among and 

 been taught by the Apostles. 



I do make a separate group of the Skiddaw slate : and I should give it a 

 separate colour on a Geological Map. I call it loiver Cumbrian, or, (taking the 

 Welsh type), lower Cambrian. The Green Slate and Porphjry I call middle 

 Cumbrian, and I also give it a separate colour. Certainly, if we went by true 

 primeval character, we should have a new colour and a new group at the Coniston 

 Limestones. But the fossils interfere — for the Coniston fossils are absolutely 

 identical with those of the Welsh calcareous Slates, which alternate with, and 

 descend far down into the beds that are analogous to the green slate and Porphyry. 

 The fossils below the hard Coniston grits are of the old Cumbrian type. While the 

 fossils above the grits are of the Silurian type. From the two fossil groups I have 

 about one hundred and seventy species, and the number of species common to the 

 two groups amounts only to about three per cent, of the whole. The arrangement 

 of the fossils which you suggest, is actually adopted in the large systematic descrip- 

 tion of the old fossils in the Cambridge Museum. The names of the several species 

 are followed immediately by the localities. I will some day draw out my North of 

 England list in that way and send it you. There ! I have said very little, yet I 

 have contrived to fill my sheet. My lungs are still very tender, so that I dare not 

 expose them to the cold of the Cathedral : by the end of this week I do hope to get 

 back to Cambridge. Believe me, with the heart-felt regard of an old friend. 



Very truly yours, 



A. SEDGWICK. 



From Mr. Otley. 



Keswick, February 10th, 1855. 

 Rev. and dear Sir, — 



Another year has passed over since our last correspondence. In your 

 last, dated February 5th, 1854, you indulged a hope that I might see you in the 

 ensuing summer. I am afraid that we have little left here to induce you ; I should 

 certainly be very glad to see you ; but I cannot say why I should be very sorry on 

 your not coming, as if you were here, I should be sorry that I could not enjoy your 

 company as formerly, when we could walk over the hills together ; altho', even in 

 1823, you were too much for me. When I cannot see you, I am always glad to 

 hear of you or from you. I shall expect to hear of you next week by the Kendal 

 papers ; and anything//-0OT yourself at a more convenient time, will satisfy me that 

 I am not forgotten by one who has always treated me with so much kindness and 



