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Again we find that it was a “ Postponed paper.” First of all 
it was printed only in abstract with the following remark (vol: 
xxiii, p. 207) ‘‘The publication of this paper is unavoidably 
deferred.” Now, I am able to give an explanation of this; 
Moore had previously asked me to look over some of his proofs 
before final revise, and consequently we had frequent communica- 
tions together and many of his grievances, supposed or real, were 
confided to me ; the reason of this postponement was a very sore 
point with him, The latter part of the paper dealt with a subject 
which the H.M. Geological Survey had not quite made up their 
minds upon—viz., the age of the Sutton and Southerndown 
series. Anamateur had stepped in and ventured to put the finish- 
ing stroke to an edifice which they considered to be peculiarly their 
own. Consequently this paper of Moore’s was deferred until one 
of their own staff had been sent down to examine and report. 
Hence we find time was allowed for the preparation, reading and 
prior publication of Mr. Bristow’s paper “On the Lower Lias or 
Lias Conglomerate of a part of Glamorganshire.” Charles Moore’s 
contention that the Sutton and Southerndown beds were Liassie 
and not Rheetic, as had been formerly asserted, was most fully 
corroborated by Mr. Bristow’s examination, and though since 
disputed, as the views of many an old worker has been and will 
be, yet it stillremains unshaken. To the outer world and those 
not acquainted with the arcana of red tapism Mr. Bristow 
appears to have gained the xvdos, whilst Charles Moore was the 
first who did the work. Such were the reasons for the delay in 
publishing his paper as told to me at the time. 
Here I may remark that many results of Moore’s work leaked 
out before he had described them in print ; he was always a slow 
writer and took a long time before making these results public. 
It was owing to this that the “special paper” which he promised 
upon his discoveries in the Microlestes quarry at Holwell never 
saw the light. This and many other facts which he trusted to 
his too retentive mind being now buried with him, and lost 
to science. 
