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which, in its exhaustiveness, is quite as remarkable. 

 He was one of the jurors for the International Ex- 

 hibition for 1862, and was requested to draw up the 

 report on wines, &c., of different countries. It was 

 published in the form of a booklet, and is written with 

 the concise clearness which characterises all his work. 

 As one who knew him throughout life observed, " Every- 

 thing that he did was done in the best possible way." 



J. Prestwich to Sir Charles Lyell. KENT TERRACE [1862]. 



MY DEAR SIR CHARLES, ... I have been much engaged 

 during the last two months at the Exhibition (as a juror in 

 Class III. section C), and have done but little geology. I have 

 been down at Hertford, and took the opportunity of looking 

 again at parts of the valley of the Lea. The high-level Gravels 

 are tolerably well shown, and are of considerable extent. The 

 lower-level gravels are more obscure neither contain shells, but 

 both elephant and rhinoceros have recently been found in the 

 latter. The Boulder Clay is just now well shown in a small pit 

 near Woodhall Park (Abel Smith's). It is full of pebbles and 

 small boulders of hard chalk, many of them scratched. 



Next week I am going to the North, taking Stamford, Ketford, 

 Gainsborough, Hull, Malton, and other places on my way to 

 Eichmond. Thence by Stainmoor to Kendal. Then to Black- 

 pool, Preston, and Manchester, back by the 1st August. I call 

 on Mr Wood at Eichmond, and Mr Binney meets me at Kendal 

 or Blackpool. I shall be glad to hear by bearer how you are, 

 and I am, dear Sir Charles, yours very truly, J. PRESTWICH. 



This year, to judge from the evidence of note-books, 

 was as notable for the amount of field geology as its 

 predecessor. Early in June, "With J. E. to Wol- 

 verton, a neighbourhood where certain gravel - pits 

 proved of special interest." July 12th was the date 

 on which Mr Prestwich started on a tour in the 

 northern counties, when a visit was made to Settle 



