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Asia. It was the most abundant shell in the St 

 Edward's section, of all sizes, and double, proving that 

 it lived and flourished here at the period in question. 

 A specimen of it had previously been discovered by 

 Mr K H. Tiddeman, F.G.S., of the Geological Survey, 

 who found it " when an undergraduate in some gravel 

 close to and not far above the level of the Cherwell on 

 the left bank." 



To the February number of the ' Geological Maga- 

 zine ' for the following year, a notice of the occurrence 

 of the Cyrena fluminalis in the Upper Thames Valley 

 was communicated by Prestwich. In short, his pen 

 was never idle : it was busiest when he was pre- 

 cluded from joining in, or remaining out, on long 

 geological excursions. He wrote a small but very 

 complete Index Guide to the Geological Collections 

 in the Oxford University Museum, which was published 

 by the Clarendon Press in 1881. 



After repeated visits to Upton and Chilton he read 

 a paper to the Geological Society in May, " On a 

 peculiar Bed of Angular Drift on the Lower - chalk 

 high Plain between Upton and Chilton." This deposit 

 was of special interest, and several members of his 

 class were introduced to it. 



As years stole on the love of our geologist for little 

 children, and his delight in their innocent prattle, did 

 not lessen. His appearance among them was the 

 signal for a rush, when, with one consent, they all took 

 possession of him. If a shy little girl choked back her 

 sobs on being led into the room among strangers, 

 smiles took the place of tears when the master of the 

 house held out his arms to her. About this date one 

 of the little Russell Scotts not two years old had 

 stayed on at Darent-Hulme with her nurse, who, one 



