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by a metacarpal, all from the sandy beds of Balta, in the Government 

 of Podolsk. A lower jaw from Balta, believed to belong to Mastodon 

 tnricensis, is also described from a photograph, the original specimen 

 having apparently been lost. According to Madame Pavlow's list of 

 the mammals, the " sables de Balta " are characterized by a curious 

 fauna. In addition to the species mentioned above, there are already 

 identified Dinotherium giganteum, Hipparion gracilis, Rhinoceros 

 megarhinus, Mastodon ohioticus, Mastodon arvernensis, and Mastodon 

 Borsoni. 



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Geological Society of London. 

 June 24, 1896.— Dr. Henry Hicks, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Death of Sir Joseph Prestwich, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.C.S., 



F.G.S. 

 The President said : It is with deep regret that I have 

 to announce to you the death of our dear and much-beloved 

 friend, Sir Joseph Prestwich. He was elected into the 

 Society in the year 1833, and we had come to look upon 

 him as the father of our Society. He served it as Treasurer 

 and President and was one of its Wollaston Medallists, and 

 we feel that by his death our Society loses one of its truest 

 friends. He always gave us of his best, and delighted to 

 communicate his knowledge to his fellow-workers. He was 

 in every respect a typical representative of our Society and 

 its objects, for he passionately loved the science, fearlessly 

 maintained what he believed to be the truth, and had that 

 open mind and craving for knowledge which have ever 

 characterized the best and noblest of its members. This is 

 not the time to refer specially to his labours ; but we may 

 feel assured that such sterling work as he accomplished will 

 ever hold an honoured place in the annals of British Geology. 

 The Council, at their sitting this afternoon, passed the 

 following resolutions, which I feel no doubt all the Fellows 

 present will cordially endorse : — 



(1) That the President, Council, and Fellows of the 

 Geological Society of London desire to convey to Lady 

 Prestwich the assurance of their heartfelt sympathy with 

 her in the sad and irreparable loss that she has sustained, 

 and at the same time to place on record their high 

 appreciation of the lifelong geological work achieved 

 by Sir Joseph Prestwich, who for sixty-three years was 

 a member of their body alike respected and beloved. 



(2) That this Resolution be placed upon the Minutes, 

 and a copy of it be communicated to Lady Prestwich. 



The above Resolutions were then passed unanimously. 



