526 Obituary — Rev. R. Aa/iiugton Biilloi. 



and acquired a love for the sea and of iN'atural History whicii he 

 never lost. It was originally intended that he should be prepared 

 to enter the Civil Service, but by the force of circumstauces he 

 became instead a schoolmaster and continued his own studies 

 privately, taking his B.A. in London University in 1873. He con- 

 tinued teaching alter he was ordained in 1875; indeed, until 1883, 

 when he became a curate. His first duty was at St. Peter's, 

 Croydon (1875-9); thence he was transferred to Farleigh, Surrey 

 (1879-80). 



On December 19, 1855, Mr. Bullen married Miss Lloyd, daughter 

 of Mr. Edward Lloyd, of Delahay Street, Westminster. He leaves 

 his widow, one son, Kobert Edward, and two daughters. 



In 1883 he had the good fortune to be appointed curate to Arch- 

 deacon Farrar at St. Margaret's, Westminster, and held office until 

 1888, when he became Vicar of Shoreham, Kent, a preferment which 

 he held until 1896. This was a peculiarly delightful period of 

 Mr. BuUen's life, for it brought him into close personal contact and 

 friendship with Sir Joseph Prestwich, who had for some years taken 

 up his residence at Dareut Hulme, Shoreham, Kent, an ideal country 

 house for a man of science to retire to, after a long and active life. 

 Here, for eight years, Mr. Bullen had the happiness of constant intercourse 

 with one of the greatest geologists of the last century, and devoted 

 many rambles over the Chalk Downs in search of flint implements 

 and in discussing the age and extent of the old high-level gravels to 

 which Prestwich devoted much of his latest years. In Lady Prestwich 

 also Mr. and Mrs. Bullen found a most delightful and intellectual 

 friend and neighbour. 



From the influence of Sir Joseph Prestwich, Mr. Bullen took up 

 and carried out a most valuable series of researches, which continued 

 up to August last, in many localities where fossil land and fresh- 

 water Mollusca could be met with, and especially those associated 

 with the remains of early Man, the early Plateau Gravels, the ancient 

 prehistoric places of interment, and the implements of flint and bone 

 identified with Palaeolithic man. The titles of these papers are given 

 at the end of this notice. Much of the spirit of scientific research, 

 inspired by Prestwich, will be found embodied in the little volume on 

 the prehistoric remains discovered at Harlyn Bay, which were very 

 carefully figured and described by Mr. Bullen, a third and greatly 

 enlarged edition of which appeared this year. 



His papers on the -3^olian deposits on the Coast of Etel ; fossil 

 Mollusca, Alcadia (Mallorca) ; on Manresa, Catuluiia ; and the Bermuda 

 Islands (1911) specially merit attention. 



Shortly after the death of Sir Joseph Prestwich (which occurred 

 June 23,'^! 896) Mr. Bullen became Hector of Little Stukeley, Hunts 

 (1898-9); and subsequently Rector and Yicar of Wisley, Pyrford, 

 Surrey (1901-5). After resigning the living at Pyrford he made 

 his home first at Hurstpier|)oiut, Sussex, and later at Englemoor, 

 Heathside, Woking; devoting much time to the work of the various 

 scientific societies to which he had become attached, and in 

 travelling in France, Italy, Spain, and elsewhere. 



The death of his second daughter (Miss Evelyn Bullen) in February, 



