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many years of indefatigable research to the investigation of 

 Cornish mines He traversed an immense distance underground 

 — 2,000 miles, it was said — sometimes at the peril of his life, 

 and he had left a record of his researches in two volumes of the 

 Transactions at Penzance. This was a noble example, and it 

 was no easy matter to find a successor of Henwood ; but they 

 had found one in the person of Mr. Collins. The mantle of 

 Mr. Henwood had fallen on Mr. Collins. 



Mr. Howard Fox said he was delighted to see Mr. Enys 

 filling the Presidential chair. His grandfather was one of two 

 Cornishmen who became President of the Eoyal Society, and it 

 was extremely gratifying that a descendant should have devoted 

 his life and interest so much to geology, archaeology, and various 

 branches of science as to attain to the presidency of that institu- 

 tion. Referring to Mr. Collins, Mr Fox said he had the same 

 untiring energy and indomitable preseverance which character- 

 ised Mr. Henwood, and he had ascended higher, perhaps, than 

 Mr. Henwood had attempted to do. Mr. Henwood, in his 

 writings, said that he purposely abstained from any theoretical 

 speculation ; that he did not allow himself to inquire into the 

 causes of the phenomena which he brought into order. Mr. 

 Collins had dared to make very bold deductions, and by so doing 

 had challenged the world to criticise his views. As far as he (Mr. 

 Fox) was aware, the balance of scientific opinion, year by year, 

 tended more and more to Mr. Collins' s side on those points about 

 which there was the greatest controversy just after they were 

 published. As an old friend, and a pupil of Mr. Collins, it 

 would have grieved him (Mr. Fox) very much if he could not 

 have had an opportunity of being present on that occasion. 



The Rev. W. lago added his congratulations to those of the 

 preceding speakers. He had known Mr. Collins for many years 

 in connection with that Institution, and had read his papers. 

 Mr. Collins had been one of their valued secretaries, and had 

 conducted their excursions with so much care and kindness, and 

 had so well attended to their interests as a society that they 

 owed him a debt of gratitude. Whilst congratulating Mr. 

 Collins, they felt that there was a peculiar fitness in his receiving 

 the medal, for he knew the late Mr. Henwood so well, that they 

 were sure Mr. Henwood — in the esteem he had for Mr. Collins 



