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demonstrated before, the production of foliated rocks by the action of mechanical 
forces on igneous formations. Your ‘ British Petrography,’ the concluding part of 
which has recently appeared, contains many original observations, and well maintains 
_ the scientific character of your previous writings, whilst it supplies a much-needed 
desideratum to the geologists of this country. The Council of this Society, whilst 
awarding to you the Bigsby Medal in token of the esteem in which they hold your 
work, hope your ‘ British Petrography’ may be the precursor of other equally 
valuable additions to our science. 
Mr. Txt, in reply, said: —I beg to offer my sincere thanks to the Council for 
the honour they have conferred upon me, and to you, Sir, for the kind way in which 
you have referred tomy work ‘There is an accidental circumstance which adds to 
the pleasure J feel on this occasion ; it is that I receive the Bigsby Medal on the day 
that my earliest instructor receives the highest award which this Society can give. 
I should not be standing here to-day if it had not been my good fortune to come in 
contact with Prof. Bonney at Cambridge. 
The President next presented to Mr. A. Smith Woodward, F.G.S., 
the Balance of the Proceeds of the Wollaston Fund, and said: 
Mr. Smith Woodward,—In presenting to you the Balance of the Wollaston Fund, 
the Council of the Geological Society recognize the value of your contributions to 
the knowledge of fossil fishes and fo-sil reptiles. Your publications on these classes 
of animals are carefully written, and show an extensive acquaintance with the rather 
intricate literature of the subject. I hope that the award now handed to you will 
be an incentive to further researches and an assistance in prosecuting them. 
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Mr. Smitu-Woopwarp, in reply, said:—Mr. President,—I beg to express my 
best thanks to the Council of the Geological Society for the honour they have done 
me in making this award, and also to yourself, Sir, for the kind manner in which 
you have spoken of my slight attempts to extend the boundaries of one small depart- 
ment of our Science. It has always been my greatest pleasure to devote my leisure 
hours to the study of Natural History ; and it is very gratifying to feel that the 
circumstances of the last few years have enabled me to follow these pursuits in a 
manner that is deemed worthy of recognition by this Society. Continual access to a 
collection like that of the British Museum affords exceptional facilities for paleeonto- 
logical research ; and the experience gained when assisting my late senior colleague, 
Mr. William Davies, in the arrangement of the unique series of Fossil Fishes, has 
pointed out to me a wide field for investigation among the lower extinct Vertebrates. 
The highly-valued encouragement received to-day will incite me to renewed efforts, 
and I shall still strive to make the best use of the advantages resulting from my 
official position. 
In presenting the Balance of the Murchison Geological Fund to 
Mr. Grenville A. J. Cole, F.G.S., the President said : 
Mr. Grenville Cole,—- In the course of the last few years you have published 
several interesting papers on petrological subjects, and especially on spherulitic and 
perlitic structure, and on volcanic glasses. ‘The Council of the Geological Society 
has presented you with the Balance of the Murchison Fund in recognition of your 
contributions to Petrology, and as a means of aiding you in extending your in- 
vestigations. 
Mr. Cox, in reply, said:—Mr. President, —This award, granted by the Council 
of the Geological Society, is all the more pleasant to me because so completely un- 
expected. It is to me but another evidence of the generous encouragement that is 
extended by the master-craftsmen to the apprentices in geological work. To deal 
with rocks from a purely mineralogical standpoint would be to ignore the broad 
principles of geology marked out by the founders of the science, and it will always 
be my earnest endeavour, stimulated by the fellowship of this Society, to connect the 
muinuter researches of the laboratory with the study of earth-structure in the field. 
The President lastly presented to M. Louis Dollo the Balance of 
the Proceeds of the Lyell Geological Fund, and addressed him as 
follows: 
