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If then his presence has often debarred us from expressing in his 
hearing those sentiments of esteem with which he inspired us, we 
have this day, alas, the opportunity of giving full utterance to our 
sorrow. Even as working geologists his memory has claims upon 
us in more than one department of our own science. Lest his bio- 
graphers should not glean the facts, I must now state that we have 
benefited by his sound advice concerning the application of colours 
to our geological maps, and on the best means for preserving or- 
ganic remains, which presented difficulties from their size, their 
condition, or the nature of the rock in which they were imbedded ; 
and upon several occasions he has assisted us by superintending the 
moulding of osteological specimens which have been brought to this 
country, and of which it was important to obtain casts. Indeed at 
all times was his assistance freely given where it could be useful, 
and his chisel even has been employed in dissecting from their ma- 
trix the bones of fossil reptiles. 
Snatched from us in the zenith of his bright career, the strong 
bias of his mind shines forth in his splendid bequest to the Royal 
Academy. Persuaded (from whatever cause arising) that art is not 
a acai encouraged in our country, he has decreed that Bri- 
tish genius shall no longer droop for want of enlightened assistance. 
His munificent endowment of native art is Chantrey’s proudest monu- 
ment, and must, indeed, produce effects far beyond the portals of 
out national gallery. But whatever may be the ultimate effect of 
this patriotic bequest, we must gratefully admire the spirit which 
dictated it, and ever feel a just pride in having had so good a man 
for our waim friend, so great a sculptor for a co-operating associate. 
Mr. BowMAN, whom we have very recently lost, was a naturalist 
who, as far as his other avocations permitied, did much good service 
in practical geology. His chief attainments lay in botany, and he 
is the author of several publications upon that science. Residing 
formerly at Wrexham, he acquired a very intimate knowledge of 
the carboniferous tracts to the south and west of that town, and he 
communicated to myself a good deal of valuable, original matter 
connected with them and the adjacent older rocks, shortly before 
the ‘Silurian System’ appeared. He afterwards favoured this So- 
ciety with some very excellent details concerning a group of Upper 
Silurian rocks in Denbighshire, and their junction with old red 
sandstone and mountain limestone, pointing out some essential mine- 
ral variations in these rocks upon the northern frontier of Wales, 
as compared with the typical strata of the same age in Shropshire, 
and the centre of the Silurian region. After he removed his resi- 
dence to Manchester, where he died, he pursued science with te- 
newed zeal, and was one of the most active promoters and officers 
of the Geological Society of that town. To be convinced indeed of 
his ardour and research, you have only to refer to the first volume 
of the Transactions of the Manchester Society, and you will find 
that four out of eleven memoirs are from the pen of our late asso- 
ciate. I shall also have occasion in the sequel to advert to a short 
memoir upon the glacial question which is amongst his most recent 
