‘ 
~ the shores of, during the human period, 
360, 
Wealden, Herr Roemer on the, of the 
North of Germany, 120; Mr. Brodie 
on remains of insects and isopods in 
the, of the Vale of Wardour, 134, 780; 
on the, of the Vale of Aylesbury, 781 ; 
Mr. Beaumont on the origin of the 
vegetation of the, 152; Mr. Hopkins 
on the geological structure of the, 363. 
Wells, account of the phenomena dis- 
closed by, in Essex, 131. 
Well-water, remarks on the temperature 
of, in the neighbourhood of Delhi, 732. 
Wenlock, remarks on Silurian strata near, 
by Mr, Lyell, 463. 
Westmoreland, Dr. Buckland on the evi- 
dences of glaciers in, 346; Mr. D 
Sharpe on the geology of the South of, 
602 ; Mr. Hopkins on the elevation and 
denudation of the lake district of, 737. 
Westphalia, Prof. Sedgwick and Mr. 
Murchison on the coal-field of, 301. 
West Runton Gap, Mr. Lyell’s account of 
the fresh-water deposits near, 175. 
Wetherell (N. T. Esq.), on undescribed 
remains from the London clay, 140. 
Whewell (Rev. Prof.), address on pre- 
senting the Wollaston. medal awarded 
to Prof. Ehrenberg, 58. 
Anniversary Address, Feb. 15, 1839, 
61 :—obseryations on the state of the 
Society, 61; on the ground of the 
~ award of the Wollaston medal to Prof. 
Ehrenberg, 62; notices of deceased 
_ Fellows, Sir A. Hume, 65; Mr. B. Be- 
- van, 66; Mr. Winch, 67; Mr. Salmond, 
. 67; of deceased Foreign Members, 68; 
; Compte de Montlosier, 68; M. Desma- 
rest, 71; Count Sternberg, 72; ac- 
count of the labours of the Society 
during the year 1838-39, 75. descrip- 
tive geology, 76; remarks on the Si- 
lurian and Cambrian systems of Mr. 
Murchison and Prof. Sedgwick, and 
on the classification of the older rocks, 
77; vemarks on Cheirotherium foot- 
steps, 81; summary of memoirs, by 
Mr. Bowman -on the country west 
of Abergele, 81; by Mr. Malcolmson 
on old red sandstone near Elgin, 81 ; 
by Dr. Black on fossil plants near Bol- 
.ton-le-Moors, 81; by Mr. Williamson 
on the oolitic fossils of the Yorkshire 
coast, 82; by Mr. Owen on aehy 
es -derms found in the Isle of Wight, 82 
“by Dr. Mitchell on the drift of Norfolk, 
&c., 83; by Dr. Fleming.on trap rocks 
in Fif } litre, 83; by Mr. Hamilton and 
Mr. § riekland on Asia Minor, 83; by 
INDEX. 
‘Mr. D. Sharpe on the neni hi do 
Lisbon, 84. Paleontology, 85 ; obser- 
vations on the necessity of studying 
the extinct forms of animal life, 85; 
remarks on the Stonesfield jaws, and 
the Basilosaurus, and on Mr. Owen’s 
description of these remains, 86-89, 
also on Mr. Owen’s memoir on the 
Glyptodon, 90 ; notices of Dr. Buck- 
land’s account of fishes found in the 
Bagshot sand, 91; of Mr. Stokes’s 
paper on some Orthocerata, 91; Mr. 
Austen’s on the origin of the Devon- 
shire limestones, 91. Geological dyna- 
mics, 92; division of geological specu- 
lators into Catastrophists and Uni- 
formitarians, with remarks respecting 
Mr. Darwin’s views of the formation 
of mountain chains, 92; Mr. Hopkins’ 
application of mathematics to physical 
geology, 98; observations on the pro- 
gress of different branches of geological 
research, 95: conclusion, 97. 
White cliff bay, section of strata in, 125. 
Williams (Rev. D.), on the greywacke of 
Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, 115, 
158; on a mass of intrusive trap near 
Bleadon, 3138. 
Williamson (W. C. Esq.), on the fossil 
fishes of the Yorkshire and Lancashire 
coal-fields, 153; on some specimens 
front Syria, 291. 
Windermere rocks, Mr, Sharpe’s descrip- 
tion of the, 603. 
Wollaston: Donation Fund, award of ba- 
lance for 1839 to Prof. Ehrenberg, 58; 
for 1840 to Mr.-J. de Carle Sowerby, 
208; for 1842 to Mr. Morris, 635. 
Medal, award of, for 1839 
to Prof. Ehrenberg, 58 ; for 1840 to 
M. Dumont, 206; for 1841 to M. 
Adolphe Brongniart, 384; for 1842 to 
M. Leopold de Buch, 633. - 
Wright (J. R: Isq.), notice of a model 
of Arthur’s Seat and King’s Park, 448. 
Wyatville (Sir J.), notice of, in the obi- 
tuary of the President’s Address for 
1841, 527. 
Yates (J., Esq.), on impressions of foot- 
steps from Storeton, 14. 
Yelloly (Dr.), notice of, in the Presi- — 
dent’s obituary for 1842, 639. 
Yorkshire, on the fossil fishes of the coal- 
field of, 1538. 
Zebrak to Ginetz, account of a section 
from, 168. 
Zechstein, or Permian, system of Russia 
in Europe, account of the, 724. 
Zeuglodon, account of discovery of re- 
mains of, 23, description of, 24." 
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