96 Obituary — E, W. Binney. 



amount to over thirty memoirs, most of which are to be found in 

 the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, the Annual Voluines 

 of Eeports of the British Association, the Transactions of the Bath 

 Literary and Philosophical Association, and other local Societies of 

 which he was a member, and in the volumes of the Geol. Mag. 



But the chief memorial of his life-lono; labours is to be seen in 

 that charming Museum of the fossils of his native county, arranged 

 and preserved with so much care by Mr. Moore's own hands, in the 

 Literary Institution at Bath. 



Much as its treasures may be coveted by English and foreign 

 savans, it is to be hoped that his fellow-townsmen will readily sub- 

 scribe more than its estimated value (whatever that may be), in order 

 to enjoy the gratification of seeing still in their midst one of the most 

 beautiful and interesting local collections to be found in all England. 



It is to be regretted that Mr. Moore's unexpected death has 

 prevented our gaining a fuller knowledge of the early years of this 

 eminently hard-working geologist. In his life-time he did much to 

 induce others to take up the science, and he was himself a bright 

 example of what may be accomplished with quite ordinary oppor- 

 tunities for self-improvement, with delicate health, a very small in- 

 come, but indomitable energy and an earnest love of science. — H.W. 



EDWARD WILLIAM BINNEY, F.R.S., F.G.S. 



Born 1812 ; Died 1881. 

 Was born at Morton, in Nottinghamshire, in 1812, and died in 

 Manchester, on the 19th of December, 1881. He was articled to a 

 solicitor in Chesterfield, and after spending a short time in London, 

 finally settled in Manchester in 1836. He was a tall, strong, and 

 robust man, fond of science for its own sake, and seemed to have 

 been formed by nature for a naturalist and geologist. About two 

 years after his residence here, he, with a few other scientific friends, 

 founded the Manchester Geological Society — the late Lord Francis 

 Egerton, M.P., F.G.S., being the first President, and Messrs. E. W. 

 Binney and J. F. Bateman, the first Hon. Secretaries. He after- 

 wards occupied the President's Chair in 1857-59, again in 1865-67, 

 and on the 25th of October, 1881, was chairman at the last Council 

 Meeting of the Society. Mr. Binney was elected a Fellow of the Eoyal 

 Society in 1856, and of the London Geological Society in 1853, and 

 at the time of his death was President of the Literary and Philo- 

 sophical Society of Manchester, Mr. Binney's industry is evidenced 

 by the number of his scientific papers and notes, of which about 

 100 have been read or printed. They include reports and contribu- 

 tions to the various Geological Societies, British Association, Philo- 

 sophical Magazine, etc. For the Palgeontographical Society, of 

 which he was a Vice-President, he contributed a monograph on the 

 " Structure of Fossil Plants found in the Carboniferous Strata," of 

 which four parts were issued between the years 1868 and 1875 ; the 

 text for its completion is in a forward state, and it is expected will 

 shortly be published. — J. E. F. 



