ANNUAL REPORT. Ill 



Professor Owen's description, of fossil remains of bidental and other 

 reptiles in South Africa, hitherto unknown, an opinion in which the 

 Council entirely concurred, liberally supplied the funds for the pub- 

 lication of these communications. 



The Council have further the satisfaction of stating that they have 

 received information through the Earl of Lincoln, that the Govern- 

 ment have awarded the sum of £200 to Mr. Geddes Bain, in consi- 

 deration of the exertions he has made towards bringing to light the 

 fossil remains of Southern Africa. 



In conclusion, they have to announce that they have awarded the 

 Wollaston Palladium Medal and the balance of the proceeds of the 

 Donation Fund for the present year, amounting to £30 1^. 6d., to 

 William Lonsdale, Esq.> F.G.S.,for his many valuable contributions 

 to Geological science, and more especially for his description of the 

 Corals in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, for his late Report in the 

 first volume of the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society on 

 the Corals from the Tertiary formations of North America, and for 

 his description of the Corals from the Palaeozoic formations of Russia. 



Report of the Museum and Library Committee. 



The Museum continues in nearly the same state as when the 

 Report was made last year. In consequence of Mr. Woodward's 

 engagements with the Journal and subsequent absence, no progress 

 has been made in carrying out the former resolutions of the Council 

 respecting it. Few specimens have been added during the last year : 

 they consist of — 



Tertiary — Bones from the Eocene strata of Hordwell and Barton, 

 presented by Thomas Falconer, Esq. 



Specimens of Foraminifera from Charing, by W. Harris, Esq. 



Chalk. — Chalk Fossils from Trimmingham, by Miss Gurney. 



Spongeous Flint, by Mr. H. Ball. 



Beryx radians, Maidstone, by E. H. Bunbury, Esq. 



Kentish Rag, — Fossils from Maidstone, Mr. W. H. Bensted. 



Wealden. — Unio Valdensis, Isle of Wight, Dr. Mantell. 



Slab of Paludina, Weald, W. Harris, Esq. 



Great Oolite. — Specimens from Kate's Cabin, Peterborough, by 

 H. M. Lee, Esq. 



Lias. — Part of the head of an Ichthyosaurus, of which the other 

 portion is in the Society's collection ; presented by the Earl of En- 

 niskillen. Sir P. Egerton, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Murchison, Mr. Warbur- 

 ton,'and Mr. Broderip. . . 



Coal. — Calamites pachyderma, &c. from Oldham, by E. A. 

 Wright, Esq. 



Series of specimens of Shells, &c. from Coalbrook Dale, by W. 

 Anstice, Esq. 



Mountain Limestone. — Palates, Teeth, and Spines of Fish, from the 

 limestone of Armagh, by Capt. Jones, R.N. 



Specimen of Orthoceratite, Ireland, from W. Thompson, Esq. 



