Xii PKOCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. [May 1899, 



The experiment has, so far, worked well, and the Council hope 

 that it will give satisfaction both to the Fellows, and to Authors 

 of papers. 



The following Awards of Medals and Funds have been made by 

 the Council : — 



The "Wollaston Medal is awarded to Prof. Charles Lapworth, 

 LL.D.j F.E.S., in recognition of the value of his researches con- 

 cerning the mineral structure of the earth, and more particularly of 

 his work among the older rocks of the Highlands of Scotland and 

 the Midland Counties of England, and the Graptolitic rocks of 

 Scotland. 



The Murchison Medal, with a sum of Ten Guineas, is awarded to 

 Mr. B. jS". Peach, F.R.S. ; and a second Murchison Medal, with a 

 further sum of Ten Guineas, to Mr. John Home, F.P.S.E., in 

 recognition of the value of their joint work in unravelling the 

 intricate geological problems of the Worth-western Highlands of 

 Scotland. 



The Lyell Medal, with a sum of Twenty-Five Pounds, is awarded 

 to Lieut. -Gen. C. A. McMahon, F.E.S., in recognition of the value 

 of his services to Petrology, and more particularly of the work done 

 by him in India. 



The Bigsby Medal is awarded to Prof. T. "W. Edgeworth David, 

 as an acknowledgement of his eminent services to Geology in 

 investigating the rocks of New South Wales, and in connexion with 

 the coral-reef boring in the Island of Funafuti. 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Wollaston Donation Fund is 

 awarded to Prof. J. B. Harrison, M.A., in recognition of his geo- 

 logical work in the West Indian Islands, and to encourage him in 

 further research. 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Murchison Fund (supple- 

 mented by a sum of £3 13s. 8d. from the Barlow-Jameson Fund) is 

 awarded to Mr. James Bennie, in recognition of his work in adding 

 to our knowledge of the Palseozoology and Palaeobotany of the 

 Carboniferous and Old Eed deposits of Scotland, and to assist him in 

 further researches. 



A moiety of the Balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell Geological 

 Fund is awarded to Mr. Frederick Chapman, as an acknowledgement 

 of the value of his work in investigating the Foraminifera and other 

 micro-organisms of various deposits, and to encourage him in 

 further work. 



The other moiety of the Balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell 

 Geological Fund is awarded to Mr. John Ward, in recognition of 

 his valuable contributions to our knowledge of the Palaeontology of 

 the Carboniferous and other rocks of Staffordshire, and to encourage 

 him in further work. 



