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Murchisoni, preserved in one block of Old E-ed Sandstone — forming 

 pi. X in Mr. A. Smith Woodward's Catalogue of Fossil Fishes 

 in the British Museum (Natural History), part ii, 1891, p. 189 — 

 from the Passage-beds, Ledbury, presented by Mr. Piper in 1889. 



' Mr. Piper was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of 

 London in 1874, but his numerous scientific papers will mostly 

 be found in the Transactions of the Woolhope Club.' — (Abstracted 

 from Geol. Mag., Feb. 1898.) 



To quote the words of Mr. F. Eusseli in his speech at the 

 Ledbury County Court, ' he was known to all as a genial, upright, 

 and courteous gentleman, whose life was not spent for himself 

 alone, but most largely for the good of others. In him the 

 inhabitants of Ledbury and its neighbourhood have lost an able 

 lawyer and a much-respected friend.' 



Thomas John Bewick, M.Inst.C.E., died on August 29th, 1897, 

 aged 75. He was a native of ISTorthumberland, and related to 

 Thomas Bewick, the engraver. He was an articled pupil of the 

 late Mr. Thomas Sopwith, F.B.S., and subsequently his assistant 

 for many years, engaged in lead-mining and rail way- works. While 

 Mr. Bewick held the appointment of Engineer to the Beaumont Lead- 

 mines, he directed the tunnelling of the great ' Blackett Level,' 

 7 miles in length, driven for the purpose of un watering the Allendale 

 mines, and exploring the lower mineral district — one of the most 

 interesting works ever executed in connexion with mining in this 

 country. Mr. Bewick was connected with a number of mining 

 enterprises, and carried on an extensive business as consulting 

 mining-engineer and manager of mines. He was elected a F'ellow 

 of this Society in 1866. 



Thomas Moeeis, who was elected a Fellow of this Society in 

 1883, died at Warrington on October 10th, 1897. He was born 

 at Bilston in the year 1829. Being left an orphan, he had to 

 begin work at a forge at 11 years of age, and his education 

 was almost entirely obtained by attending evening classes. He 

 gradually attained to positions of great trust, and for many years 

 was a prominent figure in the social and intellectual life of Warring- 

 ton. He also worked hard to secure the success of technical 

 institutions in the town. He was a member of several local learned 

 societies, and frequently read papers before them, principally on the 

 production and manufacture of iron. He does not appear to have 

 ever read any papers before this Society. 



