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Award oe the Lyell Geological Pund. 



The President then presented the Balance of the Lyell Geological 

 Pund to Mr. C. Davies Sherborn, F.G.S., and said : — 



Mr. Davies Sherborn, — 



There is no branch of scientific work at the present day that confers 

 a greater benefit on geologists in general than the recording of geolo- 

 gical and palasontological literature. Owing to various causes, the 

 mass of published matter increases yearly ; and as it is impossible for 

 any one to read all that appears, a heavy debt is due to those who 

 undertake the arrangement of a key to the various pubJications. In 

 Palaeontology this is even of greater importance than in Geology. In 

 your recently published ' Bibliography of the Poraminifera/ and in 

 the Catalogue of ' British Fossil Vertebrata,' published in conjunction 

 with Mr. Smith Woodward, you have contributed to that important 

 object the establishment of a general paleeoutological list with full 

 references ; whilst in the assistance given to the ' Geological Eecord ' 

 you have done good service to the science for the advancement of 

 which this Society exists. As a mark of the value attached by the 

 Council to the completion of a general index to palaeontological 

 writings, and as an assistance in the compilation of any portion of 

 the work that you may undertake, I have much pleasure in pre- 

 senting to you the Balance of the Lyell Donation Fund. 



Mr. Sherborn, in reply, said : — 



Mr. President, — 



I must ask you. Sir, to express my thanks to the Council for the 

 distinction they have shown me in awarding me the Proceeds of the 

 Lyell Fund. I feel great diffidence in accepting such award, my 

 work having extended over but few years. I have endeavoured to 

 make that work as perfect as possible, and hope to devote my future 

 time to bibliographic research. I wish to thank Prof. Eupert Jones 

 and Mr. Topley for first assistance in my work, and I assure you, Sir, 

 I shall always labour to make my work more perfect. 



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