ANNIVERSARY MEETING——-LYELL MEDAL. 33 
“ Dear Sir, 
““T feel deeply honoured by the kind recognition of my humble 
services to geological science. I feel this the more, as I have had 
no assistance or encouragement from my fellow-townsmen. 
“In my reply to Prof. Bonney, I endeavoured to express the deep 
sense I felt for this honour conferred upon me, and my best thanks 
are due to the Council. 
“In a letter recently received from Prof. Owen, he says that 
Whitby is much indebted to science; I hope, however, that it will 
not be thought egotistic on my part if I say that science is in some 
way indebted to Whitby, which was amongst the first to make im- 
portant paleontological discoveries, and to attract to the place the 
distinguished geologists of the day, when our science was only in its 
infancy. I hope, therefore, this mark of distinction now conferred 
upon me will not be misplaced when awarded to the last, now living, 
of an enthusiastic race of paleontologists which sprang up in these 
parts at the very origin of the science, and contributed towards 
placing it on a solid foundation. 
‘Tn pursuing my own researches it has ever been my constant 
eare to carefully and honourably preserve the labours of others, and 
to render them beneficial to the public. 
“ Tn this way the Whitby Museum, established in 1823, or sixty 
years ago, has, under very great difficulties, grown up to be some- 
thing considerable, and is highly appreciated by the many literary 
and scientific persons who visit Whitby and its neighbourhood. 
*¢ T have done all I can, or am able to do, relative to my catalogue 
of our Lias species, and I shall have great pleasure and satisfaction 
in applying the Murchison Donation Fund towards still publishing 
descriptions of our local fossils.” 
AWARD oF THE Lyznrtt MEDAL. 
The Presmpent next handed the Lyell Medal to Prof. W. H. 
Frower, F.R.S., for transmission to Dr. JosepH Lurpy, F.M.G.S., 
and addressed him as follows :— 
Professor FLowER,— 
The Council has bestowed on Dr. J. Lumpy the Lyell Medal, with 
a sum of £25, in recognition of his valuable contributions to paleon- 
tology, especially as regards his investigations on the Fossil Mam- 
malia of Nebraska and the Sauria of the United States of America. 
These vast and, in comparison with our own country, but little-ex- 
plored territories have for some years past yielded a harvest of fossil 
vertebrate remains of exceeding richness, of which we have no 
example here. How well this harvest is being garnered by our 
Transatlantic confréres the flood of memoirs published by them during 
the last quarter of a century bears witness. Amongst these scientific 
labourers in the paleontological harvest-field, Dr. J. Leidy has held 
a foremost place. Careful in observing, accurate in recording, cautious 
in inferring, his work has the high merit which trustworthiness always 
imparts. The well-nigh astounding number of papers written by 
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