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of extinct animals, and its tools of stone and hone, denoting more 

 than one stage of civilization, have been made known to the 

 world. 



In like way the virgin ground of the Brixhara cave w-as inves- 

 tigated, and its valuable contents have been rendered accessible to 

 students. All this you have done, not as the fruit of secured leisure, 

 but in the intervals of a busy life, of which, in the full sense of the 

 words, time was money; and you began this work at a period w^hen, 

 owing to mistaken prejudices, you incurred no small risk of obloquy 

 and personal loss. Your work at Bovey Tracey and your papers on 

 the later geology of Devonshire and Cornwall are too w^ell known 

 to need more than a passing allusion ; the Torquay Museum and 

 the Transactions of tlie local societies will be a lasting monument 

 of your zeal in stimulating scientific researches in the neighbourhood 

 of your home. There is a peculiar fitness in the award to you of 

 this Medal, a memorial of the fearless and illustrious author of the 

 ' Principles of Geology' and of the 'Antiquity of Man.' 



I esteem myself exceptionally fortunate in being commissioned to 

 place it in your hands, and being thus enabled to testify my regard 

 for so valued and genial a friend. 



Mr. Pengellt, in reply, said that he could not conceal from Him- 

 self, and did not wish to conceal from the Fellows, the gratification 

 that he felt at receiving this award. He had studied Geology for 

 some fifty years, although he had appeared but little in the rooms of 

 the Geological Society, his publications on geological subjects having 

 been chiefiy contributed to those local Societies in whose neighbour- 

 hood his researches had been carried on. His gratification at this 

 award compensated for much obloquy, especially as it bore the name 

 of an old and loved friend with whom he had worked much and often. 

 jSTo doubt the founder of the Medal intended that its award should 

 serve not only as a reward for work done, but as a stimulant to fur- 

 ther exertion. It came to him so late in the day, however, that he 

 could hardly hope to do very much more ; but although he himself 

 might not be urged by it to renewed efforts, the stimulus might act 

 vicariouslj', as the knowledge that he had received this recognition 

 of such services as he had rendered to science would doubtless get 

 spread abroad in Devonshire, and would probably serve as an incite- 

 ment to many local workers to persevere in their studies. 



Award of the Lyell Geological Fund. 



In handing the balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell Geological 

 Fund to Dr. Henry Woodward, F.R.S., F.G.S., for transmission 

 to Mr. D. Mackintosh, F.G.S., the President addressed him as 

 follows : — 



