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look on our Society as the parent of their own kindred associations. 

 Our fathers in geology are also theirs. They wait for the advent 

 of our Journal, and keep themselves far more fully conversant with 

 what is done within these walls than most of us, I am afraid, do 

 with their work. I confess that, for myself, I often feel ashamed 

 and mortified that I can do so little to keep myself abreast of the 

 rapid and astounding progress of our science on the other side of 

 tlie ocean. We hardly realize and recognize as fully as we should 

 the nature and bearing of the work of our brethren across the sea. 

 So I hail this opportunity of holding out the right hand of fellow- 

 ship, for I am certain that the geologists of the United States will 

 feel that in doing honour to Dr. J^ewberry the Geological Society of 

 London wishes at the same time to express its appreciation of 

 American geologists and its best wishes for the advance of American 

 geology. 



AWAED OP THE MtJECHISOX GEOLOGICAL FuND. 



In handing the Balance of the Proceeds of the Murchison Geolo- 

 gical Fund to Henet Woodward, LL.D., P.E.S., for transmission to 

 Mr. Edwaed Wilsok, F.G.S., the Peeside:n-t addressed him as 

 follows : — 



Dr. WOODWAED,—- 



The Council of this Society, being desirous of marking their sense 

 of the great value of Mr. Edward Wilson's geological investigations, 

 have awarded to him the Balance of the Murchison Fund for the 

 present year. Both at N'ottingham and at Bristol Mr. Wilson has 

 shown his ability as a careful observer and trustworthy exponent of 

 the stratigraphy of the surrounding country ; and it is our hope 

 that this Award may afford him both encouragement and assistance 

 in continuing those important researches in fields of study where 

 he has already laboured with such devotion and success. 



Dr. WoODWAED, in reply, said : — 



Mr. Peesident, — 



Mr. Edward Wilson is, I am happy to say, only one out of a 

 large number of local geologists (many of whom are Fellows of this 

 Society) all doing good work and all deserving of recognition, were 

 it possible to extend to many more the same expression of approba- 



