32 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETr. 



Prof. Geeei^, in reply, said : — 



Mr. President, — 



Under any circumstances ifc would be most gratifying to receive 

 from the Geological Society a recognition of my attempts to enlarge 

 the boundaries of our favourite science. But I hold myself spe- 

 cially fortunate on this occasion on two grounds. A Medal that 

 bears the name of the great chief under whom we both served is 

 specially welcome ; and a further charm is added when I feel that 

 I am receiving this Award from one to whom I have been bound in 

 close friendship for a period of more than thirty years. If any- 

 thing could strengthen the link that binds us together, it would be 

 the receipt of the Murchison Medal at your hands. I thank most 

 cordially the Society and yourself for the honour you have done me. 



Award or the Murchisok Geological Pui^d. 



The President then presented the Balance of the proceeds of 

 the Murchison Geological Pund to Mr. Beeby Thompson, F.G.S., 

 addressing him as follows : — 



Mr. Beeby Thompson, — 

 The balance of the proceeds of the Murchison Pund has been 

 adjudged by the Council to you as a mark of its high appreciation 

 of the insight, endurance, and enthusiasm with which you have 

 prosecuted jonr laborious investigation of the Upper and Middle 

 Lias of Northamptonshire. Your minute tracing of the successive 

 zones of these formations admirably shows how the Maps of the 

 Geological Survey may be made to serve as the basis for more 

 detailed and exhaustive work, such as can only be undertaken by a 

 permanent resident in a district. We hope that this Award may 

 encourage you to persevere by showing how cordially you possess 

 the sympathies of this Society. 



Mr. Beeby Thompson, in reply, said : — 

 Mr. President, — 



I feel greatly the honour that has been conferred upon me by the 

 present Award. I am a comparatively young geologist, having com- 

 menced the study of the science some twelve years ago in connexion 

 with the issue of a Journal by the Northamptonshire Natural 



