ANNIVERSAHY MEETING LYELL MEDAL. ^^ 



History Society. My highest ambition at first was to give a con- 

 nected resume of all that had been published on the local geology ; 

 but I soon found deficiencies in the record, and these I have since 

 done my best to supply. It is now one of the greatest pleasures 

 of my life to go out into the field and interrogate the rocks ; and 

 although we frequently come to violent blows, I hope we shall ever 

 remain the best of friends. 



I thank you, Sir, for the kind and encouraging words with which 

 you have accompanied this presentation. 



AWAED OF THE LtELL MeDAL. 



In presenting the Lyell Medal to Mr. G. H. Mortoi^, F.G.S., 

 the President addressed him as follows : — 



Mr. MoRTOx, — 



The Lyell Medal has been adjudged by the Council to j'ou in 

 recognition of your long and meritorious services to geology in the 

 work which you have done around Liverpool. To you we are 

 largely indebted for the extent of our knowledge of the Triassic 

 and other strata of that district. Your full and accurate account 

 of the glacial phenomena of your neighbourhood forms an especially 

 important part of your labours. In handing you this Medal, with 

 the sincere good wishes of the Council and of the Society, I may 

 add that, had he been alive, no one would have taken a keener 

 interest in your work or rejoiced more heartily at its due recog- 

 nition than the illustrious founder of this Medal, Charles Lyell. 



Mr. Morton, in reply, said : — 

 Mr. President, — 



I fear that I shall fail, by any words at my command, to ade- 

 quately express how much I appreciate the great honour conferred 

 on me by the Award of the Lyell Medal. This kind recognition by 

 the Council of any original work that I may have done is most 

 gratifying, for it is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed 

 on a geologist. 



The Medal has been awarded to me before I am too advanced 

 in years to hope to do more work, and it will stimulate me to 

 renewed exertion. The pleasure I now feel is increased at receiving 



