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allied subjects. At the same time I trust it will still further stimu- 
late him to continue the publication of those illustrated works which 
he has so successfully commenced on the geology, paleontology, and 
recent natural history of the Colony of Victoria. 
_The Presrpent then handed the Lyell Medal to Mr. Warrneron 
W. Suyrn, F.R.S., F.G.8., for transmission to Prof. E. Hfészrr, of 
Paris, and addressed him as follows :— 
Mr. Warweron Suyrn,— 
In handing to you the Lyell Medal for transmission to M. Hébert, 
T have to express the sense entertained by the Council of the extreme 
value of the work done by that gentleman. For more than thirty 
years he has been engaged in the investigation of the Cretaceous and 
Tertiary formations, and the results of his labours, which have been 
published in an immense number of elaborate memoirs, have thrown 
a vivid light upon the phenomena presented by these formations, 
both in this country and on the continent. M. Hébert has treated 
in great detail upon the subdivisions of both the above systems, and 
has also summarized the results of his labours in diagrammatic and 
tabular forms, which make them more easily and generally intelli- 
gible. He has also paid considerable attention to the supposed 
transitions existing between the Jurassic and Cretaceous systems on 
the one hand, and between the Cretaceous and Tertiary on the other. 
For these reasons the Council had much pleasure in awarding the 
Lyell Medal to Prof. Hébert. 
Mr. Warineton Suyru, in reply, expressed his regret that Prof. 
Prestwich, as an old and intimate friend of Prof. Hébert, was un- 
able to attend and receive the Medal on his behalf, as M. Hébert 
himself could not be present. He had received from M. Hébert a 
letter, in which he expressed his thankfulness for what he called “a 
precious indication of sympathy” on the part of the Council of the 
Society, and proceeded to say that, among geologists foreign to France, 
Lyell was the one with whom he had been longest connected, and 
one of those who, more than thirty years ago, most contributed to 
decide him to devote his life to geology. By the award of the Lyell 
Medal he felt honoured in the highest degree. 
The Prusipent next handed the Bigsby Medal to Prof. Szzzzy, 
F.G.8., for transmission to Prof. E. D. Corr, of Philadelphia, and 
addressed him in the following terms :— 
Prof, SrELEY,— 
Through the further kindness and liberality of Prof. Bigsby, we 
now for the first time are able to give this Medal in gold. The 
Council of the Geological Society have awarded it to Professor E. D. 
Cope, in recognition of the genius and skill which have enriched the 
