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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  GEOLOGICAL  SOCIETY. 
Play  1893, 
At  the  end  of  1891,  there  was  1  vacancy  in  the  list  of  Foreign 
Members,  and  also  1  vacancy  in  the  list  of  Foreign  Correspondents. 
During  the  year  which  has  just  elapsed,  1  Foreign  Member  and 
1  Foreign  Correspondent  died. 
These  vacancies  were  partly  filled  during  1892  by  the  election  of 
1  Foreign  Member  and  3  Foreign  Correspondents,  but  there  was 
still  1  vacancy  in  the  list  of  Foreign  Members  at  the  end  of  the 
year. 
With  regard  to  the  Society’s  Income  and  Expenditure  in  1892, 
they  may  be  briefly  summarized  as  follows  :  — 
The  total  Beceipts  on  account  of  Income  amounted  to 
T2927  14s.  9c?.,  being  £2 34  12s.  5c?.  more  than  the  estimated 
Income  for  1892.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Expenditure  during  that 
year  (leaving  out  of  account  the  sum  of  £528  3s.  expended  in  the 
purchase  of  41400  London  and  South  Western  Bailway  4°/  Pre¬ 
ference  Stock)  amounted  to  £2358  11s.  3c?.,  being  £263  15s.  9c?.  less 
than  the  estimated  Expenditure  for  1892.  The  actual  excess  of 
Beceipts  over  current  Expenditure  amounted  to  £569  3s.  6d. 
In  recording  this  extremely  satisfactory  result,  it  should  be 
mentioned  that  some  portion,  at  least,  of  the  excess  of  Beceipts  is 
accounted  for  by  the  successful  claim  and  recovery  from  the  Inland 
Bevenue  of  a  sum  of  <£96  9s.  8c?.,  representing  four  years’  taxes 
under  Schedules  A  and  C  (  viz.  £54  and  £42  9s.  8c?.  respectively). 
It  is,  moreover,  anticipated  that  in  future  vears  a  saving  of  about 
£13  and  £11  per  annum  respectively  will  be  effected  under  those 
headings.  Of  the  sum  reimbursed  to  the  Society,  £16  10s.  Id. 
belongs  to.  the  \  arious  Trust  Accounts,  and  these  have  been  duly 
credited  with  the  corresponding  amounts. 
^  The  Council  have  pleasure  in  announcing  the  completion  of 
I  olume  XLYIII.  and  the  commencement  of  Tolume  XLIX.  of 
the  Society’s  Journal. 
The  following  awards  of  Medals  and  Memorial  Funds  have  been 
made  by  the  Council : — 
^  The  W  ollaston  Medal  is  awarded  to  Prof.  Xevil  Story  Maskelvne, 
m.A.,  F.B.S.,  in  recognition  of  his  eminent  services  in  those 
branches  of  geological  science  in  which  Wmllaston  himself  was 
e>pecia  i  proficient;  ana  further,  m  token  of  appreciation  of  his 
valuable  additions  to  our  knowledge  of  the  mineral  constitution  of 
meteorites. 
The  Murchison  Medal,  with  a  sum  of  Twenty  Guineas  from  the 
Iroceeds  of  the  Fund,  is  awarded  to  the  Bev.  Osmond  Fisher,  M.A.. 
1 .0.S.,  m  recognition  of  his  valuable  and  long-continued  researches 
in  the  strati  graphical  geology  of  the  Eastern  Counties  and  the 
-  >u  1  ea>t  of  England,  and  more  especially  his  admirable  contri¬ 
butions  to  the  physical  history  of  the  earth’s  crust. 
The  Lyell  Medal,  with  a  sum  of  Twenty-five  Pounds  from  the 
J  roceeds  of  the  Fund,  is  awarded  to  Mr.  E.  Tulley  Xewton.  F.G.S. 
as  a  token.of  appreciation  of  his  important  and  fruitful  researches 
111  various  branches  of  paleontology. 
I  he  Bigsby  Medal  is  awarded  to“  Prof.  W.  J.  Sollas,  D.Sc.,  F.B.S., 
