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JOHN PHILLIPS, F.R.S. 
The latter part of this 3^ear was spent to a large extent in Teesdale, 
and on the P'ells near its source. In 1834-5 much attention was 
given to tlie districts between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, and 
Nidderdale and Uredale, for the purpose of completing his views of 
the Millstone Grit Series and the limestone of Upper Nidderdale. He 
also made satisfactory examinations of the Craven country between 
Skipton, Settle, and Slaidburn on the one hand, and Cracoe, Burnsall, 
and Bolton Bridge on the other. In his capacity of secretary, he 
attended the meeting of the British Association in DubHn, and 
had opportunities of greatly improving his knowledge of the ^Mountain 
Limestone, and inspecting the collections, and profiting by the 
intercourse with Mr. Griffith, Captain Portlock, and other Irisli 
scientists. After the meeting a party of geologists assembled at 
Florence Court, the hospitable mansion of the Earl of Enniskillen, 
"where Lord Coles' rich collection was open to me, and I could discuss 
the subject of his work on the ^fountain Limestone with Professor 
Sedg-wick, Mr. Murchison, Mr. Griffith, Sir Phillip Egerton, and 
M. Agassiz. Explorations of three of the fine mountains which are 
visible from Florence Court gave us a complete section of the lime- 
stone sei'ies in Ireland, and while the forms of Ben Jochlin, Kulkeagh, 
and Belmore, seemed copied from Penyghent, Wildboar Fell, Water 
Crag, their constituent rocks were found closely analogous." Enriched 
with specimens, drawings, and new knowledge from this interesting 
region, he returned to Yorkshire, and prepared for publication his 
work on the " Mountain Limestone District," which was published in 
the following j-ear. In addition to the stratigTaphical descriptions, 
the work contains descriptions and figures of hundreds of species of 
fossils ranging over the whole series of the animal kingdom comprised 
in the strata between the Silurian rocks of Howgill Fells, to the base 
of the coal measures. During his repeated pereginations, Phillips 
made many friends, and he especially records his obligation to Mr. 
Gibson, of Hebden Bridge ; Mr. Looney, of Manchester ; and to 
Mr. Gilbertson, of Preston, for the examination and use of their 
collections of fossils ; the magnificent collection of the latter gentleman 
serving to a large extent for the illustration of Professor Phillips' 
work. In 1882 Professor Phillips contributed to the Philosophical 
