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describe them, and amongst the latter Mr Peach holds an honourable 
and prominent position. I need only refer to his papers contributed 
within the last few years to the Transactions of this Society. Thus 
in his paper, “ On some new Crustaceans from the Lower Carboni- 
ferous Eocks of Eskdale and Liddesdale,” he has described several 
phyllopods and decapods which are new to science; while, in later 
papers, he has added to the number of these crustaceans, and has 
introduced us to several new species of fossil scorpions from the 
Carboniferous rocks, and some fossil myriapods from the Old Eed 
Sandstone of Forfarshire. All these papers are illustrated by beautiful 
drawings, for Mr Peach, like Dr Traquair and Mr Kidston, of whose 
labours Scottish geologists are so justly proud, is an admirable 
draughtsman. I may add that, while most of Mr Peach’s work has 
been done in connection with the Geological Survey, he has yet 
accomplished a great deal outside of his official labours. Numerous 
papers read before the Geological Society of London and the Eoyal 
Physical Society, several of them written in conjunction with his 
colleague Mr J. Horne, testify to his abundant zeal and enthusiasm, 
and have greatly increased his scientific reputation. One of the 
latest of these joint-papers, “ The Old Eed Volcanic Eocks of Shet- 
land,” which appears in the current volume of the Transactions of 
this Society, is a masterly exposition of the igneous geology and 
petrology of Ultima Thule. In Mr Peach we recognise one who has 
not only maintained but increased the reputation of the Scottish 
school of geology, and the present award of the Neill Prize can 
hardly be more gratifying to him than it is to all his fellow-workers 
in Scotland. 
1. Obituary Notices of 
General A. C. Eobertson, 
A. G. D. Cameron, Esq., and 
D. M‘Nair, Esq., 
by the President, were read by the Chairman. 
The following Communications were read : — 
