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books are filled -witli miscellaneous memoranda and drawings. 
Here, lists of plants j there, a sketch of some village churchy 
memoranda on fossils, descriptions of scenery, and not a few 
extracts of poetry. On Hovemher 17th, 1843, he read before the 
Botanical Society of London some “ Notes of a Botanical Excursion 
in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Wales and Ireland.” This was 
a rambling account principally of the ferns and flowers he met 
wuth, accompanied by references to the geological features. 
Under the direction of Mr. (aftefwards Sir Eoderick) Murchison, 
2.. he prepared in 184^ the Geological ]\Iap of England and Wales, 
published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge j 
and another edition published in relievo by Messrs. Dobbs & Co. 
M hile fortunate in working under Lonsdale, equally so was he 
when, in 1842, the Curator resigned his position at the Geological 
Society, and Edward Eorbes was appointed in his stead, as Curator 
and Librarian. The friendship then formed was enduring, and 
thiough Eorbes researches on the Mollusca my father’s jrarticular 
attention was no doubt concentrated later on upon this subject. 
AVith such an enthusiastic and gifted colleague, the museum work 
must have been carried on with great delight, and as Eorbes became 
professor of Botany, in King’s College, there were many bonds of 
sympathy between them. Forbes resigned his office in 1844, on 
being appointed Palaeontologist to the Geological Survey j and 
Mr. D, T. Ansted succeeded him under the title of Vice-Secretary 
of the Society. The same year my father assisted Lyell in 
comparing and naming a large collection of fossil plants from the 
Coal-measures of North America; and in 1845, he applied for, and 
obtained (in August), the appointment of Professor of Geolog}^ 
and Natural History in the Hoyal Agricultural College ju.st 
established at Cirencester. This at once gave him a recognizetl 
position, and employment that was congenial in all respects. 
On leaving the Geological Society, the Council recorded their 
sense of the great value of the services lie had rendered ; and it 
was also resolved unanimously (September 7th, 1845), that the 
thanks of the Botanical Society of London be presented to him for 
the great services he had rendered tlie Society during the whole 
time he had been a member. On the 29th November of the same 
year, the Council of this Society appointed him Local Secretary 
for the county of Gloucester. 
