xviii Journal of Proceedings. 
although the older ones were generally large, and the more recent examples 
small. 
A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the author for his valuable 
paper and exhibits, and the usual conversazione followed. 
Saturday, May 6th, 1882. 
On the afternoon of this day Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen 
visited Epping Forest in state, and at the appointed place on the brow of 
High Beach Hill declared the Forest free and open for ever. The Presi¬ 
dent and Secretary were invited by the Corporation to the ceremony to 
represent the Essex Field Club. 
Saturday, May 18th, 1882. — Lecture at the British Museum. 
Dr. Henry Woodward, F.B.S., F.G.S. (Keeper of Geology), some little 
time ago promised to give a special lecture on “ The Ancient Fauna of 
Essex” to the Club, at the British Museum (Natural History), South 
Kensington. Originally it was fixed for May 6th, but Her Majesty, having 
selected that date for the formal dedication of Epping Forest to the 
public, Dr. Woodward consented to postpone his lecture for a week, and 
it was accordingly delivered at 3.80 o’clock on this day in the Private 
Lecture Theatre. The substance of the lecture is embodied in Dr. Wood¬ 
ward’s paper in the ‘ Transactions ’ published herewith, and a report 
was given in the ‘ Essex Times ’ for May 19th, 1882, from the excellent 
shorthand notes of our member, Mr. George T. Beid. The lecture was 
illustrated by a copious exhibition of specimens, maps, and diagrams, 
many of the latter having been specially prepared for the occasion by a 
member of Dr. Woodward’s family, and the comfort of the members and 
visitors was attended to in every way by the officials of the Museum. 
Professor Morris said there had been some discussion as to the real age 
of the beds containing these remains of Mammalia. At one time it was 
thought that they were of two distinct ages—the Crayford and the Grays 
beds of one age, and the Ilford beds of another age, and that they repre¬ 
sented to some extent an interglacial period, but from considerations 
which he named it appeared that these beds containing the remains of 
Mammalia were properly posterior to the glacial period. At least that 
was his own opinion on the subject. After some further remarks on the 
geology of the district, Professor Morris concluded by moving a vote of 
thanks to Dr. Woodward, and expressing his belief that they must 
all go away delighted with the knowledge they had obtained of the 
fauna of the Thames Valley, so interesting to the members of the Essex 
Field Club. 
