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 can receive is the pleasure attending the prosecution of original investigations ; but, at the same time, no scientific man ought to be satisfied unless his inquiries lead to some valuable result. The award of the Wollaston Medal is therefore a cause of great satisfaction to me, since it shows that my labours have not been misdirected, but have met with the very high approval of the Geological Society of London. AWARD OF THE WOLLASTON DONATION-FUND.

The President then addressed W. Carruthers, Esq., F.L.S., F.G.S., as follows : —

Mr. Carruthers, — I have much pleasure in placing in your hands the balance of the Wollaston Donation-fund, which has been awarded to you by the Council of the Geological Society, in aid of your researches in Fossil Botany.

Your investigations into this very difficult department of Biology, and more especially those which have been directed towards the structure of Fossil Fruits, have been already fraught with such valuable results that you may justly look upon this award as a well- earned testimony of our gratitude for your labours.

Still I would remind you that scientific gratitude is mainly of that sort which has been defined as " a lively sense of favours to come," and that we trust this award will aid you in conferring a long series of such favours upon us.

Mr. Carruthers replied : — -

I thank the Council of the Society for the high honour they have done me in considering my work deserving of the award of the Wollaston Aid-fund, and you, Sir, for the very flattering terms in which you have conveyed it to me. It has been my good fortune to carry on my work under the eye, and with the continual assistance, of my illustrious colleague, Mr. J. J. Bennett, and to have been led into the investigation of a department of science which has long been neglected, and in which the materials have so accumulated that even the most careless gleaner must find a rich harvest to reward his efforts. The honour you have done me, and the substantial aid you have given me, I receive as increased incentives to more diligent work, and I trust that in the future I may be able to some extent to realize what you have in such flattering terms said you expect of me.

THE ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT,

Professor T. H. Huxley, LL.D., F.R.S.

I regret to have to announce that the list of Fellows of this Society deceased since the last Anniversary contains many distinguished names. In most cases their distinction has been won in fields not purely geological ; but in the Rev. S. W. King, Geology, and especially Quaternary Geology, has lost a zealous and able cul-