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 Number of Species in the existing fauna and                      616 278 567 263 15 354 76 1820 3989 flora of Great Britain

Number of Species | found fossil in Great                    2574 746 7091 815 224 12 172 819 12453 Britain

I trust that this work will not be allowed to remain in MS., and that, presuming you will begin with the oldest, we may soon look for an instalment in the fauna of the Palaeozoic rocks. I have much pleasure in presenting you with this token of the importance which the Geological Society attaches to your labours.

Mr. Etheridge made the following reply : —

I have great satisfaction in receiving from you, Sir, and the Council of the Geological Society, the award of the Wollaston-fund. It is given for work known to be nearly done, and faith in its completion. The time and labour devoted to my book upon the 'Stratigraphical Arrangement of the British Fossils ' has extended over nearly nine years of incessant work, and has been an arduous yet pleasant undertaking, now made lighter by the recognition of those who know and value the researches made for so extensive a catalogue of the British organic remains, now numbering nearly 13,000 species. It is this estimation of my labour by the Council and Society that tends to increase the desire to make my work as perfect as possible, well knowing how difficult, if not impossible, it is to do so. This acknowledgment, Sir, from your hands will stimulate me to complete my researches into the literature of the British species, and trace their history through space and time throughout Europe.

THE ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT,

Joseph Prestwich, Esq., F.R.S.

Gentlemen, — I have to congratulate you on the Report of the Council, which announces the flourishing state of your finances, the addition to your number of Members, the extension of your library, and the increasing importance of your Journal.


 * Testaceous species only.