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purse containing ten pounds, the balance of subscriptions received, was 

 then handed to Mr. Smith as a small token of the indebtedness, as well as 

 the esteem, felt by his fellow members towards one whose services had been 

 so long and so cheerfully rendered. 



The inscription from the album was then read as follows : — " This album 

 together with a gold watch and chain and a purse of ten pounds is pre- 

 sented to Mr. Alpheus Smith by members of the Quekett Microscopical 

 Club in recognition of the services rendered by him as Honorary Librarian 

 for sixteen years. During this period his uniform courtesy and untiring 

 application to the duties of his office have won for him their warmest 

 gratitude and esteem." 



Mr. T. C. White said he felt that this testimonial, handsome as it was, 

 very poorly indicated their sense of the value of Mr. Smith's services to the 

 Club. It was now about twenty-two years since he joined it as one of its 

 first members, and during that period he had made many warm and affec- 

 tionate friends, and was esteemed by all, not merely as a friend, but as a 

 man who had stuck to his duty throughout. Night after night they saw the 

 same faithful warder at his post, always ready to indicate to inquiring 

 students the proper books to consult on subjects at which they were 

 working. But there was one thing which he had done which had not been 

 mentioned, and that was the making of an index to the six volumes which 

 formed the first series of the Journal.* A collection of papers such as the 

 Journal contained was, as they all knew, a very valuable one, but if they 

 did not know what these were, or where to find them, their value was, of 

 course, to a large extent lost, and in carrying out this as well as his other 

 duties Mr. Smith had done, in his opinion, more than any other officer of 

 the Club to add to its usefulness. He could not help making a reference to 

 this, although he knew that all present would heartily endorse the words 

 in which he had tried to express their thanks to Mr. Smith for what he had 

 done. 



Mr. J. G. Waller said he felt he must say something personally to express 

 his own thanks to Mr. Smith for what he had done for them, because he 

 had been so kind in every way, and had performed his duties in such an 

 admirable spirit that he felt they owed a deep debt of gratitude to him 

 which they could never repay, but which they sought to acknowledge in a 

 practical manner that evening. 



Mr. Alpheus Smith said he felt himself placed in a great difficulty, and 

 must ask the indulgence of the members if he seemed to fail in giving 

 adequate expression to his feelings, hoping that if words were wanting they 

 would understand it to be due to his inability to thank them as he desired 

 for their very great kindness on that occasion. He should treasure the 

 testimonial, not only for its intrinsic value and its usefulness, but also as 

 representing an expression of their goodwill, which he regarded still more 

 highly. He felt very much obliged to the President and to Mr. White for 

 the way in which they had spoken about him. Indeed, he did not know 



* Mr. White referred to this as " the Catalogue of the Library." The correction is 

 here made at Mr. Smith's request. 



