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be expected to come into general use, though exhibiting a large amount of 

 intelligent ingenuity, but his parallel .object-holder for the turntable had 

 been well received, and had obtained a very -wide use, whilst many of his 

 other inventions -were worthy of much praise. All would remember his 

 introduction to "Davies on Mounting," and there was no one who would not 

 recall with p^asure the memory of papers in which Dr. Matthews had 

 shown himself to be far above the average of ordinary writers. He was an 

 excellent classical scho'ar, and if any one was in difficulty as to a classical 

 quotation he was always ready to supply the need, but beyond all that there 

 was a kindness and benevolence about the man which endeared him to all 

 with whom he came in contact. He died very rapidly of acute pneumonia. 

 It must have been noticed by all that during the last few years his health 

 had been failing, and that he had never been the same man since the severe 

 rheumatic attack which prostrated him about three years ago, though he 

 still retained considerable vigour, and could walk his twenty miles when 

 occasion required. He had been attending a child who was suffering from 

 pneumonia, and about whose case he was very anxious. On Friday, after a 

 very hard clay's work, he went to see this child in a bitterly cold ea.-t wind 

 then blowing. He took a chill, and on returning home told his wife that he 

 x felt he was going to be seriously ill, and at once took to his bed. He (the 



President) did not hear of the doctor's illness until the following Monday, 

 when he went up to see him, and found him in bed and very ill, but still 

 with good hope of recovery. He went again on the Tuesday. On Wed- 

 nesday he heard that matters had taken an unfavourable turn, and on 

 Thursday when he went again to the house he found there was no longer 

 any room for hope. There would for a long time to come be a vacant chair 

 amongst them where Dr. Matthews used to sit. The funeral took place on 

 April 29th, at the Islington Cemetery, Finchley, and although, owing to the 

 suddenness of the event, and the time of its occurrence, it was not possible to 

 make arrangements for the official attendance of a deputation from the Club, 

 it may give satisfaction to know that three members of the Committee were 

 present to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of one whose loss we 

 all so much deplore. The Committee had that evening passed a resolution 

 of condolence, which he submitted to the meeting for its adoption, in order 

 that it might be transmitted to the famil} r . The following resolution was 

 then moved from the chair : — 



"The membeis of the Quekett Microscopical Club desire to record the 

 deep regret with which they heard of the death of their valued fellow- 

 member and past President, Dr. John Matthews, whose universal kindness, 

 and the readiness with which he placed his scientific knowledge at the service 

 of others less well informed than himself, have endeared him to every one 

 who attended meetings of the Club, and will cause his memory to be pre- 

 served with grateful and affectionate regard." 



Mr. J. E. Ingpen said he should be very sorry if such a resolution as the 

 one they had heard read was put to the meeting for its adoption, without 

 having been seconded by someone who had a deep and heartfelt interest in 

 so doing. Many of the words which he might otherwise have uttered had 



