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continued to manifest his interest in the welfare of the 

 Society until the last, by aflfording" pecuniary assistance 

 whenever occasion required his support, or his counsel 

 and advice in suggesting alterations in the management 

 of its affairs, when a change in its constitution appeared 

 necessary. Mr. Marshall was a most liberal patron of 

 science and scientific institutions both in his native town 

 and elsewhere ; and the two branches not immediately 

 connected with his commercial pursuits, which, more 

 especially, claimed his attention, were Political Economy 

 and Geology, on both of which subjects he had deliv- 

 ered Lectures before the Society ; and the copy of the 

 splendid and costly work on Fossil Fish, by Agassiz, 

 in our Library, was expressly subscribed for by him, to 

 present as a mark of his regard for this Institution, and 

 his wish to encourage the author in so laborious an 

 undertaking. 



The second loss we have to allude to is that of 

 Dr. Williamson, who was also one of the earliest Mem- 

 bers of the Society, and continued to take a lively 

 interest in its literary proceedings, by the contribution 

 of both Lectures and Papers, until his removal from 

 Leeds. He filled with great efficiency the several 

 offices of Secretary, Vice-president, and President, and 

 was a Member of the Council for many years. As the 

 patron of every Institution which had for its object the 

 furtherance of science and literature, or the spread of 

 education amongst the operative and juvenile branches 



