SPECIAL MEETING, March 16, 1865. 

 President Bland in the Chair. 



Twenty-one members present. 



Upon taking the Chair, Mr. Bland announced the decease of Dr. 

 Thomas B. Wilson, which took place at his residence at Newark, 

 Delaware, yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, after a brief but severe ill- 

 ness. The present meeting was called for the purpose of expressing 

 the feelings of the members on this melancholy occasion. 



Mr. Bland made some appropriate remarks on the character and 

 attainments of the deceased, and briefly reviewed his connection with 

 the Society. He was followed by Prof. Jacob Ennis, who spoke of the 

 great assistance that had been rendered by the deceased member dur- 

 ing his life, not only to our own, but to other scientific associations, 

 with which he had been connected. At the conclusion of the remarks 

 of these gentlemen, Mr. E. T. Cresson offered the following Preamble 

 and Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : — 



Whereas, In the providence of God, we are called upon to mourn 

 the loss of one of our most valued members, therefore 



Resolved, That this Society has heard with unfeigned and deep sor- 

 row the loss it has sustained by the death of our late fellow member. 

 Dr. Thomas B. Wilson, one of the earliest and most devoted mem- 

 bers of this Institution. 



Resolved, That as from the very commencement of this Society, it 

 has had his firm and unwavering support, by contributing most libe- 

 rally to its Library and Cabinet, and by large endowments in money; 

 therefore, the members of this Society individually feel that they have 

 lost a warm friend, one whose advice and sympathy were always hon- 

 estly given for the best interests of the Society ; and that through the 

 whole period of its existence, this Society has felt the beneficial influ- 

 ence of his personal worth, and of his sound and discriminating judg- 

 ment. 



Resolved, That the members of this Society deeply sympathise with 

 the relatives of the deceased in the bereavement they have sustained 

 in the death of our lamented friend. 



Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions, signed by the President 

 of this Society, be communicated to the family of the deceased, with 

 our heartfelt condolence. 



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