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the members of the Natural History Society in particular, by the 

 death of Mr. Hartley, late of the Geological Survey, who, though 

 only twenty-three years of age, was one of the most promising 

 young men in the country ; he moved, seconded by Dr. Small- 

 wood, the following resolution : 



Whereas — In the death of Mr. Edward Hartley, this Society 

 has lost a member, who although young had by his remarkable 

 attainments, his zeal in study and his untiring industry and devo- 

 tion to scientific pursuits, given promise of great usefulness, and 

 of eminence in the career which he had chosen, 



Resolved therefore — That the members of the Natural History 

 Society, of Montreal, hereby testify their deep sorrow at his early 

 death, and tender their warmest expressions of sympathy and 

 condolence to his afflicted parents. 



3rd. Monthly meeting, held Deer. 19lh, 1871, the President 

 (Principal Dawson) in the chair. 



After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and 

 confirmed, the President alluded to the loss the society had sus- 

 tained by the death of the Chairman of its Council, Mr. A. S. 

 Kitchie, and called on the Secretary (Mr. Whiteaves) to read an 

 obituary notice which he had prepared, as follows. 



'- The late Mr. A. S. Ritchie, whose loss we have so much 

 reason to deplore, was born at Pittenweem, a small town on the 

 coast of Fifeshire. His father, Mr. Robert Ritchie, was a 

 magistrate of that place. Accompanied by his cousin, Mr. David 

 Ritchie, who now resides in Brantford, Ont., he left Scotland for 

 Canada, in 1853. He remained in Montreal one year, during 

 which time he was in the employ of Messrs. Morrison, Cameron 

 & Empey. He then removed to Brantford, where he resi- 

 ded several years, and where he appears to have been very highly 

 respected. Finally, he returned to Montreal in 1860 or 1861. 

 where he remained until the time of his death. In the month of 

 May, 1864, he was elected a member of this Society, and from 

 May, 1866, to the present year, he was, as many here well know, 

 an active member of the Council, of which, in 1867 and the pre- 

 sent year, he was unanimously elected chairman. He was also a 

 member of the editing committee of the Canadian Naturalist. 

 During the six years of his connection with this Society, he 

 brought before us seven papers, six of which are printed in the 

 Naturalist. 



