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iluring the limulredtli anniversary ol" the foundation of tlie 

 Society, and entailing much extra hibour for its adequate 

 celebralion, which may be read in our Proceedings, 1888-80; on 

 leaving the chair, lie was a Vice-President for one year, the last 

 time he served on the Council. Previous to this Ihere was an 

 uni)leasant misuuderslanding about certain ])roposais for altering 

 certain Jiye-laws, which ]\lr. Carrutliers and others thoiight would 

 be detrimental to the Society, wiiich led to the then President, 

 Mr. Heiitham, abruptly (]uitting the chair on the 5th J'Ydjruary, 

 187-1; at a later meeting matters were adjusted amicably. 



In 1889 Mr. Carruthers related his investigations into the por- 

 traits of Linnaeus ; two years later he visited tiie places where 

 these portraits are ])reserved, his observations, as he himself said, 

 " after too long an interval " were brought forward at the General 

 Meeting of the 21st June, l'J06, printed in our Proceedings, 

 1905-(?, pp. 59-69, pis. 1-8, possibly hastened by the bicentenary 

 festival in Sweden which tot)U |)lace in May 1907. I'Or this 

 ]\Ir. Carruthers was the accredited representative of the Linnean 

 Society, and the veteran of 77 was accompanied by the present 

 writer, who had the gratification of being invited as a personal 

 compliment. During this festival, the degree " honoris causa " 

 of Doctor in the Faculty of Philosophy was bestowed upon Dr. "W. 

 Carruthers ; he gave an account of his visit to a subsequent meeting 

 of the Society. 



After this his liking for science seems to have waned, but he still 

 retained his affection for matters connected with the Presbyterian 

 Church, and for which be edited the ' Childrens' Messenger' for 

 forty-two years. Another subject was his keen interest in the 

 likenesses of eminent Scottish scholars and theologians, especially 

 George Buchanan and John Knox, upon which he published some 

 notes. 



The last years of his life he spent in the house of his elder son, 

 Dr. William Carruthers, at Central Hill, ^"orwood ; he died a few 

 days after com|)leting his 9l*nd year; and it was with keen regret 

 that the writer only received an invitation to pay the last respects 

 to his lifelong friend one day too late, owing to ai)sence irom home. 



Dr. Carrutliers married Jeanie, the eldest daughter of Wm. 

 Moffatt, architect, in Edinburgh. He had two sons and one 

 daughter by this marriage. The younger son died in Kuala 

 Lunipor, and the elder one only survived his father. 



In addition to the offices above recited, may be mentioned as 

 borne by our late Fellow, F.R.S. in 1871, F.G.S. in 1867; Presi- 

 dent of the Geologists' Association in 1875-76, President of the 

 Biological Section of the British Association in 1886, President of 

 the lioyal Microscoi)ical Society in 1900-01. [B. D. J.] 



By the death of AVilltam Cole on the 27th June, 1922, the 

 Society lost a notable Associate, and the Essex F^ield Club a 

 dexoled Secretary. He was born at Islington on the lltli of 



