68 PEOCEEDINGS OP TUE LINITEAN SOCIETY. 



able to oooasionallv lake part in the preparation of the ' Chal- 

 len<j;er' Ivcports now in course of puhlit-ation by the Government. 

 In October last he resi<j;ne(l his Chair in the University, and died 

 10th INIarch 1882. He has left a widow and one son to mourn 

 his loss. 



The departments of zoolofi;y to which he devoted most atten- 

 tion were those of corals, crinoids, and sponges. 



