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on the temperature and currents of the deep sea, and on the 

 causes to which their origin was due. 



Dr. Carpenter was elected into the Royal Society in 1844, and 

 more than once served as Vice-President. He was the recipient 

 of one of the lioyal Medals in 18(31, and of the Lyell Medal of 

 the Grcological Society — of which Society he w'as also a Fellow — 

 in 1883. He was President of the Microscopical Society in 

 1854-55, and of the British Association at the Brighton Meeting 

 in 1872. In ls71 the University of Edinburgh conferred on him 

 the degree of LL.D. ; and in 1872 he was created a C.B., in recog- 

 nition of the services he had rendered to the University of London. 

 He was a Corresponding Member of the Institute of France and 

 of the American Philosopliical Society; and an Honorary Fellow 

 of the Boyal Medical and Chirurgical Society, and of the Cam- 

 bridge Philosophical Society. He became a Fellow of tiiis 

 Society in 185G. 



Apart from his services to Science, it may be truly said that, 

 as a genial and ever-ready friend, as a philosopJier, and as a 

 philanthropist, in the highest sense of the word, the memory of 

 Dr. Carpenter will long be cherished. 



Dr. Thomas Spexcer Cobbold, who was born in 1S28, was the 

 son of the Eev. Eichard Cobbold, of Wortham, in Suffolk. He was 

 educatedat Charterhouse, and commenced hismeflical career under 

 Mr. Crosse, the eminent surgeon of Norwich. He matriculated at 

 Edinburgh in 1847, and showing great ability in dissecting and 

 the making of preparations, was appointed by Prof. Goodsir as 

 his prosector, by whom also he was induced to devote himself 

 to morphological work in preference to practical medicine. He 

 was gold-medallist in 1851 ; and, shortly after he had graduated, 

 was appointed Curator of the University Anatomical Museum, in 

 which capacity he lectured on comparative osteology, and worked 

 energetically to improve the collections under his ciiarge. He 

 was also led, whilst in Edinburgh, to devote much attention to 

 the study of geology, through his intimacy with Edward Forbes, 

 with whom he was a frequent companion on his various excur- 

 sions. In 1856 Dr. Cobbold removed to London. 



He has lield the appointments of Professor of Botany and 

 Helminthology at the Eoyal Veterinary College, the Swiney Pro- 

 fessorship of Geology, Lecturer at the Middlesex Hospital, and 

 Examiner in Comparative Anatomy, Zoology, and Botany at the 

 National Science School, St. Mary's Hospital. 



The subject with which Dr. Cobbold's name is most closely 

 associated, and on which he was unquestionably the foremost 

 English authority, is Animal Parasites. His researches on the 

 anatomy, development, and life-history of the Entozoa are a 

 worthy memorial of patient and accurate labour, and will long 

 remain a standard of reference for all students of Helminthology. 

 Many of his most important special contributions have been 

 communicated to this Society, and a number of others have beea 



