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much, in consequence of failing^ health ; but circumstances were 

 easier for liim, a pension of ^'50 a year having been granted him 

 by the Queen, besides other pecuniary presentations. 



There are few naturalists acquainted with his name and his 

 work, from whose lips, as an expression of admiration and respect, 

 have not escaped the words " Poor Thomas Edward ! " 



Eey. James Hanningtow, D.D., Bishop of East Equatorial 

 Africa, was born at Brigliton, the son of Mr. Samuel Ilanniugton 

 of that town and Hurstpierpoint. 



He was educated at St. Mary ITall, Oxford, taking his E.A, 

 degree in 1873 and M.A. in 1875, in which year he became 

 curate of St. George's, Hurstpierpoiiit, remaining there till 1882, 

 when he was appointed by the Church Missionary Society to 

 represent them in Nyauza, East Central Africa. He led his 

 party across that continent, but when he reached Lake Victoria 

 Nyanza he was so spent with fever and other climatic diseases 

 that he was obliged to retrace his steps and come home, where 

 liis health was soon reestablislied. 



In 1884 the diocese of East Equatorial Africa was founded, 

 and Dr. Hanningto]i consecratrd tlie first bishop. He returned 

 to Africa by way of Palestine and Upper Egypt, reaching Mom- 

 basa in January 1885, thence starting to reach the Victoria 

 Nyanza Mission Stations. By the end of October he had got to 

 witliin tliree days of Uganda, the town of Mwanua, successor of 

 Mtesa, who thought his kingdom was threatened by the approach 

 of an English party. He was taken prisoner by the king's 

 order, and after being kept in contiuement eight days was, with 

 nearly all his followers, murdered on October 30th, 1885. Eour 

 porters only escaj)ed, who brought the sad tale to Mombasa. 



The late Bishop was elected Eellow, Dec. 6, 1883. His old 

 friend Mr. Mitttn, who worked up the last packet of mosses sent 

 from Africa by the deceased, has recorded his ardent love of 

 plants, shown in the Alps and at home. His name is associated 

 with an Asjjlenhim, A. Hanningtoni, Baker, and a Passion-flower, 

 Tryi)liodemma Hanningtonianum, Mast. 



Eet. Heket Hawkes was born at Dukinfield, 1st Eeb. 1805, 

 his father, the Kev. J. Hawkes, being the Unitarian minister in 

 that town. Having passed three years at Glasgow University, he 

 removed to York, where he passed another period of three 3'ears 

 in study. Early in 1833 he removed to Portsmouth, and lor 38 

 years was the Unitarian minister there ; altogether living 52 years 

 in that borough. His favourite pursuit was Botany, and he was 

 elected Eellow of this Society so far back as 1812 ; but he devoted 

 much of his time to helping, as lecturer or President, the local 

 Philosophical Society, the Athenasum, the Hampshire Library, 

 the Watt Institute, and the Koyal Portsmouth Hospital. 



He never married, and having no relatives in the south, feeling 

 advancing age, he, in 1871, retired from active pastoral work, 



