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Captain Chakles Ttlee was born in London in August 1826, 

 and educated at University College. He early became an enthu- 

 siastic collector of fossils, and developed a passion for microscopy. 

 His greatest service to science was that of assisting Bowerbank 

 in the investigation of Exotic sponges, during the preparation of 

 the latter's 'Monograph of the British Spongiadse.' 



He was many years on the Council of the Palseontographical 

 and Eay Societies ; and he served repeated terms of office as 

 Almoner to the St. Thomas's Hospital. For nearly forty years 

 he made the Orphan Working School at Haverstock Hill a chief 

 object of personal devotion. He was for some time a Member 

 of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. He died on 

 2nd November, 1895, in his 70th year, after a lengthy period 

 of failing health. 



He was a Fellow of the Zoological and Greological Societies ; 

 and was elected a Fellow of the Linnean on 6th February, 1862. 



JoHT^ Bracebbidge "WiLsoif, M.A., died on December 22nd, 

 1895, at Geelong, Australia, where for oA'er twenty years he had 

 been Head Master of the Church of England Grrammar School. 

 He was an exceedingly amiable, good-natured man, very popular 

 among a wide circle of friends. 



He will best be remembered among biologists as an enthu- 

 siastic and untiring collector in the vicinity of the Port Phillip 

 Heads. Not only were his holidays for many years devoted to 

 dredging in this locality, but his yacht and its crew were at all 

 times at the disposal of investigators, neither expense nor trouble 

 being spared to gratify their desires. 



His chief collections were of Sponges and Algae. Agardh and 

 von Mueller have worked at the latter, and Carter and Dendy at 

 the former; and some idea of the immensity of his sponge col- 

 lection may be arrived at from the fact that Prof. Dendy, having 

 from its study obtained and published results among the most 

 important and revolutionary in the recent literature of the group, 

 took with him from Melbourne to Christchurch, N.Z., more than 

 1000 large jarfuls awaiting investigation. 



Mr. AV ilson has iurnished naturalists not only at the Antipodes, 

 but at home and on the Continent also, with material for the 

 description of new and important forms in most of the great 

 groups of Invertebrata. He was a prince of collectors, who 

 worked indefatigably for the love of science ; and at the time of 

 his decease steps were being taken to secure him the popular 

 recognition he so fully deserved. 



He was for many years a Member of the Victoria Field- 

 Katurali^ts' Club, and took an active interest in the Greelong 

 Field-Naturalists' Club. 



In his will he authorized the despatch of his scientific books, 

 instruments, and specimens, to London for sale ; and directed that 

 an anatomical examination of his body should be made as soon as 

 possible after death, and reported upon to his executors. He 



