XXXVl S PROCEEDINGS OE THE 



Voorst to state, tbat the sum wliicli Mr. Tarrell received on account 

 of them from first to last exceeded £4000. One of his latest 

 contributions to popular zoology was, a chapter " On Marine 

 Fishes," which he presented to his friend and publisher for inser- 

 tion in the third edition of the entertaining and instructive 

 ' Sea-side Book ' of our distiaguished Fellow, Dr. Harvey. Of 

 a naturally robust constitution, inured and strengthened by the 

 pursuits of his early life, the advances of age appeared to make 

 but a slight impression on his frame, until a severe attack of 

 fever in his seventieth year, for some time gave reason to fear for 

 his life. From this, however, he completely recovered, and gave 

 no further signs of decaying health until the beginning of August 

 last, when an attack of giddiness, followed by slight paralysis, 

 again gave some alarm to his friends. In a few days this also 

 passed away, and he resumed his ordinary avocations. On the 

 26th of that month he attended a Council of the Linnean Society, 

 and appeared nearly in his usual health, but spoke of beiag re- 

 stricted in his diet, and complained of a " woolliness " in the 

 brain. On the ensuing Saturday he accompanied a valued friend 

 by sea to Great Yarmouth, where they arrived on the Sunday 

 morning ; in the evening he expressed himself much pleased with 

 his voyage, and stated that he had greatly enjoyed the day. After 

 partaking with appetite of a moderate dinner, he retired to rest 

 about ten o'clock, and was soon after attacked with a difficulty of 

 breathing, the continuance of which rendering him fearful, as he 

 stated, "that he should die and no one know of it," he rung his 

 bell. Medical assistance was immediately prociu'ed, but was 

 foiuid unavailing. Perfectly conscious until within a few minutes 

 of breathing his last, he died about half-past twelve in the morn- 

 ing of Monday, the 1st of September, in the 73rd year of his age. 

 On the following Monday he was buried in the churchyard of 

 Bayford in Hertfordshire, where his grave is indicated by a simple 

 epitaph, the lines from Wordsworth, as well as his place of burial, 

 having been selected by himself. It is as follows : — " He was the 

 survivor of twelve brothers and sisters, who, with their father and 

 mother, are all placed close to this spot, 



first and last, 

 The earliest summon' d and the longest spared — 

 Are here deposited." 



His remains were attended to the grave by our President, Mr. 

 Bell, one of his oldest and most intimate friends, by his relatives 



