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admitted to tlie privilege of bis iutimacy bear unanimous testi- 

 mony to bis unvarying kindness of beart, tbe genial vs armtb of bis 

 feelings, and tbe pure benevolence of bis disposition. To a mind 

 stored witb anecdote be united a strong sense of bumour, and a 

 bappy facility in its expression, Avbicb rendered bim a most de- 

 ligbtful companion. And wben to tbese qualities we add his per- 

 fect simple-mindedness, bis unswerving devotion to trutb, and tbat 

 singular uprigbtness of judgment, wbicb rendered bim on all diffi- 

 cult occasions a most invaluable counsellor, we sball easily per- 

 ceive bow it was tbat be became so warmly endeared to tbe bearts 

 of bis friends. From tlie deatb of Sir Josepb Banks, wbo be- 

 queatbed to bim bis bouse in Sobo Square, be continued to occupy 

 that portion of it wbicb opened upon Dean Street ; and it was in 

 the library of tbat illustrious man, tbe scene of bis labours for 

 sixty years, suri'ounded by bis books and by bis collections, tbat 

 be breathed bis last, on the lOtb of June in tbe present year, and 

 in tbe eighty-fifth year of bis age. 



John Cator, Esq., of Beckenham Place, in the county of Kent, 

 is referred to by Mr. Lambert as connected with Natural History 

 by his uncle's marriage with tbe daughter of Peter Collinson, and 

 tbe consequent possession of those MS. Notes on Botanical sub- 

 jects, by Collinson, wbicb Mr. Lambert made tbe foimdation of a 

 Paper in the tenth volume of our ' Transactions,' and which tbe 

 late Mr. Dillwyn subsequently printed separately under tbe title 

 of ' Hortus Collinsonianus ' 8vo : Swansea, 1843. Mr. Cator be- 

 came a Pellow of the Linnean Society in 1811, and died at bis 

 house at Beckenham on tbe 20tb of August, 1858, at tbe age 

 of 76. 



Bichard Chambers, JSsq., was born in London, in 1784. He 

 was educated for tbe profession of a schoolmaster, and for many 

 years had one of tbe largest private schools in tbe metropolis. 

 Early in life he evinced a fondness for tbe study of natural history. 

 He was elected a PeUow of the Linnean Society in 1822, and con- 

 tinued so to tbe close of his life, making occasional communica- 

 tions to tbe Society, besides being the author of ' An Introduction 

 to the Study of Botany,' Loud. 16mo, 1847, and of many scattered 

 Papers on kindred subjects in different periodicals. He was also 

 one of tbe first members of tbe Zoological Society, having been 

 one of tbe Zoological Club — tbe parent of tbat Society. As a 

 teacher, he contributed largely to the cause of popular education. 

 He was associated with Earl Stanhope and Lord Brougham in the 

 first endeavours to establish schools for all, and tbe present system 



