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8ir Charles w us twice married ; liis lirst w ilV was Georgiiia 

 Milner, dau<:hter of ISir William Mihier, by whom he had one son, 

 AValter AVilliam Strickland, born in 1851, who now succeeds to 

 the title and estates, and who has been travelling for some years in 

 the Colonies of Australia, New Zealand, India, Ceylon, &c., and is 

 now residing in Italy. The second marriage was in IbGG, to Ann 

 Elizabeth, daughter of the Eev. Christopher Neville of Thorney, 

 Notts, who predeceased him. There are two surviving sons and 

 one daughter of the second family, Mr. Frederick Strickland, of 

 the Brows, Malton, and Lieut. Henry Strickland, of the Eoyal 

 Navy. His daughter is married to the Hon. Tatton Lane Fox 

 Willoughby. 



Sir Charles had a good constitution and enjoyed the happiness 

 of good health through his long life, and passed away quietly, after 

 a very short illness, in his home at Hildenley, in the 91st year 

 of his age. [M. B. Slateh.] 



The death of Ebwaej) PivEceyal "Weight, which took place on 

 March 4th, caused sincere regret among the large group of friends 

 and acquaintances whose affection and regard "Wright's genial and 

 striking personality had won. AVriglit was born in Dublin in 1S34. 

 He was educated at home and began life as a clerk at the age 

 of 10. His taste for Natural History brought him early into contact 

 with Geo. J. AUman, the University Professor of Botany in Trinity 

 College, Dublin, and resigning bis clerkship, he entered Trinity 

 College in 1853 and threw himself with zeal into the study of 

 Natural History. His enthusiasm to forward the science led him 

 in the following year to found the ' Natural History lieview.' He 

 continued editor of that Journal till 1SG6. His earliest essays iu 

 Science were made in this Journal and exhibit his keen interest 

 from the first in field-work and observation. He visited the caves 

 of Michelstown in 1857, with Haliday, and was the first to point 

 out the interest of the living fauna of the Irish caves. In the 

 same year, he took his B.A. degree and Avas appointed Director 

 of the Museum of Trinity College. In 1858, he was appointed 

 Lecturer in Zoology in Trinity College and Lecturer in Botany in 

 Dr. Steevens' Hospital Medical School, and he was chosen Secretary 

 for the Koyal Geological Society of Ireland and Secretary lor 

 Section D of the British Association. He continued Secretary of 

 this Section for several years, and was always very much interested 

 in the work of the Association. It is a proof of Wright's energy 

 and capacity for work, that while he was discharging all these 

 duties he was at the same time able to keep pace with his undei'- 

 graduate medical studies, and did not give up his work in Natural 

 Science. He was elected Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1859. 

 In 1862 he took his M.D. degree, and after studying abroad in 

 Berlin, "Menua, and Paris, he began to practise as an oculist. But 

 his chief interests being in Natural Science he did not remain in 

 practice long, and in 18G6, in order to devote himself entirely to 

 bis duties as locum tenens for Harvev. then the L'niversitv Professor 



