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going to tlie meeting of the British Association held at Leeds in 

 September. Here he read two papers : one, " On a fresh form of 

 Crystallization which takes place in the Particles of Fallen Snow 

 under intense Cold," being the same subject on which he had 

 remarked two years before at Christiania, and which another 

 winter in the North had enabled him to study more particularly; 

 and a second, entitled " Observations on the Arrangement of 

 small Stones in certain bare Levels in Northern Localities." He 

 was subsequently present at the Field-meeting of the Tyneside 

 Naturalists' Club, held at Marsden, October 22nd, being the 

 last time he was to attend any scientific assembly. The distress- 

 ing feelings of lassitude continued at intervals throughout the 

 winter and following spring ; but still neither he nor those about 

 him were much alarmed by them. As the summer drew on, he 

 fancied his bodily strength in some degree restored ; but at the 

 same time he was aware of an occasional loss of memory, which 

 became now and then very apparent in his letters to his friends. 

 In the month of July an accidental and trifling occurrence 

 brought on an attack of a much more serious character, and he 

 then placed himself under regular medical treatment. No 

 improvement in his symptoms taking place, it was recommended 

 that further advice should be sought, and accordingly he went to 

 London, where the opinion of one of the highest authorities in 

 the profession — himself since removed by death — was taken. Dr. 

 Todd (for he was the physician consulted) at once declared that 

 the case was one in which no hope of recovery could be enter- 

 tained, that there was an aff"ection of the brain, probably of long 

 standing, and that a speedy change would take place. These 

 fatal words were fulfilled to the letter ; not many days passed 

 before Wolley experienced another violent attack, from which 

 he only once, and for a short time, rallied. He then seemed 

 quite aware of his approaching end, and expressed his wishes 

 respecting the place of his burial and the disposal of his 

 oological collection. On the 20th of November 1859, after 

 having for some hours lapsed into a state of complete uncon- 

 sciousness, he expired without suflFering. 



His last wishes have been faithfully carried out. In accord- 

 ance with them, his remains were interred in the churchyard at 



