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utilising observations made at the lightliouses and lightsliips 

 of the British Islands, which resulted in the publication of 

 nine annual reports, since ably summarised by Mr. W. Eagle 

 Clarke, of Edinburgh. When, in 1876, on the death of 

 Edward Newman, who had conducted ' The Zoologist' from 

 its commencement in 1843, that journal was continued by 

 another editor, all Professor Newton's old interest seemed to 

 be revived in the periodical in which he himself first wrote, 

 and notwithstanding the numerous demands made upon his 

 leisure, he found time to make valuable suCTo-estions for its 

 improvement, and even to contribute to its pages. Nor 

 should we omit to notice the encouragement which he gave 

 to the " Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society," founded 

 in 1869, and the many valuable papers which he contributed 

 to the pages of their ' Transactions.' In all these under- 

 takings his advice was as eagerly sought by those who knew 

 how to value it as it was readily bestowed for the asking. 



Those who took part in the last International Ornithological 

 Congress, held in London in June 1905, will have a pleasur- 

 able recollection — now, alas ! touched with sadness — of their 

 visit to Cambridge, and of their friendly reception there by 

 Professor Newton. Nor will they forget the remarkable 

 collections of rare books, pamphlets, and MS. letters from 

 famous naturalists which he then exhibited for their inspec- 

 tion. A catalogue of these is printed in the 'Proceedings^ 

 of the Congress, published by Messrs. Dulau & Co. in 

 February 1907. 



We have dwelt so long upon the nature of his life's work 

 that we have little room left for such biographical details as 

 are usually looked for in an obituary memoir. It remains to 

 say that Professor Newton was the fifth son of William 

 Newton, of Elveden, in the county of Suffolk, formerly M.P. 

 for Ipswich, on whose death in 1862 the estate was purchased 

 by the Government as a residence for the late Maharajah 

 Dliuleep Singh. Born at Geneva on June 11, 1829, he was 

 educated at first by a private tutor, and proceeded to ]\Iag- 

 dalene College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1853, 

 securing the prize for English essay in that year as well as 



