xl Aiiintal Report of tJic Council. 



By the death of Mr. William Henry Johnson, B.Sc, of 

 Woodleigh, Altrincham, on February 19th, 1914, the Society 

 lost one of its oldest members. Elected an ordinary member 

 in 1870, he attended the meetings of the Society with great 

 regularity for many years, and took an active interest in its 

 welfare. From 1881 to 1892 and from 1899 to 1900 he was a 

 Member of the Council ; and for two years, 1897 to 1899, he 

 held the office of Vice-President. 



Mr. Johnson's communications at the Society's Meetings 

 were about nineteen in number ; they included eight papers 

 and eleven smaller communications and exhibits. His first 

 paper, entitled " On the Influence of Acids on Iron and Steel," 

 was read on March 4th, 1873, appearing in tlie Proceedings, 

 vol. xii. ; and most of his communications dealt with the pro- 

 perties of iron and steel. 



At the time of his death Mr. Johnson, who for nearly half a 

 century had been well known in commercial life, was managing 

 director of a well known city firm. He was also a Governor of 

 the Manchester Grammar School ; and a Vice-President of the 

 Institute of Metals. 



He died in his sixty-fifth year at his home at Altrincham. 



R. F. H. 



Sir John Murray, K.C.B., LL.D., F.R.S. — John Murray 

 was born at Coburg, Ontario, on March 3rd, 1841, the third 

 son of Robert INIurray, who had emigrated to Canada seven 

 years before. He came to England as a boy of sixteen and 

 completed his education at the High School, Stirling, and the 

 University of Edinburgh. Altliough a zealous and successful 

 student, he could never be induced to confine his attention to 

 any specified curriculum, but worked at various branches of 

 knowledge as they in turn appealed to him. One consequence 

 of this independence was that, though he studied at the Uni- 

 versity for twelve years, he never took a degree ; another was 

 that he had a thoroughly practical first-hand acquaintance with 

 many branches of laboratory work. 



