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in the first instance, he discovered an object that would help 
to make the chain complete; and, in the second place,—not 
so difficult a matter as the first, but an undertaking, never- 
theless, requiring much discrimination,—until he found some 
friend to the Society who was willing to increase its stores. 
And so the work went on from year to year; Mr. Denny 
never happier than when, at the commencement of each 
session, he could read lone lists of contributions, and found 
the lecture-table too small for the first public presentation of 
newly-acquired treasures. The acquisition of specimens, 
however, does not represent the most important part of 
Mr. Denny’s duties. So soon as he became connected with 
the association he set himself to arrange and classify the 
objects under his care; and as these objects increased, and 
the building in which they were displayed was extended, 
he found before him duty requiring the closest application 
and the exercise of the greatest care. In this work he 
received much assistance from the late Mr. John Hey, and 
the result was that he had not been curator more than a very 
few years before the museum received as thorough a re-organ- 
isation as was then possible. It was not until 1858, however, 
that that admirable arrangement of the specimens, which is 
now so pleasant a sight to every visitor to the museum, was 
fairly commenced. In that year the arrangement was improved 
in anticipation of the visit to Leeds of the British Association, 
and Mr. Denny then succeeded in completing several 
important groups in the animal kingdom that were either 
wanting or imperfectly represented. During the session 
1831—3 Mr. Denny was appointed an honorary member of 
the Society; and, in the course of time, his designation 
of sub-curator was withdrawn in favour of the name of general 
curator and assistant-secretary, which more clearly indicated 
the position he held of late years. In the session 1849—50 
a series of meteorological instruments were presented to the 
Society ; and with these, and other instruments subsequently 
acquired, Mr. Denny was in the habit of filling up the very 
elaborate and interesting tables provided by the British 
Meteorological Society. He was ever active, but never too 
busy to be imattentive to the most casual visitors to the 
Institution, or to give information, regarding the museum and 
matters in which the Society has an interest, to all to whom 
such information was likely to be of service, 
