132 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
the cordial sympathy of the members of the Society with them 
in their bereavement. 
In Memoriam—Davip Corse Gen, C.E., F.G.S. 
Mr. Glen was born sixty-nine years ago at Hawkhead near 
Paisley, and received his early education in Paisley and Glasgow. 
On leaving school, he was apprenticed with the late Mr. Randolph, 
and was also for a short time in the service of the late Mr. Napier. 
Having completed his apprenticeship, he was entrusted with the 
management of engineering works at Airdrie and Dunfermline, 
and afterwards removed to Glasgow, where he commenced business 
as a partner of the firm of Glen & Ross, with which he was 
connected until his retiral a few years ago. Although a very 
energetic and successful business man, most of his leisure hours 
were devoted to scientific pursuits, for which he had a keen taste, 
While possessing an extensive knowledge of natural history in its 
various departments, his attention was chiefly directed to geology, 
and he had attained considerable eminence as a mineralogist. - He 
had also accumulated a large collection of British and American 
geological specimens, the mineralogical section of which was 
considered one of the finest private collections in Scotland ; an 
extensive library of books, especially works relating to natural 
history and archeology ; and a very fine collection of coins and 
medals. Portions of these collections were placed on view at the 
Exhibition held two years ago in the east end of Glasgow, where 
he acted as a juror. For more than thirty years he was an active 
member of the Geological Society of Glasgow, and on several 
occasions was appointed a vice-president and member of council. 
Numerous papers were read by him to that Society, and published in 
. its Zransactions. In 1870 he was elected a member of the Natural 
History Society of Glasgow. During the period of his member- 
ship he took an active interest in the affairs of the Society, 
frequently contributed to the business of the meetings, and was 
on several occasions elected a member of council—the last such 
appointment being made by the unanimous vote of the Society 
only a month ago. He was also a Fellow of the Geological 
Society of London, and a member of the British Association, 
Archeological Society of Glasgow, and Institute of Engineers and 
Shipbuilders. For many years he was a regular attender at the 
