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h's kriowlMji^e wa^ buth varieJ and extensive, 

 while his etier^^y and iudu-;try were indomitable. 

 Thorou^Uaess characterised the whole of his work, 

 and he loved to communicate to others, edpecially 

 the youQ^er members, all that he knew, while he 

 possessed in an eminent degree the happy knack 

 of renderiaj^ obscure subjects easy of comprehen- 

 sion. Nothing- wa? re;^ardedby him as a trouble, 

 and he was ever the kind and cheery friend and 

 companion of all those interested in natural 

 science who souj^ht his aid. He was a clever 

 microscopist, and his labours in this field, and 

 more particularly in photography as applied to 

 plants and natural objects generally, were both 

 extensive and valuable, notably his very numerous 

 lantern photographs of the British orchidacie and 

 many other families of indigenous plants, dissected 

 and coloured in his own inimit-iblA manner, and 

 which attest at once his great skill and intense 

 devotion to nature His social qualities were on 

 a par wi.h his other gifts. He had a warm and 

 loving heart, and his personality will not be 

 forgotten by those who knew and admired him. 



The Mayor of Canterbury at the meeting of 

 the Town Council on Wednesday, May 1st, said 

 that before they proceeded with the rest of 

 the business, he wished to inform them that 

 they had, unfortunately, lost one of the worthy 

 members of that Council. It was reportad before 

 they came into that Court and he regretted to say 

 that the report bad proved only too true, Mr. 

 Horsley. their worthy friend, had passed away to 

 a better clime. His services were weil-knowa to 

 them ; ho had given them to the City with all the 

 love and devotion he was capable of. Mr. Horsley 

 had served them faithfully and conscientiously, 

 and he was quite sure that not only every member 

 of the Council, but every inhabitant of Canterbury 

 would deplore his loss. It was only a feiv days 

 since that he {the Mayor) had the pleasure of 

 proposinga hearty vote of thanks to him fortheser- 

 pices he had rendered to them in connection with 

 the Beiuey Institute, and now a few hours had 

 pissed away, and he was gone from them. 

 Hia place could not possibly be filled, and tte 

 captbilities and I'esources at his command, his 

 groat experience, his geniality, and everything 

 about him endeared him to every ruember of that 

 Court (hear. hear). He (the Mayor) felt very 

 deeply the loss which had couie upon them, and 

 words he could not find to express it. Mr. Horsley 

 had gone in the midst of years, not in old age, 

 but he had devoted those years that God had given 

 him to the service of his brethren and the old City 

 of Canterbury. He hoped they would concur 

 with him in sending a vote of condolence to his 

 widov and family, and that they would have put 

 on their minute-book a record of the very valu- 

 able services he had reulered to the City. 



The Deputy Mayor said it was his melancholy 

 privilege to second that vote of condolence with 

 the family, and that their recognition of Mr. 

 Horsley 's eminent services be entered on the 

 minutes of that Court. He was indeed a man of 

 the most exceptional energy and versatility, but 

 his energy perhaps could best be appreciated by 

 those who knew the ead malady under which the 

 later years of his life were spent. Many men 



would have made no effort at all to have under- 

 taken a public duty in the presence of such a 

 disease, but they had seen hiLa there when it 

 had been nearly painful for him to speak, 

 and yet taking a prominent and interested 

 part in the most important discussions of that 

 Council There was one other point in Mr. 

 Horsley's character which, he was quite sure, had 

 impressed every member of that Council who had 

 been brought into contact with him, and that was 

 his unvarying conscientiousness of aim and pur- 

 pose in everything he undertook (hear, hear). It 

 was not only a loss to them which, as the Mayor 

 had said, was irretrievable, and his seat would long 

 remain vacant, but it was a loss to the whole City 

 ot Canterbury, and they were only expressing, ho 

 was sure, the wishes of the whole citizens of Canter- 

 bury who had reaped directly or indirectly a 

 distinct advantige trom his presence amongst 

 them, in recording their appieciation of his 

 services, and entering it prominently in the 

 minutes of that Council. 

 The motion »vas then put and carried in silence. 



THE FCrXERAL. 



The funeral of Mr. Stephen Hotsley took place at 

 St. Uunstan'sChurchyard, Canterbury ,on Saturday 

 afternoon, and was attended by a large number of 

 personal friends and ac|uaintances desirous of 

 evincing the great respect and esteem in which the 

 deceased was held, and of sympathy with the 

 sorrowing widow and family. The first part of the 

 service took place in St. Dunstan's Church, being 

 conducted by the Vicar (Rev. W. E. Evill). The 

 service at the graveside was read by the Rev. J. 

 VV. Horsley (brother of the deceased). The chief 

 mourners were Mrs. Horsley (widow), Mr. Bernard 

 Horsley (eldest son), Messrs. F.,R. and V. Horsley 

 (sons), Miss Horsley (sister), Mr. W. H. Horsley 

 (cousin), and Mr. Sankuy (son-in-law). The mem- 

 bers of the Can'^eibury Town Council, of which 

 body the lata Mr- Horsley was a member, present 

 were : Aldermen Collard and Mason, Councillors 

 Netherclift (Deputy Mayor), Pope (Sheriff), 

 Russell, Wright Hunt, Godden, Stone, Gentry, and 

 Stead. 



Amongst the members of the East Kent Natural 

 History Society who attended were Mr. Sidney 

 Harvey, Mr. A. Lander, Capt. McDakin, Mr. Henry 

 Fielding (Town Clerk), Rev. A. J. Galpin, Mr. 

 Brian Rigden. Miss Holmes, Miss Phillpotts, Mi. 

 H. M. Chapmaa (Chairman of the Canterbury 

 Bo;*rd of Guardian-^), Mr. W. Cozens, Mr. W. P. 

 Mann, Miss Abbott ( Whitstable), Miss Cole, Miss 

 Harvey, Mr. F. M. Facer, Mr. A. E. Horsnaill, Mr. 

 A. Wetherelt, and Mr. F. M. Argrave. Amongst 

 others present were Rev. Canon Maclear, D.D. 

 (Warden of St. Augustine's College), Rev. R. J. K. 

 Boggis (Sub- Warden of St. Augustine's College), 

 Dr. Bedford, Rev. C. R. Tyrwhitt. Kev. M. F. 

 Williams, Rev. H. D. French (Rural Dean), Rev. 

 F. R. Mercer, Colonel Reeves, Mr. Randall Port. 

 Mr. C.G.Williams, Mr. J. W. Farmery (Chief Con- 

 stable), Mr. M. L. Bell, Messrs. Byron Dewhurst, 

 J. Pott, J. F. Francis. C. lerry, J. Baggs, E. T. 

 Kenuett, and many others. 



There was a very large number of beautiful 

 wreaths, including a large cross of primroses, blue- 



