The Society 



has to lament the irreparable loss 



BY Death of 



JOHN WILLIAM KIRSHAW, Esq., F.G.S., 



Member of Council, 



Hon. Sec. and Hon. Geological Curator. 



By his decease the Society has lost one of its most 



ACTIVE, liberal, AND VALUABLE MEMBERS, 



AND HIS PLACE CANNOT EASILY BE FILLED UP. 



For MANY YEARS HE TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN THE AFFAIRS 



OF THIS Society as a Member of the Council. 



CONSTANTLY ATTENDING ITS MEETINGS AS HoN. SEC. AND 



Hon. Geological Curator. 

 His business habits and his love for and knowledge 

 OF Science, especially Geology, though unfortunately 



HE RARELY WROTE ANY MEMOIRS, WERE OF INFINITE 



SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY, 



He ENRICHED THE GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION, 



(now BECOME A MOST VALUABLE ONE) FROM TIME TO TIME, 



by many esteemed donations of rare and 



interesting fossils, 



which now form i.mportant additions to the 



Geological Collections. 



His LOSS is deeply felt by the many friends with 



WHOM he was associated in this Society, by all 



who knew him, and by numbers whom he 



has so often befriended. 



