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to, at last only finds an account of in some foreign publica- 

 tion, of which not one Englishman in a huncb*ed thousand, 

 perhaps, has ever heard. 



There is not, that I am aware of, a natural history 

 library in the whole of this presidency, and gentlemen in 

 London "^who live at home at ease" and have such ample 

 stores of knowledge to refer to, should have some considera- 

 tion for us dwellers in the wilderness, when we happen to be 

 ignorant of a subject perhaps not very commonly known 

 even in England. 



This want, however, is in the course of being supplied at 

 Madras, w^hich at ill, I hope, in the course of another year or 

 two, possess at least a respectable natural history library, 

 if not a thoroughly complete one. — J. Mitchell, Lieut. 

 Madras Veterans. 



The iate Professor (iuekett. — We trust the attention of our 

 readers was directed to an announcement made last week in 

 our advertising columns, to the effect that a subscription had 

 been set on foot for the benefit of the four boys left by the 

 late respected Professor Quekett. Few men were so ready 

 to assist the members of our Profession in their microscopical 

 difficulties, or more willing to give them good advice on 

 matters connected with his department of science. Seldom 

 a day passed without a portion of the late Conservator's time 

 being devoted to the examination of various morbid struc- 

 tures for his Medical friends. Those of us who have the 

 power will surely second the efforts of the Working Committee. 

 We may remind our readers that Professor Quekett, about 

 five years ago, succeeded Professor Owen as Conservator of 

 the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. Almost ever 

 since he obtained this appointment his health was so bad 

 that he was unable to insure his life, and before this time his 

 income (£300) was too small to enable him to do so. He died 

 at the early age of forty-six, and leaves a widow and four sons. 

 The effort which has been set on foot has for its object the 

 collection of a sum of money for the purpose of starting the 

 four boys in the world when their school education is com- 

 pleted. It is intended to invest the money in the hands of 

 trustees until the boys arrive at an age to require it. The 

 following gentlemen have formed themselves into a Working 

 Committee for the above-mentioned object : — Professor 

 Owen, F.R.S. ; the Hon. and Rev. Lord S. G. Osborne; Dr. 

 Bence Jones, F.R.S.; Professor George Busk, F.R.S. ; Frank 

 Buckland, Esq., M.A., M.R.C.S.; and Lionel S. Beale, 

 F.R.S., of King's College, London, is Honorary Secretary. 



