1886-87.] Dr James Gilchrist. 11 



another book dealing with Botany in a similar way. His 

 latter end was peace. 



I cannot conclude without recording one striking instance 

 of his high sense of honour and noble independence. Some of 

 his professors having, during his student days, been informed 

 of his difficulties and hard struggles, had given him his 

 class tickets gratuitously. This kindness he fully appreci- 

 ated, and, under the circumstances, was compelled to accept, 

 but not without the vow and determination that when he 

 was able he would return their kind gift. No sooner had 

 his appointment to Montrose Asylum put the means of 

 doing so within his power, than he enclosed the money to 

 each of the professors in repayment of what, he stated, he 

 never ceased to regard as a debt of honour. In a like noble 

 spirit the professors refused to receive it, but Dr Gilchrist 

 still felt that the money was not his, and as the only way 

 of gratifying his desire to acknowledge their kindness, he, I 

 believe, handed over the sums to the Medical Missionary 

 Society. What a noble example of Christian heroism does 

 not this act afford ? 



Obituary Notices of C. W. Peach, R. Gray, Bev. W. W. 

 Ncwbould, and Professor E. Morren. By Andw. Taylor. 



Chaeles William Peach died on the 28th February 

 1886, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. Born at Wansford 

 in Northamptonshire in 1800, where his father was a small 

 farmer. Peach was nominated to the Coast Guard service in 

 1824, and continued in it till 1845, when he obtained a place 

 in the Customs, mainly on account of his eminent services in 

 geology, palaeontology, and marine zoology. "W^ierever official 

 duties called him — first at Fowey, Cornwall, and afterwards at 

 Peterhead and Wick — Peach gained fresh laurels both as a 

 trusted pulDlic servant and a scientific expert, till, retiring 

 about 1862, because of the abolition of the office of 

 comptroller throughout the service, he came to Edinburgh, 

 where he spent the evening of his busy life. 



The death of our venerable Associate is noted by public 

 annalists among the events of the year. Doubtless his name 

 is best known by his discoveries in stratigraphical geology 

 and fossil ichthyology, which were landmarks of the advance of 



