198 Obituary Notice?, of Fellows deceased. 



He was a constant attendant of the meetings of the British Asso- 

 ciation, and served as one of the general secretaries of the Council from 

 1897 to the year of his death. 



His last public lecture was the James Forrest Lecture on " Metal- 

 lurgy in Relation to Engineering," given to the Institution of Civil 

 Engineers on April 23. In special lectures of this kind Roberts Austen 

 excelled. They cost him considerable effort, for he spared no trouble 

 to make the occasion worthy of himself and of his subject, and he had 

 his reward in the grateful appreciation of his auditory. A notable 

 example of the quality of his work as a lecturer is seen in the Graham 

 lecture on " Molecular Movement," which he gave to the Philosophical 

 Society of Glasgow in 1879. 



Indeed, no man discharged more faithfully, more honourably, or 

 more religiously the obligations he had incurred, or which, by virtue 

 of his position, were thrust upon him. It may be truthfully said of 

 him that whatsoever his hand found to do he did it with all his might. 



Some years ago Roberts-Austen acquired a small place at Chilworth, 

 near Guildford, to which he would repair with Lady Roberts- Austen 

 on all possible occasions. It never meant idleness to him, but there 

 is no doubt that the occasional change from the atmosphere of Tower 

 Hill to the breezy, invigorating air of a Surrey common had some 

 effect in preserving him from the constant inroad he made upon his 

 physical and mental energy. His social instincts made him a good 

 neighbour, and he spent time and no inconsiderable amount of money 

 in improving the lot of those around him. There was one side of his 

 character of which only those who knew him well were made fully 

 aware. It is reflected, however, in the beautifully decorated little 

 chapel which he erected near his house for the benefit of the district, 

 and in which he was wont to minister nearly every Sunday. 



T. E. T 



