April lo, iBj(f\ NATURE clxxxiii 



"CLIFFORD TESTIMONIAL FUND. 



The friends of Professor Clifford, who was compelled by ill health to relinquish active work and reside in 

 Madeira, were anxious to present him with a substantial Testimonial in public recognition of his great scientific and 

 literar>' attainments. 



At a meeting held at the Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, on Friday, Januar>-3ist, William Spottiswoode, 

 Esq., President of the Royal Society, in the Chair, it was resolved that a Fund should be raised for the above-men- 

 tioned purpose, and that the sums received should be placed in the hands of Trustees, for the benefit of Professor 

 Clifford and his family. 



Professor Clifford died at Madeira on March 2,rd. The Executive Committee have now to announce that it 

 is intended to proceed with the raising of the Fund for the benefit of his Widow and Children, who have no other 

 provision. 



Contributions may be paid to the accoimt of the " Clifford Testimonial Fund," with Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, 

 and Co., or to either of the Honorary Secretaries. 



GENERAL COMMITTEE. 



WILLIAM spottiswoode, Esq., President of the Royal Society. Chainnan. 



HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. K.G.. F.R.S. 



THE RT HOX. THE EARL OF DERBY. F.R.S. THE RT. HOX. THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY. 



THE RT. HOV. LORD BELPER. F.R.S. THE RT. HOX. LORD RAYLEIGH. F.R.S. 

 THE RT. HOX. LORD HOUGHTON", F.R.S. 



THE HOX. MR. JUSTICE GROVE. F.R.S. THE HOX. MR. JUSTICE STEPHEN. 



THE HOX. C. W. FREMAXTLE. SIR JOHN LUBBOCK. Bart.. M.P., F.R.S. 



SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK, Bart. SIR HENRY J. S. MAINE. K.C.S.I., F.R.S. 



SIR TOSEPH D. HOOKER. K.C.S.I.. F.R.S. SIR THOMAS FREDERICK ELLIOT, K.C.M.G. 



SIR JOHN HAWKSHAW, C.E., F.R.S. SIR HENRY THOMPSON. M.B.. F.R.C.S. 



F. A. ABEL, Esq.. C.B.. F.R.S. 



PROFESSOR W. G. ADAMS, F.R.S. 



PROFESSOR F. ALTHAUS, Ph.D. 



REV. CH. ANDERSON. St. John's, Lime- 

 house. 



L. M. ASPLAND, Esq. 



F. L. ATIAVtjOD. Esq. 



ELIM D AVIGDOR, Esq. 



F. M. BALFOUR, Esq., F.R.S. 



W. H. BARLOW. Esq.. F.R.S. 



H. CHARLTON B.ASTLAN, Esq.. M.D., F.R.S. 



FLETCHER BEACH, Esq., M.D. 



H. SELFE BEXNEIT, Esq., M.B. 



REV. PROFESSOR BONNEY, F.R.S. 



JAMES BO >TH. Esq.. C.B. 



R. H. M. BOSAXQUET, Esq.. M.A., O.xford. 



REV. R. H. A. BRADLEY. St. Peter's, Regent 

 Square. 



F. J. BRAMWELL, Esq., C.E., F.R.S. 

 JOHX BRETT. Esq. 



W. BRUCE.CLARKE. Esq., M.B. 



T. LAUDER BRUXTOX. Esq., M.D.. F.R.S. 



G. BUSK. Esq., F.R.S. 



W. B. CARPEXTER. Esq.. C.B., F.R.S. 

 PROFESS R CH. CASSAL. 

 PROFESS ^R A. CAYLEY, F.R.S.. Cambridge. 

 E. D. CHAPMAX, Esq., Oxford. 

 W. B. CHEADLE. Esq., M.D. 

 AXDREW CLARK, Esq.. M.D. 

 PROFESSOR R. B CLIFTON, F.R.S., Oxford. 

 GERARD F. COBB, Esq.. M-A., Trin. Coll., 



Cambridge. 

 W. F. COLLIER. Esq., Plymouth. 

 PROFESSOR SIDXEY COLVIX, Cambridge. 

 MOXCURE D. COXWAY, Esq. 

 LEONARD COURTNEY. Esq.. M.P. 

 PROFESS )R JOHN CURNOW. M.D. 

 CHARLES DARWIN, Esq., F.R.S. 

 G. H. DARWIN, Esq., M.A., Ca.-nbridge. 

 T. W. RHYS DAVIDS. Esq. 

 PROFESSOR W. BOYD DAWKIXS, F.R.S., 



Manchester. 

 WARREX DE LA RUE, Esq., F.R.S. 

 PROFESS »R J. DEWAR, F.R.S.. Cambridge. 

 W. HEXRY DOMVILLE, Esq. 

 H. B. DOXKIX. Esq., M.B. 

 EDWARD C. DUXN. Esq. 

 W. T. THISELTc^N dyer, Esq. 

 TALFOURD ELY. Esq., M.A. 

 EDWARD ENFIELD, Esq. 

 WILLIAM ESSOX, Esq., F.R.S . Oxford. 

 H. W. EVE. Esq.. MJL 

 T. H. FARRER, Esq. 



D. FERRIER. Esq.. M.D., F.R.S. 

 W. W. FISHER, Esq., MA., Oxford. 

 J. G. FITCH, Esq., M.A. 

 PROFESSOR G. C. FOSTER. F.R.S. 

 PROFESSOR MICHAEL FOSTER, F.R.S., 



Cambridge. 

 PROFESSOR E. FRAXKLAND, F.R.S. 

 DOUGLAS W. FRESHFIELD, Esq. 

 CAPTAIX DOUGLAS GALTON, C.B., F.R.S. 

 J. W. L. GLAISHER. Esq., F.R.S., Trin. CoU., 



Cambridge. 

 T. CHISHOLM GOODEN. Esq. 

 PROFESSOR A. GOODWIN, MA. 

 PROFESSOR CHARLES GRAHAM. D.Sc. 



F. GREENWOOD, Esq. . 

 A GROTE. Esq. 

 FREDERIC HARRISON, Esq. 

 PROFESSOR O. HENRICI, F.R.S. rT_3 

 W. D. HERTZ, Esq. 



T. ARCHER HIRST, Esq.. F.R.S. 

 SHADWORTH H. HODGSON, Esq. 



E. R. HORTON, Esq., MA. 

 PROFESSOR T. McK. HUGHES, Cambridge. 

 PROFESSOR W. A. HUNTER. 

 PROFESSOR T. H. HUXLEY. F.R.S 

 HRNRY JACKSON, Esq., M_A., Trin. Coll., 



Cambridge. 

 PROFESSOR R. C. JEBB, Glasgow Universitj-. 

 HENRY M. JEFFERY, Esq., M_A., Cheltenham. 

 PROFESSOR W. STANLEY JEVONS. F.R.S. 

 T. W. CARMALT JONES, Esq. 

 REV. B. JOWETT, Master of BalUol Coll., Oxford. 

 PROFESSOR A. B. W. KENNEDY, C.E. 

 JAMES KNO\\XES, Esq. 

 PROFESSOR E. R. LANKESTER, F.R.S. 

 D. C. LATHBURY, Esq. 

 REV. J. D. LA TOUCH E, Stokesay, Salop. 

 PROFESSOR M. LAWSON, Oxford. 

 PROFESSOR LEGROS. 



B. J. LEVERSON. Esq. 



J. NORMAN LOCKYER, Esq., F.R.S. 



G. B. LONGSTAFF. E?q., M.D. 

 ALEXANDER MACMILLAN, E;q. 

 REV. PHILIP M.AGNUS, B.Sc. 



P. T. MAIN, Esq., M-A., St. John's Coll.. Cam- 

 bridge. 



C. W. MANSELL-MOULLIX, Esq. 

 REV. PROFESSOR MARKS. 

 PROFESSOR JOHX MARSHALL, F.R.S. 

 C. W. MERRIFIELD, Esq., F.R.S. 



F. D. MOCATTA Esq. 

 LEONARD MONTEFIORE. Esq. 

 PROFESSOR HENRY MORLEY. 



i JOHN MORLEY. Esq. 



I H. N. MOSELEY, Esq., F.R.S., Oxford. 



1 J. FLETCHER MOULTON, Esq. 



I W. D >N.ALD NAPIER, Esq. 



i PROFESSOR A. NENSTON, F.R.S., Camlwidge. 



PROFESSOR C. NIVEN. Queen's CoUege, 

 i Cork. 



ISAMBARD OWEN, Esq., M.B. 

 ' PROF. E. H. PALMER, MA.., St. John's ColL, 

 ' Cambridge. 

 ; C. KEGAN PALT., Esq. 

 i W.ALTER H. POLLOCK, Esq. 

 1 W. H. POWER, Esq., H.M. Medical Inspector. 



A. PREVOST, Esq. 



C. PRICE, Esq., M-A., Westward Ho. 

 W. R. S. RALSTON. Esq. 

 PROFESSOR JOHN RHYS. Oxford. 



B. W. RICHARDS >N, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. 

 SAMUEL R (BERTS, Esq., F.R.S. 



E. J. L. RID3D.ALE, Esq. 



i PROFESSOR G. CROOM ROBERTSON. 



G. J. ROMANES. Esq. 

 ! PROFESSOR ROSCOE. F.R.S.. Manchester. 

 , J. F. ROTTON, Esq. 

 ! W. J. RUSSELL. Esq.. Ph.D., F.R.S. 



PROFESSOR J. BURDON SANDERSON, 

 F R S 

 , GEORGE H. SAVAGE. Esq., M.D. 



PROFESSOR SAYCE, Oxford. 



H. SHARKEY, Esq., M.B. 



HENRY SIDGWICK, Esq., Trin. Coll., Cam- 

 bridge. 



W. SIE-MEXS. Esq., F.R.S. 



PR<:)FESSOR H. J. S. SMITH, F.R.S., Oxford. 



JAMES SPEDDIXG. Esq. 



HERBERT SPEXCER, Esq. 



W. H. SPEXCER. Esq.. M.D., Clifton. 



HERMAXX SPREXGEL, Esq., Ph.D., F.R.S. 



LESLIE STEPHEX. Esq. 



PROFESSOR G. D. THAXE. 



JOHX M. THOMSON, Esq. 



R. H. TIDDEMAN, Esq.. H.M. GeoL Survey. 



C. S. TO-MES. Esq., F.R.S. 



F. C. TURNER, Esq., M.B. 

 E. B. ITLOR, Esq., F.R.S. 

 PROFESSOR JOHN TYNDALL, F.R.S. 



A. W. VERRALL, Esq., MA., Trin. ColL, Cam- 



bridge. 

 REV. PROFESSOR WAYTE, M.A 

 SAMUEL WEST. Esq., M.B. 

 JOHN WESTLAKE, Esq., Q.C. 

 PROFESSOR ALEX. W. WILLIAMSOlf, 



Ph.D., F.R.S, 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



WILLLAM SPOTTISWOODE. Esq.. Pres. Roy. Sjc., Chairman. 

 SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., MP., F.R.S. 



A T. ATCHISON. Esq. JOHN COLLIER, Esq. T. F PAYNE Eso M B 



FRED POLLOCK. Esq. W. CHANDLER ROBERTS, Esq^FILS.^" 



}j3int Honorary Treasurers 

 and Trustees. 



S'Ai^=;«9P?^J^^°> ^^- MJ>-. to, Bolton Row.'Mayfiilr, W. 1 „ 



ROBERT J. LEE, Esq., M.D., 6, Savile Row. W." / Honorary Secretan««. 



