April 2\, 1879] 



■NATURE 



CXCIX 



CLIFFOED TESTIMON IAL 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, January 31st, 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 ird. The Executive Committe; 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 hcrue no other 

 proz'ision. 



Contributions may be paid to the account of the '' Clifibrd Testimonial Fund," w!th Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, 

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



GENERAL COMMITTEE. 



WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE, Esq., President of the Rojal Sc<:Iety, Chairman. 



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



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



THE RT. HON. LORD BELPER. F.R.S. THE RT. HON. LORD RAYLEIGH, F.R.S. 

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



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



THE HON. C. W. FREM.\NTLE. SIR JOHN" LUBBOCK, Bart., M.P., F.R.S. 



SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK. B.\rt. SIR HENRY J. S. MAINE. K.C.S.I.. F.R.S. 



SIR JOSEPH D. HOOKER. K C.S.I.. F.R.S. SIR THOM.A.S FREDERICK ELLIOT, K.C.M.G. 



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



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

 W. W. FISHER, Esq., MJL, Oxford. 



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

 Linie- , PROFESSOR G. C. FOSTER. F.R.S. 



j PROFESSOR MICHAEL FOSTER, F.R.S., 



i Cambridge. 



j PROFESSOR E. FRANKLAND, F.R.S. 



I DOUGLAS W. FRESHFIELD, Esq. 



iCAPT.AIN DjUGL-\S GALTON, C.B., F.R.S. 



' J. W. L. GLAISHER, Esq , F.R.S., Trln. CoU., 

 H. CH.A.RLTON B.\StLVN, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. ; Cambridge. 

 FLETCHER BE.\CH, Esq., M.D. ' T. CHISHOLM GOODEN, Esq. 



H. SELFE BENNETT, Esq.. M.B. PROFESSOR A. GOODWIN, MA. 



REV. PROFESS )R BONNEY, F.R.S. PROFESSOR CHARLES GRAHAM, D.Sc. 



JAMES BOOTH. Esq.. C.B. : F. GREENAVOOD, Esq. 



R. H. M. BOSANQUET, Esq.. M.A.. Oxford. : A. GROTE, Esq. 

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



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

 PROFESSOR W. G. .\D.A.MS, F.R.S. 

 PROFESSOR F. ALTHAUS, Ph.D. 

 REV. CH. ANDERSON, St. John' 



house. 

 L. M. .A.SPLAND, Esq. 

 F. L. .A.TTW(^OD. Esq. 



: I.M D AVIGDOR, Esq. 

 M. B.A.LFOUR, Esq., F.R.S. 

 H. B.\RLOW, Esq.. F.R.S. 



Squnre. 



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

 J jHX BRETT, Esq. 



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



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



G. BUSK. E<=Q.. F.R.S. 



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

 PROFESS RCH. a\SSAL. 

 PROFESS ^R A. aA.YLEY, F.R.S., Cambridge. 

 E. D. CHAPMAX, Esq., Oxford. 

 ■".-. B. CHU^DLE. Esq., M.D. 

 :DREW CLARK. Esq.. M.D. 



PROFESSOR O. HENRICI, F.R.S. 

 ■W. D. HERTZ. Esq. 



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



SHADWORTH H. HODGSON, Esq. 



E. R. HORTON, Esq., UJl. 



PROFESSOR T. McK. HUGHES, Cambridge. 



PR!,>F£S30R W. A. HUNTER. 



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

 ■■, HENRY JACKSON, Esq., M~A, Trin. Coll.. 

 Cambridge. 



PROFESSOR R. C. TEBB, Glasgow Unlversitj-. 



HENRY M.JEFFERY, Esq., M. A., Cheltenham, 



v'jFESSOR R. B CLIFTON. F.R.S., Oxford. PROFESSOR W. ST.\NLEY JEVONS, F.R.S. 

 oERARD F. COBB, Esq., M~A., Trin. C>11., T. W. CA.R.MALT J JNES, Esq. 



Cambridge, 

 W. F. COLLIER. Esq., Plymouth. 

 PROFESSOR SIDNEY COLVIN, Cambrid 

 MONCURE D. COXW.\Y, Esq. 

 LEONARD COURTNEY. Esq.. M.P. 

 PROFESSOR JOHN CURNOW. M.D. 

 CH.A.RLES D.A.RWIN, Esq., F.R.S. 

 G. H. DARWIN. E?Q. M_\., Cambridge. 

 T. W. RHYS DAVID.S. Esq. 



REV. B. J JWETT. Master of BalUol Coll., Oxford. 

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

 JAMES KNO\VLES, Esq. 

 PROFESSOR E. R. L-\NKESTER, F.R.S. 

 D. C. LATHBURY, E=;q. 

 REV. J. D. LATOUCHE, Stokesay. Salcp. 

 PROFESSOR M. UVWSON, Oxford. 

 PROFESSOR LEGROS. 

 B. J. LEVER.SON, Esq. 



PROFESSOR W. BOYD D.^WKINS, F.R.S., J. NORMAN LOCKYER. Esq., F.R.S. 



Manchester. 

 WARREN DE LA RUE. Esq.. F.R.S. 

 PROFESS )R J. DSW.\R, F.R.S.. Cambridge 

 W. HEXRY D )MVILLE, Esq. 

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

 EDWARD C. DUXX. Esq. 

 W. T. THISELTOX DYER. Esq. 

 TALFOURD ELY. Esq., MA. 

 EDWARD EXFIELD, Esq. 

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

 H. W. eve. Esq.. Mj^- 

 T. H. FARRER, Esq. 



G. B. LONGSTAFF. Esq., M.D. 



ALEXANDER MACMILL.AN, Esq. 



REV. PHILIP MAGNUS. B.Sc. 

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

 , bridge. 



I C. W. MANSELL-Mt^lEXLIN, Esq. 

 i REV. PROFESSOR MARKS. 

 1 PROFESSOR JOHN MARSHALL, F.R.S. 

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



F. D. MOCATTA. Esq. 



LEONARD MONTE FIORE. Esq. 



PROFESSOR HENRY MORLEV. 



JOHN MORLEY, Esq. 



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



J. FLETCHER MOULTON, Esq. 



W. DONALD NAPIER, Esq. 



PROFESSOR X. NEWT:0N, F.R.S., Cambridge. 



PROFESSOR C. NIVEN, Queen's Coflege. 



Cork. 

 ISAMBARD OWEN, Esq.. M.B. 

 PROF. E. H. PALMER, M JL, St. John's CoU., 



Cambridge. 

 C. KEGAX P.\L*L, Esq. 

 WALTER H. POLLOCK, Esq. 

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



A. PREVOST, Esq. 



C. PRICE, Esq.. MA.. Westward Ho. 

 W. R. S. RALSTON, Esq. 

 PROFESSOR JOHN RHYS, Oxford. 



B. W. RICHARDS ON, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. 

 SAMUEL ROBERTS, Esq., F.R.S. 



E. J. L. RID3D.A.LE, Esq. 

 PROFESSOR G. CROOM ROBERTSON. 

 G. J. ROMANES, Esq. 



PROFESSOR ROSCOE. F.R.S., Mandbester. 

 J. F. ROTTON, Esq. 

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

 PROFESSOR J. BURDON SANDERSON, 



IF R.S 

 GEORGE H. S-WAGE, Esq.. M.D. 

 i PROFESS jR S.WCE, Oxford. 

 ■ H. SHARKEY. Esq.. .M.B. 



HEXRY SIOGWTCK. Esq., Trin-.CoIL. Cam- 

 bridge. 

 ! W. SIEMEXS, Esq.. F.R.S. 



PROFESSOR H. J. S. SMITH, F.R.S., Oxford. 



JAMES SPEDDIXG. Esq. 



HERBERT SPEXCER, Esq. 



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



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



LESLIE STEPHEN'. Esq. 



PROFESSOR G. D. THAXE. 



JOHX M. THOMSON, Esq. 



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

 IC. S. TOMES. Esq.. F.R.S. 



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

 E. B. lY'LOR, Esq., F.R.S. 

 PROFESSOR JOHN TYNDALL, F.R.3. 



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

 bridge. 



REV. PROFESSOR WAYTE, MA. 



SAMUEL WEST. Esq., M.B. 



JOHN WESTLAKE. Esq., Q.C. 



PROFESSOR ALEX. W. WILLLAMSON. 

 Ph.D., F.R.a 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



^i^^JA^^ SPOTTISWOODE, Esq., Pres. Roy. Soc, Chairman. 

 SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, B.^kt., MP., F.R.S. 



A T. ATCHISON. Esq. JOHN COLLIER. Esq. J. F. PAYNE Eso ^f B 



FRED. POLLOCK, Esq. W. CHANDLER ROBERTS, Esq., F.R.S. ^' ' ' 



} Joint Honorary Tieasuiers 

 and Trustees. 



W. H. CORFIKLD. Esq.. M D.. i«. Bolton Row, Mayfeir. W. I „ 



ROBERT J. LEE, Esq., M.D., 6, Savik Row, W. / Hoc«rary Secretaries. 



