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work of others, and frequently purchased and distributed to his 

 friends copies of any work that particularly pleased him. In 

 Teasdale, Yorkshire Naturalists had an enthusiastic and interest- 

 ing companion, and one who was ever ready to give the benefit 

 of his knowledge to others. He leaves a place in the intellectual 

 life of Leeds which can never be occupied in the same manner 

 by anyone else, and at the meetings of the scientific societies 

 of the town and among his own intimate circle of friends his 

 amiable, cheery personality and the enthusiasm with which he 

 ever associated himself with every worthy cause will be held 

 long in affectionate remembrance. His wife and only child died 

 some years previously. 



PREHISTORIC TODMORDEN. 



The recently-opened museum at Rochdale has acquired an 



interesting collection of local relics of the pre-Roman occupation 



of the district. Amongst these are some fine British vases from 



Todmorden, shown in the accompanying illustration. They were 



British Vases from Todmorden. 



found by Messrs. T. Wilkinson and Robert Law in i8g8 within 

 an earth-circle locally known as 'the PVying-pan.' Amongst 

 them are cinerary urns, containing cremated human remains, 

 and the curious small vessels, known to antiquarians as 'License- 

 cups.' A description of the objects appears in the October 

 ' Reliquary,' the proprietors of which have kindly lent the block. 



