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touching those in which they lived ; they knew how his energies 

 had been directed towards the promotion of the interests of medical 

 science, and how his efforts had been successful in giving to the 

 interests of science generally a meaning and an influence which they 

 had not previously possessed. To them it was his work as it related 

 to the Microscope that claimed their special notice, and they were 

 well aware that he had made this instrument specially his own and 

 they knew how he had at his fingers' ends all that was known in con- 

 nection with it — at least up to a certain time — and not only so, but 

 he was also well acquainted with all that workers in this field of 

 science were doing around him, and to whom his ready sympathy was 

 at all times extended. His deep and untiring interest in all the 

 work which the Microscope could do had no small share in enabling 

 it pre-eminently to preserve its position as an instrument of research 

 in the study of pathology and histology. They knew also how, in 

 addition to subjects such as these, he had taken up such subjects as 

 that of the Foraminifera, and that he had worked them out, not 

 merely as regarded tabulating or classification, but as to thoroughly 

 investigating the structure and development of the organisms them- 

 selves. Throughout the greater part of his life he had been carefully 

 familiarizing himself with the structure and the advances made in 

 the instrument itself, and although he might not have been associated 

 so closely with it of late as was formerly the case, yet he had looked 

 on with the greatest interest at the wonderful advances it had made, 

 perhaps with considerable conservatism, but yet with a mind wide 

 enough to follow and to recognize the real progress which was taking 

 place. As a Society they could not but feel that they had in his de- 

 parture sustained a heavy loss ; he had been one of their most honoured 

 Presidents, and in many ways he had brought honour to their Society, 

 whilst his versatility and his genial temper in debate would be 

 features clear in the recollection of all who had known him. 



Personally, he for one felt that he had lost an honoured friend 

 and valued scientific helper ; he had lost a thread in his scientific life, 

 and should ever regard the memory of their departed friend with an 

 affection which would endure as long as memory remained. It was 

 therefore with the deepest feelings of personal regret at the circum- 

 stances of the occasion that on behalf of the Council he begged to 

 move the following resolution : — 



" That this meeting has heard with the deepest concern of the 

 death of Dr. W. B. Carpenter, C.B., F.K.S., a past President of the 

 Society, one of the most eminent of microscopists, and desire to record 

 their sense of the great loss which science in general and micro- 

 scopy in particular have sustained by his decease, as well as their 

 deep sympathy with his family under their bereavement." 



Dr. Millar seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously. 



Mr, J. Beck said he should like, knowing the prominent position 

 which Dr. Carpenter had occupied amongst them, to propose that the 

 Society should be represented at the funeral by one of the Fellows. 



It was agreed that Prof. Stewart should attend on behalf of the 

 Society, 



