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the duties of their profession. But others of our early members 

 have passed away from us for ever — George C. Hyndman, our 

 second Chairman, eminent as a conchologist, and one of the 

 originators and earliest supporters of our Club. Robert Patter- 

 son, who at the early age of nineteen was one of the founders 

 of the Natural History Society, who maintained his connection 

 with it until his death, and who was also one of our original 

 members. Few, if any of our local Naturalists did more to 

 advance the study of Natural History as a branch of ordinary 

 school education than he did. As a witness of which we have 

 his "Zoology for Schools," first issued in 1846, and which was 

 the pioneer of the many works of like nature which other 

 authors have given to the world. Though he is ^one his 

 name remains with us, his sons maintaining their active 

 membership, one of whom was a former holder of the Presi- 

 dential chair, and now we have a later generation represented 

 amongst us by his grandsons. Rev. Canon Macllwaine, kind, 

 genial, and accomplished, and who for years was a familiar 

 figure at our excursions, has disappeared from amongst us also. 

 So, too, has Dr. James Moore, skilful as a surgeon, accomplished 

 as an artist, adept as an antiquarian, and who by his long and 

 active connection with the Society for the Prevention of 

 Cruelty to Animals, showed himself a true Naturalist in his 

 regard for them. From our list of members we miss the name 

 of Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, another of our earliest 

 members, and who on his removal to Edinburgh University 

 was placed upon our honorary list. The magnificent work 

 accomplished by him in the Challenger and similar expeditions 

 will long rank him amongst the foremost men of our age, and 

 we cannot but feel the honour it was to have him enrolled in 

 our membership. Another on our honorary list who has 

 passed away is Mr. James Bryce, F.G.S., to whom I have 

 already referred, and whom, though he did not take an active 

 part in our work, having resided in Glasgow for many years 

 before our Club was formed, we looked upon as one of ourselves, 

 on account of the work he had done while in Belfast, and as a 

 member of a family long and favourably known in connection 



