Obituary Notice of Sir William Jardine, Bart. 405 



has passed away ; and who will ever be remembered with 

 respect by those who had the privilege of his acquaintance, 

 and with sincere affection by those who loved him as a 

 friend. 



Sir William Jardine was — 



Doctor of Laws and Learning ; Fellow Royal Society ; Do. 

 Eoyal Society of Edinburgh ; Do. Linnsean Society ; Do. Physical 

 Society of Edinburgh ; Do. Meteorological Society of Scotland ; 

 Do. Anthropological Society of London ; Do. Microscopical Society 

 of Edinburgh ; Do. Botanical Society of Edinburgh ; Do. American 

 Philosophical Society of Philadelphia ; Do. Ornithological Society 

 of Germany ; Member of the Wernerian Society; Do. Berwick- 

 shire Naturalists' Club ; Hon. Member of the Tyneside Naturalists' 

 Club ; Do. Cotswold Club ; Do. Malvern Club ; Do. Woolhope 

 Club ; &c, &c, 



Sir William Jardine. 



Sir William Jardine died at Sandowne, Isle of Wight, on 

 the 21st November, 1874. He was the sixth baronet of 

 Applegirth. The owner of a fair estate in Dumfriesshire, 

 where he generally resided, he took a leading part in the 

 public business of the county ; and he was especially active 

 during the prevalence of the cattle plague there. On one 

 occasion he came forward as conservative candidate for the 

 representation of that county in Parliament, but retired 

 before the day of election. He was appointed a Deputy 

 Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841. 



" In social life," we are told, " Sir William Jardine was 

 most genial ; all his weight of learning sat lightly upon 

 him, and the smile which lighted up his face was as sweet 

 as it was frequent." 



He may almost be said to have been an original member 

 of our Club, being elected at the first anniversary, Sept. 19th, 

 1832. He then resided at Holmes on the Tweed, which 

 stands a few miles farther down the river than Melrose. 

 He was the fifth President, his "Address" being delivered 

 at Yetholm, Sept. 21st, 1836. He commenced for the Club 

 a series of papers on the Salmonidse, but only finished two, 

 viz. — 



1. Notice of the Herling of the Sol way being found in the 

 Tweed, with some observations on its habits and distribution. — 

 Hist. Ber. Nat. Club, vol. i., p. 50. 



2. Notice of the Parr. Ibid, p. 82. 



