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usual hour; dressed, and walked to his easy-chair with a 
little assistance. He took luncheon, and apparently with an 
appetite. About mid-day he complained of slight faintness 
and sickness. I gave him a little wine, which refreshed 
him much. At 2 P.M. he again complained of sickness and 
uneasiness. I now asked him if he wished to go to bed; 
and his answer was, Yes, in a decided and firm tone. We 
undressed him without any difficulty; he walked from his 
chair to his bed, but then asked to be lifted into it, as the 
sickness was increasing. He lay perfectly quiet until about 
. half-past 3 P.M., when he was seized with a shortness of 
breathing. Dr Alison, Dr James Wood, and Dr Newbig- 
ging, were sent for, who appeared very shortly. On exami- 
nation they found their patient labouring under no immediate 
symptoms of apparent danger; he still lay calm and quiet, 
the breathing more rapid than natural. Shortly after this 
the features changed, and marked symptoms of sinking pre- 
sented themselves; the breathing became slower and softer, 
and then ceased without a trace of bodily movement. He 
expired so quietly that those around him did not discern 
the final expiration,—the passing from life to death being so 
perfectly tranquil. 
Jameson was greatly esteemed by the citizens of Edinburgh, 
not only as a man celebrated and highly distinguished in na- 
tural science, but of sterling worth; and to shew their sense 
of his merits, they awarded him a public funeral. The fune- 
ral took place on Friday the 28th April 1854, at 2 o’clock. 
The remains of the deceased were transferred from his 
house, Royal Circus, to the Warriston Cemetery. The proces- 
sion began to move at half-past two, and was arranged as 
follows :—Police officers, Ushers, Students, Royal Scottish So- 
ciety of Arts, Royal Academy, Royal Physical Society, Wer- 
nerian Society, Antiquarian Society, Royal Society, Royal 
College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians, Senatus 
Academicus, The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council— 
Mutes—Batonmen—the Coffin — Chief mourners — Private 
friends. 
The late Professor Jameson was third son of Thomas 
Jameson, Esq., and was born at Leith on the 11th July 1774. 
