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OBITUARY NOTICES. 



Industrial Exhibitions, that of London in 1862, of Dublin in 

 1865, and of Paris in 1878. Cav. Jervis was a most indefatigable 

 worker. He was a great explorer amongst the Alps. Even in 

 liis old age, in ] 897, he went over the Alps on foot in winter, 

 risking being frozen, in order to gather information as to the 

 telluric movement which took place in that region. Jervis^ 

 most important works were Tlic Mineral Resources of Central 

 Italy, published by the Society of Arts in Eondon, and / Tesori 

 snttermni del U Italia, in four vols. To the Transactions of the 

 Victoria Institute he contributed the following : — 



Vol. 32. " Thallassographical Notes on the North Sea." 

 „ 36. " Prehistoric remains near Tenda, Italy." 

 „ 37. Minerals and Metals of the Old Testament." 



In 1898 the writer liad the pleasure of visiting Sgr. Jervis 

 and his daughter at their residence in Turin, and from that time 

 lie l^ecame a frequent correspondent with the Secretary. In 

 1898 he w^as elected an Associate of the Institute, and in 1860 

 he became a Eellow of the Geological Society. Our late 

 Associate was a devout student of the lUble, and a w^ell-wisher 

 to the Eeform movements in Italy. His sympathies were with 

 the Vaudois Christians of Italy, who have a large church in 

 Turin, and his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near 

 the resting place of his beloved wife in Torre Pelliu (Waldensian 

 Valleys). It ought to Ije mentioned that Cav. Jervis received 

 his title and decoration from H.M. the King of Italy in 

 recognition of his important work. 



