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took  a  strong  interest  also  in  the  geological  work  of  that  city  and 
neighbourhood.  Although  his  special  subjects  were  chemistry, 
physiology,  botany,  and  general  biology,  he  did  good  service  to 
Geology  by  analysing  many  of  the  rocks  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
Liverpool.  Thus  he  discovered  the  presence  of  iserine  in  the  decom¬ 
posed  greenstones  of  the  Boulder- clay  in  the  valley  of  the  Mersey, 
and  showed  that  the  colour  of  certain  black  bands  in  the  local  Triassic 
sandstones  was  due  to  the  presence  of  manganese.  The  Proceedings 
of  the  Liverpool  Geological  Society  contain  many  of  his  memoirs. 
About  five  years  ago  Mr.  Tate  became  a  Fellow  of  this  Society, 
and  although  he  never  contributed  anything  to  our  Proceedings,  we 
may  well  believe  that,  had  he  been  spared,  so  promising  a  recruit 
would  have  enriched  the  Quarterly  Journal  with  more  than  one 
valuable  paper. 
He  died,  after  a  long  illness,  on  July  22nd,  1892,  at  the 
■comparatively  early  age  of  55,  leaving  a  distinct  void,  we  are  told, 
in  the  intellectual  life  of  Liverpool. 
David  Corse  Glen  was  born  at  Hawkhead,  near  Glasgow,  in  1823. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  Paisley  and  at  Glasgow  Grammar 
School,  and  having  turned  his  attention  to  engineering,  ultimately 
became  partner  in  the  firm  of  Glen  and  Boss.  Prospering  in  busi¬ 
ness,  he  had  the  opportunity  of  indulging  his  scientific  tastes,  which 
were  in  the  direction  of  Geology  and  especially  of  Mineralogy. 
From  the  year  1860,  Mr.  Glen  was  an  active  member  of  the  Glasgow 
Geological  Society,  frequently  representing  that  Society  at  the 
meetings  of  the  British  Association.  He  became  a  Fellow  of  this 
Society  in  1876  and  occasionally  attended  the  meetings  till  within 
two  or  three  years  ago.  He  is  said  to  have  possessed  one  of  the 
finest  private  collections  of  minerals  in  Scotland,  which  he  was 
always  glad  to  show  to  strangers  interested  in  the  subject ;  indeed,  for 
many  years,  his  scientific  friends  were  entertained  annually  at  his 
own  house,  where  his  collections  were  exhibited  and  explained. 
Mr.  Glen,  who,  in  addition  to  his  scientific  qualifications,  was  a 
public-spirited  citizen  of  Glasgow,  died  in  November,  1892,  at  the 
age  of  68. 
John  Hooke  Taunton,  M.Inst.C.E.,  was  born  in  April,  1820,  at 
'Totnes,  in  Devonshire.  For  many  years  he  was  engineer  to  the 
Thames  and  Severn  Canal.  Having  always  paid  great  attention  to 
the  Springs  and  Water  Supply  of  the  Cotteswold  area,  he  was 
