THE 
MONTHLY MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 
APKIL 1, 1875. 
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DEATH OF MR. HARDWICKE. 
It is our painful, painful duty to record the death of our pub- 
lisher, Mr. Eobert Hardwicke, which occurred on the morning 
of Monday, 8th March, at the age of 52 years, after an illness 
which lasted but for ten short days. Thus was he cut off 
nearly in his prime, at a time too when his business relations 
were almost at their best. Of his friends, it is not too much to 
say, that those who knew him longest knew him best, and 
have only to record their extreme sorrow for his loss. For 
assuredly there were none who were more thoroughly kind, 
genial, and considerate in all their dealings. Never before in 
the course of our experience have we met with one, with 
whom we have never within the period of ten long years had 
a single bitter word. All his dealings were kindly, none were 
severe. And though we feel that the fewest words are best 
when all are vain, we cannot help expressing our bitter sorrow 
at his death. For we have not the least hesitation in saying 
that we have lost a good, sincere, and earnest friend. 
I. — Some Bemarhs on Bucephalus polymorphus, by Mr. John 
Badcock, F.K.M.S. ; together with Translations from Papers 
of Von Baer, Lacaze-Duthiers, and Alf Giard, on B. polymor- 
phus and Haimeanus, by Henry J. Slack, F.G.S., Sec. K.M.S. 
{Read lefore the Eoyal Microscopical Society, March 3, 1875.) 
Plate XCVIII. 
In October last Mr. John Badcock exhibited to this Society a 
specimen of Bucephalus polymorphus* concerning which he sup- 
phed the following particulars. He states that "he found the 
animal in his aquarium at the latter end of June, 1874. A fresh- 
water mussel had been placed in it a few days before, and remained 
* The representations of the creature by Von Baer are not sufficient for an 
absolute identification ; but there is little doubt of it. 
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