DAVIS: HUGH EDWIN STRICKLAND, F.R.S., ETC. 145 
carefully prepared and creditable piece of work. During one of 
the visits of Murcliison to his father's house at Cracombe, he 
was accompanied by Mr. W. J. Hamilton, the secretary of the 
Geological Society, who was at that time contemplating an 
extensive expedition to Asia Minor. The discussion during the 
evening of Hamilton's project induced a desire in Strickland to ac- 
company him, and shortly afterwards it was arranged that they should 
go together. They left in July, 1835, and from the time of starting 
Mr. Strickland kept a journal of all his transactions and wanderings. 
The natural features and geological formations of the countries visited 
formed the subject of several papers to the Geological and other 
learned Societies. His journal is full of entertaining and pleasantly- 
written narrative, with anecdotes and descriptions of many celebrated 
European philosophers of that time, and their museums and ways. 
The naiTative is well worthy of perusal, but in a brief memoir, such 
as this, it is impossible to do more than mention it. The two friends 
passed nearly a year together travelling through the countries of 
Europe to Greece and Asia Minor. They also visited Constantinople, 
and spent some time on the island of Zante. From the latter place 
he returned by Avay of Malta to Naples, where he expected to receive 
letters from his father. In this, however, he was disappointed, but 
resolved to wait a few days and make the ascent of Vesuvius. On 
his way towards the summit, at the Hermitage, he was overjoyed to 
meet his father. It appeared that the letters of each had got astray, 
so that their whereabouts remained unknown. From Naples he tra- 
velled with his father through Italy, and in August joined his mother 
and sisters at Bex, in the Pays de Vaud. From thence the journey 
homewards was commenced. At Brussels his voungest sister was 
seized by fever, which terminated fatally in a few days. During his 
absence, his brother Algernon had also died whilst abroad with his 
vessel, so that the return to Cracombe was an extremely sorrowful 
one. After rest and gradual relief from the anxiety caused by the 
distress of his family, Strickland's mind gradually turned itself to 
the interesting objects around him, and his attention became chiefly 
directed to geology. The science was becoming increasingly im- 
portant, and was cultivated by many ardent workers. The counties 
