lx Fromedings of Royal Society of Edinburgh. 
long remain to testify to his perseverance, his breadth of view, and 
his great powers of observation. As a philanthropist and educa- 
tionalist, again, he played an important part — in fostering all that 
w^as good in life on the one hand ; and on the other, in giving 
substantial encouragement to science in the Universities, and in 
aiding them to extend their influence amongst the people. 
He was a man of high personal character, a genuine Christian, 
and a generous landlord. His genial and kindly hearing every- 
where gained him esteem. Tor some time he had been in failing 
health, and in early spring he somewhat suddenly broke down, 
peacefully passing away in his quiet home at Stravithie, mourned 
by all around him, and by a wide circle of friends elsewhere. 
