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children from its bed to have a look at the “ daft” man. I am 
reminded of this story by what I have been told of Mr Jardine. 
When Professor Jameson was on his first visit to Arran, collecting 
materials for the mineralogy of the island, he on one occasion 
arrived, after nightfall, at a public-house near Loch Kanza, and 
asked if he could obtain some refreshment and a bed. The reply 
was, “ Aye, aye, ye may hae some refreshment, but for a bed ye 
maun e’en lie down beside that man on the table.” To Jamieson’s 
no small delight and astonishment, “that man” was his friend 
Jardine, sound asleep, after a hard day’s geologizing amongst the 
hills. 
Thomas Jameson Torrie, Esq., Advocate, evinced in early life a 
fondness for natural science, which, under the able tuition of his 
uncle, Professor Jameson, resulted in his becoming an excellent 
mineralogist and geologist. He was also distinguished in Botany. 
He became a member of the Plinian Society in 1824, and was 
elected President of that Society in 1827. Pie contributed papers 
to the Society, and proved himself a zealous student of natural 
science. In 1828 he joined the Wernerian Society, and became 
ultimately associated with Dr Neill in the secretaryship. Owing 
to his retiring habits, Mr Torrie did not appear much in public, 
either as a speaker or as a writer. He did much, however, to en- 
courage science, by the ample collections which his independent for- 
tune enabled him to accumulate. He had travelled extensively, 
and was well acquainted with the geology of Europe. To the loss 
of science, he was attacked, whilst in the vigour of life, by rheuma- 
tism, brought on by exposure. The attack was succeeded by partial 
paralysis, which affected both his powers of memory and his speech. 
Hence it happened that for many years, whilst warmly interesting 
himself in all that was doing in natural history, his own partici- 
pation in the labours of scientific progress was effectually stopped. 
He was much beloved by an extensive circle of friends. 
Mr John Davy Morries Stirling, was son of Captain Morries, of the 
Boyal Navy, and nephew of Major Davy, a distinguished officer, 
who perished in captivity in Candy in Ceylon, after the well-known 
fatal expedition against that capital early in the present cen- 
tury. Mr Morries was educated in Edinburgh for the medical 
profession, and graduated in 1831, after having given great promise 
as a student. Both before and after graduation he showed a pre- 
