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The General Introduction to the Zoological Series of the Eeports 
of the Voyage of the ‘‘Challenger.” Vol. i., “Zool.,” 1880. 
Note . — Sir Charles Wyville Thomson had also undertaken to 
write the “ Eeport on the Crinoidea ” of the voyage of the 
“ Challenger ” in conjunction with Dr P. H. Carpenter. 
Mr Thomas William Eumble. By William Connor Steel 
Mr Thomas William Eumble was born in London, 26th Decem- 
ber 1832. He received part of his education at the Eeading 
Grammar School, under the celebrated Dr Valpy. At an early age 
he was transferred to the office of his father, an architect in good 
practice, where he was taught the rudiments of his future profession. 
Tiring of the dull routine of the drawing-office, he left home to try 
his fortune across the Atlantic, where, after many adventures, he was 
appointed in November 1850 assistant engineer on the Central 
Eailroad of New Jersey, under J. Laurie, Esq., C.E., he being then 
not quite 18 years of age. He remained in America till June 1852, 
during which time he was actively engaged in laying out the Erie 
and Forest Lawn Cemeteries, superintending the building of the 
Berks County Baths, the Buffalo Public Wash-houses, &c., and 
occasionally giving lectures on architectural and engineering subjects. 
Dr Calvin Fairbanks, in a letter dated 1st October 1851, speaks thus 
of his ability as a lecturer : — “ I must say I was gratified with the 
clearness with which you presented the necessity of developing the 
yet undeveloped facts in architecture, in your last evening’s lecture. 
It would have been happy had there been a more general interest at 
an earlier period. I hope, Sir, it may be convenient for you to 
favour us again with a repetition of the same, followed by illustra- 
tions and remarks.” 
Almost immediately on his return to England, Mr Eumble 
obtained work in Kensington, superintending the building of All 
Saints’ Church and the laying out of the Kensington Park Estate. 
In October 1853 he went out to Bombay, as assistant engineer 
on the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Eailway, then in course 
of construction. An attack of fever obliged him to return on sick 
Eumble. 
