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the result of that long and intimate knowledge entitles him to say 
that no more faithful public servant, no truer or more reliable 
friend, could be desired than Mr Archer was. 
P.S . — Since this notice was prepared the writer has had placed 
in his hands the following letter from Colonel Donnelly, the 
secretary of the Science and Art Department, to Mr Archer’s 
son : — 
Science and Art Department. 
3 rd March 1886. 
Sir, — The Lords of Committee of Council on Education have 
directed me to convey to you and the other members of his family 
their sense of the loss which has been sustained by the Science 
and Art Department by the death of Professor Archer. 
My Lords deeply regret losing so valuable an officer; and, in 
desiring me to express their condolence with those who are mourn- 
x ng for him, have instructed me to place on record their appreciation 
of the exceptional zeal, energy, and ability with which he at all 
times discharged the important duties intrusted to him at the Edin- 
burgh Museum of Science and Art. 
They consider that it was mainly owing to his exertions that this 
Museum, which may almost be said to have been created by him, 
attained such popularity and importance since it was opened to the 
public under his direction in 1860. — I am, Sir, your obedient 
servant, 
(Signed) W. D. Donnelly. 
Cecil Archer, Esq., 20 Greenhill 
Place, Edinburgh. 
