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William Lon.sdalft, of whom my father speaks as “ his fiieml 
ami master Avas then the curator. 8. P. Woodward entered 
upon his duties at Somerset House f on Juno 1st, 1839, and was 
employed in arranging, labeling, and cataloguing specimens, in 
drawing illustrations for the evening-meetings, and in attending the 
students and visitoi’s Avho then, much more often than now, 
consulted the Society’s Museum. His occupations were congenial, 
and he sot to work “with zeal and assiduity.” Fortunate indeed 
was ho, while in the service of this Soviet}’, in working under the 
immediate direction of such a man as Lonklalo, who, besides his 
extensive and accurate knowledge of pahoontology, had been 
educated to the profession of a soldier, and, to ipiote the words of 
Hr. Fitton, brought into the service of the Society “some of the 
best (pialitios of the military character, — singleness of purpose, the 
strongest sense of duty and subordination, with such devoted 
energy in the performance of whatever ho undertook, as too often 
h'd him to exertions beyond his strength.” 
I’artly, no donl)t, to idr. Lonsdale’s example lie acquired those 
habits of scrupulous neatness in his arrangements of books, 
specimens, and papers, and in Avriting on tablets, &c., Avhich 
formed a remarkable trait in his character. Unfortunately it may 
bo said of him as of Lonsdale, that his spirit “ no laboui's could 
have tried,” but the “ frame of adamant ” A\'as Avanting. J 
W bile his attention Avas confined to geological subjects during 
the day, he gave up much of his spare time to botany. In 1839, 
he Avas elected a member of the Botanical Society of Ixmdon, Avhich 
had been instituted iS^oA’embei' 29th, 1836, mainly Avith the object 
of promoting the exchange and distribution of plants. Of this 
Society in 1843, iMr. J. W. Ewing of Norwich, the Rev. George 
Munford of East Winch, and Daniel Stock of Bungay, Avere local 
secretaries. He also belonged to a Botanical Club, of Avhich 
Adam White, Edward Doubleday, G. E. Dennes, Arthur Henfrev 
and others, Avere members. It is also notcAvorthy, as a matter of 
local intei'est, that a Botanical Society Avas in 1841 (September Gth) 
established at Holt, of which Mr. J. W. Bloy Avas the secretary. 
•Preface to the ‘ Manual of the .^lollusca.’ 
t The Society now has rooms at Burlington House. 
4 Bemarks at Aimi\’crsary Aleeting of Geological Society, IStfi. 
