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Ordinary Meeting-, December 28th, 1858. 
VV. Fairbairn, F.R.S., &c.. President, in the Chair. 
At the commencement of the business of the meeting-, the 
Prbsident stated that it was his painful duty to announce a 
loss which the Society had sustained in the sudden and 
unexpected death of their friend and colleague, the late 
Reverend Henry Halford Jones, M.A., F.R.A.S., &c. 
This lamentable occurrence took place on the morning of the 
21st inst., and in Mr. Jones’s death the Society has lost an 
intelligent and efficient member. For upwards of twenty 
years he took an active part in the business of the Society. 
He served the office of Honorary Secretary from two to three 
years, in conjunction with Dr. Angus Smith; and on every 
occasion Mr. Jones, as an ardent lover of science, faithfully 
and honestly discharged the duties of that office. His scientific 
attainments, and varied knowledge in literature, enabled him 
to take an active part in the discussions ; and on all occasions 
he was found able and willing to assist in any pursuit, having 
for its object the advancement and prosperity of the Institu- 
tion to which he belonged. 
In Astronomy, Mr. Jones was no pretender ; on the 
contrary, he was an accurate observer; and his knowledge 
of Mathematics, united to a mind possessing powers of 
generalization, rendered him an instructive and at the same 
time an agreeable associate and companion. 
As a member of the Society, he was always alive and 
always attentive to its proceedings ; and his love of science, 
strict integrity of character, and other acquirements, rendered 
him a powerful advocate in every department of mental 
progress. 
It was moved by the President, seconded by Mr. Buchan, 
and unanimously resolved, “ That this Society has heard 
with deep regret of the sudden death of the Rev. H. H. Jones, 
Proceedings No. 7.— Session 1858-9. 
