REV HENRY GLADWYN JEBB M.A.

The Rev Henry Gladwyn Jebb (B.A. 1852) who died at Sheffield on Tuesday, April 19th, was the second son of Mr Samuel Henry Jebb, of the old Notts family of Jebb of Walton. He was born in May 1826, and married in Sept. 1853 Emma Louisa, daughter of Robert Ramsden of Carlton Hall, Notts. He was privately educated at Stamford, and proceeded to St John's, where he was an Exhibitioner. He graduated B.A. in 1852 and M.A. in 1872. He was also F.S.A. He was ordained deacon in 1851 in the diocese of Lichfield, and his first official connection with South Yorkshire was as curate of Wickersley, when the late Rev John Foster was rector, and later he held a similar position in the neighbourhood of Doncaster. The duties of Rector of Fontmell Magna, Dorset, were discharged by him from 1870 to 1873, and in the latter year he became Rector of Chetwynd, Salop, holding the position until 1878. He afterwards inherited the beautiful hall and estate at Firbeck from Mrs Myles, his aunt. It is as a country gentleman he will perhaps be best remembered. The estate itself is referred to by Rotherham's historian, the late Mr John Guest, who, in speaking of one Wm West, who about 1600 acquired the property, remarks, "And amidst the vicissitude and change of the succeeding centuries from then till now Firbeck has still to boast almost unchanged its attributes of undiminished beauty and unbroken peace." Being an ardent student Mr Jebb became acquainted with many distinguished men, and his travels abroad extended materially his sphere of knowledge. On several occasions learned societies have enjoyed his hospitality, and have been privileged to view some of the many treasures he was able to show. He was made a West Riding Justice of the Peace in August 1880, and when he exercised his magisterial functions it was usually at the Rotherham court, where he attended with fair regularity. He was a capable administrator of the law, and his judgment was very greatly valued. In Church matters he naturally took much interest. It was through his liberality that the Church of Firbeck was restored several years ago, and other churches in the district have benefited by his liberality. He was a vicepresident of the Rotherham Literary and Scientific Society, and had contributed valuable papers to this body. He was a

man of high literary attainments, with a wonderfully retentive memory, and his knowledge of Shakespeare was remarkable. Politically, he favoured the Conservative cause. He was an enthusiastic upholder of the Primrose League, and from time to time very successful gatherings had been held at Firbeck. By all classes he was greatly esteemed and respected. He leaves a widow and one son and two daughters. His son is Mr H. J. Jebb J.P.

THE REV WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY DOUGLAS M.A.

The Rev William Willoughby Douglas who died on the 19th of February last, at Salwarpe Rectory, was the eldest son of the Reverend Henry Douglas (St John's B A. 1815), sometime Rector of Salwarpe near Droitwich and Canon of Durham, by his wife Eleanor, daughter of the Rev Thomas Best, Vicar of Newland, Gloucestershire. He was born 13 July 1824, and was ordained Deacon in 1848, and Priest in 1849 by the Bishop of Worcester. He married 22 January 1850 at the Abbey Church, Shrewsbury, Frances Jane, only daughter of William Wybergh How Esq of Nearwell, Shrewsbury. She was sister of the late Bishop William Walsham How of Wakefield. Bishop How married Mr Douglas' sister. After serving curacies at Kidderminster and Hagley, he was presented by his uncle, Mr R. A. D. Gresley, to the family living of Salwarpe. He was made an Honorary Canon of Worcester in 1886, and until his resignation last year he was Proctor in Convocation, having held the office for twenty years. He was also Rural Dean of Droitwich, J.P. for the County, and Vice-Chairman of the Droitwich Petty Sessions, member of the Droitwich Rural District Council and Board of Guardians, Chairman of the Salwarpe Parish Council, Manager of the Droitwich National Schools and Coventry Charity, Trustee and Chairman of the St John Brine Baths, and one of the Committee of the Saltley Training College, and he was an active member of many other Societies and Committees. He was buried at Salwarpe on February 24. The lesson was read by the Dean, and the service at the grave by the Bishop of Worcester.

OUR CHRONICLE.

Easter Term 1898.

The list of "Birthday Honours" for 1898 included the names of two members of the College: The Queen has been pleased to confer the dignity of a Baronetcy of the United Kingdom upon Thomas Andros de la Rue Esq (B.A. 1871), head of the great printing firm; and to promote Mr William Lee Warner (B.A. 1869), Political Secretary to the India Office, from being a Companion to be a Knight Commander of the most Exalted Order of the Star of India.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon Sir John Eldon Gorst (B.A. 1857) Q.C., M.P. for the University and Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, to be a Commissioner for the Paris Exhibition of 1900.

Mr H. H. S. Cunynghame (B.A. 1874), Assistant UnderSecretary of State for Home Department, has been appointed by the Home Secretary a member of a Committee appointed to inquire into the extent to which water gas and other gases containing a large proportion of Carbon monoxide are being manufactured and used for heating, lighting, and other purposes, and the dangers which may attend such manufacture and use.

Mr J. J. Harris Teall (B.A. 1873), F.R.S., formerly Fellow of the College, has been elected a member of the Athenaeum Club by the Committee under the provisions of Rule 2 of the Club, which empowers the annual election by the Committee of persons of distinguished eminence in science, literature, the arts, or for public services."

At the annual meeting of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of England held at the Freemason's Hall, London, on April 27th, the following members of the College were appointed to offices: Mr John Haviland, Northampton (B.A. 1871), to be Junior Grand Deacon, Mr R. Horton Sinith Q.C. (B.A. 1856), from being. Past Deputy Grand Registrar to be Past Grand Registrar.

From the Report of the General Council of the Bar for 1897-8 we learn that the following members of the College

have served on the Council: E. L. Levett, Q.C. (B.A. 1870), J. A. Foote Q.C. (B.A. 1872), Geo. Sills (B.A. 1856), O. Leigh Clare M.P. (B A. 1864). and H. D. Bonsey (B A. 1874). Mr Levett was a member of the Committee on Court Buildings and Messrs Leigh Clare and Bonsey members of the Committee on Matters Relating to Professional Conduct.

The following members of the College have been appointed officers of the British Association, which is to meet this year in Bristol: Section C (Geology), President, W. H. Hudleston F.R.S.; Section D (Biology), President, W. F. R. Weldon F.R.S.; Section F (Economics), Secretary, A. W. Flux; Section H (Anthropology), Secretary, Dr G. Parker; Section K (Botany), Secretary, A. C. Seward.

At a meeting of the Senate of the University of London held on April 28th the following appointments of members of the College were made: Dr A. S. Wilkins (B.A. 1868), Examiner in Latin; Mr J. Larmor (B.A. 1880), Examiner in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy; Dr. T. G. Bonney (B.A. 1856), Examiner in Geology and Physical Geography; His Honor Judge Bompas (B.A. 1858), Examiner in Common Law and the Law and Principles of Evidence.

The Convocation of the University of London on May 24th elected Mr J. Fletcher Moulton Q.C. (B.A. 1868) a Senator in succession to the late Sir Richard Quain.

Dr D. MacAlister (B.A. 1877), Tutor and Lecturer of the College, has been appointed Chairman of the Business Committee of the General Medical Council. The Editorial Committee which has just issued the British Pharmacopoeia 1898, have reported as follows to the Council: "The Committee desire to place on record their special indebtedness to two members of their own body, Dr Leech and Dr MacAlister, whose original investigations have greatly assisted in the solution of many problems which called for anxious consideration, and who have brought to bear upon the whole of the work a very remarkable combination of great chemical, pharmacological, and pharmaceutical learning, with the skill and experience of practical physicians."

Mr J. R. Tanner (B.A. 1883), Fellow and Lecturer of the College, has been appointed member of the Council of the Navy Records Society.

Mr F. C. Bayard (B.A. 1874) has been appointed President of the Royal Meteorological Society for the year 1898.

The Rev Canon H. Lowther Clarke (B.A. 1876), Vicar of Dewsbury, has been appointed Governor of Pocklington School, on the nomination of the College.

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The annual election of members of the College Council was held on Saturday, June 4. Mr Mason and Prof Liveing were re-elected, and Mr Tanner was elected in the place of Prof Mayor.

At the election of fifteen members of the Royal Society held in May, eight Cambridge men were elected. Of these three were members of the College. We take the following account of their work from Nature for May 12:

HENRY FREDERICK BAKER.

M.A. Fellow and Lecturer of the College, University Lecturer in Mathematics. Author of "A Treatise on Abel's Theorem and the allied Theory' (1897); and of the following papers, among others:-"Weierstrassian Formulæ applied to the Binary Quartic and Ternary Cubic" (Quart. Journ. Math., vol xxiv, 1889); "Gordan's Series in the Theory of Forms" (Messenger Math., vol xix, 1889); "The Full System of Concomitants of Three Ternary Quadrics" (Camb. Phil. Soc. Trans., vol xv, 1889); "The Application of Newton's Polygon to the Singular Points of Algebraic Functions" (ibid., vol xv, 1893); "On Euler's p-Function (Proc. Lond. Math. Soc., vol xxi, 1890; "Fundamental Systems for Algebraic Functions" (ibid., vol xxvi, 1895); "On Noether's Fundamental Theorem" (Math. Annalen., vol xlii, 1893); "On a Geometrical Proof of Jacobi's I-Function Formula" (ibid., vol xliii, 1893); "On the Theory of Riemann's Integrals" (ibid., vol xlv, 1894); "The Practical Determination of the Deficiency and Adjoint p-Curves for a Riemann Surface" (ibid., vol xlv, 1894); "On a Certain Automorphic Function" (Camb. Phil. Soc. Proc. vol viii, 1895); "On the Hyperelliptic Sigma-Functions" (Amer. Journ. Math., vol xx, 1897).

HON CHARLES ALGERNON PARSONS,

Engineer. M. Inst. C. E. Eminently distinguished as an inventor and engineer. By his invention of the compound steam turbine he has made it practicable to use steam economically in an engine without reciprocating parts. He has adapted the steam turbine successfully to dynamo driving and other uses, and his recent application of it to marine propulsion is a new departure of particular interest. In developing his inventions he has shown much scientific knowledge and experimental skill. Author of a number of papers on the steam turbine, its theory and its applications, in Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng., 1888; Trans. of the North-East Coast Inst. of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 1887; Inst. of Civil Engineers, Conference, 1887; Trans. Inst. Naval Architects, 1887; Inst. of Marine Engineering, 1897. Has investigated experimentally the action of high-speed screw propellers (Trans. Inst. Nav. Arch., April 1897); also the "Behaviour of Carbon at High Temperatures and under Great Pressures" (Proc. Roy. Soc., Phil. Mag., September 1893).

ALBERT CHARLES SEWARD,

F.G.S. University Lecturer in Botany. Has made extended researches in Fossil Botany, the results of which have been published in a series of papers and works, of which the following may be specified :-That on the Wealden Flora gives, for the first time, a critical and comprehensive view of the vegetation of this important geological period, and in many respects enlarges and modifies our previous knowledge of the subject; "On Calamites undulatus" (Geol. Mag., vol v, 1888); "Notes on Lomatophloios macrolepidotus, Goldg." (Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., vol vii, 1890); "Fossil Plants as Tests of Climate (Sedgwick Prize Essay for 1892); "On the genus Myeloxylon, Brong." (Annals of Botany, vol vii, 1893); "On Rachiopteris Williamsoni, sp. nov., a new Fern from the Coal Measures" (ibid., vol viii, 1894); Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Nat. Hist.)"; "The Wealden Flora, Part I, Thallophyta to Pteridophyta. Part II, Gymnospermæ" (1894-95).

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