politan Extension to Tower Hill, and for Sir John Kelk on the widening of the Metropolitan Railway from King's Cross to Farringdon Street. In conjunction with Sir John Fowler and Mr. Abernethy he was engaged for some years upon the "English and Continental Intercommunication," a scheme for huge ferry-boats to carry trains between France and England; and, at the instance of the Duke of Sutherland and Sir John Fowler, he visited Rome to advise as to the rectification of the Tiber.

Among the works on which Mr. Wilson subsequently acted as engineer may be mentioned the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway, the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway, the Jerez and Algeciras Railway, and the Folkestone Pier. He reported on engineering enterprises in the United States and Canada, and in many European countries, and frequently gave evidence on railway, dock, and other projects before Parliamentary Committees. Mr. Wilson died at his residence, 19 Applegarth Road, West Kensington, on the 20th September, 1898. He was twice married; first to Hannah, daughter of Mr. John Kirkby, of Sheffield, and secondly, in February, 1857, to Flora Maria Ellen, eldest daughter of the late Rev. W. Alfred Dawson, M.A., of Christ College, Cambridge. Those who best knew Mr. Wilson appreciated his worth and practical goodness. He combined with engineering ability and great skill as a draughtsman habits of industry and a sense of duty which allowed no personal consideration to interfere with his work.

Mr. Wilson had at the time of his death been a member of the Institution for nearly fifty years, having been elected on the 1st May, 1849.

CHARLES ADCOCK, born on the 15th October, 1860, was a native of Leicestershire. He was educated at Appleby Grammar School, and in 1877 was articled to Mr. Clement Dunscombe, who was then Borough Engineer of Derby. On the completion of his articles in 1880 he was engaged as an assistant by Mr. Dunscombe, who had become City Engineer of Liverpool. In that capacity he was employed for nine years on various municipal work, including the construction of tramways and the improvement of streets. In 1889 Mr. Adcock was appointed County Surveyor of West Sussex, and while holding that post was responsible for the organisation of a new system of road management, for the reconstruction of several bridges, and for the erection of county buildings.

Owing to ill-health Mr. Adcock was compelled to resign his appointment in 1896, and acting on medical advice he left England for Western Australia, where he filled various posts in the Public Works Department. He was at first in the Sewerage and Water Supply Branch, where he was in charge of the construction of the new reservoir at Fremantle, and finally in the Harbours and Rivers Branch. The change of climate did not, however, effect the desired improvement in his health, and Mr. Adcock died at Guildford, Western Australia, on the 15th July, 1898, at the age of 37. He was elected an Associate Member on the 2nd April, 1889.

JAMES BELL, born in Edinburgh on the 3rd December, 1852, was a son of the late Mr. George Bell, a well-known jeweller of that city. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship of five years, from 1868 to 1873, with Messrs. George and William Bertram, engineers and millwrights, of St. Katherine's Works, Edinburgh. During that period he attended certain of the technical classes at the University of Edinburgh. In November, 1873, he became an apprentice with Messrs. John and G. H. Geddes, mining engineers, also of Edinburgh, with whom he remained until 1880 as an assistant. In July of the latter year he was engaged by Messrs. Robert Addie and Sons, of the Langloan Ironworks, Coatbridge, to take charge of the engineering and surveying department of their extensive ironstone and coalpits. He held that post until April, 1881, when it became necessary to send an engineer and manager to Spain to take charge of the mines, inclines and railways of the San Fermin Mining Company, of Bilbao, in which Messrs. Addie were interested, and Mr. Bell was selected for the appointment. The mines had been newly acquired, and his first work was to connect them with the Galdames Railway, and to open and develop them. In addition to that work, which he carried out with energy and skill, he had to conduct frequent negotiations with the local and provincial authorities, and in these he displayed great ability and tact. After the mines were opened up he had entire charge of the working of them until 1893, when the Company resolved to discontinue operations in Spain.

From June, 1893, Mr. Bell acted as Engineer to the Luhrig Coal and Ore Dressing Appliances, of Westminster, in charge of the design and erection of their plants and engineering work. In

July, 1898, he suffered a severe illness, which left his heart in a weak state, and on the 27th October following he succumbed from syncope. Mr. Bell was elected an Associate Member on the 3rd December, 1895.

JOHN WILLIAM TOWNSEND BOYS, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on the 4th May, 1860, was the son of Mr. J. G. Boys, one of the first settlers of Canterbury in that colony. He was apprenticed to Mr. C. Napier Bell in 1877, and was employed on the sewerage works of Christchurch and on the dock works of Port: Lyttelton, both then being carried on by Mr. Bell. Mr. Boys was then employed on railway works in Tasmania, and shortly afterwards was appointed to superintend the construction of the Emu Bay concrete breakwater, then being carried out from the designs of Mr. Bell. Mr. Boys next removed to Sydney, N.S.W., where he was engaged on railway surveys, but soon after he was appointed to superintend the construction of the sewerage works of North Sydney, where he carried out very heavy works in tunnel through some miles of sandstone hills under the city. On the completion of those works, he was engaged as Engineer to the Paramatta borough and county district, but shortly after he went to Perth, Western Australia, where he was appointed to assist Mr. Bell in preparing plans for sewerage works for Perth and Fremantle. In 1898 he fell a victim to typhoid.

Mr. Boys was a well-trained engineer of considerable attainments -painstaking, assiduous and intelligent. He was distinguished for his gentlemanly manners, integrity of character, and thorough trustworthiness in everything he undertook. He was elected an Associate Member on the 2nd April, 1889.

DAVID GEORGE DAVIES, born on the 23rd January, 1859, was the only son of the late Mr. David Davies, of Swansea. He was educated at Thistleboon School, Oystermouth, and served articles with Mr. Hortensius Huxham of Swansea, civil and mining engineer, with whom he subsequently remained as an assistant. From 1879 to 1882 he was engaged as an assistant to Mr. Joseph Kincaid, of Westminster, on work in connection with various railway and tramway undertakings.

In September, 1882, Mr. Davies began to practise on his own

account, and during the following six years he was engaged on work in connection with the Corris Railway, the South West Junction Railway, the Torquay District Railway, and the West Metropolitan and other tramways in London. He also surveyed about 150 miles of light railways in various parts of Ireland for Mr. Kincaid, and in 1886 he went to Para, Brazil, as agent for an English company to report on and value a tramway.

In 1889 Mr. Davies gave up private practice, and from that year until 1892 he was employed by Messrs. Read and Campbell on the construction of the Mexican Southern Railway, at first as an Assistant Engineer, and subsequently in charge of one of the most difficult divisions of the line. In 1893, he was chief surveyor for Messrs. Livesey, Son, and Henderson in a party sent out by them to South Africa to report respecting the construction of the Beira to Salisbury Railway. In August, 1894, he was appointed Resident Engineer in Venezuela to the South Western of Venezuela (Barquisimeto) Railway Company, and he held that post until his death, which took place suddenly at Barquisimeto on the 20th October, 1898, the immediate cause being the pressure of a clot of blood on the brain.

Mr. Davies showed great ability, both as an engineer and organiser, and he gained the respect and esteem of all with. whom he was brought into contact by his many sterling qualities. He was elected an Associate Member on the 12th January, 1886.

WILLIAM JAMES DOHERTY was born in 1834 at Buncrana, near Londonderry. On leaving school he served under Mr. James Bayliss, Engineer for Lough Swilly Reclamation Works. In 1856 he was in charge of the survey and laying out of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway, and of the Derry Wharf contract. From the end of 1856 to 1858 he acted as the Contractors' Engineer on the Birkenhead Dock Works and on the Liverpool Docks, and then occupied for four years a similar position on the Hull Dock Works.

In 1863 Mr. Doherty started a business on his own account as a Contractor in Ireland. Among the undertakings he carried out in that capacity may be mentioned Graving and Dock Works, Queen's Quay, Waterworks and municipal improvements at Belfast; and at Dublin the reconstruction of Great Britain and a large portion of Sir John Rogerson's Quays, Carlisle and Essex Bridges, and the building of Butt Bridge, and Guinness's Wharf.

He also constructed the Dodder Valley Sewage Works, the piers at Teelin, Carrigaholt, and Clogher Head; Ardglass Harbour, Bray Harbour, Mullingar Barracks, and Carrickfergus Waterworks. The greatest of his undertakings was probably the Maryport Docks in Cumberland, and the pier at Workington was also constructed by him. He invented an improved pile-driving machine, which he set to work in the Liffey. He was one of the earliest to press for an improved system of education for Ireland.

Mr. Doherty was a High Sheriff of the City of Dublin, and was nominated for the Chief Magistracy in 1894. That office, however, he declined on medical advice, his health having for several years given cause for anxiety. In addition to his professional duties Mr. Doherty devoted much time to literary and antiquarian work, and wrote several Papers and two volumes-one treating of the antiquities of Tyrconnell and Innishowen, and the other of their connection with letters. He was a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, and was elected an Associate of this Institution on the 7th December, 1875.

HERBERT EVINGTON, born at Hull on the 22nd January 1865, was the youngest son of Mr. C. S. Evington, builder and contractor, of that city. At the age of 16 he entered the drawing-office of Messrs. M. T. Shaw and Co., railway contractors, of Cannon Street, London, where he remained until August, 1882, when he was apprenticed to Messrs. Rose, Downs and Thompson, hydraulic and general engineers, of the Old Foundry, Hull. On the expiration of his pupilage, he was retained on the staff of that firm as a designer and draughtsman, ultimately becoming Chief Draughtsman, which post he held until his death. In addition to those duties, Mr. Evington of late years acted as Science Teacher to the Lincoln and Lindsey County Council, the Hull Young People's Institute, and the Hull School Board, for which posts he had qualified himself by attending evening classes. He had also acquired a knowledge of German, which greatly assisted him in dealing with his employers' business with that country. Mr. Evington died, after a short illness, on the 26th September, 1898. His natural modesty and unassuming manner had endeared him to a large circle of friends. He was elected an Associate Member on the 1st December, 1891.