CHAELES MACINTOSH, F.lt.S.

Ill

Tlie following short extract from Lord Northampton’s address,(in allusion to Mr. Macintosh’s death,) read at the annualmeeting of the Fellows of the Royal Society, on the 30th ofNovember, 1843, may, at this point of the narrative, be withpropriety quoted:—

“ The desire of acquiring useful information continued with Mr. Macin-tosh to he a ruling passion ; in instance of which it may be mentioned^ thatwhen he placed his sons as students at the University of Glasgow , in theyear 1805, he again re-entered himself as a student, and regularly attendedthe lectures in Natural Philosophy of the now venerable Professor Meikle-ham ;* and still later in life, when his friend , Dr. Thomas Thomson , wasappointed Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow , in 1818, Mr. Macintosh againbecame a student, and regularly attended two courses of the Professor’slectures. Latterly, Mr. Macintosh had resided for the most part in com-parative retirement in the country, where he took much interest and plea-sure in planting and improving his estate of Campsie. For several years hishealth had been gradually declining, and he at length expired at his houseat Dunehattan, near Glasgow , on the 25tli day of July, 1843. His end, forwhich he was quite prepared, was characterised by the most perfect resigna-tion, fortitude, and composure; and in unison with the virtuous and usefullife which he had led.”

In addition to the foregoing, it may be added, that the attackof illness, (diarrhea,) which carried off Mr. Macintosh, made its

Counsel for tiie Defenders.

Lord Advocate. (M'Neil).

Robert Whigham , Esq.

Charles Neaves, Esq.; andDavid Mure, Esq.

Agents.

Messrs. J. & J. M c Andrew, S.S.C. ; and

Messrs. Alexander and Robert Grahame, Writers, Glasgow .

Special Jury.

1. William Arthur, Tool Manufacturer, Gilniour Street, Paul’s Work, Edin-burgh.

2. William Morton , Lapidary, Mews Lane, Edinburgh.

3. Robert Waugh, Farmer, Eweford, Dunbar.

4. George Pringle, Tobacconist , Haddington.

5. James Hill, Farmer, Holmes, Upliall.

6. James Hunter, Farmer, Haugh.

7. Matthew Buist, Factor, Tynningham, Wliitekirlc.

8. John Somerville, Merchant, Smith’s Place, Edinburgh.

0. William Brown, Grocer, Pitt Street, Edinburgh.

10. James M‘Lcan, Farmer, Braidwood, Pennycuick.

11. Sydney Turnbull, Farmer, Pleasants, Spott.

12. William Walker , of National Bank, Ilowe Street, Edinburgh.— Ed.

* Since the foregoing sentences were written, Dr. Meikleham has also paid thedebt of nature.— Ed.