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WE are glad to know that steps have been taken to secure and erect a memorial of the late Sir George Stokes in Westminster Abbey. At a meeting of a joint committee of the University of Cambridge and the Royal Society, held on March 12, the Duke of Devonshire being in the chair, it was resolved that the authority of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster be requested to place a medallion relief portrait of Sir George Stokes in the Abbey of the same general character as the memorials of Darwin and other scientific men already there. A letter has since been received from the Dean of Westminster expressing his-general assent to the proposal and his willingness to take detailed plans into consideration. Mr. Hamo Thornycroft R.A., has undertaken to prepare a medallion, the material to be bronze, and the head to be in high relief. It is estimated that the cost of placing this memorial in Westminster Abbey will be about 400l., and as there are doubtless many admirers of Stokes who would like to contribute to the fund being raised for the purpose of the memorial to him, a subscription list has been opened. The treasurers of the fund are the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the treasurer of the Royal Society. Subscriptions should be made payable to Messrs. Barclay and CO., Ltd., and should be sent either to them at their Cambridge branch or to the treasurer of the Royal Society.