We record with deep regret the death of Canon Rawnsley
on Friday week, at the age of sixty-nine. He was appointed, a few years after leaving Oxford, to the vicarage of Wray on Lake Windermere, and he spent the rest of his life there or at Gram< re. As an enthusiastic disciple of Wordsworth and Ruskin, he was indefatigable, by speech and pen, in directing attention to fine scenery and good literature. But the work for which he will be remembered longest was his share in the foundation of the National Trust. We have done what we could to arouse public interest in that excellent institution, and we must express once again our admiration for Canon Rawnsley'a unceasing labours on its behalf. His last published book—the last of a long series— was an account of some of the many " places of historic interest and natural beauty " which the National Trust has acquired foe the benefit of this generation and posterity.
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