organisation of the Fine Art Exhibition in the South Kensington
Museum in 1862, during the Great Exhibition. In the summer of 1864 he
presided at the Glasgow meeting of the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers, of which he was then president; his hospitality on that
occasion will long be remembered by many of the members of the
profession who were present at the meeting. He is also a member of the
Institution of Civil Engineers.

For a number of years past Mr. Napier has lived constantly at his
magnificent residence at West Shandon, on the shores of the Gareloch. In
the erection and furnishing of this palace he has exhibited a most
refined and judicious taste. He has accumulated one of the finest
collections of pictures, old china, and articles of _vertu_ generally to
be found in all Scotland, and an inspection of his valuable and varied
collection is a treat of which the most accomplished virtuoso would
gladly take advantage, and from which he would be sure to learn
something new. The active management of the business of Robert Napier &
Sons now devolves on Mr. John Napier, his youngest son. His other son,
Mr. James R. Napier, who is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and
distinguished for his inventive genius, is engaged in a business of his
own, which he commenced in the year 1857.

To confirm what we have already said as to Mr. Napier's kindly and
benevolent disposition, we might adduce many examples, but that they
were never intended to see the light. In all his acts he is
unostentatious, and seeks to avoid public comment. Perhaps he only
allows one exception to this rule, and that is the splendid monument
which he has erected to the memory of his friend Henry Bell, in the
beautiful little churchyard of Row, within a couple of miles of his own
residence at West Shandon. To this shrine many a pilgrimage has been and
will yet be made.

MR. JAMES WATSON.

Apart from the dignity and importance of his position as Chief
Magistrate of Glasgow, Mr. James Watson has unquestionable claims to be
esteemed and honoured by the citizens of this our "no mean city." His
uprightness and integrity of character, his business tact and ability,
his sound judgment, and his rare administrative talents place him on an
eminence rarely attained. Having received his education at Glasgow
University, Mr. Watson entered a mercantile house in the city, where he
remained for some years, and in which he acquired a considerable
business exp