In the autumn of the year 1835, Mr. WATTS’ attention was attracted to the publication of the _Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on the British Museum_, the first portion of which had been ordered to be printed, by the House of Commons, in the preceding August. [Sidenote: WATTS’ EARLY INTEREST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.] He read the evidence with great interest, and ere long he wrote (in 1836 and 1837) some valuable comments upon it, which embodied several suggestions for the improvement of the Museum service, and for making it increasedly accessible to the Public. More than two or three of the suggestions so offered, he lived to carry out—long afterwards, by his own exertions, and with the cordial approval of his superior officer, Mr. PANIZZI—into practice, after he had himself entered into the service of the Trustees as an Assistant in the Printed Book Department. But he chose a very unfortunate medium for his useful communications of 1836 and 1837. He printed them in the columns of the ‘_Mechanics’ Magazine_,’ where, for practical purposes, they were almost buried. Of this fact I am able to give a small illustrative and personal instance. Possibly, it may be thought to have some little biographical value, as a trait of his character. In both of the years above named Mr. WATTS did the present writer the honour to make some remarks on his humble labours for the improvement of the Museum in 1835 and 1836. Mr. WATTS’ remarks were very complimentary and kind in their expression. But I never saw or heard of them, until this year, 1870, after their writer had passed from the knowledge of the many acquaintances and friends who, in common with myself, much esteemed him, and who will ever honour his memory.