Born in Glasgow in 1842, where his father, Mr Anthony Inglis, and Mr John Inglis, his uncle, were marine engineers, subsequently also becoming iron shipbuilders. Under the designation of A. & J. Inglis the combined businesses—the engineering works at Warroch Street, and the shipyard at Pointhouse—have been conducted with marked success. Having for some years attended the Glasgow Academy, Mr INGLIS, at the age of fifteen, entered the University, where for several sessions he studied under such teachers as the late Professors Ramsay, Blackburn, and Rankine, and also under Sir William Thomson. Of Professor Blackburn’s mathematical and Professor Rankine’s engineering classes Mr INGLIS was a distinguished student; in the former—although the youngest on the roll—carrying off several prizes, and in the latter acquiring a sound knowledge of applied mathematics as concerned with engineering and naval architecture. This experience was afterwards supplemented by a term’s apprenticeship in the practical work of the engine shop. The art of naval construction, however, had always irresistible attraction for Mr INGLIS, and in 1867 he seriously applied himself to the concerns of the shipyard, taking an active share in its management ever since. Mr INGLIS’ career, though uneventful, has been one of assiduous devotion to the profession of Naval Architecture, especially as directed to scientific investigation and analysis. The fruits of this are reflected in many noteworthy and specialized steam vessels produced by his firm. Was the first shipbuilder on the Clyde to follow the practice of inclining vessels to ascertain their stability, and was one of the earliest on the Clyde to apply the correct method of estimating longitudinal strains to the hulls of steamers. His firm have been noted for the careful and elaborate trials of steamers on the measured mile, and the digesting of such data. Is the author of several papers read before the societies with which he is connected, one of which fully described the system of speed trial and analysis above referred to. The designing and sailing of yachts are favourite pursuits of Mr INGLIS; and the system of yacht ballasting by means of a lead keel forming portion of the hull structure was first instituted by him in one of the many yachts built for his own use. Under the title of “A Yachtsman’s Holidays,” he published, some years ago, a volume giving a racy account of yachting experiences in the West Hebrides. He wields a forcible pen, and it is not unfrequently employed anonymously in the interests of shipbuilding and naval science. [Illustration: Yours faithfully John Inglis Junr (signature) INK-PHOTO, SPRAGUE & C^o. LONDON.] PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. SIR EDWARD J. REED. SIR EDWARD J. REED, K.C.B., F.R.S., M.P. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS; MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, AND MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.