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table long after we lost you, to the regret of all who saw it; because the experiment required a hand like yours, and we could do nothing with it.”

Although in infirm health for some years past, Dr. Ure retained his mental energy, and his conversation was always most interesting and instructive. Distinguished as a sound chemical philosopher, his information was not confined to scientific subjects alone. He was a good linguist, and a fair classical scholar; deeply read also in Theol-