May 23, 1859.] OBITUARY.— WARBURTON. 247 



together, Mr. Warburton would spend days and nights in the 

 laborious work, which was to him a labour of love. The voluminous 

 Eeport on the Coal Trade of England, published by order of the 

 Houses of Parliament, is one of the most pregnant proofs of his assi- 

 duity as a compiler, and, at the same time, of his knowledge as a 

 geologist. 



His Anatomy Bill, in the carrying out of which he laboured many 

 years, is also to be specially mentioned in dwelling upon his scien- 

 tific merits ; whilst those who contend for the advantages flowing 

 from such a thoroughly liberal system of education as has been sus- 

 tained by the eloquence of a Brougham, a Mackintosh, a Eomilly, 

 and others, will never cease to respect the memoiy of Henry War- 

 burton as one of the founders of the University of London, and a 

 most zealous champion of its rights and liberties. 



Eetiring from public life in 1847, he returned to his early relish 

 for mathematical studies, and produced two papers " On the Par- 

 tition of Numbers," and " On Permutations and Combinations," 

 which were printed by the Cambridge Philosophical Society. A 

 scientific contemporary has said, that " both these papers show a 

 great command over the German factorial notation, and add several 

 curious theorems to their subjects."* 



In private life Mr. Warburton had many attached friends, among 

 whom I was one, in common with Wollaston, Chantrey, and many 

 of vthose cultivators of science and art who, setting aside some 

 peculiarities of manner, esteemed him for his strong mind, sincerity, 

 and worth. 



Those who, like myself, truly valued the man, and who visited 

 him in his house in Cadogan Place, had to pick their way through 

 piles of books and bottles of acid, with which every room, and even 

 the passages, were encumbered, until they reached the attic, into 

 which the philosopher was driven. But this singular mode of life 

 was not caused by parsimony ; for Mr. Warburton was most liberal 

 in his donations for the advancement of knowledge, and in addi- 

 tion to large sums contributed in many other ways, I may state 

 that he gave 1,000Z. towards the publication of the first geological 

 map of England, as prepared by his distinguished associate, one 

 of our former Presidents, the late Mr. Greenongh, like whom he 

 was one of the earliest members and supporters of the Eoyal Geo- 

 graphical Society. 



* President's Address to the Royal Society, * Proceedings R. S.,' 1858, p. 556, 

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