100 MEMOIB OF THE LATE MR. JOHN JUST, OF BUBT. 



amount of his ability. And well did he redeem this pledge. 

 In September, 1849, in his character of honorary professor, 

 he delivered gratuitously a course of three evening lectures 

 on Botany, at the Institution. In May and June, 1850, he 

 delivered a more extended course of six afternoon lectures on 

 Botany, and its various systems of classification. He deli- 

 vered another afternoon course of six lectures in April and 

 May, 1851, on the various organs of Plants. The syllabus of 

 another course of six evening lectures, to be delivered in the 

 May of the present year, shows another interesting grouping 

 of subjects, — being notices of some of the great families of 

 Plants. 



But, alas ! when the period came, the teacher was utterly 

 unable to fulfil his engagement, — his days were already 

 numbered and rapidly drawing to a close. He writes, on 

 the 11th of that same month (May), — "I have been an invalid 

 upwards of nine weeks, and can scarcely walk; whether I 

 shall get out again I consider very uncertain." And again, 

 on the 15th, having been urged to avoid such an excess of 

 work as would wear out the strongest man, he writes — "I have 

 been three weeks at home, and am no better. I can walk 

 and that is all. It maybe true that I am 'killing' myself 

 with my labours. Mr. Goodlad [his medical attendant] urges 

 most strenuously the necessity of giving up some portion of 

 my labours. Of course, if required, I must do so. I must 

 draw into a cottage and content myself with a little. The 

 main consideration at present is getting out again." On the 

 27th, from Guy Hill, Tatham, near Lancaster, — "I have been 

 here nearly a fortnight. Mr. Goodlad sent me hither to be 

 out of the way ; and whether I shall ever get into the way 

 again is very uncertain. I am worth nothing, because I do 

 nothing. I am in the midst of antiquities, and long to be on 

 my legs ; but I cannot walk more than a mile." 



Returning to his connection with the Royal Manchester 

 Institution, it should be stated that it was through his 



