No. l.J OBITUARY. 65 



But now he began to labour more earnestly than ever in the 

 enlargement and settinor in order of the collections which were 

 under his personal charge. In 1818, these consisted almost 

 wholly of the small series bequeathed by Dr. Woodward ; now 

 they have been expanded by the perpetual attention and genero- 

 sity of Sedgwick, into one of the grandest collections of well- 

 arranged rocks and fossils in the world. One of the latest 

 acquisitions is the fine cabinet of Yorkshire fossils, purchased by 

 Cambridge as a mark of loving respect for her great teacher in 

 his fast decaying days. 



In this work of setting in order a vast collection gathered from 

 various regions, and from all classes of deposits, Prof. Sedgwick,, 

 with wise liberality, engaged the willing aid of some of his own 

 pupils, and of other powerful hands brought to Cambridge for 

 the purpose. Ansted, Barrett, Seely, M-'Coy, Salter, Morris, 

 have all helped in this good work, and to their diligence and 

 acumen were added the unrivalled skill and patience of Keeping, 

 one of the best "fossilists" in Europe. Those who in this 

 manner have concurred in the labours of their chief, one and all 

 found in him the kindest of friends, the most considerate of 

 masters — one who never exacted from others, and always gave 

 to his assistants more than the praise and the delicate attention 

 which their services deserved. 



The ample volumes entitled " British Palaeozoic Rocks and 

 Fossils, 1851-5," by Sedgwick and M'Coy, must be consulted 

 for a complete view of the classification finally adopted by Sedg- 

 wick ; and further information is expected from the publication 

 of a Synoptic Catalogue, to which Salter gave some of his latest 

 aid. 



During his long tenure of a Fellowship in Trinity College, 

 Prof. Sedgwick witnessed great changes in the mathematical 

 training, and contributed as much as any man to the present 

 favourable condition of Science in Cambridge. 



To defend the University against hasty imputations, to main- 

 tain a high standard of moral philosophy, and a dignified pre- 

 ference for logical induction to alluring hypothesis was always in 

 his thoughts. Hence the "Discourse on the Studies of the 

 University of Cambridge," at first an eloquent sermon, grew by 

 prefix and suflix to a volume which he himself likened to a wasp 

 — large in front and large behind, with a very fashionable waist. 



Under such feelings he spoke out against the " Vestiges of 



