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Irish Academy, many of whose members had felt the fostering of 
his kindness, and his friendship, and his direction in earlier life. 
But for two short years has he presided over this institution, years 
marked by unremitting attention upon his part to its interests; and 
although its present maturity of usefulness and exertion can scarcely 
be traced to his personal influence, over that exertion he carefully 
- watched, with its progress he sincerely sympathized, and by every 
means in his power stimulated and applauded. A large portion of 
the morning of his lamented removal was occupied in tracing and 
rejoicing over the successive improvements of this Academy ; and 
anticipating with melancholy pleasure its still further advancement. 
I say melancholy, for with that species of darkened feeling, which 
“ the shadow of coming events” frequently produces, the Provost 
did not expect to witness its growth in prosperity, and he spoke of 
it as of a dear friend from whom he must expect to be parted, but 
who should have his best and sincerest wishes; as of a child to 
whom he would bequeath a legacy of anxious, affectionate, and 
longing remembrances. Such we may. feel convinced was the emo- 
tion with which our late President regarded this institution, and it 
is a claim upon our grateful recollection of departed worth, that so 
long as any thing merely earthly occupied his attention, our in- 
terests and our welfare were entwined with his latest aspirations. 
A few observations upon the claims which our late President, as 
a man of letters and science, has upon the gratitude of the lite- 
rary and scientific public, will fitly close this brief memorial, When 
Dr. Lloyd was called to the Mathematical chair of the University, 
that science was at a low ebb in Ireland. The names and examples 
of Brinkley and Davenport, and a few others, had failed to produce 
any effect, and the misinterpreted and mistaken glory of Newton 
had formed here as well as elsewhere a barrier to the progress of his 
followers in the sciences he had made illustrious, and prevented 
them using for their further development the very instruments he 
had himself discovered and employed. This our President had seen, 
and over it he had mourned; and the first object of his exertions when 
enabled to speak with authority to the Academic youth, was to incite 
them to new fields of labour, to point out new regions to investigate 
and subdue; he exhibited himself as their fellow-student and 
fellow-workman, sharing their difficulties and rejoicing in their 
