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and Dublin. He did not give up his intention of 

 emigrating until he was offered the professorship in 

 Anderson's Institution at Glasgow. His wife had 

 borne him a daughter, and she earnestly urged him to 

 settle in Glasgow. 



In November 1796, when thirty, he published the 

 6 Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Natural and Expe- 

 rimental Philosophy.' His subjects were the properties 

 of matter, astronomy, electricity, magnetism, pneu- 

 matics, hydrostatics and hydraulics, optics and me- 

 chanics. 



When the session at Glasgow was over he went to 

 Liverpool to repeat his course of lectures. In the 

 autumn he returned to Glasgow and made known his 

 intention of practising as a physician there. Fortune 

 continued to favour him ; his reputation increased and 

 he soon had the best prospect of the leading practice 

 in Glasgow. 



In 1797, when thirty-one, he published his < Outlines 

 of a Course of Lectures on Chemistry.' His twenty- 

 seventh lecture was on Agriculture ; his twenty-eighth 

 on Bleaching ; his twenty-ninth on Dyeing and on Calico 

 Printing; and his last on the Analysis of Mineral 

 Waters. 



On Christmas Day, 17 98, his wife died in childbirth, 

 and on New Year's Day he wrote this feeling letter : 



Oh ! my dear cousin, little did I expect that I should 

 begin the new year with telling you that I am now 

 deprived of all earthly comforts ; yes, the dear companion 

 of my studies, the friend of my heart, the partner of my " 

 bosom, is now a piece of cold clay. The senseless earth is 



