120 BEMmiSCENOES OF DE. L, H. POTTS. 



Thougli once possessed of an ample fortune, these vast 

 undertakings in which he indulged exhausted his means, and 

 what was never a robust constitution, was broken down by his 

 life of incessant toil with too little time allowed for sleep, and 

 on the 23rd March, 1850, an end came to his labours, in the 

 midst of hopes of the realisation of many of his most ambitious 

 projects. 



To us he will be best remembered as our energetic member ; 

 to the world, as an inventor. 



A building erected by Dr. Potts in Bodmin, as a gymnasium 

 (it is said) for his children, — and probably for his own use also, 

 in connection with his inventions, (perhaps the "folly" already 

 mentioned) became in course of time a Roman Catholic Church. 

 A Tower was added, and afterwards lowered. It is now St. 

 Mary's Priory, and a new church or chapel has been built, 

 adjoining it on the south-west. This is used by the Canons 

 Regular of the Lateran, Pome, the resident priests of the 

 Priory, — the people of the neighbourhood being admitted to the 

 services. 



As I wish but one merit to attach to these few remarks, 

 and that is brevity, I will not add more, but hope it will not be 

 considered that I have exalted Dr. Potts unduly in his connexion 

 with this Institution, as I am fully aware of the splendid 

 services rendered by other members in the past ; are we not 

 reminded of them on these walls, and I sometimes fancy they 

 are looking down approvingly on the efforts of even the feeblest 

 amongst us, and it is a matter of regret that Dr. Potts's portrait 

 is not amongst them. 



