368 Biographical Notice of Haiiy. 
functions ! At such an epoch, his impunity was more sur- 
prising even than his courage. sing 
At the death of Dauberton, the public voice designated 
Haliy as his successor. The votes of the Academy were, 
however, in favour of Dolomieu, probably on account of 
the extreme modesty of Hatiy. But the former was at that 
time under arrest, contrary to the rights of nations, in the 
dungeons of the Neapolitan government; and the only evi- 
dence of his being alive was a few lines written upon the 
margin of a book with a splinter of wood, and the smoke 
of his lamp, which the ingenuity and humanity of an En- 
glishman had bribed the gaoler to transmit to his friend. 
These lines, as well as his works, pleaded powerfully in 
his favour, and the member who urged his election with the 
greatest zeal was Haiiy himself. Tt might have been ex- 
pected that such testimonials of esteem, rendered by such 
men, would have softened the rigour of Dolomieu’s treat- 
ment; but how many persons are there in power, whe 
when blinded by a momentary passion, take no_ pains to 
inform themselves of the opinion of their fellow- ROARS, 
until they discover it in the indignation of posterity! Do- 
lomieu was released from his dungeon only by virtue of 
an article in a treaty of peace, and a premature death, oc- 
casioned by the treatment he had been subjected to, but 
too soon restored to Haitly the appointment he had so gen- 
erously renounced. From this time, instruction in miner- 
alogy acquired a new life. Collections were quadrupled, 
and arranged in an order conformable to the most recent 
discoveries. ‘The mineralogists of Europe assembled to 
witness so many objects so well exposed, and to hear a pro- 
fessor so clear and elegant, and withal so complaisant. His 
native benevolence displayed itself on every occasion to 
those who wished to be informed. He admitted them to 
his chambers, opened to them. his cabinets, and refused no 
explanations. ‘The most humble students were received 
like the most learned and august personages; for he had 
pupils of all ranks. 
The University, at the time of its foundation, thought it 
an honour to place Haity on the list of one of its faculties. 
He was not required to deliver lectures for he was supplied 
with an adjunct well worthy of him in M. Brongniart, at 
present member of the Academy of Sciences, and his suc- 
