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had so ingratiated himself, far and wide, with rich and poor, 

 that his death was most acutely and terribly felt. His prevailing 

 idea and wish seemed to be, to work for the good and instruction 

 of those amongst whom he lived. No trouble was too great, no 

 exertion too severe to alleviate the suffering of his neighbours ; 

 no wonder, then, that his loss was so severely felt. 



I have now finished, thanking you most sincerely for the 

 kind attention you have given to what, I fear, must have been a 

 very wearisome address. I only wish time had been allowed to 

 me to make it more worthy and more in accordance with addresses 

 such as have been given in former years from this honourable 

 Presidential Chair, 



