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He came to London at an early age, dependent wholly upon 

 liis own exertions for his daily siipport, and commenced life as 

 mechanical assistant to Mr. Dumergue, who was at that time in 

 extensive practice as a dentist among the fashionable population 

 of the West End. During this service, in which he worked assi- 

 duously and conscientiously, Mr. Cartwright yet found time to 

 improve himself in general professional knowledge by a regular 

 attendance on anatomical and surgical lectures. 



In 1811, having thus fully qualified himself, not only in the 

 mechanical but also in the more scientific departments of den- 

 tistry, he started in practice on his own account, and soon, as 

 most present perhaps are aware, acquired a reputation second to 

 that of none, either before or since, who have practised the same 

 branch of the healing art. 



He was as remarkable for the rapidity and correctness of his 

 judgment as he was for marvellous dexterity in all manipulatory 

 processes; and the energy with which he discharged his profes- 

 sional duties may be estimated when it is stated that during a 

 great part of his career he was in the habit of seeing from forty 

 to fifty patients every day, and this for months together, standing 

 constantly from seven o'clock in the morning until the same hour 

 in the evening, and yet in every case doing what he had to do 

 without the slightest appearance of hurry or fatigue. 



Mr. Cartwright's pleasing manners, liberal hospitality, and 

 professional fame acquired for him the friendship of nearly all the 

 men most distinguished in science, literature, and art of his day. 

 He retired from the labours of practice in 1857, and in the fol- 

 lowing year had an apoplectic seizure which resulted in palsy, 

 under which he laboured for the rest of his life. 



Henry Christy, JEsq., JF.G.S., was the eldest surviving son of 

 the late William Miller Christy, of Woodbines, Kingston-on- 

 Thames. His elder brother, who died some years since, was well 

 known in this Society as an ardent and accomplished botanist. 



Henry Christy from his youth had displayed, in common with 

 his brother, a great love for natural science, and especially for 

 geology and botany ; but the earlier years of his life, when arrived at 

 man's estate, were devoted to the conducting and improvement of his 

 father's manufactory at Stockport in Lancashire. He retired from 

 business, however, many years since, and, with ample means, dedi- 

 cated himself to the purstiit and encouragement of art and science. 



Not from idleness or the love of ease did Mr. Christy thus 

 relinquish an extensive and lucrative business, but simply, as it 



