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Irish Academy, many of whose members had felt the fostering of 

 his kindness, and his friendship, and his direction in earlier life. 

 But for two short years has he presided over this institution, years 

 marked by unremitting attention upon his part to its interests ; and 

 although its present maturity of usefulness and exertion can scarcely 

 be traced to his personal influence, over that exertion he carefully 

 watched, with its progress he sincerely sympathized, and by every 

 means in his power stimulated and applauded. A large portion of 

 the morning of his lamented removal was occupied in tracing and 

 rejoicing over the successive improvements of this Academy ; and 

 anticipating with melancholy pleasure its still further advancement. 

 I say melancholy, for with that species of darkened feeling, which 

 " the shadow of coming events" frequently produces, the Provost 

 did not expect to witness its growth in prosperity, and he spoke of 

 it as of a dear friend from whom he must expect to be parted, but 

 who should have his best and sincerest wishes; as of a child to 

 whom he would bequeath a legacy of anxious, affectionate, and 

 longing remembrances. Such we may- feel convinced was the emo- 

 tion with which our late President regarded this institution, and it 

 is a claim upon our grateful recollection of departed worth, that so 

 long as any thing merely earthly occupied his attention, our in- 

 terests and our welfare were entwined with his latest aspirations. 



A few observations upon the claims which our late President, as 

 a man of letters and science, has upon the gratitude of the lite- 

 rary and scientific public, will fitly close this brief memorial. When 

 Dr. Lloyd was called to the Mathematical chair of the University, 

 that science was at a low ebb in Ireland. The names and examples 

 of Brinkley and Davenport, and a few others, had failed to produce 

 any effect, and the misinterpreted and mistaken glory of Newton 

 had formed here as well as elsewhere a barrier to the progress of his 

 followers in the sciences he had made illustrious, and prevented 

 them using for their further development the very instruments he 

 had himself discovered and employed. This our President had seen, 

 and over it he had mourned ; and the first object of his exertions when 

 enabled to speak with authority to the Academic youth, was to incite 

 them to new fields of labour, to point out new regions to investigate 

 and subdue ; he exhibited himself as their fellow-student and 

 fellow-workman, sharing their difficulties and rejoicing in their 



