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course of Scottish, we may say of European, speculation. His influence will be felt 

 even where his positive teachings may chance to be repudiated. But, apart from 

 his fame a9 a philosopher, Sir William will long live in the love and veneration of 

 many a pupil and friend — for his heart would indeed be insensible who, having 

 known the man, treasured no fond remembrance of the perfect courtesy and the 

 genuine kindness that were conjoined with an intellect so gifted, and accomplish- 

 ments so rare. 



DANIEL SHAaPE, F.K.B. 



The "Literary Gazette'' announces the sudden death of 1 aniel Sharpe, Esq., 

 President of the Geological Society, adding another to the list of eminent geologi-ts, 

 including DelaBeche, Mantell, Greenough, Forbes, Strickland, and others, whose 

 deaths have recently been recorded. Mr. Sharpe's death was occasioned by his 

 being thrown from his horse while riding in the neighborhood of Norwood, by 

 which he sustained a fracture of the skull. 



Mr. Sharpe was not less valued for his labours in philological and ethnological 

 science, than a3 a successful student of geology. His learned essays on the ancient 

 Lycian inscriptions and coins, appended to the works on Lycia by Sir C. Fellows 

 and Edward Forbe3, are enduring monuments of his classical learning and archae- 

 ological acumen. He was a nephew of the poet Rogers, whom he has so very 

 shortly survived, and was only in his fifty first year, and still in the full vigor of life, 

 when this sad accident abruptly brought all his labors in the cause of science and 

 learning to a premature close. 



LITERARY GOSSIP. 



The death of James Wilson, Esq., F.R.S.E., distinguished as a naturalist, and 

 greatly loved among Edinburgh circles, is recorded in' the Scottish journals. He 

 was a brother of Professor Wilson. 



Among the candidates for the Chair of Metaphysics in I dinburgh University, 

 the contest is thought to lie between the Rev. Prof. Fraser, of New College, Edin- 

 burgh : the editor of the "North British Review;" and Professor Ferrier, of St. 

 Andrews : the author of " The Institutes of Metaphysics;" both able men, and well 

 fitted for the chair. Besides these, the candidates are: Scott, of Manchester, — for- 

 merly of University College, London ; Stowell — if we mistake not, the Rev. W. H. 

 Stowell, Professor of Theology, Rotherham College, and author of the "History of 

 the Puritans in England, under the Tudors and Stuarts;" Rev. Dr. McVicar, author 

 of the " Catholic Spirit of True Religion," &c, Ramsay (V) ) and Thomas Spencer 

 Baynes, the translator of the "Port Royal Logic," and author of "An Essay on 

 the New Analytic of Logical Forms" Morell, Henry Rogers, and ethers, spoken 

 of as candidates, have not advanced their claims. 



Professor Aytoun, the author of "The Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers," &c , is 

 bringing out, one of these days, " Bothwell," a long poem on Mary Queen of Scots. 



M. J. Geoff roy Saint Hilaire, the naturalist, Vice President of the Academy of 

 Sciences of Paris, has succeeded to the Presidency, in consequence of the death of 

 M. Binet, the eminent mathematician, and M. De3pretz has been elected Vice 

 President. 



A Photographic Society has been established in Edinburgh, under the name of 

 the Photographic Society of Scotland. Prince Albert has accepted the post of 

 Patron, and Sir David Brewster undertakes the active duties of President. 



