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mand, who lost their lives in the same calamity, and but a short 

 space from the tomb of a friend of my own and a connexion of 

 the Commodore, Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., who died in com- 

 mand of H.M.S. " Eattlesnake " in 1850, and over whose remains 

 it was my sad duty to officiate. To him also was accorded, as 

 to Commodore Groodenough, a public funeral. 



It was a satisfaction to have enrolled in our list of members, 

 though for so short a time, one who was so distinguished as the 

 latter, and who expressed so deep an interest in the welfare of our 

 Society which he had promised to assist by future communications. 



As to his professional character it would not become me to ven- 

 ture an opinion. I can do far better by quoting the testimony 

 of a brother officer of equal rank with himself, to whom he had long 

 been known : "As I write these lines," says Captain Moresby (who 

 was here not long since in command of H.M.S. " Basilisk"), " a 

 telegram has arrived announcing the death of Commodore Grood- 

 enough, C.B,, C.M.Gr., commanding on the Australian station, by 

 the poisoned arrows of the natives of Santa Cruz Island. I desire 

 to pay my humble tribute of sorrow and admiration to the memory 

 of this man, with whom I am happy in having held a private friend- 

 ship for twenty-five years. I do not speak of the loss his friends 

 sustain in him ; of the generous nature, full of large kindness 

 and the power of sympathy ; of the sound, helpful judgment that 

 was ever ready for any call that could be made on it, for this is 

 sacred ground ; — I speak of him only as a public man, and would 

 say that, though I have warmly appreciated him all through, as 

 he rose in our service, I never knew his full professional worth 

 till I had the honor of serving under him in Australia. 



" Then, his grasp of mind in dealing with a subject, his self- 

 reliance and readiness to take responsibility, his happy way of 

 taking his captains into his confidence, whilst always holding the 

 reins himself, of giving praise liberally where praise was due, and 

 cordial support or advice where either was needed, produced an 

 impression on my mind of greatness in store for him in the future 

 which can now never, alas ! be made good. His fine scientific 



