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National Vaccine Institution, an office which he held during the 

 remainder of his life. 



The accidental circumstance of his being requested by a pupil 

 of the York Hospital to assist him in acquiring a knowledge of 

 anatomy, and of that pupil making rapid progress under his tuition, 

 suggested to him the idea of setting up as an anatomical lecturer. 

 His success as a teacher in that department far exceeded his most 

 sanguine expectations ; and his original mode, and impressive style 

 of instruction, soon procured him overflowing audienoes. Every 

 year he delivered three courses of daily lectures, which courses suc- 

 ceeded each other with no other intermission than a few days during 

 the summer season. For a period of thirty-four years he pursued 

 this laborious career, which, as may easily be conceived, afforded him 

 scarcely any leisure for literary pursuits. He has, however, left 

 behind him a few professional works. In 1801 he published a 

 "Description of the Muscles of the Human Body;" in 1803, "An 

 Introduction to Electricity and Galvanism, with cases showing their 

 effects in the cure of Disease ;" in 1816, " An Account of two suc- 

 cessful operations for restoring a lost Nose," &c., and in 1819, " The 

 History of the High Operation for the Stone." 



Endowed by nature with a robust constitution, his life would 

 probably have been prolonged for many years, had he not, while in 

 travelling with his family, met with a disastrous accident, which 

 proved immediately fatal to two of his servants. The severe injuries 

 he received on that occasion gave a shock to his constitution from 

 which it never entirely recovered, and on the 30th of January 184'6, 

 he eventually sunk under repeated attacks of bronchitis. In private 

 life he was endeared to his family and friends by the strongest ties of 

 affection, and he was eminently gifted with the happy art of winning 

 the confidence and attachment of his pupils. 



We have to lament the death of Henry GallyKnight, Esq., whose 

 high cultivation of mind and fine feeling for the beauties of paint- 

 ing, sculpture and architecture, so well entitled him to be called an 

 accomplished English gentleman, and whose valuable architectural 

 works have done such good service to the study of our mediseval 

 architecture. He was educated at Eton ; thence he went to Trinity 

 College, Cambridge, a little before the time of Byron's admission at 

 the same College. Their acquaintance began here, and was renewed 

 in 1810, when Mr. Knight, in company with the Hon. Frederic North 

 and Mr. Fazakerly, visited the most interesting provinces of the 

 Turkish empire. The observations and impressions of their travels, 

 he clothed in the form of Eastern Tales, under the titles of Ilderim, 

 in four Cantos; Phrosyne, a Grecian tale; and Alarhtar, an Ara- 

 bian tale. They do not appear to have attracted very general atten- 

 tion at the time, though of one, which Mr. Murray sent in manuscript 

 to Lord Byron, without however communicating the name of the 

 author, his Lordship decreed, " There are many beautiful passages 

 in the tale you sent me, and an interesting story. It must have been 

 written by some one who had been on the spot, and 1 wish him, and 



