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statesman, cast a gloom over his spirit. His brother died in the 
year 1817, at Pisa, where he had gone for the sake of his health. 
Leonard Horner left his family, and accompanied his brother to 
Pisa, and was with him at his death. A monument was erected to 
Francis Horner in Westminster Abbey. 
Edinburgh at this time possessed many eminent Whig lawyers, 
who distinguished themselves in politics and literature. Horner 
warmly joined them from congeniality of opinions and sentiments, 
and by his active and methodical habits he became tlie chief organiser 
of their political meetings. In 1825 he acted as chairman at the 
dinner given to Joseph Hume. He had a deep sympathy for those 
who had been exiled from their country on account of liberal opi- 
nions. Several of the Italian emigrants, Ugoni, Demarchi, Arriva- 
bene, Castiglione, and others, shared his hospitality. To this is 
perhaps due that love for Italy which the family of Leonard Horner 
have always maintained. One of his daughters has translated the 
history of Colletta, has written a short history of Naples, and a few 
days before her father’s death published a book on the poet Griusti, 
all which are works of much value. 
He also espoused with earnestness the cause of the working 
men, whose education he considered as having been neglected on 
all hands. In 1821 he founded the School of Arts in Edinburgh, 
for the instruction of mechanics, and he never ceased to contribute 
to its welfare. This school has gone on prosperously. The average 
attendance for the last four years has been 700 annually. No 
similar institution in the empire has been so successful. This suc- 
cess is owing to the soundness of its constitution, which was entirely 
the work of Mr Horner. The students have no connection with its 
management. The Directors have the sole superintendence, and 
they are elected by the subscribers out of their own body, and are 
always men of good position and of education. Females are not 
allowed to attend. There are a given number of subjects, each 
taught by able and permanent lecturers. No casual or itinerant 
lecturers are employed. Mr Horner acted as honorary secretary till 
he went to London in 1828. He founded a permanent prize of three 
guineas, to be awarded by competitive examination in the classes of 
mathematics, natural philosophy, and chemistry, in succession. 
Desiring to promote classical education among the middle classes 
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