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to almost all beyond the circle of admiring and attached friends 
whom they invariably attract to themselves. That he had not 
merely a large heart, inclining him to consider, sympathise with, 
and assist whatever justly claimed his sympathy, but also a ready 
and liberal, though discriminating hand, is attested not only by his 
cordial support of the institutions and schemes of the Church with 
which he was connected, but by the spirit and manner in which he 
aided other enterprises of benevolence and usefulness. From his 
extensive connection with the management of trusts, which as a 
friend he had undertaken, he was brought largely into contact with 
young people. To their instruction and enjoyment few could give 
themselves with greater geniality and success. He took a lively 
and active interest in the great questions and movements of his 
times, especially those involving or in any way affecting the prin- 
ciples of Divine Revelation or the cause of Protestantism. It 
might well have been supposed that when nearly sixty years of age, 
Mr Morrieson’s days of active study were over; yet twenty years 
ago he was among the most regular attenders upon the prelections 
of Drs Chalmers and Cunningham in the New College. His 
power and habits of regular study, early formed and matured by 
long practice, continued with him to the last. He devoted a fair 
portion of time to the consideration of scientific subjects, on which 
he possessed a large and varied fund of information, and to his- 
torical and general literature. His latter end was peace. He rests 
from his labours, and his works do follow him. 
Patrick Small Keir Newbigging was born at Edinburgh on 
2d November 1813. He was the fifth son of Sir William New- 
bigging, who for many years practised medicine in Edinburgh with 
great success. Three of his brothers, William, Robert, and Greorge, 
studied medicine; but all of them, as well as John, who was a 
writer to the Signet, died at comparatively early ages. Dr Patrick 
Newbigging prosecuted his studies at Edinburgh, and graduated 
there in 1834; his thesis being on the Causes of the Impulse and 
Sounds of the Heart. He became a Fellow of the Royal College 
of Surgeons in the same year. During his student life he was 
elected a President of the Royal Medical Society. Before settling 
in practice he spent some time abroad in acquiring additional pro- 
