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many years was a source of uninterrupted happiness. But' of the 
nine children horn of the marriage, death carried off three in as 
many months ; shortly afterwards, the grave was again opened to 
receive his beloved wife, and in 1873 he had yet again to follow to 
the tomb his eldest son, Frederick, a youth of great brightness and 
promise. Against this overwhelming affliction Mr. Hallard bore up 
outwardly with manly fortitude ; but those who knew him best 
knew too well how the sad ruin of his once happy home haunted 
his memory, and bowed to the earth a spirit shrinkingly sensitive 
and keenly affectionate. It was then that he truly felt the consola- 
tions of philosophy ; for he had loved letters from his early youth 
with a devotion which grew with his growth, strengthened with his 
manhood, and continued with him to the end. His literary tastes 
had adorned and brightened his life in the times of prosperity, and 
when the sorrowful days came, these tastes weaned him from him- 
self, and gave him comfort, if not consolation. One charm of his 
society was, that along with a love for all things lovely and of good 
report, he united in a singular manner, in his own person, two 
separate nationalities. For his intimate acquaintance with French 
literature, history, politics, and jurisprudence was happily com- 
bined with a wide knowledge of, and a lively interest in, everything 
pertaining to the literature and jurisprudence of our own country. 
To his other accomplishments he added a keen relish for classical 
studies, and particularly Greek. 
Besides doing his judicial duties, Mr. Hallard for many years, 
and until his death, acted as a Director of the Philosophical Institu- 
tion, and took an active part in the management of its affairs. The 
useful work he did there cannot be better summarised than in the 
words of its Yice-President, Dr. William Smith, who at a meeting of 
the Directors of that Institution thus spoke of Mr. Hallard : — “ We 
can call to mind how much his fine tastes, his varied culture, and 
his active helpfulness, his ready aid, always willing and gracefully 
rendered, have contributed to our success. Associated with him as 
I have been for nearly thirty years, no one knows better than I do 
how much we have been indebted to him in these respects; and I 
had looked forward to the time when you might permit me to retire 
from this chair, which by your favour and indulgence I have occupied 
so long, and called on him to fill it with new and fresh efficiency.” 
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