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April 1883 lie returned to Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, where he 
rapidly grew worse, and died on Saturday, 21st April, surrounded 
by nearly all his family. He was buried in the Hew Churchyard, 
Bonchurch, on 28th April. 
Mr Rumble was twice married, and has left a large family to 
mourn his loss. In business Mr Rumble was straightforward and 
unerringly honest to his employers, often nervous about small 
matters, but without fear in cases of grave import, when he was 
always calm and self-possessed. The rapidity and clearness of his 
perceptive faculties amounted almost to the gift of second sight, and 
led him to form swift conclusions which rarely proved false. His 
firmness in dealing with faults in those under his charge was 
moderated by great kindness to his men when suffering under any 
affliction, illness, or distress. He was considered by them always 
more as a friend than master, and they showed their appreciation of 
his goodness by presenting him with a testimonial on the celebration 
of his 50th birthday, 26th December 1882. In private life Mr 
Rumble’s genial spirits, shrewd observations, and witty remarks, 
endeared him to a large circle of friends. Indeed, his critical con- 
dition was almost to the last concealed by his courageous efforts 
to appear better than he was, and thus relieve the anxiety of his 
family. He possessed a most retentive memory, and had the faculty 
of readily assimilating those portions of the books he read which 
were likely to be useful to him in his professional work. His 
travels over the greater part of Europe and America naturally en- 
larged his ideas, and he drew full benefit from the varied experience 
thus acquired. He had deeply studied the legal as well as the 
technical points of his profession, and so was particularly well fitted 
to fill the various appointments he held during his lifetime. 
Joseph Liouyille. By Professor Chrystal. 
Joseph Liouville was born at St Omer on the 24th March 1809. 
He came of a family of Lorrainers, more than one of whom were 
distinguished for talents beyond the common. Liouville’s father 
held a public office under the Empire, and an elder brother, Felix 
Silvestre Jean Baptiste, was a distinguished Parisian advocate. 
Joseph gave early indications of mathematical ability, and entered 
