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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
and its Results," " Landmarks of the Constitution ;" 1855, "English 
Liberties: their Founders ;" 1856, " Introductory Address," " Thos. 
Fuller;" 1857, " India;" 1859, "English Parliaments, their 
Origin ani History;" 1861, "Enigmas of History," "Rise of the 
Italian Republics;" 1862, "Lord Macaulay's Speeches;" 1863, 
"Slavery in the United States"— a history;" 1865, "Federal 
Governments;" 1866, "Ancient Books;" 1867, "Andrew Mar- 
vell;" 1868, "The Pyrenees;" 1869, " Eases of History ;" 1870, 
"The Canadian Year-book;" 1871, " Literature from the Eighth 
to the Twelfth Centuries ;" and 1873, " Sanitary Legislation." His 
last lecture at the Athenaeum was on the local histories. Local 
history was a subject to which he had paid considerable attention, 
and he had on various occasions examined the local records on 
behalf of Mr. Hepworth Dixon and other well known writers on 
historical subjects. Mr. Rooker wrote several articles in magazines, 
&c. ; but we are not aware that he published anything separately, 
except "The Literature and Literary Men of Plymouth," 1845; 
"Does it Answer? Slavery in America;" and "MDCLXIL," a 
lecture. 
Mr. Rooker' s fame as a speaker extended throughout and far 
beyond the West of England. His speeches were remarkable not 
merely for their solid basis, their richly ornate and picturesque 
style, with its fecundity of illustration and felicity of epithet, but 
for their flowing force, and the grace with which they were 
delivered. Fulness of thought made the construction occasionally 
involved ; but the silvery tones and perfect intonation of the 
speaker rendered them to the hearer always clear. Mr. Rooker 
was a born orator, and had the skill to use his natural gifts to the 
best advantage. 
