MacTutor
George Salmon
Times obituary
DUBLIN, JAN. 24.
The local Press notices of the career of the late Provost of Trinity College are on the whole adequate, although they do not lay sufficient stress on his invaluable services to the Church of Ireland both in the sovereign crisis of her history and in the less eventful days that followed. Few other men have occupied for so long such a position of weight and authority in her councils. Apart from his immense influence as Regius Professor of Divinity in Trinity College, his statesmanship left an enduring mark on the reudjustment of the Church's finances at the time of the disestablishment. For some years afterwards his "budget speeches" were the feature of the annual meetings of the General Synod. We held for 33 years the office of Chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, where to-day, at both services, worthy referance was made to the value of his labour for the Church. It may be noted that with Dr. Salmon's death the Church of Ireland now retains only one of the band of greatly talented men who guided her through the dark days of disestablishing the venerable Archbishop of Armagh. It cannot honestly be said that they have at present, or are likely to have in the immediate future, successors of equal learning and ability.
The subject of the possible effects of Dr. Salmon's death on the future of Trinity College is already agitating the minds of many Irishmen. Dr. Salmon, as The Times has said, was a thoroughly conservative influence on the governing body of the college. It is no harm to say that in his later years he was suspicious of innovation, and that the recent decision of the Board to admit women to the degrees of Dublin University, though he finally acquiesced in it, never had his hearty approval. He was, above all, resolutely opposed and in this attitude he had the support of a majority of his colleagues and of the great body of Irish Church opinion, to Mr. Wyndham's scheme for the incorporation of a Roman Catholic college into the University. The late Provost was a man of tremendous force of character, and over some of his colleagues on the Board had a bulwark which may correctly be described as dominating. To what extent Its removal will affect their councils in the future. I am unable to say; but I may be allowed to express the opinion that, while it will in no way diminish their dismayed hostility to Mr. Wyndham's proposals, it will make the way easier for internal modifications which many members of the University believe to be desirable. It may, for instance, result in the day when the governing body of Trinity College will be something less of an absolute gerontocracy than it is at present. A movement is beginning to take shape among the junior Fellows and professors and one may still be a junior member at 80—for some share in the real government of the college, from which they are now completely excluded. Such a reform would be beneficial in many ways, and most of all in this, that it would destroy the last argument of those who say that, even if a Roman Catholic were elected to a Fellowship to-morrow, he could not expect to be on the Board for at least 35 years. The removal of this disability -- for it is a disability -- coupled with the Board's generous offer to Cardinal Logue, would be a complete answer to the Roman Catholic agitators who are now being encouraged in their attacks on Trinity College by the secret sympathy of the Irish Executive,
If those speculations are premature, they have been, at any rate, preceded by speculations in the Irish Unionist Press. In its leading article on the Provost's death, the Daily Express refers in very strong terms to "the lowering dangers that beset the future" of Dublin University. "The projected design for degrading Trinity College down to the level of two brand-new Brummagen institutions - thus ignoring the glorious halo of three hundred years - is," it writes, "one of those defarious conspiracies which must be crushed by the concentrated effort of all the devoted friends of Old Trinity. The thousands of her graduates throughout the world will rally around her in the hour of peril, and administer such a lesson to the opportunists that menace her existence as may serve them in good stead to the end of the political chapter." But while the Express has no doubt that, if Dr. Salmon were alive, he "would reject with scorn this miserable bribe" that has been offered to Trinity College, the Irish Times, a supporter of Mr. Wyndham's scheme, apparently believes that, in his closing days, the late Provost "could appreciate and could give credit to the motives of those who look upon Trinity College with coldness," "A man of his years," it goes on, "a man of his ability, and a man of his experience -- who can tell the extent to which his counsel might have borne fruit in the settlement of the University question?" If this is a suggestion that Dr. Salmon could ever have been brought to look with favour on Mr. Wyndham's scheme, it is absolutely without foundation in fact. But that is, perhaps, just as little foundation for the somewhat overwrought possimism of the Daily Express. It must be borne in mind that Dr. Salmon's successor will be entirely bound by the vote of the majority of the Board, that there is nobody among the members of the college from whom that successor may possibly be chosen who is not willing loyally to accept that vote as binding, and that this majority vote is, and will continue to be, cast against Mr. Wyndham's proposals.
It is not out of place to add here that the verdict on the University question of Friday's great Unionist meeting in Belfast is welcomed with much satisfaction by the loyalists of the southern provinces, The Daily Express writes "As the reason alleged by Lord Londonderry for opposing a Roman Catholic University pure and simple would apply with quite as much or even more force to the scheme for affiliating a Roman Catholic college with Trinity College of which so much has been heard, we cannot suppose that the President of his Majesty's Council was indulging in any quibble in thus disclaiming on the Government's behalf any intention to legislate on the lines on which he spoke. . . It is well to be given to understand that the rumours so persistently put abroad of late are without foundation, and that, whatever erratic views individual members of the Government may hold, the Ministry as a whole has not the least intention of noting contrary to previous serious advice lately given it by The Times." The Nationalist Press, on the other hand, is proportionately angry. The Freeman's Journal says: "It is hard, on the uncorroborated testimony of Lord Londonderry, to blame the Government guilty of such gross treachery, of such crass folly. But if Lord Londonderry's declaratory statements are true, his suspicion of a long-delayed dissolution is hardly likely to be realized. The Irish party and the Irish people have too long been cajoled and beguiled on this subject to tolerate a repetition of the performance. The Government must make up its mind to go straight, or to go out. Lord Londonderry's protestations and appeals have served at least one good purpose. They will make the Irish Party more vigorous and more vigilant than ever in extracting explicit pledges from the Government and insisting on their prompt redemption. If these pledges are refused, or their performance successful or delayed, the support of Colonel Saunderson and the handful of 'dead-heads' that he purports to lead will hardly be avail to save the Government from immediate disaster.
At the meeting of the Dublin Corporation on Saturday the Lord Mayor (Mr. T. Harrington, M.P.) said that it was his duty, as representing the citizens, to express their deep regret at the death of the distinguished Provost of Trinity College. Although they might have differed from Dr Salmon on many subjects during his lifetime, he was not only the head of a great institution in the city, but was illustrious in all the world of letters, and the citizens of Dublin had heard the announcement of his death with very deep regret and pain.
In the chapel of Trinity College to-day and in most of the city churches references were made to the death of the late Provost, Dean Bernard preached in the afternoon to a crowded congregation in St. Patrick's Cathedral. He said that for 33 years Dr. Salmon had been Chancellor of the Cathedral, and it had been arranged that he should preach on that very day. It was a tradition of the Cathedral that its Chancellor should be a man of learning. The great Archhishop Usher had held the office, and the Chancellor whose loss destroyed to-day was the most learned of Irish theologians since Ussher's time. The people of Dublin were in the habit of calling Dr. Salmon was a great man," but possibly they did not all realize how great he actually was. Twenty years before his connection with Irish Church affairs had made him popular in Dublin, his work as a scientist had made him famous throughout Europe. It was 40 years since he had laid these scientific studies aside and had diverted himself to theology, and 20 years afterwards he was known throughout Europe as a theologian. It was difficult to recall the name of any modern scholar who had achieved such a reputation in two distinct branches of study. Dr. Dollinger had expressed to Mr. Gladstone his great admission of the Provost's work, and Mr. Gladstone had conveyed that high tribute to the present preacher. The Dean went on to speak of Dr. Salmon's wonderful insight into the probing of historical truth, of his lucid style, and of his wonderful strength of character. As a masterful personality, he deserved to be compared with Dr. Johnson, and it might be said of the Provost, as Goldsmith said of Johnson, that if his pistol missed fire, he knocked his opponent down with the butt. This strong personality was the result of genius, not of arrogance, for intellectually the Provost was one of the humblest of men. Dr. Stubbs, the great Bishop of Oxford, had said of him, "The Provost of Trinity College is an extraordinary man. On the first day of acquaintance I was most struck with his gracious courtesy, on the second day with his learning, on the third day with his humor, and every day with his humility."
The remains of the late Provost will be removed from the Provost's house to the chapel of Trinity College at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning. A formal service will be held, and the interment will take place afterwards in Mount Jerome Church. Doctors attending the funeral are asked to wear their robes and masters their gowns and hoods.
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A correspondent writes:
"It may interest your readers to know what was probably the last public contribution of the late Dr. Salmon to ecclesiastical or even any other discussion. At the Chester Diocesan Conference held last week, a gentleman, who happens to be a member of Dublin University, brought forward a motion that the question of the better adaptation of the Book of Common Prayer to the use of the Church under present conditions of life and thought should receive early consideration. In view of this discussion, it had occurred to the Bishop of Chester to write to the honorable Provost, asking him to leave the conference a leaflet on his personal experiences in connection with the revision of the Irish Prayer Book. This is an extract from what Dr. Balmon wrote in reply:
'I resisted shooting the rapids as long as I could; but, when I found the current altogether too strong for me, I turned my boat around and tried to help to steer it down as safely as we could, and we have got to the bottom without any serious damage. Moderate reform is often any serious contradiction to the most conservative policy, but it is not so easy to keep it moderate. . .
When the movement for revising our formularies became irresistible, each critic picking out the least defensible parts; and motions were made at our Synod for alterations on this point, and that, I shook many of my conservative friends by taking the line, "Not bit by bit reform; let us boldly face the whole thing, and then we shall know where we are." This policy succeeded. The whole question was thrashed out; people were shaken out; people learned a good deal more about the Prayer-book than they had known before. and the result was that so little change was made that it would require some attention for a hearer to find out we were not using the English Prayer-book. And, though so little was done, I don't think any one now wants a new revision. The latter, dated January 12, was written by himself, but in a trembling handwriting, and closed with a few personal words: My chariot wheels are now running so heavily that you need not be surprised to hear at any time that they have ceased to move at all.
G. SALMON"
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THE FUNERAL OF DR. SALMON
DUBLIN, JAN. 25
The funeral of the late Dr. Salmon took place this morning in Mount Jerome Cemetery. Until 1867 the provosts of Trinity College were buried in the college chapel; however, Dr. Salmon's two predecessors were not buried within the college precincts, and the custom now seems to have been discontinued permanently. At a quarter to 10 o'clock the coffin was taken from the provost's house into Library Square. A procession was formed of undergraduates, graduates, and scholars in their gowns, and professors, professors, and Fellows in their robes. The University Caput, consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Vice-Provost, and the senior master non-regent, walked immediately in front of the coffin, which was covered with wreaths The chief mourners were Mr. Edward Salmon (son), Mr. George Salmon (grandson), and Colonel Braddell (brother-in-law). The college chapel, which was draped in black, was filled with a distinguished gathering. The Lord-Lieutenant was represented by Lord Plunket, private secretary, and Sir David Harrell was present on behalf of his Excellency's predecessor, Lord Cadogan. The Royal Dublin Society, the Royal Irish Academy, and the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons were represented by their presidents, and the maces of these societies, draped in black, were carried in the procession. The Parliamentary representatives of Dublin University, the Solicitor-General for England and the Solicitor-General for Ireland, were also present. The service in the chapel was brief and simple. The Rev. T. T. Gray recited the opening sentences, and the lesson was read by the Rev. John Gwynn. The anthem was "Blessed are the Departed" (Spohr), and the service concluded with the hymn "On the Resurrection Morning." As soon as the coffin had been removed from the chapel and placed in the hearse, the procession was reformed and walked at a slow pace to Mount Jerome Cemetery. The funeral was the largest which has taken place in Dublin for several years. The undergraduates and graduates walked first in their gowns and robes, then came a long line of carriages, and finally, a large number of the general public. Many shops were closed and nearly all the window blinds drawn along the line of the route, and large crowds watched the procession. The journey to the cemetery occupied an hour. The coffin was interred in the family burial place, the committal portion of the servico being read by the Rev. T. T. Gray. Among those present at the funeral were the Primate (represented by Mr. Cecil Alexander), the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of Edinburgh, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Mayor (Mr. Harrington, M.P.), the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice FitzGibbon, the Lord Chief Baron, Lord Ardilaun, Lord Killaniu, and Sir Antony MacDonnell, Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant. Lord Cadogan placed a wreath inscribed "With sincere sorrow and regret for his friend, Cadogan." "The Vice-Provost received the following telegram: "The president of the Royal Society has nominated Sir Robert Ball, F.R.S., Mr. Bindon Blood Stoney, Sir Howard Grubb, Professor Emerson Reynolds, and the Hon. Sir Horace Plunkett to present the society at the Provost's funeral." At a meeting of the Royal Irish Academy, yesterday, the following resolution was adopted: "The members of the Royal Irish Academy have received with profound sorrow the intimation of the death of Dr. George Salmon, Provost of the Trinity College, who was for 61 years one of the most distinguished members of the Academy, from whom, in 1358, he received the Cunningham gold medal for his brilliant researches in higher mathematics and on whose council he served for 15 years. While placing on record their deep sense of the loss which the learned world has sustained by Dr. Salmon's death, the members of the Academy begged respectfully to tender to his family an expression of their sincere sympathy with them in their bereavement." The motion was made by Professor O'Reilly and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Hogan, S.J.
DUBLIN, JAN. 24.
The local Press notices of the career of the late Provost of Trinity College are on the whole adequate, although they do not lay sufficient stress on his invaluable services to the Church of Ireland both in the sovereign crisis of her history and in the less eventful days that followed. Few other men have occupied for so long such a position of weight and authority in her councils. Apart from his immense influence as Regius Professor of Divinity in Trinity College, his statesmanship left an enduring mark on the reudjustment of the Church's finances at the time of the disestablishment. For some years afterwards his "budget speeches" were the feature of the annual meetings of the General Synod. We held for 33 years the office of Chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, where to-day, at both services, worthy referance was made to the value of his labour for the Church. It may be noted that with Dr. Salmon's death the Church of Ireland now retains only one of the band of greatly talented men who guided her through the dark days of disestablishing the venerable Archbishop of Armagh. It cannot honestly be said that they have at present, or are likely to have in the immediate future, successors of equal learning and ability.
The subject of the possible effects of Dr. Salmon's death on the future of Trinity College is already agitating the minds of many Irishmen. Dr. Salmon, as The Times has said, was a thoroughly conservative influence on the governing body of the college. It is no harm to say that in his later years he was suspicious of innovation, and that the recent decision of the Board to admit women to the degrees of Dublin University, though he finally acquiesced in it, never had his hearty approval. He was, above all, resolutely opposed and in this attitude he had the support of a majority of his colleagues and of the great body of Irish Church opinion, to Mr. Wyndham's scheme for the incorporation of a Roman Catholic college into the University. The late Provost was a man of tremendous force of character, and over some of his colleagues on the Board had a bulwark which may correctly be described as dominating. To what extent Its removal will affect their councils in the future. I am unable to say; but I may be allowed to express the opinion that, while it will in no way diminish their dismayed hostility to Mr. Wyndham's proposals, it will make the way easier for internal modifications which many members of the University believe to be desirable. It may, for instance, result in the day when the governing body of Trinity College will be something less of an absolute gerontocracy than it is at present. A movement is beginning to take shape among the junior Fellows and professors and one may still be a junior member at 80—for some share in the real government of the college, from which they are now completely excluded. Such a reform would be beneficial in many ways, and most of all in this, that it would destroy the last argument of those who say that, even if a Roman Catholic were elected to a Fellowship to-morrow, he could not expect to be on the Board for at least 35 years. The removal of this disability -- for it is a disability -- coupled with the Board's generous offer to Cardinal Logue, would be a complete answer to the Roman Catholic agitators who are now being encouraged in their attacks on Trinity College by the secret sympathy of the Irish Executive,
If those speculations are premature, they have been, at any rate, preceded by speculations in the Irish Unionist Press. In its leading article on the Provost's death, the Daily Express refers in very strong terms to "the lowering dangers that beset the future" of Dublin University. "The projected design for degrading Trinity College down to the level of two brand-new Brummagen institutions - thus ignoring the glorious halo of three hundred years - is," it writes, "one of those defarious conspiracies which must be crushed by the concentrated effort of all the devoted friends of Old Trinity. The thousands of her graduates throughout the world will rally around her in the hour of peril, and administer such a lesson to the opportunists that menace her existence as may serve them in good stead to the end of the political chapter." But while the Express has no doubt that, if Dr. Salmon were alive, he "would reject with scorn this miserable bribe" that has been offered to Trinity College, the Irish Times, a supporter of Mr. Wyndham's scheme, apparently believes that, in his closing days, the late Provost "could appreciate and could give credit to the motives of those who look upon Trinity College with coldness," "A man of his years," it goes on, "a man of his ability, and a man of his experience -- who can tell the extent to which his counsel might have borne fruit in the settlement of the University question?" If this is a suggestion that Dr. Salmon could ever have been brought to look with favour on Mr. Wyndham's scheme, it is absolutely without foundation in fact. But that is, perhaps, just as little foundation for the somewhat overwrought possimism of the Daily Express. It must be borne in mind that Dr. Salmon's successor will be entirely bound by the vote of the majority of the Board, that there is nobody among the members of the college from whom that successor may possibly be chosen who is not willing loyally to accept that vote as binding, and that this majority vote is, and will continue to be, cast against Mr. Wyndham's proposals.
It is not out of place to add here that the verdict on the University question of Friday's great Unionist meeting in Belfast is welcomed with much satisfaction by the loyalists of the southern provinces, The Daily Express writes "As the reason alleged by Lord Londonderry for opposing a Roman Catholic University pure and simple would apply with quite as much or even more force to the scheme for affiliating a Roman Catholic college with Trinity College of which so much has been heard, we cannot suppose that the President of his Majesty's Council was indulging in any quibble in thus disclaiming on the Government's behalf any intention to legislate on the lines on which he spoke. . . It is well to be given to understand that the rumours so persistently put abroad of late are without foundation, and that, whatever erratic views individual members of the Government may hold, the Ministry as a whole has not the least intention of noting contrary to previous serious advice lately given it by The Times." The Nationalist Press, on the other hand, is proportionately angry. The Freeman's Journal says: "It is hard, on the uncorroborated testimony of Lord Londonderry, to blame the Government guilty of such gross treachery, of such crass folly. But if Lord Londonderry's declaratory statements are true, his suspicion of a long-delayed dissolution is hardly likely to be realized. The Irish party and the Irish people have too long been cajoled and beguiled on this subject to tolerate a repetition of the performance. The Government must make up its mind to go straight, or to go out. Lord Londonderry's protestations and appeals have served at least one good purpose. They will make the Irish Party more vigorous and more vigilant than ever in extracting explicit pledges from the Government and insisting on their prompt redemption. If these pledges are refused, or their performance successful or delayed, the support of Colonel Saunderson and the handful of 'dead-heads' that he purports to lead will hardly be avail to save the Government from immediate disaster.
At the meeting of the Dublin Corporation on Saturday the Lord Mayor (Mr. T. Harrington, M.P.) said that it was his duty, as representing the citizens, to express their deep regret at the death of the distinguished Provost of Trinity College. Although they might have differed from Dr Salmon on many subjects during his lifetime, he was not only the head of a great institution in the city, but was illustrious in all the world of letters, and the citizens of Dublin had heard the announcement of his death with very deep regret and pain.
In the chapel of Trinity College to-day and in most of the city churches references were made to the death of the late Provost, Dean Bernard preached in the afternoon to a crowded congregation in St. Patrick's Cathedral. He said that for 33 years Dr. Salmon had been Chancellor of the Cathedral, and it had been arranged that he should preach on that very day. It was a tradition of the Cathedral that its Chancellor should be a man of learning. The great Archhishop Usher had held the office, and the Chancellor whose loss destroyed to-day was the most learned of Irish theologians since Ussher's time. The people of Dublin were in the habit of calling Dr. Salmon was a great man," but possibly they did not all realize how great he actually was. Twenty years before his connection with Irish Church affairs had made him popular in Dublin, his work as a scientist had made him famous throughout Europe. It was 40 years since he had laid these scientific studies aside and had diverted himself to theology, and 20 years afterwards he was known throughout Europe as a theologian. It was difficult to recall the name of any modern scholar who had achieved such a reputation in two distinct branches of study. Dr. Dollinger had expressed to Mr. Gladstone his great admission of the Provost's work, and Mr. Gladstone had conveyed that high tribute to the present preacher. The Dean went on to speak of Dr. Salmon's wonderful insight into the probing of historical truth, of his lucid style, and of his wonderful strength of character. As a masterful personality, he deserved to be compared with Dr. Johnson, and it might be said of the Provost, as Goldsmith said of Johnson, that if his pistol missed fire, he knocked his opponent down with the butt. This strong personality was the result of genius, not of arrogance, for intellectually the Provost was one of the humblest of men. Dr. Stubbs, the great Bishop of Oxford, had said of him, "The Provost of Trinity College is an extraordinary man. On the first day of acquaintance I was most struck with his gracious courtesy, on the second day with his learning, on the third day with his humor, and every day with his humility."
The remains of the late Provost will be removed from the Provost's house to the chapel of Trinity College at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning. A formal service will be held, and the interment will take place afterwards in Mount Jerome Church. Doctors attending the funeral are asked to wear their robes and masters their gowns and hoods.
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A correspondent writes:
"It may interest your readers to know what was probably the last public contribution of the late Dr. Salmon to ecclesiastical or even any other discussion. At the Chester Diocesan Conference held last week, a gentleman, who happens to be a member of Dublin University, brought forward a motion that the question of the better adaptation of the Book of Common Prayer to the use of the Church under present conditions of life and thought should receive early consideration. In view of this discussion, it had occurred to the Bishop of Chester to write to the honorable Provost, asking him to leave the conference a leaflet on his personal experiences in connection with the revision of the Irish Prayer Book. This is an extract from what Dr. Balmon wrote in reply:
'I resisted shooting the rapids as long as I could; but, when I found the current altogether too strong for me, I turned my boat around and tried to help to steer it down as safely as we could, and we have got to the bottom without any serious damage. Moderate reform is often any serious contradiction to the most conservative policy, but it is not so easy to keep it moderate. . .
When the movement for revising our formularies became irresistible, each critic picking out the least defensible parts; and motions were made at our Synod for alterations on this point, and that, I shook many of my conservative friends by taking the line, "Not bit by bit reform; let us boldly face the whole thing, and then we shall know where we are." This policy succeeded. The whole question was thrashed out; people were shaken out; people learned a good deal more about the Prayer-book than they had known before. and the result was that so little change was made that it would require some attention for a hearer to find out we were not using the English Prayer-book. And, though so little was done, I don't think any one now wants a new revision. The latter, dated January 12, was written by himself, but in a trembling handwriting, and closed with a few personal words: My chariot wheels are now running so heavily that you need not be surprised to hear at any time that they have ceased to move at all.
G. SALMON"
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THE FUNERAL OF DR. SALMON
DUBLIN, JAN. 25
The funeral of the late Dr. Salmon took place this morning in Mount Jerome Cemetery. Until 1867 the provosts of Trinity College were buried in the college chapel; however, Dr. Salmon's two predecessors were not buried within the college precincts, and the custom now seems to have been discontinued permanently. At a quarter to 10 o'clock the coffin was taken from the provost's house into Library Square. A procession was formed of undergraduates, graduates, and scholars in their gowns, and professors, professors, and Fellows in their robes. The University Caput, consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Vice-Provost, and the senior master non-regent, walked immediately in front of the coffin, which was covered with wreaths The chief mourners were Mr. Edward Salmon (son), Mr. George Salmon (grandson), and Colonel Braddell (brother-in-law). The college chapel, which was draped in black, was filled with a distinguished gathering. The Lord-Lieutenant was represented by Lord Plunket, private secretary, and Sir David Harrell was present on behalf of his Excellency's predecessor, Lord Cadogan. The Royal Dublin Society, the Royal Irish Academy, and the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons were represented by their presidents, and the maces of these societies, draped in black, were carried in the procession. The Parliamentary representatives of Dublin University, the Solicitor-General for England and the Solicitor-General for Ireland, were also present. The service in the chapel was brief and simple. The Rev. T. T. Gray recited the opening sentences, and the lesson was read by the Rev. John Gwynn. The anthem was "Blessed are the Departed" (Spohr), and the service concluded with the hymn "On the Resurrection Morning." As soon as the coffin had been removed from the chapel and placed in the hearse, the procession was reformed and walked at a slow pace to Mount Jerome Cemetery. The funeral was the largest which has taken place in Dublin for several years. The undergraduates and graduates walked first in their gowns and robes, then came a long line of carriages, and finally, a large number of the general public. Many shops were closed and nearly all the window blinds drawn along the line of the route, and large crowds watched the procession. The journey to the cemetery occupied an hour. The coffin was interred in the family burial place, the committal portion of the servico being read by the Rev. T. T. Gray. Among those present at the funeral were the Primate (represented by Mr. Cecil Alexander), the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of Edinburgh, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Mayor (Mr. Harrington, M.P.), the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice FitzGibbon, the Lord Chief Baron, Lord Ardilaun, Lord Killaniu, and Sir Antony MacDonnell, Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant. Lord Cadogan placed a wreath inscribed "With sincere sorrow and regret for his friend, Cadogan." "The Vice-Provost received the following telegram: "The president of the Royal Society has nominated Sir Robert Ball, F.R.S., Mr. Bindon Blood Stoney, Sir Howard Grubb, Professor Emerson Reynolds, and the Hon. Sir Horace Plunkett to present the society at the Provost's funeral." At a meeting of the Royal Irish Academy, yesterday, the following resolution was adopted: "The members of the Royal Irish Academy have received with profound sorrow the intimation of the death of Dr. George Salmon, Provost of the Trinity College, who was for 61 years one of the most distinguished members of the Academy, from whom, in 1358, he received the Cunningham gold medal for his brilliant researches in higher mathematics and on whose council he served for 15 years. While placing on record their deep sense of the loss which the learned world has sustained by Dr. Salmon's death, the members of the Academy begged respectfully to tender to his family an expression of their sincere sympathy with them in their bereavement." The motion was made by Professor O'Reilly and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Hogan, S.J.
