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    June I. . io rKg« 3 . The Publishers' Ci...

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    lishing We firm regret of to Messrs record . W the . & death R . Chambers of Dr . William which Chambers took lace , the on the head 20 of th the ult . well at his -known residence pubin Chester ¦^ StreetEdinb Jl hat the of , 83 He had p beenin infirm health , for some time

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    year J *¦ ' »»¦• . . 111 l / W lia V Illg . , OCX V CU a CbXX n OiJJUXClltlUCOJllXjJ p Cl as / £ > « a i KJKJ \ J 1 !\ 3 K ^ 1 . 1 KD ± , , JLJ C U ^^ UilJL U UOIU ^ . ID on KJX 1 . O ow the n -na - account "'* me "'¦ ' of v - ^ t the wio in 1819 firm 11 x 111 . has iicio He for JLui . and many JLLichiiy his years j brother caio been ( l » cc ; Robert ii cioouv associated / iai published 'cu , such ouui a as number the iuu ' v C - / yclopaedia ^ of ^ avj work ^ jccuia s with of v- / jl Eng jujii which ^ lish ii ^ jh .

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    bee ao Cn (> n 5 , of . s ' . s Jonr t \ advantage shor VA ^ ial tl was y afterward issued in sanitary achlll . s William inaugu point \ rated 1 Chambers \ of KJl extensive . view V 1 CW was In All improvements electe . 1808 JUJVKJ d he Provost in re- the elected city Edinb which to the urg have civic h in

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    J burgh vol " umes O — conferred - t , ° ^ a lec a , cu ture ojli on \ JAX j } -hall llllll him yjx , MUXiv and the XlllKD a honorary llUIXUItW . niigri museum , V / UiJOlouHlg V degre ClC and l'XCC e gallery VI of vjl . LLD JLJJLJ a t \> uuuiib of -JL . . ' art It . A was cu VY In » t * v O * . ii while Y 1872 » ¥ ij XXXXKD - -i room . ^ iVJXl the Dr JLJX ^ , , . . a «» Universit Chambers VllCt imk -Ul / xoix UClO . y y y was Y of * <* O a . Edin vr Lord XJV ,, vrv ^ Jl »\ V # -

    acknowled spent ofrnall rovos a y large of opened Edinburgh sum on of the money that 23 rd the in ult idea carry ., when occurred ing the it out Earl to . him of The Aberdeen of cathedral restoring , an in St Lord . its Giles Hi restored g ' s h C Commissioner athedral condition , and was , in ) r e 8 ec l ging the address which Dr . Chambers had written , and would , if he had lived , have

    ^ ( j 1 ^ , jy 1 w en be ^ ^ race said , ^ said ul that sim : ' p he Of licit , being the y and eminent dead earnes , ye man tness t speaketh who , would has . so in We latel any have y case been just have taken listened been from impressive to us his , i address t may , but emp , which is ha now ti- , o ubl 8 y touching , and we are now to contemplate that noble work which more eloquently than

    ( I , - ^ ., fl OUU P ° KfiH " u & t words 1 inevitabl ITAV / 1 Ci can *\ c \ y •* - * inves tell in I I of t -v ^ our his \ - \ -m « proceedings public -w ™ v « - UN r * . sp * -. - » -v iri * wa t -4 to - , - his § day - » in xeal r ^^ v w < r « ith I , and r * a - * -k ^ - peculiar 1 his 1- * ¦ ¦ r % patri •*^ r ± 4- * solemnity - - ¦ o ^ 4 tism > i n w « . His , X- I do lamented I *^ not " » -fc- » a « say 4- /^^* of to w If | * * > ness ^ while tliat his we honourable deplore his loss and there useful may life well was be so prolonged mingled wi , th and our that sadness he was a feeling spared no of the restoration of this noble cathedralwork which wnictorms formsit it

    had the T ? w ^ ^ P complete complete ^ ^ ° ^ restoration achievements or of this his noble career catH , the eurai hig , , h a a merit worK and n distinction , , as as were were hich ,. and t ^ y been publicly recognised and rewarded by that sovereign of whom he was ao loyal uut uecini

    fl p ^ l ^^ ^^ ten Huuject days ago . Her j-ii ioo Majesty i XJT . was v / iianiDers pleased received to offer him an oner a baronetcy 01 xnigni , / nooa which he accepted eu ,

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1883, page 477, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061883/page/9/