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 in the circle of his friends and personal acquaintance, by the kindliness of his nature, and the simplicity of his mind and manners. In 1815, he became house-surgeon to University College Hospital, and in the following year demonstrator of anatomy in the College to which that Hospital is attached, imparting knowledge to others with the same success as he himself had acquired it. In 1841, Mr. Morton was elected assistant-surgeon to the Hospital, and subsequently surgeon to the Queen's Bench Prison. In addition to the practical duties of these offices, Mr. Morton appeared before the public as an author: besides many contributions to various medical periodicals, he published a series of works on the surgical anatomy of the most important regions of the body;—in 1838, that relating to the perineum; in 1839, that of the groin; in 1840, hernia; and, in 1845, the surgical anatomy of the head and neck. These works are admirably illustrated by the late Andrew Morton, an artist of very superior merit, and they bear testimony to the accuracy, and to the diligence of these two talented brothers. In 18438, he was appointed surgeon to University College Hospital, an office which he held for little. more than one year. As a surgeon, Mr. Morton was distinguished by an ardent love of his profession, and by the patience and accuracy of his observation; his treatment of disease was remarkable for its simplicity; and his operations were characterised by peculiar neatness, and dexterity. Simple in his habits, and equally earnest in his pursuits, he was remarkable for a modesty approaching to diffidence. He suffered at times from mental despondency, which was attributed by his friends to a too close application to his professional studies. Certain changes which occurred