his new
appointment, and thanked for the unremitting attention he had paid to
the interests of Anderson's Institution, ever since he had been
connected with it. As an instance of the high esteem in which he was
held by the trustees, it may be observed, that his successor, Dr.
Birkbeck, was elected by a very great majority of votes, principally
on account of his recommendation. In November, he pursued his journey
to London, leaving his children at Kirkby Lonsdale, under the care of
Miss Worboys. This lady, whose friendship for Mrs. Garnett had
induced her to become almost her constant companion, and had even
determined her to go with her friend to America, if the Doctor had
put his intentions in execution; soon after the death of Mrs.
Garnett, had pledged herself, never to desert the children, so long
as she could be of any use to them. How faithfully she observes this
obligation, all who know her must acknowledge; nor can we, without
increased anxiety, reflect upon the situation the poor orphans must
have been in without her protection.

Dr. Garnett was received by the Managers of the Royal Institution
with attention, civility, and respect. During the winter, the lecture
room was crowded with persons of the first distinction and fashion,
as well as by those who had individually contributed much to the
promotion of science; and although the northern accent, which Dr.
Garnett still retained in a slight degree, rendered his voice
somewhat inharmonious to an audience in London, his modest and
unaffected manner of delivering his opinions, his familiar, and at
the same time elegant language, rendered him the object of almost
universal kindness and approbation.

The exertions of the winter had in some measure injured his health,
and a degree of uncertainty that he saw in his prospects, tended
greatly to depress his spirits. He determined, however, to keep his
situation at the Institution, in order that he might at a more
convenient time be justified to himself in resigning it. In the
summer of 1800, he visited his children in Westmoreland; but his
anxiety of mind was not diminished, nor consequently his health
improved, by this relaxation from active employment. He walked over
the same ground, and viewed the same prospects that he had formerly
enjoyed in the company of his wife. He had not resolution to check
the impressions as they arose; and thus, instead of being solaced by
the beauties which surrounded him, he gave the