“ Stoddart took with complete kindliness to the controversies of Parliament, Yet here also his judicial calm was always preserved; and however irritating the theme , he was never betrayed into temper or petulance. But the Herald and its leading columns under his régime furnish the best evidence of the mind and character of the man whose death we deplore. The deceased gentleman leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. ”

“ His sense of humour was dexterously exerted without giving offence—nay, rather with such good-natured breadth and geniality that even those who felt the lash were unwilling to resent it. Although he followed the current of politics with keen eye, and wrote a great deal in imperial subjects, it can hardly be said that Mr. ”