13 MAY 1871, Page 3

The meeting of the late Professor De Morgan's friends and

pupils, held at the University of London on Wednesday, was somewhat divided between its desire to accomplish much and its fear of aiming at something beyond what could be accomplished. There was a strong desire to obtain the beat personal memorial of him in the shape of both a good bast and a good picture for University College, London, where he so long lectured. There was also a great desire to purchase his rare mathematical library