The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-15 00:00:00

DMA OP. MR. BLANCHARD
JERROLD.

The death 'it announced of Mr. William Blanchard
jerrold, as baying taken place on Monday at his
residence lin Victoria-street, London. The Times,
in an obituary notice, says:
Up 'te the last Mr. Jerrold continued the work of s
journalist, which he had begun when a more boy. As
the eldest son of the late Douglas Jerrold, he
sueezeded to the editorship of Lloyd's Weekly News
a post which he held for twenty-six years. Mr.
Jerrold was born in 1829, and early studied as an
artist, and was able to illustrate some of his father's
articles. In 1849 he married the daughterof Douglas
Jerrold's most intimate friend, the lath Lamat.
Blanchard, who had been his godfather, and after
whom he was named. As far back as 1847 we find him
writing a series of papers on emigration, and at the sant',
time he produced a story entitled "The Disgrace of tin
Family." Douglas Jerrold was only 19 years old
when he wrote '-Black Eyed Susan," and Blanchard
Jerrold was little older when he produced "Cool as-it
Cucumber," and both these plays were certainly the
most popular, though not the best, works of their
respective authors. In 1855 Mr. Jerrold went over
to Paris to describe the Universal Exhibition for a
London paper, and ever since then he has shown a
keen appreciation of the French character. His
observations are condensed in the volumes entitled
"The Children of Lutetia," "At Home in Paris,"
"On the Boulevards," " The Gavroche Party," and
others. Cruder the name of "Fin Bee," he wrote
the "Cupboard Papers," "The Epicure's Year
Book," " The Dinaer 13611," and edited a weekly paper
entitled Knife and Fork. It was in France that
he became the intimate co-worker of Gustate Dore,
whose biography he was completing at the tithe of his
death. " London—a Pilgrimage," illustrated by Gus-
tave Dore, was oneof Mr. Jerrold's best known works,
but, his most important literary undertaking has been
tilt,'" Life of Napoleon III.," an able apology of the
_lmperial regime. In politics, Mr. Jerrold was at first
an ardent Liberal, and took great interest in questions
affecting the interest of the working classes. On
several occasions, also, he showed great political fore-
sight. When nearly all England was in favour of the
Southern States at the beginning of the great Amen-
can war of Secession, Mr. Jerrold from the first
'adopted the 'cause of the North, and the American
'Government ordered-some of his articles to be placarded
on'the walls at New York, in order to encourage the
drooping spirits of the Federals. lathe Franco-German
war he at once took the French side. Among the
various honours that have been conferred on Mr.
Jerrold may be mentioned his appointment as officer
of the Order of the Saviourof Greece, an acknowledg-
ment for the services he rendered to that country. In
.the cause of literature, Mr. Jerrold founded the
,English branch of the International Literary Associa-
tion (for the assimilation ,of the copyright laws), Of
'which he was president. This led to his obtaining
the _Palms Aeademiques, with rank of Officer of
Public Instruction, from the French Government, and
.the Knighthood of the• Order of Christ from the Go-
vernment of Portugal. Besides the works already
mentioned, Mr. Jerrold was the author of several
plays, such as "Cupid in Waiting" and "Beau
.Brummel ; " also of "Two Lives," "The Story of
Madge," and numerous works on Egypt—" Egypt for
the Egyptians," "Egypt under Ismail," Scc. Mr. Jer-
rold leaves behind him an example of untiring in-
_ dustry and unfailing kindliness.