The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-07 00:00:00

DEATH OF R. E. M. WHITTY.

We deeiily regret to announce the death, at Mel-
bourne, on the 21st of February last, of Mr. Edward
M. Whitty, eldest son of our respected townsman and
brother journalist Mr. M. J. Whitty, proprietor of the
Liverpool Journal and Daily Post. The late Mr. E.
M. Whitty was born in London in 1827 ; and at his
death was, therefore, only in his thirty-fourth year. Few,
indeed, at this age, have become so well known and
admired as an author and journalist. He was educated
at the High School of the Mechanics' Institute of
Liverpool, and afterwards in Germany. He was a short-
hand reporter on the provincial press at the age of
seventeen, and Was the youngest man ever received on
the Titus parliamentary corps, having joined it when
only nineteen. He served the Times three years, and
was next two years engaged on the Daily New. For
some time Mr. Whitty edited the Leader, to which he
contributed the " Stranger in Parliament " and the
"Political Portraits,"—both of which series have been
republished, and are marked by point, liveliness, and infor-
mation: He contributed to the Nation (independent of
the speciality of that paper), and he also published a satirical
novel, " Friends of Bohemia," a work of real and original
ability, which has had an European and American
celebrity. Mr. Whitty was for some time editor of the
Noilkern Whig, a paper of purely Radical politics,
published at Belfast? and standing apart from what
we may call " and the first journal in
Ireland in point of position, circulation, and wealth.
He subsequently went to Australia in search of a wider
sphere for the exercise of his great and undoubted
genius. During his residence in that colony he contri-
buted many brilliant articles to the columns of the
Melbourne Argue. In this country the highest estimate
continued to be .set upon the charming productions of
his fertile pen. In point of fact, only a few weeks
ago, we were made the medium of communication
between a fitst-class London publishing house and Mr.
Whitty, with the view of securing his literary services
on the very highest terms given to the most emi-
nent English writers, for ono of the most popular
periodicals of the day. As a political writer,
Mr. E. M. Whitty was unequalled for originality and
power of thought, as well as for pointedness and bril-
liancy of style. His efforts in this walk of literature
won for him the marked approbation of many of the
most eminent statesmen and members of the House of
Commons, of every shade of political opinion. Had he
not been cut off in the prime of life, he possessed
talents and abilities sufficient to have raised him to the
highest pinnacle of fame.

The Herald says the accounts of the alleged misap-
propriation of Messrs. Blackie, of Aberdeen, are of a
most discouraging nature. Several titled families will
be losers, and in one instance it is said the amount
reaches £40,000. The assets for the creditors in the
shape of available securities and debts will be of the
most limited character.
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considerable property, and for 20 years one of the sides-
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FRANCE.

The ,:lioniteur publishes a decree fixing the
individual payment for exemption from military
service at 2;600 francs, and the bounty on re-
engagement for sevea years' service at 2,000
francs.

M. Magne, the French Minister of Finance, is
strongly opposed to commercial reforms. If it
was intended completely to counteract these re-
forms, the object could not be better attained than
by having as supporter of prohibition a member
of the government, and, above all, the head of
the finances of the empire.

M. Magne has obtained leave to propose a pro.
ject to the Legislative Body to re-establish the
customs duty on foreign wines. The Chamber of
Commerce of Bordeaux strongly disapproves of
this scheme.

M. De Lavalate, the French ambassador at
Constantinople, has just left Paris to take pos-
session of his post. It was this diplomatist
whose conduct respecting the holy places tended
to bring about the Crimean war.

PAEIS, May 5.

The Patrie believes itself correct in stating that
no decision has yet been taken relative to the
evacuation of Rome.

The same paper says it is asserted that Marshal
McMahon will proceed to take the command of the
camp at Chalons at the beginning of June next.

SWITZERLAND.

GENEVA, May 5.

The Federal Council has again insisted upon
the greatest possible acceleration in the assembling
of the Conference.

The Cabinet of Turin has made a proposal to
the Federal Council for the construction of a rail-
way through Switzerland to connect Italy and
Germany.