The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-01 00:00:00

Edward Everett.

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Mr. Edward Everett, formerly Minister of the
United States at the Court of St. James's, has died?
according to the latest accounts from New York'
He was a great orator, scholar,. and diplomatist;
and it seems strange to read in the American corre.
spondence--" Mr Fry, the composer, is dead ; also
Mr. Edward Everett."
Edward Everett was the son of a Dissenting
Minister at Boston, whose lay character enabled
him to hold, -in commendam, the judgeship of 1,c1,,
Court of Common Pleas for Ndrfolk County, Me's'
sachusetts, April 11, 1794. After a course of ill;
struction at Dorchester and Boston, young Evet
was sent to Harvard'University in 1807. Ile ,e
came a Unitarian minister in Boston, and yet Puy
lished a " Defence of Christianity." In 1815 be be-
came Professor of Greek Literature at Cambridge'
U.S., and visited Europe. He was in London chit.;
ing the excitement consequent on the success o'e
Waterloo, afterwards went to study German at tha
University of Gottingen, and consequently travelle,
in Saxony, Holland, and Prussia. In the winter o'
1817-18 he was in Paris ; in the spring of 1818 118
was again in London, and visited Oxford Cain'
bridge, Wales, the Lake country, and Scotland'
The most illustrious men in England ,gladly
welcomed him, notably Scott, Jeffrey, heBYr
Romilly, Campbell, and Davy. In 18184
travelled through the south of France, Switzerland'
North Italy, Florence, Rome, Naples, Greece, Co:1Y
stantinople, Hungary, Wallachia, and Austr,'`:
After his return to his native country he became To
lie
editor of the North American Review, which, for he
io
first time, under him had a great success. the
popularised his " University Lectures," for vi:c
purpose of delivering them before the general pu_ab'
in Boston ; and he also published a Greek gra
and Greek class-book for the use of his pupils-
Mr. Everett is chiefly known for his success
truly American Institution—" orations." Lafge,t
was present at the first, and, of course, the or3i'-a
r
made great capital out of this fact. He sat
Middlesex (U.S.) in Congress for over ten Ye'l;
As a preacher he stands high in the opinion of 00,
learned ; but he was more permanently useful 3500
politician. He was chairman of the Committee„,,
Foreign Affairs, chairman of the Select Comil,
on the Georgia controversy, the author of the luilitee
rity's report on the Bank Investigation Coratait.4
in Philadelphia, and of the Committee on Fora"),
Relations' (minority) report on the French colltr„
versy (1835), and of the report on the Panama nr,
sion and the affair of Fulton. He advocatedr;
trade and the fixed tenure by Indians of their '340,
land. In 1835-9 he was Governor of Massaci/ic,
setts ; in the latter year he was defeated when see

ing re-election by a majority of one.
It was in 1842 that the name and opinions off;
Everett attracted very great attention in the the
very heated religious atmosphere of Oxford ancl,,,
country generally. At the Commemoration gt
the
ford, held June 28, it was proposed to confer. pel
honorary degree of D.C.L. upon Mr. Everett. -8-'l.'o
the undergraduates had nearly exhausted theinseliie
by shouting against Mr. Jell, of Christ Church, t,O
unpopular proctor, the hooting was renewed on
presentation of Mr. Everett, " formerly a Unit3rl;,
minister." The minister's degree was lou&Y 11%0
placeted, amid shouts, groans, and hisses ; and L,
dissenting members of Convocation (Dr. IV.•
well, Mr. W. C. Lake, Father R. G. Macrnillie");
Father T. D. Dalgairns, Mr. A. J. Christie,
drew up a protest against the degree, most of tlw-tt
at the same time signing an address to Mr. Eirerieo
expressing their regret that their consciences CO,
not permit them to sanction his degree, and prai's/13
his " virtues and talents." of
In 1849 Mr. Everett was appointed President
Harvard College, and on Daniel Webster's for
Secretary of State. In 1853 he became a Sen 3
but retired.
The ex-Minister has lately been again before
.03,
public as an orator on the side of peace in Alnerlot
Mr. Everett was undoubtedly a very great orli of
and preacher—according to American vie°
speaking and preaching—a precocious scholarlo,
firm, intelligent, and business-like public 111`iii,4
He was, on the whole, a great ornament t°
.country.

The King of Prussia's Reply to the
Rouse.

BERLIN, Jan'
Upon receiving the Address presented by
Upper House in reply to the Speech fronl.
Throne, the King delivered the following answer,
" I thank the Upper House for the renewed 10;4
festation of its sentiments, which is so well exprei,.%o
both in the contents and force of the Ad :0
handed to me by you. It is a matter of course
I thankfully recognise the exploits of my art:
but much has also been effected in other der`i
ments of the administration of my Govertall'efi
during the past year, by which PruSsia has /3:110
raised to that stage of reputation in PIX-oi
which corresponds to her power. I have bete.
with pleasure that the Upper House
fully acknowledges this action of my Governio'
I am convinced further that this thankfulneo'
well for the praiseworthy attitude of the arlllipo
for the successful efforts of my Government,
,tioo
exists among my people, and it is this contio
which is so agreeable to my heart. The great te' ell
however, is that all that has been done has
i,,(1.5
accomplished upon the basis which alone, by C - 13
blessing, affords durability and permanence---14
the basis of the fear of God. .
" The fear of God has been conspicuous 01 430
army, and from it has proceeded that sympatl4 5 00
readiness to make sacrifices which the nation 11'100,
warmly and zealously displayed towards the
bating troops. eli°
"It is my most ardent wish that the differ or
existing between my Government and the rePr°
tatives should be brought to reconciliation. oceo
" In the speech from the throne I made adl3,
to the representatives ; it is now for the repree
tives to make advances to me. But I shall 006
alterably adhere to what I said from the t'ov
with regard to this reconciliation, as I 5111,ipit'
scientiously endeavouring to do everything e°:ciog
tible with the welfare of the country. These
my sentiments, I may trust that the want of De
mony, which undoubtedly still exists, will 0°
removed. loop
"Be good enough to express to the Upper ft)
and in especial to the movers, my Royal thin
the address'now before me."

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RESIGNATION OF Mn. JUSTICE WILLIA3IS*---;"
rumour respecting Mr. Justice Williams Wien to
yesterday turns out to be correct, and he has cesse'btte
a member of the Court of Common Pleas. He had CAri
to go to the Norfolk Circuit, but found that he wa°
able of the necessary fatigue, and therefore has r_res,;7•l3,
Like the late Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice !cidt
is afflicted with deafness, and although his mental c.rijter4
for business is still unimpaired, he found it inc°/;5,:t1ii.,4.
with the strict discharge of his duty to struggle s 3-5,
infirmity, which prevented him very often from cl:).1
taking the evidence given before him. He was l'aiseb-y li
stuff-gownsman, to the bench in 1846. The public
retirement have lost the services of a strictly 11°/I,e, e
t.
upright man, a sound lawyer, and one devoted to 11'a
to
He was valued by all the members of the bench °'s raticiP'a
assistance, and almost an authority in their clnlib!celo-4
Ms kindness of disposition endeared him to an to;orie
were in any way thrown in contact with him, and hr°4o3.ori
into private life the sincere wishes of all his Pr°e-,poe'
friends that he may live for many years in ease an'
bSS
and in the enjoyment of the retiring pensl°ll
Ca
justly .
Hisearned Excellency Sir Henry Howard has arrW
Brown's Hotel.