The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-13 00:00:00

THE LATE THOMAS HOOD.

" Can Fulvia die ?" There are people in the world
of literature as of social intercourse, who seem so in-
dispensable to us that time must elapse ere we can
believe that they are gone to return no more. It is
thus we feel in recording the death of 7 homes Hood ;
after a wasting illness of many years' slow progress,
terminated by months of extreme debility and suffer-
ing cheerfully borne. Often and familiarly as he was
wont to talk of death and the things of the grave,
there seemed a vitality in the man no less than in
his genius, which makes the catastrophe startling as
it is sad.

Thomas Hood was the son of Mr. Hood, the book-
seller, of the firm of Vernor and Hord. He gave to
the public an outline of his early life, in the " Literary
Reminiscences," published in Hood's Own. He was,
as he there states, early placed " upon lofty
stool, at lofty desk," in a merchant's count-
ing-house ; but his commercial career was
soon put an end to by his health which
began to fail • and, by the recommenda-
tion of the Physicians, he was "shipped, as
per advice, in a Scotch smack," to his father's rela-
tions in Dundee. There he made his first literary
venture in the local journals; subsequently he sent a
paper to the Dundee Magazine, the editor of which
was kind enough, as 14 inifred Jenkins says, " to
wrap my bit of nonsense under his honour's kiver,
without charging for its insertion." Literature, how-
ever was then only thought of as an amusement, for,
on his return to London, he was, we believe, appren-
ticed to an uncle as an engraver, and subsequently
transferred to one of the Le Keux. But though he
always retained his early love for art, and had much
facility in drawing, as the numberless quaint illus-
trations to his works testify, his tendencies were lite-
rary, and when, on the death of Mr. John Scott, the
London Magazine passed into the hands of Messrs.
Taylor and Hessey, Mr. Hood was installed in a sort
of sub-editorship. From that time his career has been
open and known to the public.
The following is, we apprehend, something like a
catalogue of Mr. Hood's works, dating from the pe-
riod when his " Odes and Addresses," written in con-
junction with his brother-in-law, Mr. J. H. Reynolds,
brought him prominently before the public :
" Whims and Oddities ;" " National Tales ;" " The
Plea of the Midsummer Fairies" (a volume full of
rich imaginative poetry) ; " The Comic Annuals,"
subsequently reproduced with the addition of new
matter as " Hood's Own ;" " Tylney I Tall ;" "Up
the Rhine ;" and " ,Whimsicalities: a Periodical Ga-
thering." Nor must we forget one year's editorship
of " The Gem," since that included " Eugene ,ram's
Dream," a ballad which we imagine will live as long
as the language. Of later days Mr. Hood was an
occasional contributor to Punch's casket of mirth and
benevolence ; and, perhaps, his last offering, " The
Song of the Shirt," was his best—a poem of which
the imitations have been countless, and the moral ef-
fect immeasurable.
The secret of this effect, if analysed, would give
the characteristics of one of the most original and
powerful geniuses which ever wag dropped by Faery
into infant's cradle, and oddly nursed up by man into
a treasure, quaint, special, cameleon-cokured in the
changefulness of its tints, yet complete and self-con-
sistent. Of all the humourists Hood was the most
poetical. When dealing with the most tamiliar sub-
jects, whether it might be a sweep bewailing the sup-
pression of his cry, or a mother searching through
St. Giles's for her lost infant, or a Miss Kilmansegg's
golden childhood—there was hardly a vPrse in which
some touches of heart or some play of fancy did not
beckon the laughing reader away into far other worlds
than the Jester's. It is true that he was equally prone

to vein and streak his noblest poems, ()it high and
awful themes, with familiar allusions and grotesque
similes; and this union of what is near and tangible
with what soars high and sinks deep, wrought out in
every capricious form which a gamesome invention
could suggest, enabled him from time to time
to strike home to the hearts of every one—
the fastidious and the commonplace—the man
of wit and the man of dreams—of all, we
should say, except the bigot and the charlatan. To
these Hood's genial sarcasms must have been gall
and wormwood, directed, as they were, to the noblest
purposes. His jokes pierced the deeper, too, inasmuch
as they were poet's jokes—clear of grossness or vul-
garity. But what need is there once again, in this
journal, to dissect or to display the gifts of one whose
published works for years furnished out its richest
mirth ?—nor is the present the time. Our lips may
speak of the wit which Death could only exhaust, and
the humour which sickness could not daunt, nor hard
fortunes depress into silence ; but our thoughts are
fixed on the pall which hides them from us for ever !
As little can we attempt any portraiture of the man ;
more original, we verily think, more gifted when met
in a private social circle of those to who XI he would
open his stores, than when presenting himself to the
world in private. The service is one comprehending
too many mingled recollections to be borne at the
moment. The world will presently feel how much
poorer it is for Hood's withdrawal, and then there
will be no lack of remembrancers and memorialists.
Sufficient for the day is the regret !—Athenceum.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
By accounts from the west coast of Africa, dated 2d
March, we learn that Commodore Jcnes was then going
to the southward in the Penelope steam-frigate. The
Growler, steam-sloop, Commander Buckle, which had
been very sickly, was proceeding to Sierra Leone, whence
she would proceed to the Cape de Verdes, to recruit the
health of the crew, and return to Sierra Leone in six
weeks. Lieutenant Lodwick, of this ship, had nearly
recovered from the injuries he had received in his en-
counter with the slave Felucca, since captured by the
Hydra. He had a narrow escape, a ball having passed
through his knee, and another having lodged in the
thigh. Two balls also went through his hat. Our
readers are aware that he lvAs since been promoted for
his gallant conduct. The Albert steam-vessel, Licute-
nant-Commander A. R. Dunlap, had been very success-
ful off Seabar, having captured three prizes in eight
days, namely, the San Maostad, with 422 slaves on
board the TrittmPho, a brigantine ; and the Venus,

schooner, all Spaniards ; the two last fully equipped
The Albert was to be at Serra Leone inns dockedfortnig
ht.
The Albion, 90, and, Vanguari, 80, alo be
in this yard, on their arrival from Plymouth.
The Raleigh, 50 gun frigate (built from the design of
Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright of this 'dock-yard),
and the Calypso, 20, were launched at Chathan,i„on
Thursday. The tonnage of the Raleigh is 1,938 78 94
toindso;,
is 7 34 4
thatof the 294
C tons.alyp so, 1 v kieh is a sister Yeasel to the
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PROMOTIONS.
Lieutenants —F. Kemble (late flag to Sir 1). Milne),
the rank of Commander. •
Clark-in• Charge—G. . Gould, of the Jackal], and
W. Thomas, late of Shearwater, to the rank of Purser.
Assistant Surgeon—A. J. Little, to be surgeon ;
Messrs. J. Gray (e), and J. Gordon (b), tu be assistan
surgeons.

Captain—W. J. H. JohnstoAPPOINTMENT ne,S. to Agincourt; Oa:
Owen Stanley (acting), to Blazer.
Lli.utenants—Joseph Nourse, to the Battler, vice'
Blanckley, superseded at his own request ; ll' 6. 11°4
of William and .',lary, to Shearwater, as - assistant sur
veyor ; H. E. Winthrop, to Rodney•, Charles Vansittartt
to Winche',.ter.
Paymaster and Purser—T. E. Gould, to Queen. .
Mate.....,—M. H. Percival, to Excellent ;H. T. Velar
,
to Rodney ; G. K. E. Wright, to Queen. . obti
Assistant Surgeons—John Acton, to Racehorse; J. .
Gray (c), to Pandora ; W. G. Goldin, to St. Vincent.
Chaplain and Naval Instructor—Rev. R. G. Coo Per:
to Queen.
Clerk-in-Charge—Rich. Simonds, to Jackall, Tie°
Gould promoted. 13
atloCthaedestst.—vWinr.ccFn.LTurton, to Ilibanis ; Vir•
Grant,Na
.

VERTISEMENT.]
MEDICAL DIPLOMAS

"Foul deeds will rise,
(Though all the earth o'erwhelm there)
tragedies was prgumssuicoaf
To men's eve. " S
o idde—a death
pi no i the a Tniell
Snit—The en • - "AK"EARL
to the
c.ne the word as a medicine. We deny that it is siTine.
Nleit.helNirre will stake our existence thatit isnot a nieelcdoc,
prussic acid nor the other poisons used loughh
tors can
admioisiterver tend to cure any disease or waled)" ot
administered medicinally." Oh 1 what mays mot be
13heeldigillutsbny 11'71erdri!
done to.
We nfiding people under that wleclet upon it.
nally."are overwhelmed when we l' retiring a,
v,,, 11aloud
e ca upon the people to join es ulilail pa leer'
mask, an 1 to
insist
that medical diplomas s" At Wont
shield
N,etheir possessors from responsibility or tban
-contend that they are nothing more or w".l ind
licences to kill. The public are kept fron W4ll/41;00
garossly imposed upon. Let us put this case:--la-Cts
medical man with his diploma his ket Iv— e 0
in his poc • 0
...Me.
poison some person, either for gain or othe.L.tio one
useslii a slow poison, such as opium, &C., or enlri;ected,
(e
prussic acid, who is detect him ? And " --ti once,
hishowean he be convicted ? His diploms i 59 %own
~
(.Ishield. lle would say that ho gave the
of lh'
meat
e icinally." Now, if he had not the pioce pare we;
havent to shield him, he would not, in the Wt. Pail
would
been implicitly trusted, but if' he had, xllllllOO
be the necessary result. In short. peoiple
froo
nothing to fear as regards medicines prOeesB„itife 1
persons not possessing diplomas. Such niewc-9 lor
,___Mei ,
either inert or salutary; their proprietors are In; for!,
the greater part totally ignorant of poisons. jiii.olo6
lelitose who are shielded front all responsibility zeith-a "ilif were
la fear need be apprehended. if people gellers,;ll ill
Hygeistsfi (as they certainly ought to be) a -- theta
th first place, be impossible to impose 10,°,11.,,,' edl
poisons" as medicines, though alministered "T wit'
nIlly" ; and in the next, they would be their of/o_oo.
efficient physicians. We are aware that there are ;low
goodi men in the medical profession, but we i'ls..°,„. •It
it that there are many needy and evil-disposed Anotti)•
s clear that the resent Ministers will supPellt `Feerlein
because they area source of great emolument- to .
sot
parties. We, however, tell you to beware of thorn iciders
hereby caution you against the power which theat or he
plisses& A man with one of them Call do who' _eii _uire,
I q
P eases, since he is res ons'ble to no one. At
think on thesubject,. P .1
and decide. wtly,
Issued by the Briish College of Health, Ne ~,aisti.
London, for and on behalt of the body of Ilfa- . ,
May 12th, 1845.
* It costs every medical way or other, , la
man, one . i, loom •
before
he can get his diploma—a thing whtc",,,,, „ties desr
proves nothing, except to shield him in crime. r$L-doigtots
rons of joining Hygeists in bringing to light th.„,s,,,.eist, $
arising under medical diploin.•is should read the "11)binothr
small pamphlet which appears on thee rst dents,elrice 00
and which may be had of all the Ilygan rlice, 3614
penny or twopence. if sent by post prePail" d
Strand, where all communications are to be addresee

il, is •110 i.
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versally acknowledged by every one of ta
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ever beautiful a woman may be, if her
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fher gre ii
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tare herself, fronts, bands, surpass a
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splendid plaits that, encircling the tfh. hair,
lAriniii
the appearance of a luxuriant gl9
, r rwlets,/ hair es it ,
st insPec"- tbe
are so admirab:v contrived that the nearer,
lictinitting ,„
confounded ; the transparency of the w rosy be Is
skin of the head to be seen through, tile): adreS9 it.,%
scribed as being as light as a feather.--n London' ,"-ho
and Sons, 119 and 120. Bilhopsgate-street, 4,,•tig ...°
have lately invented the Depinquitory for eleill-1
skin, parting of fronts, &c.
tvteAvyLer
meisld ,sl °Tr
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To THE LADIES.—The high 'and unifersto yell
btariinty,av's'ialinchactli Ranar
spoootrthincgontintie..° tor oi--
impurities of the skin, is, during the pres.e_Dt rboltaPin;
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safety in application, as for unfailing effiese/ in rem
ing all impurities and discolerations ; atiti 2113 r Its T;
healthy freshness to the skin and complexio°•„f note
venally great demand excites the cupiditY:olaise:2
cipled Shopkeepers, who give the title of
_aufsetti
KALYDOR to some compounds of their own n; ell bi
of the most deleterious character, eont,si.,/loti, etrisseie
a,tringents utterly ruinous to the compie." is, IP 00
their lt we
repellant action endangering health. the 0
fore, imperative on purchasers to bee
do 4 Jo otb
‘‘ RowLAND's KALYDOR" are on the irrapPer• rii`,s
ti
are FRAUDULENT COUNTERFEITS 1 1 Os 0
At Ytt riab oe#l4
THE FOLKSTONE M-BOATS• Id b, 441_
statements have 13,en very ostentatiously put forw% tbe ‘,.., tbe
parties respecting the speed of the Magicienne
..a,"toor boSs ri•
Dover steamboats, as compared with the F°l'ct bat 1;100
Princess Maude and the Queen of the Belgians-. l'areeto.ollo*
presented that the Ondine was built on a seel2 of the 7,041 e
she ttas to beat the Princess Maude, and that one.
_.. SP
..joe
be PO"' tool' IP
tions was that unless the Ondine did beat t
si
trio
to ti , •
was to be left on the builders' hands. Severin eibiefr„en 014,4
between the Princess Maude and the Ondine, ells 0" chine"
ei oel _o ore
Bess Mande was always successful, but excus th3otr.
_,41,
not ~
for the Ondine, either that she was not in trinat,hst tpe eytEo ;
was out of order, that something had bnak_nt„ tilt 00 sol,l°o
so bad she could not get sufficient steam, or e ondine °A obi tO4
the vein." At length, the machinery of th..,a, proftd...,ooer „ •
a peruct state, and a cargo of the best coals qb her o;000 1;14 •
well prepared, she went over to Boulogne w'rchicee. 4, Wei of
Mr. Richard Bushell, and challenged th!oess fri_fie reo"4oot.
trial of speed. Captain Jenkins, of the ra' so ".-, 0101 ;We
by Mr. Bushell that the Ondine 001 nottl°l-eotePair.„
,ti
bows of the Princess Maude rid on lbw Jen_sfil.-t ie
stone, and several wagers were offii of Cat ,S- tile u"-Isego.
merits of the two boats. The 61', oeir 0;0 to be oil,
well known, and both captains declare' rtinll Ind° i 0
of et° f the bslf.o
perfect order for the trial. The hour ation 0 At 60a.
lated by the arrival of the express in antie,iPotcbe'„t 4161°, ell'
both steamers being engaged to carrY."lnteretina 7 t01114'1,4.
eleven on the night of Monday lot th:f Boulogne ~stei to t 0,0
The Princess Maude left the harboureit
at Bout alsudete
nutes to twelve o'clock. The On The I The 'niece,' 0,017,p0e
The night was fine and the oa cal°'• ,he ntline', deeideelie°
in Folkstone harbour 14 minutes beforce;
3, no fiiirls teill:iite
the latter by II i minutes. The Po'-'1' ,13, gOde 13,004 7C,Or
the merits of these rivals. The Prine.ben well grill 0' tOl
another proof of her uniform ever%wed loser, °O4
are quite sure that those who hare _ captain _6o..sfeiroill
tain Jenkins, of the Princess Maude, oircale tho°: gatfde'o,l
Queen of the Belgians, will not real The r""ceeeteed: 11
boats to tempt their fate in any other.
.. „i e-14 foit—, owe
the moment she was placed in the aielle_'? never fr Q. tlo.lo
the expresses for the Times, and she
ihrested .° anetPo'tbs_Ast g.
~.e.
Queen of the Belgians has not yet
notueeli superior. toifo_ol 0*
is no doubt that her speed is equal, if
brats , •eel the (0404!
Princess Maude. Both are good d!opthe.'si eglfii"-'1
cess of their voyages, when carrying °urf
their genet OW
very bad weather, is a sufficient proof 0 SYS ogeet
—Time:. Al Os 10
SUN° vite 00fsAis
THUNDER STORM.---BRISTOII f the 01_4, tyr w
—We were yesterday visited by One °y
yearo
sAilOO,
storms we have experienced for el
citi Were li, of
trees in the villages adjacent to the the Paegviifei Ot . •
electric fluid, and a vessel caned
ear the , bet
the
001,,
which was lying on the Q'', ,13. toes, host ate ofd .
waiting to discharge a cargo of Pon'",,, declt ~e• ,_,
in two. Some seamen who were (:_ the not ;0 ittn
ofdr'
narrowly escaped destruction. °
VC doubt %sell ,
loss of life ; but there can be littletelhgevce
mage has been done, of which the in
reached us. re
lip,
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/7/B7llB' z. Lioll°' S.
On the 10th inst., the lady of lar• _ . al, ges•
if.
of Bishopsgate-street Without, of 0
osrtnly °III° e the Ile'S•
On the 10th inst., at WandsW , . ter
...,ife 0 P
Davies, of a son. e the ''' of St.
On the 10th inst., at the Parsonag ',nut f
11,,,0.
*ncinnw o '
Thomas James Rowsell, M.A., 1 ,iiirlb
tffi 13. 9
Stepney, of a daughter. et, o'—' Ott
On the llth inst., at Oxford-
stre - • lte
..ishe,n(iii°s
ihrAjilllED• h Le- -0 ri,•,. lee
.8h chure 'GeV° to Id°
On the ith inst., at the par, ethe late eis ie.
of t
Robert M‘Killop, Esq., eldest son 0,
daughter Char',
fit. jtal3 '
R N., to Anna Maria, youngest . eon, - to
Vigourdeux. Royal Engineers. . ,0 ire nron
_now
_., ~,
On the 10th inst., at St. Maritt ~,:rtuilin-e'rsgt°_ll6,toe• vs/
L. Bell, of Upper George-stre ~„1.-‘,., of Kor esall°,,,le, 4
daughter of Thomas Le Mercier, 7,llhurCht INAblysttbe
On the 10th inst. at All Sainstir,-,
ter °f
cat
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T. Dalrymple, third son
of
daughter of 0
Brighton, to Ellen, youngest f,
'fe
Salmon Kent, M.D. steitl•
fur • 'let'
DEM, vivia,egi-ieud s
I
geerat, 62d 'of P
On the 15th derarch, at izzdios, rtoo,
of Lieutenant Frick Thornt°cluerles t:ge ;& Anne,
In his 80th year, the Rev. aged eit, 011
„,,,euing,,, etre
Lodge, Epping. Mrs. vw otforte .ot
OW
On the 3d inst., at Taunton,, ~,,,,„1, ,
0
On the 4th inst., at Fladong srost:e''. ' ~ Inote . ,
eldest daughter of Mr. W. Lovet,r°,l,.streel tbe Itt
Wimp,' fries'
On the 4th inst., in Upper DO Ol'
Williams, Esq. 11 II cd2."' hal" s
Kickconne
On the sth inst., at Ai, JO no SO
fant son of R. M. Witharn,fol•. sarbornuleoterll:lo.
On the lath inst. on the Clif,,,, peptity li,oooll,
tv b f it ef
Esq., banker, one of her Major „. lading°
Su'
justice of the peace for the'o t 3 01 III!
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