The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-22
New An ccGotes Of Literary Men.

Powells Living Authors" with much excep.
tionabe matter, good deal Of bad writing and
IN majority Of cases, Of bad judgment, is still
quite an interesting book, and abounds in anec.
dotes AMI pleasant personal sketches Of distin.
suished authors in England. We have collected
a few Of these, which may not be embarrassing TO
our readers arranging them under the authors re.
ferred to-
JEREMY BENTnAM-The following, 10 regard 10
that great, sincere, and original man, is new and
characteristics
ut was about this time that Dr.. Smith deliver.
ed hls celebrated lecture over the dead BODY of
Jeremy Bentham; he had lony been the Disciple
aud phys Of that great philosopher, and at
tended him in his last i'll less \ Characteristic
anecdotc is related by him Of the expiring pAlan.
thropist.
During his last illness he asked lis medical at
teniant to tell him canddly if there was any pro-
spect OF his recovery. On being informed that
nature was too exhausted To allow of such a hope
he said, with Lis usual serenity, Very well, be
It So then miHimise pain !"
I'm order to show the world his superiority to
the common preudces of mankind he lcf., by
Will, his body TO DIR Smith for anatomical purpo-
ses, and requested that afte. dissection his slele
ton should be preserved. II S friend fulfilled his
desire and there, in the Doctors house. 80 Fins
bury Square,lsto be seen in mahogany case with
a glass front, the venerable Benlham. sitting as
though alive IN a suit Of his Own clothes and
with his yeritahle ash stick III Ihand An at.
tempt was made to preserve tlleIead and fee.
but the expression Of the countenance being very
painful, mask Of wax IAN admirable likenes:1
was made and put over the grinn!ng face of
death.
"'lhe Doctor delivered lecture over the dead
body Of his friend in the Webb Street School Of
Anatomy, on June 9th, 1892 There on the dis.
seciing table, ny the frame of that acute and be.
neyoIent man; before il stood lecturer, pale as
corpse, yet ,cltposSessed and reverent; around
were seated most Of The disciples and friends Of
the deceased, during the address there was VIC
Lent thunderstorm, which threw an in lescrbable
awe over the whole scene every now and then
the countenances Of the dead and the Twin, were
lit up with the flashes Of lightning still the
speaker proceeded, now and then INTERRUPTED ty
the thunder crash, until at length it died away,
ami seemed to give up quiet possession to the
lecturers voice. In this address was given a
bllei but eloquent abstract Of the life and Wi.
tings of jeremy Bcnthani."
CHARLES LAND-The following is told Of that
dry wit and sof.heartcd man, the quaint author
of Ella:
a Checscmonger, who, having realized
large fortune, retired with genteel wife and still
sentcelcr daughter, to enjoy the 'oti,tm cum diq.
nto'e IN nobeman sort of way, at llighcate.
where he had a superb villa, was, above all
things, most anxious to conceal from every one
OF his acquaintances, that he had ever been enya.
ged in trade at all--more especially in so low
calling rs that Of Chcesemongcr 1t was the can.
ker IN his blooming rose of life; and any allusion
however accidental was construed by him into
deadly AMI neyer-to bc.fprgvcn insult
In large purity, at the house of the VILLAGE
clergyman Co!elrilge, Lamb and the Q,,ondam
were present In n discussion on
the hard poor law which was then aritatinr the
political ami social circles of London the retired
tnaesmnn took high ground, and rrtated the
klnl hearted Ella by violent dcnunciations of tLe
poor turning round, AMI with great appearance
oi triumph over the silent wit be said TO the com.
pany, gcHaaPM hit more particu'ariy to Lamb
You must bear 1t in mind, SIR. that I have rot
ri Of all That stuff which YOU poets call the "milk
IF human kin mess" Limb looked ut him stead
Ilv and gave in lis acquirscenee, in these worls:
Yea sir, am aware Of it--you turned it all into
cheese several years ago. The retired Cheese.
mOnrer was inCOnsolablc