New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-25

We notice with e.r.' the death ni James Iuonl,
tho sculptor who expired nj his lodgings r New
York o., Wednesday, of this week Mr. Thorn
came % ibis country from scotland some twelve or
fourteen years ago iu pursuit - person who had
baeu rr.rotsv sent over bN the prophet. rs 10 *
hibit his Tam . Shauter aid Oh Mortality h1t
who we believe made 10 returns ar report ~ ms
proceedings Arriving in New ORR. ne traced mm
the deluqueut-a ftu)W Nc'.cnhH" 81 so"c
sbrsxduess and adlress-tJ this city, ard here Zee
covered. If We rightly remember portion OF the
money for which,, appeared these admirable works
had brcu sod and transmitted II 10 the prop eiors
who had been ms Oenciactors. concluding 20 re-
main here himself to pursue his profession j.
exploring the country IN this vicinity Tor stone
adopted 10 bis purpose, he brought mo ho'ce the
fue free, stone quarry at Little Falls, which las
since become 50 famous, having furnished the stone
for the Court House "a this city, Trinity Church IN
New. York ard many other public buildings IN "a
rious parts of tive country.
With this st ne he Reproduced the two cups
already named. executed an imposing statue If
BUrus aud II led various orders FOR ornamental. PIE
c,s for pleasure lrouu4s. The copy OF tn Old
Mortality croap-i.c uding the pious old Presbyte
riau and his pony with the familiar presence OF the
iuinort a, GENUS which IN IL them the property Of
the universal mind-was sold, at fair price e. the
proprietors Of Laural Hill Cemetery, near Phiisdc
phia and is The appropriate 'routispece %! that
su.c,0,Is CITY of The dead Tam OShautcr ana
SUuttr JOHNNY Keep W t. ~ tiN "fiN ~ tHr 90"
trance a. III hospItshle mansion Of our friend BO,
well L. Cot Esq at Paterson. 1t Is upon these
incoluparable works that the fame 90 the Ayrshire
sculptor mus, chiefly rest. They are beyond q
doubt the best Illustrations OF his peculiar genius ;
and so we bel sc he himself considered them
though ike most men OF his class, be was always
anticipating the time aud opportunity when tie
would surpass them. Tat more convent nj sea
So never came.
The Tam O'Shautar first raised hun into notice
from the condition Of an obscure stonecu,ter, wiki
out antec -ndeuts education. O- the shghtes,
kuowle lze OF tie schools '-COGcilated The al
mirat,ou Of his own countrymen, and secured tor
hun fame and omp,o! mcnt ia the word 81 London.
la that metropolis he received numerous orders for
busis. which were, We believe creditably executed
IN the lavorite Scotch .rey stone with which he
had been familiar.
Thom had 4 st-one prediction for Architecture,
and auC, ins thar be could excel IN that depart
ment of Art gave cons derablc attention to II. but
We are 10, aware that he prodlced anything re
markatle, beyond a few designs that were never
executed. When 1t was concluded to build
Trinity Church " it'll the Lizzie Falls stone Thorn
made IN advantageous contract - do the stone
cutting, aud executed much o. the fine carving FOR
that costly architectural b'under OWNS 70 some
misunderstanding with the archi, Ct. or the com.
mltee, be left ;he work, however. before 1t vas
completed. and, having realized considerable
profits, purchased a farm ar Ramspo, 10 Rock
lsli Goa ~, on The l.e OF the ECo Railroad, and
grattied us taucy by puttiug up hogse after one
OF his own conceptions. SINCE hat time we have
had 10 knowledge Of is pursuits, but believe be
abandoned prot sslon n which, with due cultya
ton he nigh; ave attained the highest rank
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