The daily union., 1852-11-10
Extract from Thackeray's Lectures.-Sterne
and GOldsmith.

Mr. Taekeray delivered his concluding lecture on Fri
day night audience larger than on any previous
evening. He dscoursed on Lawrence SeTne aud Oliver
Goldsmith In tracing the early life OF Serne's parents,
be attributed the interest which attached 10 most oil hls
descriptions in the wandering military life be led with
his father who was a soldier, and fought m Queen
Anne's wars His estimate of Seme man was ex-
ceedingly low, and be dwelt most roughly with hm,
from the picture he had left US OF himself n his letters
10 Eliza, and The IN which he treated his wife
He died ., last wrelched, noui old scamp; and this
bale OF cadaverous goods 10 use hts own expfeson de.
scended Pluto OF his works, also, Mr Thaekeray en-
ter,ained poor opinion He had power OF weeping on
any and every occasion-he bubbeIed in his study and
IA he found that brought him popularity, he put II INTO
action whenever an opportunity presented seli and the
reader always felt that II was sOtha! be was always eX
perinepting upon the depth Of his sennenisly uncef-
tain whether be regarded as an impostoE or not
The humor of Swift aud Rabelals, whom he pretended
succeed poured heartily from them and they lost
dignity by il but >terue while he moved 10 laughter
TO tears-for he could do boh-never let his readers
alone and when they were quiet, he thought y neces
sary to turn head heels tie great Jester and
rnoun,ebank, a. well wit and he went 70 work to
produce bis effects with the utmost coolness His sen
mental journey deliberate attempt, as whole, TO
make points and TO seek applause Having treated OF the
Lyons donkey from Trtam Shandy, anu his fellow AMI.
nal in the Sentimental Journey, ~ a somewhat conlcmp
tuous style, MIR Thackersy concluded his notice OF the
Rev Lawrence Serne BY expressing his thankiulness
ihs, instead OF his pages not OF which but had
thing IN that woud be better out, sort oil latent prur
enee his chdrcn had the sweet unsuiied pages which
the author OF David Coppsrfeld had given them 10 Oil
ver Goldsmith Alr. Tbacseray found oongenal
spr and he traced his ohequered life, he excused bis
faults and dwelt upon his virtues II 10 early life he
reckless and waywad. he was full Of affection, and be
quilted the village in which his youth had been spen,
with keenest regrets which has verses bad made every
one feel II he prodigal in his expenditure he was
kind in his actions and when he died. upon the steps OF
that staircase in the Temple which LED TO his chambers
aat the widows weeping whose necessities he had re-
lieved kndler heart never beat than that within the
breast OF Oliver Goldsmith.
Mr. Thackeray dwelt long and lovingly upon the pro-
ductions in prose and poetry OF POOR Noll and de,
scribed in feeling the difficulties TO which he
exposed for years through his habits Of dissipation and
love OF fine clothng-habis which olung him through
life with such ,enacty that though he lived compsra
lively good for time before his DEATH he e
behind him debts 10 the amount OF E2,O00 Mr. Thack
cray concluded By deprecaing the tone o complaint
sumed BY some authors that The world did not reward
the literary profession. Not Of those whose
he had mentioned but had received his due and prope
share OF reward and IL had BEEN 20 i would be now
all would receive what was Their due.