Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-14
Death of Professor Wilson.

his administration 10 preserve It intact for the Presi-
Dental contest in 1856.
Death of Professor Wilson.
The steamer at New York brings the sad intelligence
OF inc death OF John Wilson, Professor OF Moral Phos
oPhy IN he Elnburg College. This gentleman adds
another to the IuSirous deal OF the past wear He was
born IN Paisley, Scotland. in 1888 Al the age of
thirteen he entered al Glasgow Unvers IT, and in bis
18Th year at Oxford Here he gained The N.wdgat.
GrI.e' tor an English poem of sixty lines On leaving
GAIofu nc purchased an estate near the borders of
Lake Windermere, and became neghbor and a<soci-
axe OF wordsworth In consequence of reverses of
fortune, he left Wlndermere, and proceeded TO Edn-
o"iSh' where he practlsel law He was shortly af.
forwards elected Professor of Moral Philosophy at Ed
inburgh University, which place he held to the av of
his death. Professor Wilson wrote the Lights and
Shadows Of Scottish Life the Trials of Margaret
Lindsay; and the Foresters; works which will live
as long as the language in which they are written
lie also wrote two poeca works" The City of the
Plague" and g. The Isle of Palms But he has been
better known of late years as the editor of Blackwoods
Magazine and by the name of Christopher NORTH
Many OF his contributions 10 Blackwood are among
the most charming critical essays ever written He
wrote, among other good things which appeared in
bIackWood. HOctes Am6roS'dHR which have been coll
Iected and published in separate Volumes both in En-
J gland and America. His Life of Robert Burns ia
glowing tribute to the genius and independence Of the
| Ayrshire p!oughman. His latest contributions TO
Blackwood have been series of papers entitled Dies
!
are critical essays upon poets and poetry in the form
| of Dialogues Professor Wilson was whole-souled,
enthusiastic man. of intellectual powers and of a
genial, racy humor His death will be lamentei at
home and abroad. by the thousands who have enjoy
ed The privilege of reading his glorious works
Boston 1tlas.
ANECDoTE OF MIR BooTH.- Booth once concluded
an engagement with Manchester manager Man
chester, then, now, manufacturing town, was de
voted largely 10 the production of buttons Booth
appeared before his audience, determined 10 make a
hit. We have forgotten the of the play in
which he appeared-enough that he threw himself
into it with his whole soul But alas! the house
would not " come down."-Eiis choicest efforts were
thrown away, and his heart began to sink within
him, and seIf-disirus to steal him. AT last
there came in the play personal set TO, into which
Booth went with such hearty zest, that the cheers
and shouts thus far repressed broke out in perfect
storm Booth caught the secret, and forthwith, bella
bored his fellow actor that he fairly yelled with pain
The applause unbourded Then Booth sa, down
in his chair. and stretching his neck toward his audi
ence, with face on which was depicted the most bit
Ter contempt and disgust, exclaimed in way all his
own" What do you think OF that you d-n button
nndkerS?" He was obliged 10 leave the stage well
as the city with mob of the button makers on his
track,