Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-15
statistics OF living Authors.

Leigh Hunt, is not, as is often thought, the old
est author living Henry Hallam is six years, Wal
ter Savage Lander is nine years, Thomas Dick Is
twelve years, and John Wilson Croker is fourteen
years, older than he OF younger authors who
were born in the last century, twenty-six TWEEN
ty-seven are still living. Among them are Cyrus
Redding, born in 1885; Croly, born in 1886 G.
w. Dixie and j. 2. Collier, both born in 1856 !;
Charles Knight, born in 1890; Dean Millman, born
in 1890; Alison, born in 1892; John Clare, born
in 1898; Grotc, born in 1894 Carlyle, born in
1875; Albany FOnblaquc, born in 1897; Rev. A.
Dyoe, and Carleton, the novelist, both born in
1898; and George l.. Craik, born in 1899. The
birth years OF few younger living literary celebri
ties as follows; William Chambers, Samuel Car
Ger Hall, g. p Il. James Samuel Lover and Thorn,
Darlington Macauay were all born in the year
1900; Thomas Arid, Robert Chambers and Ser
geant Kinglake, in 1902; I. X. Harvey, in 1908
Disraeli, Sir 4 B. Lytton and Harrison Ainsworth,
in 1905; Samuel Warren, in 1907; Charles Lever,
in 1903; Mary Cowden Clarke, Thomas Miller, aud
Richard FMonkton Miles, in 1909; p. IL. Gossc
Thornton Hunt, and Tennison, in 1910; Thaekeray,
Topper, and Charles Kean in 1911; Charles Dick
ems, Robert Browning, Charles Mackay, and John
Foster, in 1912; Robert Fortune and Professor Ay-
toun, in 1918; Phillip Jumes Bayley Shirley
Brooks, and w. Il. Russell, 10 1916; G. H. Lewis,
n 1917; Capt Mayne Reid and Francis Brown, in
1918; Charles Kingsley, John Ruskin aud West
! and MGrston, in 1919; HepwOrIh Dixon, and Geo.
Dawson, in 1921; Mathew Arnold and Jas. Grant,
In 1879 OANlu mdSSOu anu coventry TaltnOre, IN
1928; Sydney Dobell Sydney Yendys,) in 1924
Wilkie Collins, in 1925; James Hannay, in 1927 ;
Gerald Massey, in 1928 and Alexander Smith, 10
1880.
In the list of pensions just granted by the Brit.
ish Government, find the following names Of
persons known on this side of the Atlantic:
Philip James Bailey, author of Festus, glOO, iE
consideration of his literary merits.
Charles Swain, the poet, $50, in consideration OF
his literary merits.
DR.. VIM. Pulteney Alison, GlO0, Qate Professor
OF the Practice Of Physic in the University oil
Edinburgh in consideration CT his scientific attain
ments.
Charles Richardson, additional pension OF
e25 year, in consideration OF the valuable addi-
tons which he has made TO works Of standard lit
erature.
Mrs. Mary Anne A'Beckett, el0O, in considers
ton OF the literary merits of her husband, the lats
Mr. Gilbert ABeckett; also OF the eminent services
rendered by him In his capacity OF police magis
trate 10 the metropolis, and of the destitute cir
cumstances 10 which she, his widow, and then
children are now p laced.
Mrs. Mary Philadelphia Merrifeld glOO, in con
sderation Of the valuable services she has Fendere,
10 literature and art and the reduced Giro lance
Ia which sheis placed.
Mrs Lydia Falooner Miller, $40, 10 consdera
ton of the eminent services rendered TO lteraIur
ard science by the works of her late husband, Nj
Hugh Miller, and the straitened circumstances /
which she is placed by bis decease.
Mrs. Mary Hayden, SIS, an additional pension
$50 year, 10 consideration OF the eminent serV
ces rendered 20 literature by her late husband, NJ
Joseph Hayden, aud the straitened circumstance
10 which she is placed BY his deeease.