The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-31
You'd scarce expect one Of my age
10 speak in public on the stage


in New Ipswich, N. H J, In her eiety eighth year.
l7.--Mrs. Wordsworth widow Of the post, in England
aged eighty eight years. She blind dea and be-
reayed in her latter years, but not mournfnl
19-Col. Francis Lee, United States army in st. Louis
aged fifty six years. he entered the service as cadet in
1885, and WAS commissioned Second Lieutenant OF tho
Seventh infantry in 1922. He Assistant Quarter
master from May 1926 to May, 1884 During the whole
of the Mexican at the siege of Fort Brown 10 1885,
where he second In commant and at the capture OF
the city Of Nexioo Col Lee high distinction and no.
nor Prince Hatzfeldt very able Prussian diplomat
Berlin. He Pruesan Minister TO Paris at the time
2l.-GenerI the Duke de Paisance (Anne Charles L.
brun Grand Chancellor of the Legion Of Honor and &c.
Of France in Paris He was born In Paris on the
2s.h Of December 1875, and The eldest Of the
Arch Treasurer empire He entered the army after
the 18Th Brumare An aid camp 70 Desaix be was
named colonel the Third at MRrengo; General
OF Brigade at Eyau In 1907 and General Of Division With
the title Of Count at the commencement OF the campaign
In Russia In 1872. He adhered In 1914 TO the esab
hshment Of the Bourbons; but having in the Hundred
Days accepted command In champagne, and the post OF
Deputy the Seine Marine 70 the legislative body he
Was put en- dponibilIs after Waterloo Bettina Won
Mis qRR As shining stars q German romantic lter.
work being correspondence carried with Goethe be-
fore her seventeenth year. She remained as she
born-a child Of genius She the daughter Of pa
ricinn family at Frankfort on Main and married to
scion Of one Of the noblest houses of Prussia.
22-Henry Hallam, the historian, in England, aged
eighty years. Mr.. Halam born about ITS, and wus
educated at Eon and oxford He afterwards settled In
LONDON. In 1880 he received Of the two fifty guinea
iorica composition the other being awarded to washing
ton irving. He was at an early period engaged q
regular contributor to the Edinura Rrc, contempora
Deousy with Sir Walter Scott and bore active part ia
Mr.. Wlberforce's movement for aboishing the slave
trade. II on the death of Mr. Haams con, who
engaged TO be married TO Mr. Tennysons sister, that
poet laureate wrote his tsln Memoriam"
24.-David Tod, Of the firm Of Tod McGrcgor, ship.
builder Glasgow, aged So years Mr.. Tod was b1rn in
Pertbshre in village Scone, Of humble parents
Baving served his apprenticeship mlwright and en-
gineer he went to Glasgow search Of work Succeed
Ing in obtaining situation at sheteston he remained in
that district for short time after which he entered the
service Of David Napier engineer Mr. Tod was the first
person who worked engines N deep steaunerthat
vessel being the Rob Roy, which sailed TO Belfast Ireland
and he subsequently CHIEF engineer Of other
In 1888 he formed the partnership with Mr. Nc
es DUH .ng pna iron sea gong
and Liverpool boats and the City Of Glasgow. the first
iron screw ship that crossed the Atlantic, was built by
them on their own account, when the screw, as pro-
peller Of ships, was like 10 fall into desnetude.
2s-William Htckling Prescott, historian, in Boston,
Salem. massachusetts,, in May i7es His grandathe or
the Hon. William Prescott, compatriot OF Warren
Adams and Hancock in the early Revolutionary struggles
and married Catherine Hicklng, daughter OF Thomas
Hcklrg, Of the Island Of Saint chaes The historian
the first issue Of this marriage He entered Harvard
College in 1911, at the age Of fifteen, and graduated in
1874 While in college an accidental blow from
rade deprived him Of the use Of one eye, and the
slant literary application for which he always noted
deprived him of the Of the other He obliged to
forego the study Of the law, and resolved to devote him
RoSnson s Far Of Rpon IN England Mr.
Robinson's first connection with public life dates
from the year 1904 when he acted as private secre
tary to Lord Hardwicke Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
He quilted Ireland when that nobeman recalled upon
the death Of Mr. Pitt in 1906, and into Parliament
that year. In the winter Of 1918 he accompanied Lord
Castlereagh the Continent and thus became personally
cognzant of the Of that series OF events
which eventuated in the overthrow OF the first Napoleon
Mr. Robinson continued at the Board Of Trade until the
year l8 when he succeeded rs President Of the Board
OF Trade Treasurer Of the navy. When Mr. Canning
wac appointed 10 the head Of the administration in 1897
that statesman undertook the Office OF Chancellor Of the
Exchequer in conjunction with that Of First Lord Of tho
Treasury; and At The same time Mr. robinson was en-
-. .esrsge by .e title Of vSoount Goderioh On tho
death 81 W. 6ning the following October, his Maes-
~ requested Lord GoJerch TO conduct the
AZ Premier but his ordsbp held that high post for few
months only under circumstances OF ordinary difficult
w. In 1884 Lord Rpon withdrew from the Grey admins
traton account OF Internal dssensons IN inc Capnet
arising from suspicion that the established church In
Ireland was about to be sacrificed to popular outcry
2o-setb Thomas, aged rs years, the frst"Yankee
cockmaker In Connecticut. Professor William Cranch
Bond one OF the most eminent and laborous astronomers
Of this country Cambridge, In his Goth year He was
the director for Macy years o. tho Cambridge OBSERVE
tory His contributions 10 the science OF astronomy en-
lille him OF the highest places among s votaries
FEBRUARY.
3-Cari Adolf Agardh, in Sweden. he was born in
skona on The 2sd OF January 17s5. BE travelled over
half the world studied various sciences was distinguish
cd eloquent professor, boAnist, mathematician
natural philosopher and statesman. He the head Of
the liberal and reform party Not less than eighteen new
plants have been called after his His last and
greatest work his Statistical History Of sweden
flames Innan, n. D., professor OF mathematics ~
the ROYAL Naval College, Portsmouth, Englaud. aged 49,
He possed celebrity in naval circles for his apphcaon
Of science 10 navigation and shippuidng ne sanea
round the world with Finders as astronomer, was
wrecked with him. and part with the late SIR John
Franklin in tia, celebrated acton N WIN iieet OF
nttt ha
"a Manual Johrsou the sRaacHc Observer" in
England He wns ono Of the most industrious astrono.
rers Of the day.
MARCH.
s-Aaron vensble Brown, Postmaster General OF the
United States, in Washington, D. G., aged "a years. Mr.
brown was born in Brunswick county, Va on the 18th or
Aueust 1895 He was Inca. descendant Of John Milton.
His father was an active soldier Of the Revolution. Gov
rowu was the issue Of his second marriage with Elizabeth
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