The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-09-21

pFyru or a DISTINGUISHED AuruoR.-
Among the items Of European news, we
find a notice Of the death Of Lrlgu HrSr
the contemporary and intimate Of ByRoN
MoopE Surtty WORDSWORTH and the 9TH
or distinguished literary characters that
illustrated the early part Of the present
century. lie survived all thccarly friend.
orhislItcrary career, and lived 70 see o new
generation spring up around him. When
he aud Byron and Moore were in their
prime, Dickens, Thackcry and the present
notabilities Of English literature were
scarcely born. Hunt WIS In his 18th year
when he died, aud no literary man in
England was better known in this cuun-
try 10 the readers Of English literature.
llis name is found In the letters aud me-
moirs Of Byron, Moore. Rogers aud all
the great authors who Aourishcd in his
younger days For many years past, he
had been in the sere and yellow leaf and
had ceased his literary labors. After en-.
during in his younger days, life Of pow
erty and suffering such a. seems to be the
lot Of authors and poets, il is refreshing to
know that in his later years he hal around
him the comforts Of life. Those who keep
the run Of contemporary literature need
not be- informed Of his works lie has
written many popular volumes-not less
we believe, in ALL than thirty, some OF
them IN prose, some in poetry, some in
manly. testing vein. some in highly polish
ed irony. and some in the soberest mood
in the most solemn air. In his latter day
he was one of the contributors 10 the Lon
don Spectator and the English paper
say. he wrote little else than what he sen
70 that publication. Ills son Is the ownc
OF the paper. We find a notice Of him il
New York paper, which will be rca'
with interest,
lie was born at Southgate, in the Coun
~ Of Middlesex. on the 10Th Of October
lfSl From all the memoirs We have seei
of him we gather that his father was
West Indian, but being in Pennsylvaniu
IN this country. at the time Of the wa
with the mother country. he maniieste
his loyalty to the Crown So warmly tina
he was forced 90 lly h. England ~ a reiug,
Having taken orders lac was for som
time tutor to Mr. Leigh. the nephew Z
Lord Chandns, near Southgate. aud hi
son. the subject of this sketch, was name
after his pupil Leigh Hunt received h
education at Christs Hospital where d
continued until his fifteenth year WIFI
az school he showed his taleut for pootl
bv SOME clever contributions 60 The luv
nile Precrptor the chief part Of these
collected and published under the tit
Iuvenilia. len 1901. being then clerk %
attorney lie subsequently, rclinquish'
this connection with the law to accept
When John Hunt. the brother Of toie
started a paper called The News .iu l~U
the future author aided him in his pr0dr
tion hy "a series of excellent literary Cri
cisms. Three years after the origin
Tho News Hunt started The Examine
Ills views very frequently called him iu
trouble with the law authorities, Tor
notions. which were always urged wi
virnr. we're often Of the iunQvhtinr Vi
and ever at the side of struggling rrtor
ON one occasion De had the honor and
vantage ~ being defended by the prese
Lord Br1urham On another occasion
hal the honor to offend the Prince
gent ltho " Adonis Of iity D. and was !
prisoncd therefor. Ills hioErapher-
ms that on leaving prison he Published
Story of Rimini. and also sct up sm
weekly literary paper in the manner
the periodical essayists Of Queen Ann
reign. which. like his Companion. wa v
received. but not b. a sufficient extent
insure its permancnce. In lsl0 he .
commenced a quarterly magazine cal
The Reflector but it was not more :
resshil than The Liberal, which he sut
aunntly published IN connection "
Shelly and Byron. With Byron he =
~ hiendly. but authors differ a. 20
strcnrih OF the fidelity which govern
tbaf irisndship Certainly Hunt was
we're on Byron In Contemporaries"
an es-ayist lew men Of his day surpas
Leigh Hunt