New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-17
sTan1tAs aABH1NGToN MAcAuLAY.

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The New Yasrss catalogue Of Tlastrious dead Z
naAy M mid 10 eliminate Id III beginning Hcom.
mences With 8 name high among the highest ii
standard Mteraxarc that Of Thomas Babbington
acanIay whose desxh Y announced IN the tele-
xrsphic synoFsis Of the steamer i news published
N tllis morniag Would that Sae had finished biz
kreAtsst work before ~ finished He for Is II III ITO
to take Ii in hand and complete in clay
Want VII begun III gold. II the death of i man Of
this kind The world sustsins greater loss than i
dc reapar Death had mowed off at one stroke 4
wlloIe sheaf III tnc crowned heads Of kings md
potentates Of she ordinary sort
The eaHncnt Roet. historian, politici and essay
81 WI born ID 1900 ana though his politica views
ore lightly tainted with spirit Of aholitionism,
ntssIsing Iess md much more might have been GA
pected 81 the son Of . father Zachary Macaulay
who was a very energetic and influential advocate
II the abolition IL slasegy h the English colonies
he graduated st Cambridge with high honors at
HID age of twent 81 VA admitted to the bar ut
4aae age III III was sent To Parliament II
4aae agc of thirty tire, and two years afterwards
sref,t III India NV " member of tis Supreme Council
81 Ealesltta Two 81 three years after he returned
u ia England and WINS elected To Parliament. IN
1s47 BE sustained defeat on theological grounds
and, ne believe has since devoted himself almost
h excInsis aly ~ liter atsire.
MI Macaulay' i high literary ability rendered
isclf conspinaeus during his college life, when he
produced ths ballad THE Har af The League,
His Lays Of Ancient Rome followed and are re-
nlaslsasle for their spirited flow of verse, and
Strength and energy OF expression. His History
az England, K graced by all The CONNIE ndable PEE
III hIs and unfolding rich stores Of
ton cleaned from al sources with gast Ia
bJfs has popularity far beyond any publication
M modern times
But be Is scarcely less kiloen BIZ this unfinished
WOTk sham by lsis eritical and historical ESSAYS
originally appearing III the Edinburgh Review.
which have been complied and published. In this
Ii has been s.sid NJ HIM, flat ls rast
efndition his. command ef details and brilliant
ID ID. place Tim above every rival. Maeaulay
tsiissta kably tosd giant among the living giants
al English lisera ture, for while they might excel
individually iii Jingle departments Of letters, Id
ssir pissed III several.
III ". 4, alton's Aaetion 20 Les oil 81 page.
b. b, Of d. T. Ne mad serfently omitted to
n,ciioas IL editioa that this numerous
iii association of citizens paratled our
streefs ID full regaa On Sunday morning, present
iug y fifle app aafanse throughout They cempii-
naes,ted Tie Crescent II quiet and dignfied mian
ner a. tlsey passsd. and appeared to enjoy them
sAisss generally, having good weather and passa
BY fail streets. in which to centinue their march,
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Ap,v Am LopsE No. ~, i q. O. F The officers
Of Howard Lodge for The present term are Messrs.
IA. Benaixen. N. a. j; M 4. Lytle, M a.; Hugh
stewart. Recording Secretary b. Da Silva, Per.
Inanent Secretary and ], G. Norton, Treasurer
ptcc ii published that ne meetings of the Lodge
are held every Thursday evening.
HNs KxzkSMMA and Commercial Correspond
e.1eE ON serOssH ps4 xe.
sEceSB DRaIsIsc DlsfhleT VIII. A. Freret,
Esq., nh nepr III tle Second District. adyeFtises
t.at scaled proposals for certain works specified
NAL he received at The Draining COMMISSIONER
oiiice unsil Friday, tae 18th Of February.
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