, 1863-12-27
YUuAa MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Lecture By ". c. Richards at
Metropolitan llall,
II ON HOOD.

TIC second lecture OF the nrestat winter eOnrte |
t~sorc the Young Mems Association vas delivered
On Saturday evening, n Metropolitan usl1 by #.
G. Richards. The sch}eet va. TON Hood-" The |
bcits miserable. Thc rpsaker wss introduced to
the audience hy II. +. Deercst, President Of the
Aetec,A1io1--
The subject Of discourse Is peEAAps oae Of the |
beet that could bare been chc-cn, a. prsscntlns
Wide and richly rasiel heit -, ta2tetisl ont OF
whi<. 10 csa* IN eu1oRy. xod probably one of the /
worst In thesc sast biographical lectures
ase or seldom a,traetire those ID which princI
pfes u.altipettonAl facts the subjective matter
of discourse, and tecan+e, also, no n8u will he |
fuurd egotstiea1 tnouch 10 Asiirc to equality HIt6
tbs ca. vtt Aud criticism to Rasiaty zauat exaA-
uase 1tc the PERI u The criticised. Bnt tho let
tuscr handled ll@ tacE,c we'll Eirins iudfc!ors &C.
leetlons from sts writings the mau who wrought
out for hiulsGI erch enduring and 6eetfnc:tve
slfaaod, sna refsalntng tso:a that mlnusenrsa VI
biographical de&Lal WEleh Il too oilen met with In
these efforts. The discourse ra. highly cuIosit-
tic, -: not treslsniIatsr lnu.l4;ers. Tbs chic.
tnuN u lhc lecsurt lay sfubsbl; nat II h.1.,s-1I
hut In that eorrs' :f scientific study u which the
lecturer has eoEfi.eG himself tarosEh !oas ssr,t-
pf5sara. Hood v IL Light eren Eet.p melancholy,
fratE1InS when most grave, sc:sAitle wacc 1ao-L
toutinEou@ en1 ElE eE1ostztr t~,urcn 10 I,o-te.s
The ss1e traits 10 justice to Tim. Ar. lAclaris
II eloquent and Just, hut his treatment VI the sub
1sIt ts too lraEJ. Its etntcnccs are beautifully
| rounded, ttt ttadcFtus; tEer Lick that :ey.ous
character stuh rEEres supreme through at 0.
| siooA- pftAnts:nha; that oa BANDED sty}s which
ss,,.i4 -utiect a, .rraa lsash !as,cad .; t.Tsas
| dug lrto i'- ,nexhau.s!pIs prosundltirs.
Ai:cs few pltas=z. tke ahoat the si.1llIa:l-
I II ls.w,tn Hood Of The etS:hctn:h century aud
IIo&d Ct lbe thitsccn..Iomf1nt Robin the Wit
sud the ouilAsF. the lecturer entered Upon bio
graphical tetth {! tie hero, Interpreting II With
h..sosers ,eMstk. std eo:npastsozs. Ton,'e 9th.
| RI wAf Sect: bookseller n stter lie. Ton was
notn IL til. pous:ty,a p:te:nst IL The snaa:os O.
Printed in ses.tisEa w,i.Eer e az shipped a: she
I'D lot r.rr,,e lin. IL was indsu;ared to Ii en-.
s.asrr, lad willie working st the Trade eoa.eiset
lit Let!sn ot heeo:nins Designer, and saeccrded
ne nak suptEor--with the pencil or r~n.- TN At-
sanlnE his majority he became esunttte .4lltnr-
ni1y with 'be d1*tya AagasiH* hu: d! E9 *1ss !.
Ills intellectual creations. l1e mLs1et nt the sXr
Of twenty. .Gtc 70 woman who 'Fs> nos ou1y Il.
good foFtnne he pr1Iably ~ ed 10 his connection
Nth The uagaz1ne. Tor Ills wife Has = sister OF
l.e,nolds, one of IL moot pspuisE eslto:s Ae Pc
lights Of he age. bnt he d1t not shine nj cluba
Of ln tht taens o..ne eny wora There hs walked
ae ,.2 ss9 q 1a IL x soe
ard ,htru he fo1nd trrs rs1trd4; uaeu and wan.cs
| o! kindred ultutf with bis own Hood and
Lamb wtst markedly iEsrpxtAbie, ret widely DIT.
The lecture. paid a .onsh'ng tribute TO the alec:
} iioa1ie ee.otIon or1loots wifewh supported snd
srs,asned him through disastes And dieeate. aiding
BIN IT u,hkiuc kte 5aact sketches fnr The Ma.u.
kfncf while lttnc hte dratll bed. Fsash&r OF his
! xsre hu1nor broke }un Eoutly out al tho Darkest
'. clouds which surrounded him. He spoke Ia she
depth Of ii1nssE a. ote who knew nc A. The loc
tusrr Tase many .nktsneee Of his s!cl' hnu,or.
: ThelectuftE reatl extracts fsota testeA uapcb
fshed fttfcrf Of l!oot, Ia which the homc ht4E'
| n1muF p{ the Ma0 fhone uut Richly, Mntt Of tht
naatersa. In the tor1ir almanAck WA written BY
\ t.I,n dustng hls maat eetlnue unsea>
! In leH the magazine app<4rsA which tnfe hi.
{ ton. Ne farultbed eluscn a.1lcaea for th+ drs
| Irmbgr-suIlr uue-haf tf the whole a,axine. i
I st1a veil, Ills de1oIse followed sixt&rn month,
I alter, Inc .'~Hsttsahlc Jhaad aad the tte+lc..
t,aln ceasrd Alno4. .s.."4hsr to labor. lie wo.ket
10 tho e1ose Of hle life, anu =. i.@t ~aosts OF A
: 1oomtntF. His death elee. came upon him Ii tn'
n.oa;h Of htt Lirth. aud while he get lacked ftv
: horrs Ct tie co,nr!euoa' ot hss to7sr.rlxth yrA1
thry Laid al f.at Wxe .aqstsI Of poor Hood tn &h
! | cold rrase ~.
Tbs twent. *ease which have ro!1ed round etne,
a then hare tetvel to trsng a.ocnt a uuaaltnttr g
fic fs now admired ex;oi.ed nd lurcl cv4xyvhcr
7 | ~ thoac who know him; tho acknowledged kin
!. ntnouu ut,o-oua pt.cte lie Vas the sY1sa Of tA
= T1m1ssnd g; iii ihr r,c*,rT he chore 10 ErAs rtu
9 HID hirn 10 well, nout loTe1 Id 70 viii a. Is
!. rs.b nt huuAaitr, ile via nstch.e.> hun:p,;s,
\ I'll nr hrn"r sete ihr most esce!lsns. i5e %.
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