, 1863-04-04
SECOND LECTURE OF HA.
SON JONES.


Mason Joncs' eecond lecture was delivered last
night at Bryan Hall. TIE lecturer commenced by
cnnmerating the various Biographies Of currap,
giving preference 10 that BY bis sou. Curran was
tie most distinguished wit, aud the aucet and most
accomplished orator who belonged to his time.
Madamc De Stael spoke Of him in the highest
ttrms, aud Lord Byron, who was ycry saturn1nc in
his crlticismB upon his contemporaries, thought
and spoke Of him as man Of 1noet remarkable
endo"ments and genius. Nor was his praise con-
fined to any particular c1ass; he was eztol1ed by
the highest iptellcets Of the age.
Ec was born in Cork Dec. nth, 1850. His father
WEE officer In a uaanorial court and unusually
accomplished. His mother was an excellent per.
s@p WE was tsd aT bes !e
ehe impressed into big young mind, and during all
his after life the hc,icnrent influence OF this good
aud often saved him from courses which would
have been tccp1S regretted BY him had he fallen
lie .wae sent, at an early age, to Middleton
sshool, the master Of which was pelant, who be.
managed TO whip both Tito his pupil: At schooling
II" ayr 10 gtt out Of them by his adrotness, good
huuor and wit. lie stamu1ercd aud splatteEcd over
ev,y word he spoke at this time: and vas c;l!cd @
"siilattetinS Jack," Blt eycfybody loved aim.
although he gave no sign Of the genius anu talents
~hirh attcrwards distinguished him: On the con.
ta,y, he was dull and turTed over his lessons and
s1ont NJ th.n1 ! "S o's' ~ 'D'sA "''' ~>' 's
In iuc time he WAS sent to Trinity College, D1b.
h % ne h"v @ wes d.nitortr nd n,'d
ill., athorri, hc nnnarcd 10 acnm;re "ood "i III
OF Ical ming there.
cea eS, srS bc T. h.a <{s ~ ~ .ar ~ 10
tW.e them, and that when one was walking tho
o'hvr was obliged TO lie abed. It isrery likely
FonHe o. n anu olten Darby enough ~ supply Ills
hcn ae ielt tnc u ~ Wsns M sra1 ~ "a "a
Louup' III a a.ssJ - - annire nnI Inai
e anu ,,' WA ,v;,i ~. Gsccia
i9oan' a1ta 'e" @ H., Mi';o fen n i h;s jnqsnnv
Tnrts Ia Iis blessed motj.cr, aud his CHEF d.
i;1ts +, t.n M ar o1d BOOK We're Ihc Palms and the
The iccfurcr made. In this connection, flae
o,n.T1orEe to the i;ii1t which he cxto,ied as not
nr ~ tonrre nf i;t and ;ruti hit If th,. bi-l
", ,'n,.'-ht and ltrfaturr before which tie Grand
~ n..,fo,1narces ~ pan l;trrat,,re mus1 nal,
tn..ir ineirccluai frc.
Cur1au orcrramc his defect of spccch-tho
i've hours every day in Tie open afr. 4 GOOD yolcs
was asoutcly NECESSARY 10 success at tic bar. and
BE- made It himself out Of tic poor mnicrials with
IN 1io Ut me as
Ear.1Eter to make his way In the profession and
CErran 1abored under The greatest difjlcuultics
was Honest. and fur too proud and noble to 10 any
dirty work; otherwise. he might have had more
On ore occasion, while defending client, lie made
uEe Of expressions which the opposing counsel
tEoneht WERE toe offensive and personal to IL be
principals met: and curran's ansry antagonist
| fired anil missed lis man, wlIefenpon Curran held
| l,atk and refused his shot; aud go the mattef
| ended. When asked hy friend some time after
why be dian', shoot the fellow, There was no
ned Of y killing him. eaid be, for only three
weeks afterwards he died Of fright at the report Of
bsatcd Mr. Fitzgibbon, the Attorney General. who
was TO poor at this time that be lived with his
family Ill ga1rct and he used to say that his wife
! and children wetl. The only furniture in 1t. His
an,i1aty was hard, inexoIable woman, terrible
Dtmociat, who believed in tie equality Of people
Only 20 far ~ the equality Of 1heir purses are con
one morning he went out in great distress o.
1nin1 without cent in his purse, and with no hope
Of providing dinner for his little ones, aud then
for Il ret and last time in his life he was VISITED
with The dreadful thought OF suicide.
On his return. to his incxprcseib!e joy he founG
that brief had been LEFT at his room and twenty
st it. H. 1ansh.d Ills an asy drs,n r; all hi: i,
H. te ~ ;nns, nn <,oo o1 hnnr gn ~ he ay,
him, md nr,shrd m with n.},tv howl If wh7st,
nnpch' s ,.'@A ~ WAX = A'D'' o~'Ae' "'t'&A
~ -. rnr ,ontaI hnt rS,"r th;s hnt ress r-sdn
nv et,n 1 steo uItI h. becare oI Mastsr Gf tn
m!, r.! e: =. ""Aa1 ''1 o~s|A1A0 -NSiSA ~ 49,
4l9,!s II llelauu. ,,.. r.
"a t. ea.Sef W. ] mas o% rsospeIois "nn ~ iE.pp5.
1's@ ~ "se ttt4neu " luE H'hn tal!autcut =.
mt hEef lor hl'!0egSen. He had 4ash1ns lear
itsS way !hat elifca hls anatory. nls clolaehc'
teierea inrF, was lrrss1stl9lc: and hse tor!en
N lte rusii anu spiSnaoE. 1n MS ioss.eAam'nn
: t!cn o. "lncsSe5 hc was sinsuiari5 sncccsstal
Als ese was ~ cloqnent on tacse OCCASIONS as II
ets9H!es were aeep anu sea,eh1ue. - lulse "
nrs; awafs i!rfn1led unags Tue iixcd saze o mos
ta; nv t'a.n:uc ofoSe WA1Glf. q wafer ecolt r.
"lErnen Ike GOALS. lie was very FefsatHc