The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-09

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By the Africa we have an announcement Of the death
OF the popular English novelist Thackeray This comes
Unexpectedly, as we had received no previous ntaop
Of the probability q such an event. s@e.aE 4
This brilliant and mordant writer was born in Calcutta
in the year 1871. His father Of good family WIS
IN the East India Company civil service Young hacke-
ray was sent at an early England and received
the best part Of his education at the Charerhouse School,
He then entered the University Of Cambridge, but dd
not take degree there, owng probably the fact that
be came into possession Of legacy which left
him free 10 consult his tastes He chose the profess
sion Of artist and spent several years on the continent
in travel and study OF the proficiency which he attained
IN this pursuit form some idea from the capital
drawings with which he illustrated some Of his earlier
werks Bewspaper speculation in which be embarked
with bis father ID london swallowed the greater part
OF the fortune which he bad acquired coming Of nge
and be decided Oh deyotipg himself to literature
Times one great quality cannot be denied 10 he manage
ment lts columns are always open TO the articles Of
iaienI In artistic literary and political efforts for that
paper Thackerays pen found for time profitable EN-.
Payment, He Then became a contributor 70 PSass,s
angelo Iismar pssas0ed saossssvsy aour wises.a
Rebecca and Rowena,p "a Journey from CornhiIl 10
Cairo" "The Irish sketchboox "1he Second Funeral
Of Napoleon. :, "Ihe Chronicle Of the Drum, &c None
author take any real hold OF the public favor until The
ssn q satire found its Here s.u ns oss
s9s9P s Fsp r. &c asss T.
high estimate formed OF his abilities from.these efforts
was confirmed by the publication Of vanity Fair" The
Uars Ies him second ID ponaTsy ouIy 70 Dickens
The reputation thus acquired was brilliantly sustained
BY "pendsnnis, (sso "The History Of Henry Esmond,
I a sss ana mo Sas
assumed the editorial charge and "The Adventures o.
Phiip take lower rank In the intervals. between the
'ne aooss az % several MINOR ,aes
and His Young Friend, 'The Kckeburys on the Rhine"
&c.
In the summer Of 1851 Mr.. Thackeray made his Grst
essay before London audience lecturer. The sub
ect that lie chose for this occasion The English HUI
was more qualified 10 do Justice The brilliant series OF
dscourses which he grouped under this head had
mense success and were repeated with the eame favor
Scotland aud this country He found the results OF his
visit here profitable that he embraced the FIRST oppor
tuniy that his literary engagements afforded 10 repeat
staple Of his budget this time and they delivered
New York and all prime pal cities in the winter Of
these lectures and was received With the utmost sorS
atty aud friendship at the houses OF all our leading
people And now, having done justice 10 his merits
10 his merits as a
Notwithstanding the severity with which he dashed the
snobbcy which pervades English society from the ghes,
10 the lowest question II there could have been found
a more amusing embodiment OF that tendency than
Ihackeray himself. No could toady when il suited
bis purpose with more humbeness more over
Ing TO bis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. phase OF the same quality
Certainly one could have repaid with more ingratitude
the many kndnesses that he received here. In his
OF speaking OF this country its people and its nstu
tons, there was always tone OF disparagement and
affected pity, which, however laughable in an
iterate ockney are not TO be passed forgiven
10 man Of Thackerays astsnmen,s Like Dickens and
others OF his literary contemporaries who visited
be could only through the medium or his own preu
dces Or rather o. the rudces OF the class 10 which be
belonged. In 30 keen an analyst OF human nature this
was nexcusabe. To him TIE American character could
not have been sealed book. We unwilling TO get
down hardness Of heart obiquty so strange Let
rather place TO the account or that Of Anglo
snobbery 70 Which, Notwithstanding his own sense Of It's
righteousness, he was himself thickly encased.