, 1864-01-19

| From the London Times, Dec ST.
I Yesterday ut noon Mr. Thackeray wa:
! buried In the cemetery Of Kcnsal-sreen. Tie
| day was 50 fine that, Notwithstanding The
| distance from town, q vast concourse Of biz
| friends were enabled to surround his grave.
| and to pay him the last honor. Many hun.
dreds must haye been present Of almost
every rank md class. Only a very few Of
BIr. Thackeray's most intimate friends were
expressly invited to the funeral The hun.
dreds and hundreds who attended came ot
their own accord, to bear witness to the
worth Of dear friend and much admired
man; and Of au these VIC venture to refer to
Tut one namc-that Of Mr. Charles Dickens.
Ne do SO because he is the author most frc-
quently remembered IN connection with Mr.,
Thacke1ay, and because be hes sometimes
been regarded as o rival. In point OF fact.
great no7elists, md any special comparison
between them must proceed on superficial
grounds. No one had q greater admiration
for Mr. Dickens than Mr.. Thpckeray himself,
or more unaffectcdly re1oiccd in his exceed
ing popularity. On the other hand, to no
ogc one could all thtu tit Of rivalry with Mr.
Taeckeray be more distasteful than to Mr..
Dickens, who always recognized Thaekeray's
Eenlus, and yesterday came long Journey
to testify to the love nnd tho honor which lc
felt for his great literary brother.
For one 80 distinguished it has been sug-
gcsted that Westminster Abbey Is the oily 1T
rest'nE-plaee. It must be remembered, how
ever, that Mr. Thackeray desired to b. in
TERED in the simplest manner at Kensal
Green. he has been laid in q brick-bpilt
grave beside one Of his children, and his fam
ily affections wero SO strong that VIC believe
It would have been q positive pain to him. If.
when he vas alive, he could have looked Tor.
ward to being separated from his children in
the tomb. Those who were nearest to him,
and whom lie loyed best Of all In the world.
were so much III his mind that even in the
presence OF casual acqunintances whom he
only saw at one or other Of his clubs lc could
not choose but let outsomewhat of the strong
feelings which stirred within his heart for
those who were as the light Of his eyes. It
wes one Of the simplest and most winning
traits OF his character; and By those who
could not help knowing what he felt In this
way no more touching sight could be Wit
messed than that Of bis two young daughters,
yelled in Grape, advancing from the crowd
that pressed about tho egaye, taking q last
denly away. These arc reasons why Mr..
Thackeray should be buried In his own
ground at Kensal Green.
Among the monrners Wera Mr. Dickens,
Alr. Tom Taylor, Mr. shirly Brooks, Mr. Mark
Lemon {the editor Of the famous periodical
In which were laid the foundations Of Glr
Tlackeray'e fame,) Mr. John Leech, e. fellow
MayleW-lD short the whole staff of the con
tributors to the PancA Mr. Robert Browning,
tthc poet, Mr.. Anthony Trollope, Mr. Theo-
lore Martin, BIZ: John Hollingshcad, Mr.. G. |
Il. lewes, ME: Dallas, Mr.. ". Russell, Sir |
James James Carmichael I H. Il Cole, G; B. Mr..
wick, 4 A., Mr. George Crnlkshank, Arch |
deacon Hale, BIZ. 3. Pigott, II. Louis Blanc,
A1r. Herman MeriTale, Rev. ". BrookGeld.
Baron Marochctti. A. r. A., Rev. FIN. Mitch |
ell, Mr. Russell sturgis, Mr. George Smith, |
Mr. Charles Collins, LII: Palgrave Simpson,
Mr: F. Fladgate, Mr.. Reeves Traer, Mr. Hen
y Reeve, Mr. F. Elliot, A1r. ". Richmond, |
A. R. A., Mr.. John Afillais, A. R. H., Mr.
Richard Doyle, Mr. Valentine Prlncep, Sir |
VIM. Alexander, Afr. Redgraye, R. A., Sc.
TIE GREAT PRIZE FIGnT-THE EYE OF BEATTY |
STIMULATING E1Sa TO GREAT ExERT1oy-
HEKSAE'6 FAULT IN TRAINING,
London Dec. 20 Cor. Of Belfast News Letter.l
is said there never was a war great or
man was not mixed up. The battle between
Heenan and King is not an exception to the
rule. Venus and Mars were both invoked by
the combatnnts; but tle fair and too often |
flck1e goddess had the best Of it on this occa.
sion, and Mars, In the shape Of the Yankee
giant, e. "ns compelled to succnlnb to her in
lluente. It now seems that King had, for
sometime before the fight, cast sheeplsh eyes
On the daughter Of retired pugillst, who,
like the more fortunate Of the frafcrnity, had
been enabled to retire into private lie md
keep pnblic house: The young lady Is fair
to look upon, md King, being handsome
goung fellow, with q good prospect Of NJ
living, ut no distant day, at the pugilstic par
,dise (enug s'public,''' with u good sporting
,onn elton" attached), made oYertures to tic
It parient" for his consent This, however,
Is the story goes, wes made contingent upon
he success Of King in the battle ut Wadhltst.
The extraordinary prowess of the ela1iator
IN that occasion was, no doubt, stimulated
n addition to the stake, and with these, it is
o be hoped, he will be rewarded.
Heenan is a married man, but lis wife is in
America Many Of his baekers express dis
atisfaction on the score THAT no remon-
frances or persunsions were sufficient to in
luce him to abandon, while training, the free
lee Of tobacco. In all other matters lie was
most timetable, but the "weed' had charms
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