The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-14
4. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1864

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Obituary.
JOHN LaECH, THR ILLUSTRATOR OF LONDON PuNCu.
from the London Times, Nov IL
John Lssch, known to the public a. Of the most
kindly and most graceful humorsts that ever lived,
known 10 his friends for peculiar genteness and refine
ment OF character that fst d Rht seemed in
opposition to the robustness OF his Judgment and there-
fore took many people BY SURPRISE died on Saturday
ecpsed the gaiety OF nations and the death Of
Mr. Leech win touch many moro hearts. both Of this and
looked s,rons, be had been long sufferer, and COM
aimed Of his ncessRnt braiDwork induced
tendency to jest rather than 70 synps.hizs DO was
much Affected BY noise, and was literally driven
from ms house n bsanswcK square 0y street music
he shut them out BY tho device CT double windows
but he had no peace. and in addition to the tor
ment or the organs no to be afflicted At
early dawn by tho hammer Of some small mechanic.
His irieuds made light or it, and tried 70 es with
you II will kill me.n He uuwe that during this
last summer no was obliged t, 60 abroad, spd be was
10 hidden uge " favorhs exercise or riding
horseback He came back better in tn autumn but Still,
he was strangely susceptible noise, and only =
night ago spoke with than his earncstness,
with something OF passionate entreaiy his tones
the suffering which tho street organs him
aud abuut the smalness OF the ympa,hy which no a.
ceived from people who have work their brains .
routine AT lust his suiierngs have to end,
and any OF his friends were inclined to treat them as
imaginary they will be 0nvinced. II ID not year
SINCE he stood tears by the OF bis sehoosow,
Inackeray, his friends will follow him, too, TO
his long home. They schooifeows together, they
were fellow workers together in Punch both mad
thing Of womaDy gentlepess inerminsled with tho
strength of their chLracterS; and both were 10 their
sly los of working classical.
Although Mr. Loech lived 70 be forty years Of
aye, the record OF his life is short and simple. He was
barn ia London in 1917 educated at tho Charter
House He left school 70 study medicine and had made
considerable progress III mat erection oeiore ne dscoy
cred what was to DC his true path 10 lie His first
sketch In Punch entitled Foreign Affairs" appeared in
the first week Of August 1884, and thenceiorward the
that popular periodical No doubt no otherwise
engaged also He illustrated almsuacs and novels, books
travel and poems. Christmas time without two
sketches by Leech full! Of the most graceful and
delicate numor, would BIO strange Christmas indeed
Christmas which might vel! be without holly and
raisletoe. dancing ana good cheer Tie always took
great rains Christmas drcw nigh, and year by year
seemed to snrpass himself In decsces Of touch and in
the charm OF his humor Blu, through the weekly
.ges Punch, far than through the yearly alma
his life il there rsaectsd Ho goes 10 France and draws
French scene; 70 Scotland and draws . Scotch
Inc. ns our s0Sa u
Roses Row, gardens, parks streets, watering pi.ees.
shooting parties hunting heds boating n.ning. and We
know what else. make up such history o; his time
q TO the future viii be invaluable The fashion
the day. tho passion Of the hour reflected on hts
he skstonss eurieusIy complete history Of certain
phases Of this Victorian era Ne have also IN them
Me- Any one without Knowing Mr.. Iceca person
ally. can dssecs In these sketches the work o: .
his sympathies full OF fun, but sl more charmed with
grace sentative 70 beauty fond Of children FOND OF
and horses Su. above al things ond o. truth and nature
We have said that classical in his style u work
Ing One cannot we'll speak o. ne ridlcSoss 70 ssn ss
ridiculous But In him the sense OF the kfosesQoo and
tho leve Of satire was never allowed 70 interfere wn
much less to override, his traction to whatever
beautiful and true There nsver was caricaturiss
little Of . caricaiuris. VINO could give tho
truth OF SO mani different SIDES, and seemed
At the have quick for ubetovsr -
lovely nature. He drew with equal ease zoe lady
witch the reader q Punes with the loveest little
madc0s and provoke ham with the yugarest OF ~
TING new. Suddenly We should be astonisned Win
piece In which the pillows were rendered with
wonderful SKIN OF We had some moussAn sseosry, or
He never stood still Whsn We wondered what should
come next we had sky, curious effect OF
light. And all this display OF scenery YVES the mere
background 20 views IN which men and womon and
chldren the chief objects q interest All seemed
enough understood how he worked. He must have
worked very hard TO produce 30 much variety 10 con-
years. He died. too harness. working 10 the last and
working, indeed, beyond bis strength
GENE. Al ROBBINS, OF THE RNG:I5H AMY.
General Thomas W. Robbins, colonel Of the Eghtsth
foot died Thursday October A a. MS residence near
Iyndhurst, the egh,ien year OF his age The Gene.
raj " no had served with distinction In the Peninsula
and a Waterloo, entered the army 10 1905 General
ROBBINS served in Sicily in 1867 with the First
brigade OF Guards under STR John Moore subsequently
with the Seventh Hussars the Peninsula and In France
10 the Campaign Of 1918 1914 including the uvest
meat and surrender Of Pampeuna tho battles oil orthes
and Toulouse with several intermediate ansrs on out
p~st Served also In Flanders IN 1915 with the seventh
Hussars; was present NJ Quatre Bras, commanding .
squadron the guard IN the affair ~ Censppe also
At tho battle Of Waterloo, where b vas severely
wounded
France.
Politics unimportant.
Tho french troops 70 make Simultaneous sttchs ON
the insurgents different points In Algeria about the SIN
November the purpose Of cutting eli their retreat
Most decisive results expected from this movement
The Paris Bourss closed steady The "a instant, at