The Portland daily press., 1869-07-12


yocate, OF England, who has spent some weeks
IN this vicinity, leaves to-day for Portland.
where he will remain for a few DAVIS. the gnasf
an extensive Iuur VISITING; fn t Wbife Moan
tains, the Canadas, and the Lake Superior
country. He expects to return to Boston in
October, and we hope the citizens of this State
will have many opportunities to hear him on
the subject of temperance, to which he has
given so much attention.-Boston Traveller
paragraph aIludes, was horn at Meanwood
Hall, near Leads Yorkshire, about fifty-si
years ago, and was educated for the bar, but
afterward devoted himself to Medicine, Chem
istry, Biblical criticism and Philosophy, and is
a member of the German University of Gies-
seu, and of other learned societies. The in
tense political agitations of Great Britain on
the subject Of Parliamentary Reform, about
1925 to 1882, drew him early into political and
public life, in which he was associated with
reform leaders Of that day and has been iden-
titled with every agitation for political reform
up to this time, including that of the famous
Anti-Cor Law League, in which he was an
efficient worker. He was by unanimous con-
sent leader of the radicals of Leeds and all the
surrounding country. 8fa
On these principles he contested several Par
liamentary elections against the tory and aris-
tocratic interest, such as Ripon in 1868, North
ampton against the Tory Chancellor of the
Excheeser, the city of Northampton against
lord Hawley in 1863 He has for many years
either conducted influential periodicals or been
associlted with them, andhas been constant
writer for the Press on all important questions
of the day.
During our dark days, party feeling in Great
Britain in relation to American affairs was
most intense. The entire population was di-
vided by very sharp line into "Northerners''
and 'Soatherners,' and the spirit between
these parties was very bitter. At first, the
Southerners seemed to have it all their own
way comprising as they did the aristocratic
classes of society, but DR.. Lees, with many
others, threw himself with intense emnestness
into the controversy (which was almost liter
ally affight-and by his pen through the pub
lie papers, and his voice on a hundred plat
forms all over the country, did as much as any
other man to check the current of sympathy
with the rebellion, which was running with
the force of a torrent, and turning the tide of
feeling towards the North. From the laying
the keel of the Alabama and other pirate ships,
be denounced the whole proceeding with with
ering scorn and indignation, declaring that the
Nation would be justly held to answer for the
depredations Of those ships, perhaps with blood
as well as treasure. Every where that he held
public meetings on American affairs, he gave
the proceeds to the Lancashire Cotton Distress
Fund. 80 ,s.6a 81 s. s4sa sssala3 IL
The Southerners convened many great meet
ings, which DR.. Lees attended, and by his elo-
quence. and influence turned every one of them
by an overwhelming vote into a victory for the |
Union, so that at last the "iSoutseraers' were
afraid to call more meetings.
DIR. Lees has been an indefatgable worker in |
many departments Of Literature, Philosophy
and Science. No question of public import
ance has escaped him, or been left without his
aid. He Is author of standard work on Log
ic, Of many essays on Philosophy. criticism
and scientific subjects in periodicals and CYCLIC
padias, but is best known in this country as
the author of innumerable essays on the physi-
ology, criticism and politics of Temperance. I
Many Of these have had very large circpaa-
tion-one of them, the Prize Essay. 100. 600 /
copies; another, rs Alcohol a Medic5.ea" 10000
copies, and both Of these are yet in active cir
culation. Two editions of his octave Bible
Commentary have been sold in England, and q
third is in the press in this country. Of this
work the most able Bible scholars in England |
have spoken in terms of unqualified approval 4
as many in this country have also done. Save /
one, he has gained every prize for which he has
written since his twenty third year. His last
WORK Is the Tert Book of Temperance, written
lor ana published in this country, and is mark
eo oy great learning and ability.
In his own country DR.. Lees occupied yerv
prominent position before the publie-as an
able and interesting lecturer on litararv and
scientific subjects-and in this country ~ Ill
as in his own, he is accepted as the most lsar,r
"a and able expositor Of the scientific truths
ana social facts and necessities on which tbs
temperance cause is based.
nAs FAMILY consists of a wife and two chill
iren'. Ihe son is physician and has recently
passed ms examinations and taken his degrees
Fitn distinguished honor; and the daughter.
nougn not twenty years old, Immediately ON
ler return from her school in GERMANY. was