New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28

brought nothing into the world, and take nothing
OUT ana now IL neet IKE sna9pW ana yer eoh
scene in Westminster Abbey yesterday morning, with
Ginning in subdued and low and the vast place empty,
save the little group OF heart stricken people by
open grave plain oak coffin, with brass plate bear
CHARLES DICKENS,
BORN FEBRUARY 7TH, 1912,
DIED JUNE 9TH, 1870
a coffin strcwed with wreaths and flowers by the female
suc was the funeral the great who has gone.
coming the Abbey in the first coach the late Mr.
Dickenss children Mr.. Charles Dickens. jr, Mr. Harry
. Dickens Miss Dickens, Mrs Charles Collins. In the
ond coach were Mrs. Austin, his sister; Mrs Charles
Dickens, jr; Miss H0garth ms rlsterlnlaw; Mr. John
Forster I'm the third coach, Mr. Frank Beard his med
cal attendant Mr.. Charles Collins his sOn-inaw; Mr..
Ouvry. his solicitor Mr.. Wilkie Collins; Mr.. Edmund
Dickens, his nephew
negotiations for the interment IN Westminster Abbey
falling through due inquiry was made az Rochester Ca
theral and IL arranged professionally that the fe-
raj sh0uld take place there Inc ecceslaslcal anthor-
ties OF Rochester made no difficulty as 10 closing the ca
thedTal during the ceremony and site was viewed on
Which there would have been ample room Tor the cree
ton of fitting memorial. There would, moreover have
been decided on Literary pilgrims would have made
their thher from all parts Of the earth Just they
other how the great English humoFst and teacher
had returned to the scenes Of his youth in the days OF his
vigorous maturity. Though not born at Rochester Mr..
Dickens spent some portion OF his boyhOOd there.
and was wont to tell how hs father the late Mr. John
Dickens in the OF country ramble pointed out
him a child the house at Gadshilplace, saying:
d" There, my boy II You work and mind your book you
viii perhaps one day live in house like that" This
speech sunk deep and in after years and in the
his many long pedestrian rabes through the lanes
and of the pleasant Kensh country, Mr. Dickens
regard this Gadshill house lovingly and to wish
himself its possessor This seemed an impossibility.
The property held that there likelihood of
coming into the market and so Gadshi to
be alluded to jocuaTy representing a fancy which
was pleasant enough in dreamland but would be never
realized. Meanwhile the years rolled on and Gadshill
became almost forgotten Then, further lapse Of time
and Mr. Dickens felt strong wish settle in the country
determined to let Taystock House. About this time
by the strangest condolences, his intimate friend
and close ally, Mr. W. H. Wills CHANGED to sit next TO
lady at a London dinner party who remarked in the
into possession which she wanted to dispose
The reader win the rest The house in Kent,
was not far from Rochester had this and that distin
gushing feature which made it like Gadshill and like no
other place, and the upshot Of Mr. Wss dinner table
chitchat with lady whom he had never met before
that Charles Dickens realized the dream his yOuth
and became the PoSsessor OF G adshn, ~ WIN now be
lures which Mr. Dickens gathered together during his
his and many Of which are Illustrative o. his
sion OF the last Academy dinner, Mr.. Dickens al
udod in most affecting terms TO the intimate friendship
had been his happiness to maintain with Academcians
now more. Choice works Of many of these great
published shortly and lovers Of good pictures, admirers
OF the great writer who has gone and men who love
viii be interested in the catalogue which is about TO
como forth. The anecdotes concerning Dickens's per
sOral virtues, and the circumstances under which
pictures were painted for him. 50 crowd upon we
write that the chief difficulty is to avoid saying too
mUsh wiz great living painter OF English manners,
MI F. FIRTH iofEe an ahIsGh TO the early days T
den led Charles Dickens to call on him, and
alter expressing the wsumest thanks for the feeling
and appreciation which the artists handiwOrk dis
played, TO give him commission for other sub
ieCts 10 be selected from the works OF BOzW This
before Mr Firth had academea hOnOrs, before his
name had a world wide regulations; but Dickens wanted
on canvas and in hues which should live the young art
ist conception Of the imaginary people with whose char
acteriscs Eng ana ringing; for Dolly Warden had
proved her ners capacity In the OF the man be 4
Qualified TO Judge Dickenss hearty approval of the
pictures when painted, his personal introduction OF him
self to thank the artist and hs check, with the well
elaborate flourish beneath H. exactly IL Is given out
de the last edition OF his works, venture ~ say
Ike things OF Yesterday 10 Mr.. Flh Does the reader
remember the touching obituary notice OF Sanheld which
Dickens penned the aectOnate appreciation OF the deli
ate shades OF the great maritime artists character
which that notice enced and the noble perOraOn with
which IL cOsedf The earnest wish displayed by the
the wOmanly refinement shown by Her Majesty IN seek
make that honor which he could accept with
derOgating from his social principles gives his part
ING words ON Stanteld "a not unkindy significance. II
after enumeratng the artists many claims 10 public
distinction, after specifying several Of his works by
name and after pointing 10 the recognition he wOulC
received had he belonged 10 foreign btate thai
Dickens said III Ii superuOus 20 add that he died Mr.
standed-he Englishman" IN the han Of the
house at Gadsillp hang some Of Stanelds master
pieces TO be dispersed with the works OF Firth, of Egg
VI Maclise, and Of half score other masters equally
Yeu known, when the auctOneCr's hammer falls.
But 10 return 10 Rochester. Who does not PeneIrb
the description OF in Pckwick and it, portray
the sOubriquet Of C0iserham ia The Mystery OF Ed
win DrOOdP The circle complete, for Dickens In
tTOduced Rochester into his first story and into his last
and. had he slept there, he would la the heart tie
great public have 10 his home for his last
a. completely Shakespeare did when he carried
10 his poets grave, beneath the gnarcd lime trees
the banks Of Avon. The principal production Of thc5.
towns" Rochester and It's noghb0rs) said M. Pick
WiCks notes. "appcaT To- be- soldiers saiOr- jews cha
shrimps officer, aud dOckard men. The c"inmodtio,