New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-01
OBITUARY..
FRANCIS w. RUSSELL, 81. p.


Francis w. Russell died yesterday in London.
He was native Of Limerick, Ireland, where his father
WAS merchant He was the head Of the firm Of Russell
& Sons Limerick, who extensively engaged in the
de- and also have large lace factory In 1851
Mr. Russell was returned to the British Parliament for
the City Of Limerick which he continued to represent
until his death. He supported the Liberal party but DID
not take an active part in public affairs He vas the
head OF the National Discount Company Of London,
concern mainly engaged in dscounting mercantile notes.
which despite the opposition Of the Bank OF England has
become one OF the leading financial institutions Of the
British metropolis.
PAUL DE KOCK.
Charles Paul de KOck, the popular French
novelist is dead. He the son OF Dutch banker VINO
pershed on the scafod during the Revolution lie was
born at Passy 1894 and received plain educatoh ana
at the age Of Is was placed with commercial nrn But
his passionate taso literature mpeled him In few
wears to abandon commercial pursuits and Try DIS for
time az an author No publisher however. would accept
his first romance PEnIdn de ma femme, ana ne mad In
1912 to issue It at his own expense his juvenile
effort was received with Indifference ana ne
promptly prepared five melodramas OF an e1TaVagant
character He next essayed vaudevllles ana comic
and nv his 3h year had produced over Is pieces
and acquired moderate success About 1875 he aban-
donad for time the drama, and applied himself TO
writing the romances which have rendered his name
bousehod word In France and secured him an enduring
place in the popular literature OF that country BE OBJ
served that the fashionable novel represented society In
an artificial and exaggerated form, and rgdly excluded
,h or romantic incidents existing In the "annals OF
the Door" NJ de Kock, who was intimately acquainted
with the different phases of French fe resolved to de-
viate from the style of his predecessors TINS respect
convinced that IN the common Walks OF me- In ordinary
characters and manners an nexnaustibe mine Of de-
neation might be worked and that true and real pic
tnres M socsty would be more attractive than over
hrscd and fabulous portratures The result verified
the Correctness OF his opinion. All his works are Of
tnaiv cbaracter but Astounding In bumor and display
inc graphic power OF description They are unequal
IN meat but are all marked b. an animated natural style
~ and occupy In France pretty nearly the
Oostiop of those OF Dickens in Great Britain Many Of
rnmances however wanting In the pure morality
nf The Rrtsh novelist The romanees are over 20 IN
number, and have appeared ~ intervals from lS2o
to 1857. - -..o,on.nood .ors-sh,,,-. g.
the and during the succeeding 30 years be pre-
pared with some assistance about 100 yaudsviiles many
~ vhieh are founded upon Incidents In his romances.
Five Collected editions OF his works have been published
Henri de Kock Of the deceased novelist began writ
nc ~ an early aee and rivals his father In the fertility
~ his Senirs 10 romantic and dramatic literature.