New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29

would that shaKespeare, and Milton, ana host OF
others, had had Boswell much was 1t to be wished
that at Boston there Just such man ior Long
fellow, and Holmes, and Lowell in some such way The
lecturer was to speak of Dickens.
His physical appearance early lfewas much like that
which the early portrait OF him. since engraved repre-
sents In later life the hair had grown much thinner,
heavy mustache was worn, and hard wOrk-for he
agonzed over his workshad left deep marks upon his
face Floridness OF dress characterized him his hio
through. His complexion was most peculiar one
giving him nautical appearance-a tendency which Dy
peaackets he helped out and was rather pleased tnan
otherwise that people generally looked on him IN sueh
a light. When Mr. Dickens was a lad he passed by the
Gads Hill place with his father, and told him that ne
should Like to live there $50 you shall my boy IL you
stick to your book, and grow mp good man. was MS
fathers reply. Passing by 1t in middle Ife nc was
again struck by 1t, recollected the circumstances anu
bought &C. large cartoons Of the house ana library
were shown and the house described in detail He was
OF great regularity OF habits DeneYlng tDat tSI
AIRY work. ike any other, should DO done sysemauoay
aud not on the spur OF inspiration. e DTeaaseu az
O'clock cot TO work by 10. and was shut mp TIL in the
afternoon, when he took light lunch, and gave up the
He composed slowly, and his works his correspond
ence and his editorial writing were the result OF severe
toll. He wrote and rewrOe, and pOred and trimmed,
and his manuscript, after his erasures and interinear
work was ineligible only TO the most experene Geo
heard asserted that Mr. Dckenss walks were for the
purpose OF working Off potatons TINS was gross un-
truth He a great walker, and was meditating or
studying nature visiting scenes which afterWard ap
peared In his works. He continually visited low streets
alleys tayerns sstonhOuses ails, and was magician
who turned everything to gold 90 II came ABOUT tnae
MIXING him from bis portraits.
In most interesting way Mr.. Yates went on to give
extracts from Mr. Dckens's correspondence 10 throw
additional favorable light upon his domestic trouble and
TO describe his closing days His grave was III the poets
corner of Westminster Abbey The day after the burial
the lecturer visited it and found great crowd OF COM
mon people who had strewn his tomb with flowers, In
some such way wished lay his poor flower
Of reniseenoe at the shrine Of the memory OF Charles
Dickens
DIR. BUCHNER ON BRAIN AND SOUL.
DR.. Louis Biichner, the German metaphy-
sican delivered lecture, last evening at Lederkranz
Hall, in Fourthst the subject of The Brain and the
Soul" The speaker opened his lecture by speaking Of
Shakespeare as a Materialist He remarked that the
great author spoke Of all things in the light of nature
moving onward to its material climax, and must be
acknowledged to be the greatest writer Of the world,
because he the greatest yoary Of Materaism The
lecturer then spoke Of the older and newer views OF the
brain and the soul He said that throughout the ages
from the day when Cicero reasoned out the Immortality
OF the soul - the thinking world had been making
progress in its reasOnings as the scientific world had IN
its discoveries and is known that the brain and
the SOUL be sound and healthfu must be in harmony
The speaker said that Sprtuasm Materalsm, and the
musical theory harmonious, and that isms" are
not popular drftings toward novelties, supersuons,
but the Outgrowths of thought the EXAMINATIONS Of
reasoning the attachments Of the soul longing for some
ethereal expressions such as can not take form In VERDI
age which stops IN its fight and the response heard
in the midnight hour In unexpressed lodgings, and
under the MONDAY sun in unspok6n b 6pes.
The speaker then illustrated how this theory might be
weakened by the employment Of the law of conservation
power He then spoke Of spiritual and ethereal actV-
ty BRAIN functions and, by deviation 10 phreno0gy,
showed that certain mental combinations and the SIZE
and formation OF the brain ia and animals not only
indicate large degree their efficiency and ability but
the practced eye reveal at sight the character ana
disposition. he spoke OF the importance OF MAIN
tanning in their condition OF primitive health the hDers
and gray substance OF the BRAIN He then discussed
the effect Of excuses in weakening the brainpoWe ana
urged the necessity OF regularity in eating sleeping ana
the recuperatve Of life in order 10 keep me
brain in order He then spoke of the influence Of habits
and the exercise OF thought and or the measurement
and weight Of the brain. He described the female BRAIN,
and passed 10 phreDOOgy and the mental powers gener
ally In critical and keen analysis he described the
anatomical separation between the soul and spirit and
his views IN regard TO the activity Of the soul as
reflective mechanism. He then spoke OF Immortality as
the goal OF the soul He closed by explaining the phenO
mena of spirit rappm gsas the peculiar revelation Of
spirits to certain persons purified earth, and enabled
70 receive communications.
Mr.. FROUDE AT ITHACA.
ITHACA, Oct 28.-Mr. FrOude delivered the
first of his of lectures the Library Hall tonight
before large audience.