New-York tribune., 1878-03-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CHRISTOPHER NORTH AND HIS FRIENDS.
MISS KATE sANBoRN on JOHN WILSON'S CHA" Az
TERIsTICs.

f,,,pIsTOppER NORTH AND HIS FRIENDS.
MISS KATE sANBoRN on JOHN WILSON'S CHA" Az
TERIsTICs.
The parlors of DR.. CrOsby's Church were
crowded again on Wednesday morning, TO near m'ss
Kate A. sanborn's eleventh lecture Ihis adaresS' a
like the preceding ones. went into detas copoei"s
one man. He Miss sanborn said, was only name W
nan, aud she wished she had the power to bring the
man neforc the audience as with the brow anu
features of god and figure the embodiment ana idea
pf vigorous manhood She prefaced her lecture ny s"
Ing: Christopher North and His Frlends. oe'o'.
This hour with special pleasure to John wison' e'o
pld Lon of the North with the body OF an athe'e '
ra,p of genius the heart of woman, strong ye' Se
.tive az enthusiastic pugilist, pedestrian, epoi
man as he was distinguished for literary crticis" ~
lectures on moral philosophy" 49,,
Miss Sauborn gave O slight sketch OF Whsoh . "isp'
tton He was never lacking In Things gre'' VI ~
Abe said Always truthful, sincere, loyai Pae'oH.
lover of nature, q despiser OF sha's ''i'''e' -
diced. intense. impulsive. afec;ionate-hc was sunny
80 and sunny hearted He displayed his capIciS
even I'm the nursery he would stahd pn,i npo tn his
p wn,le m' One Of bis favore texts There was
dsh and was dell O. FISH, and u was ~ 10 ryrod m oTS n
on eft YEAR he Went to Glasgow University TheIe
as AZ school, whatever he did was done VIII m % Hh
en5N or q wild escapdde. all were entered lAlo VIII
ebaractsT.tic zest Ills voice fine his singing
charming He great admTer oi d encb 70
Spswer Next came his life at Oxford and while nc wa was
there sad love affair occurred, WHICH uiu ho' n' MANY
hmt drove him into social dissipation. . cut, -
o 1907 he purchased a small estate called Eeray on
7 aEe Wiuderinere, IN Westm0reland ana was neg neg
Wordswortl,s home. He then became intimate WIZ m
colerldge and Southcy. Through the dishonesty m VI n
nnce he was Obliged to give mp ms MONT, o to nhih
,he TIacticc of law not liking IT, accomplished hot
To-, Tn 1917 BqckWOOds MdgG-ine was lotihUcu, ''Iu
ha hacaue one of it's chief contributors: JOhh olpso
IocThart was also of its leading wIcfs put pei
let onnosite OF John Wilson. Where wilson Warlneu
iockhart chilled Miss Sanrorn mere gave she.o VI
lanes Uoeg who was one Of Wilson's sIeat ainlitrs r.
IL 900 fEe Chair Of Moral Philosophy III te OhcIs!
80 Ed1nhurnh became by the death OF Dr biDWh
Sir William Hamilton, Wing. and Jon Wson, & dUdS
otered themselves us candidates, and, after seNe.c
coutest Wilson was elected. lie acquired sIta'
rror,tafou as the chef author Of Noctcs n
trosia,e. contributed TO AaehToodS nagaT"e t,,;e
hntwecn 1890 aud 1885, aud his pSehcOnNnae
~ ChristopLeI North became famous Miss sahpofn
then dwclt lpon the characteristics OF ms woks ~" vac
acnIiarines ot his nature. His home was happy oS.
His daughter upon receiving an oHer OF lnaItage sH
.aue to Ier father and t0id him. lie sent nef 10 ne,
lever writing upon her cuff, With Tue cHmptniets VI
The antbor Iu 1851 he sn,ticD win paraiyns,
which Obliged him 10 resign his proicssoIsml. lhe
Crown granted HIM literary pcnsou 0i 530O year
lie died at midnight OF sunday, Apri ., Ioos, sur
roundel by his children and friends -.
on "Bschelor Authors on Monday evening" Maich %