The Newtown bee., 1878-10-10
JAMES 4GIN.


 No man loved good eating md drinking
 better tinn JnmeS Qlin; he once wished
 hInSelfa mouth as large as tho centre
 arch of Westminster Bri iige, and tliat tue
 river Tan clnret claret and John Dories
 were his weaknesses. The humorous and
 cansiic speeches attributed to him
 would fll jest-book At dinner ors
 dny nobleman, not celebrated for his in-
 telleet, remarked, "what pity 1t is, Quin,
 my boy, that clever fellow like you
 should bra player" '.Wlat would my
 iorlsliip have mo be-a lord?" le rctorted
 eonten'ptuously. A young student waited
 upon b!m to st,te his desire of going upon
 the stage, and to give an idea of his capt.
 bilties offrre,l to recite Hdmlcfs soiIoquy;
 but he had not got beyond "To be or not
 to be- when Quin stopped him with Not
 to be, upon my honor" Quin once re-
 marked in the company of Warburton that
 he thought the execution of Charics |.
 might be justified. ''By what law? de-
 manded the Bishop. By all the laws he
 had left, was the reply. There is a good
 story told against him. He was stopping
 at farmhouse in Sonersetshire, md had
 turned his horse out to grass. One day
 he could not find it; in his search he met country fellow, of whom he demanded if
 he had seen the animal; the man answered he had not. Have you any thieves about here I' inquired Qain. 'No," answered the yokel with a grin, "but there's Mir. Qnin, player from London, about here; p'raps he's stole it." In his last illness the doctors were discussing how they could raise a sweat upon him as the only means of saving his life. "Only send in your bills and it's done" he said. He was rough, coarse, caustic, but he had good heart. When George Anne Bellamy, whom he had treated with little ceremony until he perceived her talents, was first upon the stage, he addressed to her the following kindly speech: My dear. you are vastly followed, l hear. Do not let the love of fnery, or any other induce ment prevail on you to commit an indis- cretion. Men ill general are ruscals; if you want anything in my power that money can purchase, come to me and say, James Quin, give me such thing and my purse shall be at your service" An obscure actor had been discharged, and was reduced to state of Restitution. Quin interceded for him, and as he was lying ill bed cue morning for lack of food and fire, burst into the room, bringing with him suit of clothes, of which the poor follow stood much ill need. "Now, Dick, how is tyou ure not up and at re- hearsal? 2 he cried. 'Its all right, you can go back again." T don't know what l shall do for il little money until treasury day" Said the actor, as he donned his new suit with many grateful thanks. Well, I've done all eau, said Quin blufly, ''as 70 money, you must put your hand into your own pocket for that" He had placed ElO note there. His first intro- iuction to Thomson, the poet, was some. what similar. Thomson was imprisoned or debt, aud having ordered supper and l half dozen of claret ut nsighboring avern, Quin sought his room, and they pent very pleasant evening together. When he rose to depart he laid Il flo0 note lpon the table, saying, "rhe pleasure I've lad in reading your works I cannot esti- nate ut less than u hundred pounds, and I insist on now acqutting the debt," ail without waiting for word Le hurried way. As it has been before said, his last ppearance was for the benefit of Ryan. The actor solicited a similar favor for the lext year, to which Quin replied, II would day for you if could, but I will not whistle FdlstaG for you. l have willed ou El,00o; if you want money you nay have it. and save my executors trou. lie. Temple Bur.