New-York tribune., 1879-03-04
p Q S r G RlPT
3:45 a. nj.
OBITUARY..
WILLI.kMsIIOWITT.

RoNr. March 3-William Hewitt, the English
author died to-day.
Mr.. Hewitt was born of Quaker parcntage,
in the village OF Icanor in Dcrbyshirc, in the year
1892 He was the third Of six sons another OF wh0m
Richard Hewitt a writer OF poetry ana OF II
valuable work Australia William was edu-
Gated at hckworth School, the seminary "I
the society OF Friends. AFTER leaving scnoo''
ho studied chemistry. natural philosophy ana
tbc foreign languages When twenty-eght years old he
married Mary Botham. young woman Oithe society OF
Friends; and resident of UttONetcr. IN stahordshHe
where her fathers family had possessed property TOT
several generations Their first work. Ike so many
which followed 1t, bore their Joint names
upou the title pace, ana was book OF
verses entitled "The For 50 Minstrel" This,
printed in 1923, was succeeded by another joint
production, The DesoatIon OF Eyam, and other
Poems" 1923. They also wrote together "Ihe
Book OF the Seasons" 1891 Tho Literature
and Romance OF Northern Europe" 1sj2. and
Stories OF English IAc," ls53. Many OF their poems
were published literary ANIMALS which forty years
ago were SO fashionable. MI Hewitt published III 1881
"The Book Of tie sCJrens," which was eX-
ceedingly popular, ana passed through many edi-
tlons While residing at Nottingham, IN 1873
he published his well known " History OF Prestcraft
work which greatly admired and greatly dlsked'
After leaving Nottingham the Howt' settled near Lon
dom in the village Eshe in they devoted
themselves TO literary pursuits. 1t was here that
William Hewitt wrote "Thc Rural Life OF England
1887; COLONIZATION and Christianity" 1885 the
frat series Of Visits TO Remarkable Places. 1889
.'The Boys Country Book" 1889. He also published
Student Life in GERMANY" 19lli Rural and
Domestic Life in Germany" 1Si2; "Jack OF the
Mn"1sIi.
In1s46 the Hovltts began the publication OF mag
azine called IN. Peoples Journal by which they
lost a large sum OF money. HO,rHs J0uTh0t
appeared in 1sl7 and is said TO have reached
at one time circulation Of 10000 copies 1t was sub
seduenty amalgamated with The Peoples Journal Both
publications were long ago extinct.
In 1892, about the time Of the ose3Nery 9f Inc
One Of his younger brothers settled physician
acquiring Information Accompanied by several friends.
he visited the digengs where ne was seriously NJ
%1 Wealthy squatter who removed him to a healthy
wrG In he psy n ne his @
son, Alfred IN the colony, where he DISTINGUISHED
in Australia Mr. Howit gave to tue ,I world
in several T0TAs W. aana i5G h@oo wds asd Of Aus
raa" lie also series OF letters 10 The London
Is on the 1sF IS % ne OF nGaG GGHG IL .dTy @s fgRs the
Discovery aud Explorations of Australia TASMANIA and
New.Zealand." aud "Talengetta; or the squatters
'SC Alter his return. Mr.. HoTtt continued to
rssdi raGeG Sn %i'H I pop""rS ISS History 81 EngaSd
which was oegG In dsSl extended @anS to ye aG
tons Sold originally in weekly npmbers, It reached
ejaculation Ito S Of ng hRSfeG Man 5oGsa"d a the copies pes
|
pie," and in 1864 his a." History Of the sqPernat,,
hraI 10 his OF Visits 10 Remarkable Places"
| he added third volume" The Northern Heights OF
JondOn storchousc of anccdOte aud fact In 1871, he
published 'Thc Mad war Planet aud other Poems" IL
IS65 the Queen granted him pension from the civil
list, in acknowledgment Of his and his wiic's valuable
| literary services. -
In little work addressed by him some fifteen years
! ago TO the labOrng classes, and called
| "The Four Famous Doctors" Temperance, IN
ercise Good AT and Good Hoursl' Mr. Howtt
! saws Onen early years, labOrcd
with my pep sixteen hours day. never omit walking
thrce or four miles more in all weahers. work hard
i'm INV garden aud could tire down tOeIabe at that.
kind of thing During years travel III Australia,
when about sixty, walked, often under burning sun,
! INV twenty miles day for days aud weeks together.
| - And how did manage all this Simply because
avoided splrituOus liquors as would avoid the poison
| Of an asp" - 1900.
tbe SUMMER iu switzerland and IN the following Winter
| were Al Rome In 1873 he published translation from
the Italian OF a work entitled The Religion Of Rome,
| Dosrribtd by a Roman" He understood 10 be en-
gaged upon q work concerning George Fox and his
Fucnd4 q Eist0ryof the rise and progress OF Quaker
IAN on a new plan. lie also sTenuOusly eIerled himself
during his Italian residence promoting the cultivation
OF the eucalyptus gOhules, the gum-tree OF Australia,
which il supposed TO destroy the malaria IN any arnos
nherr where IL grows. He also promoted IN Rome
| ciety for the protection OF animals.