New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
lI-IErrERs mo- DICKENs.

The second volume of autographs contains the
letters 10 Charles Dickens arranged IN alphabetical
order of their writer's names. The most copions OF
the correspondents Is Captain Basil Hall, whose
letters are sixteen IN number, all Of them long, and
all written IN the year ISL shortly before hc be-
came insane. There are six Letters from w. Harri-
son Ainsworth. two from Lady Blcsslngton, one
from Lord Brougham, five from HaDiOt X. Browne
l"Phiz ~ ono from Robert Browning, eight from
George Cattermoe the artist, ono from e. COwden
Clarke ton from the Baroness Burdctt COutts, six
from Cruikshank, two from Count dOrsay, four
from Lady Holland, two from Thomas Hood, one
from Leigh Hunt q delightful and highly charac-
tcrstlc letter from Washington Irving ten from
Lord Jeffrey, three from Walter Savage Lander,
one from Charles Lever, one from Lord Lytton'
thirteen from Maclise, thirteen from Macready,
three from Samuel Rogers, one from Sydney Smith.
five from Tafourd six from Chauncy Hare Towns
bend, referring frequently to mesmerism,
ono from Sir David Wllkie, and Others
from less famous persons. One OF the
letters from Cattermolo contains pancil sketch of
an illustration for Barnaby Ridge the same cut
which appears at the end Of the 50th chapter,
representing Haredae Selling the murderer Rudge,
among the ruins of the Warren. Dickens had
previously described to the artist exactly what be
wanted in this picture. There is a humorous draw
ing In the following undated letter from the artist
| Macse:
FROM DANIEL MACLISE.
NV Dear Dickens lit appears odd, at this short dis
tancc TO write hro' the dull medium OF the Post Oice;
but ~ n IL 10 ask yOu to comply Win request perhaps
II IL unsuitable means OF conveyance WIZ you
| write aud tell Chapman q Hall to send me Oliver
Twist the SIX tClcs by Bozln any shape hey may
have them ready am always about to ask this, but
the occasion. for or other always appears
unfayorabe You dlne with the Anti FioricultntistT
niue blossoms, the blight OF budding beauty and the
| Azrae OF virgin promise Very WeU-take care Oh
hlti all lat he
Norton on side OF him and the blessed seymour on
rothcr DOR this is too much to bear
Here Ia n vigorous pcu-and'ink sketch, a head OF
Samuel Rogers, close beset by two female faces Tue
likeness OF Rogers Is unmstakabe and the expression
| very dTOll
No one knows how wretched was all yesterday for
cine and NY mind is more about her, bus snail
relapse again. burn when night IS near ,, c,,,,,
had that crayaL on Ever yours, ID MACLloE'
Maclise was one OF the intimate associates, IL we
may use the expression. Of Dickenss celebrated
Raven The letter in which tho bereavcd owners
announced to Maclise the death Of this interesting
bird has been published but the reply of the artist
is now printed for the first time;
FROM d. MACLIsE
My Dear Dickens: I received the nournfuI ntelll-
gence of our friends decease night eleven and the
sGoc was great Indeed have Just dispatched the
nouncement Forster, who Will, Am sure, sympa-
tine deeply with our bereavement. 49,
know not what think Is the probable cause OF his
deoth-I reject the idea Butcher Boy, for tue
orders he must have In his Che RaVens) lifetime
received on acct of the Raven himself must have been
coasdeablef rather cling the notion OF felO de Sc
nu. this will doubt out upon the post morten
flow bleat we are such intelligent coroner IN
Mr. Wakryl think he Just OF those grave melan>
habits which the noticeable signs OF your ms
tended suclde--his solitary e-thOse gloomy tones,
witness his last dying speech" Halo, old GIRL which
breathes OF cheeriuness and triumphant reslgnatlOh
his solemn suit OF black which never grew rusty
altogether his character the prototype or
| Byron Hero and OF Scotia master OF RAVENS
1 woUd--We ought TO be glad he had MS family L
soeitude to deposit in those Banks in the Garden his
| savings, always very touching-l SUPPOSE MS
| ob3eduies will take place tmmeddtey-lt 10
beauIifIl-the idea Of his return soon aIler deaih
10 the scene OF his early youth aud all his JOYFUL assoeia
lions to lie with kindred dusts amid bis own ancestral
groves after having come out made such noise In
the world having clearly booked mis- place In lhat In
| mortality coach driyeE by Dickens.
Yes he committed suicide, he felt ne had Done III hnd
| done with lfe-the hundreds OF years what were
they 10 HIM There nothing near 10 i've lor-and
| he committed the rash act, .-
| Sympatbizlngiy yours, d. hACLlSE"
FROM WASHINGTON IRVING.
sUNSYsIDR COTTAGE May 90, l841.
NY Dear Sir: cannot tell you how happy the receipt
OF your letter has made me- for IL has convinced me thg
was mistaken In you, that you are Just what your
writings made imagine yOu that IL only wants word
TO bring together heart aud soul do not suppose me-
however man prompt at these spontaneous OyertureB
| OF friendship. You the only man have ever made
such an advance In general seek acquainances
| aud keep up correspondence out OF my family
connection but toward you there wac strong Impulse
which for some time resisted, but which ut length
| oyerpOwered me; and am now glad II did so.
You hatteI my languld and declining PRIDE In auth~