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TRIRGRAPIIG NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD Charles Dickens’ Remains and Funeral, German Mareh to the East and Franco- Austrian Opposition, Italy in Anticipation of Revo- lution. English Effort Against Telegraph Bohemians, ENGLAND. Charles Dickens Remains. Lonpon, June 11, 1870. No arrangements for the funeral of the late Mr. Dickens have yet (noon) been made. No inquest will be held on the rematns. A Private Funeral. LonpoN, June 11—P. M. This evening it is intimated that Mr. Dickens’ funeral will be private, Ouly the usual invitation to the friends of the family has been given, The place of burial has not yet been decided on, or, if it has, it has not been announced. Chosen Peremptorily. Lonpon, June 11, 1870. Mr. Dickens’ name had been proposed to the Union Club and the batioting on his admission as a member was to have occurrred on Wednesday, the 22d inst, American Railroad Stock. Lonpon, June 11, 1870. The proposed reorganization of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway has been assented to, votes representing more than one-half of the stock having ‘been Cast in favor of the measure. French Radicalism—Better Than Greece. Lonpon, June 11, 1870, Gustave Flourens, the noted French radical, 1s ‘atill in this city, The despatch from Athens announcing his arrival there, which has been in circulation in France, is therefore untrue, “After”? Electrical Bohemia: Lonpon, June 11, 1870, It ts reported to-day that the new West India Tele- graph Company have offered £1,000 sterling reward for the detection of the person who fabricated the despatch announcing the loss of the Dacia. Notes in General. Lonpon, June 11, 1870, Mr. Yarborough to-day won the Oxford silver sculls for good steering. The Ascot races, which begin next Tuesday, do not give promise of much sport. The recent drought has left the course in a very unfavorable condition for fine racing, The health of John Bright has greatly improved lately. Thomas Carlyle will soon sail for the United States, GERMANY. ' Premier Bismarck’s Health. ‘ BERLIN, June 11, 1870, The health of Count Bismarck is still quite deli- cate. His physicians have ordered him to refrain from all manner of work. Believing that a change of climate would also be beneficial they have sug- gested that he make a short trip to England. FRANCE. German Interests Eastward—The St. Gothard Railroad. Paris, June 11, 1870. On Monday, the 20th instant, will take place the Corps Législatif interpellations on the subject of the St. Gothard Railroad. This work was to be con- structed by Prussia, Baden, Switzerland and Italy jointly. The occasion ts looked forward to with some in- terest, as the Ministerial journals in this city have recently asserted that ‘tne commercial interests and security of France and Austria will not allow this railway to be in the hands of Prussia, and that France must prevent tts construction.” ITALY. Anticipating Revolution. FLCRENCE, June 11, 1870. It has been reported to the government to-day that another revolutionary movement 18 about to occur fn Italy. The authorities are taking the measures necessary to suppress the disorders, Relations to Portugal. FLORENCE, June 11, 187 The Italian government has recalled its Ambassa- dor from Lisbon in order to investigate certain oharges brought against him by Portugal. GREECE. A Visitation to the East. ATHENS, June 11, 1870, Tne brigand chiefs, who have been closely pur- sued lately by the national forces, lave succeeded in escaping to Turkish territory. PORTUGAL. The American Fing. Lisson, June 11, 1870, The United States frigate Franklin ts now in port. Maprip, June 11, 1870. Early next week M. Castelar, one of the Deputies 4n the Cortes, will bring forward a proposition for the complete and immediate abolition of siavery in the Spanish colonies, with tademnity to the present owners, THE ISLE OF WiGHT. A Terriblo Election Riot. LONDON, June 11, 1870. Violent election riots occurred to-day on the Isle of Wight. Many persons were injured, buildings @acked, windows broken, &c. At the last accounts the authorities had succecded in restoring order. DEEP SEA TELEGRAPHY. Wrench Interests in Transatlantic Communica tion. Pants, June 11, 1870, It 1s definitely ascertained that a convention be- tween the French government and the Société du Cable Transatlantique Frangats for the abandonment of tie exclusive privileges of that society was signed yesterday. British Loterests—Transatiantic and at Home. Lowpon, June 11, 1870. ‘The telegraph lines are still somewhat deranged, though a great improvement ts noticed withia the past day or two. i All cable messages to America are despatched py Way of Brest and St. Pierre, and all from America by Way of Newfoundland and Valentia, The faiiure of the Wexford and St. Pierre cables Causes much inconvenience w the mercantile com- Manity, but the telegraph authorities promise to use all diligence tore-catablish perfect communi- ation. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1870.—TRIPLE Sh KK. EGYPT. ena NEES Suez Canal Improvements, Carino, June 11, 1870. ‘The successful removal of the obstructions in the Suez Canal near Lake Timsah is announced to-day. THE PRESIDENTIAL FISHERIES. Return of the Party to Harrisburg. HARRISBURG, June 11, 1870. The Presidential fishing party returned here this evening, and are the guests of Senator Cameron. Owing to the rains ana foods several serious delays occurred on the road, The party will return to Waahingson by special train to-morrow after- oon. DOMINION OF CANADA. Another Large Fire in MontrealThe Hud- son Bay Gompany’s Affairs—The Red River Expeditionary Force. MONTREAL, June 11, 1870, Another large fire occurred here yesterday, de- stroying the building occupied by the Canada Glass Works. The loss 18 $30,000, which ig partially covered by insurance, It is stated that the Hudson Bay Company will recommend the distribution among the proprietors of the £300,000 paid by Canaua. The ordinary dtvi- dend, it is expectéd, will be much reduced by the interruption of this year's business, The last detachment of troops composing the North- ir aa force arrived at Collingwood ILLINOIS. Arrival of Coolies in Chicago, Rn Eoute for MassachusetteCommodore Vanderbilt fRe- ducing Live Stock Kreightage. CHICAGO, June 11, 1870. A gang of seventy-five Chinamen arrived in this city this morning from San Francisco, en route for North Adams, Mass., where they are to be employed ina boot and shoe factory. They are the first gang ever sent East, aud are under the direction of Koop- manchap, Commodore Vanderbilt has telegraphed to the live stock dealers in this city that the New York Central Railroad will carry freight trom Suspension Bridge to New York for twenty-five cents per 100 pounds, * and forty dollars per car {rom Buffalo to New York. Live stock ts now carried from this city via the Michi- gan Centwal Railroad, &c., lor ninety-five dollars for po) story cars. This is a great reduction on previous rates, VERMONT. The State Constitutional Convention—The Woman Suifrage Amendment Crushed. Montretigr, June 11, 1870. The Constitutional Convention to-day passed finaily upon the following propositions of amend- ment, and with the following result:— To authorize the Legislature to Oil vacancies in the House and Senate. Rejected by 188 to 48. To give the appointment of the Sdpreme Court to the Governor with the consent of the Senate. Re- jected by 233 to 2, To give the ballot to women. Rejected by 231 to 1. To provide biennial sessions instead of annual, as formerly. Adopted by 118 to 115. Most of the day was ‘spent in discussing this last proposition. ‘The femate suffrage question was passed upon without a speech for or against tt, either in committee or in the Convention. PENNSYLVANIA. Flood in Susquehanna Valley—the Presiden- tinl Excursionists. HARRISBURG, June 11, 1870, The recent rains have caused high foods in the north and west branches of the Susquehanna river, sweeping away large quantities of timber. It is es- timated that 10,000,000 feet have floated om, ‘The Presidential fishing party will revurn here this afternoon. To-morrow they will be the guests of Mr, J. D. Cameron, at Locmel, nts country residence. AQUATIC. Annual Regatta of the Harvard Boat Club Class Crews—The Freshmen, Juniors and Scien- tifics—A Collision and a Ducking—Boats Swamped and Crews Overboard—Great Excitement, But All Hand: Safe—The Scientifics Win the Beacon Cup—The Juniors Take the Second Prize, Boston, June 10, 1870. The annual contest between the class crews of the Harvard Boat Club for the Beacon Cup and other prizes was appointed to come off to-day. The race of the first grews only was, after a fashion, carried through. The junior class first crew took the mside; tne fresh. men’s first crew had the next position, and the Scientific crew the outside. The race was over the three mile course of Chartes river, the first prizes being the Beacon Cup and six silver tankards, and second prizes six silver cups. The crews were made up as follows:—Junior class crew, J. 8, McCobb, stroke oar; W. T. Sanger. E. Bournett, G. M. Garland, J. Sampson, and C. H. Williams the bow; colors, scarlet. The Freshmen class crew were J. Bryant (stroke), P. M. Johnson, G. M. Lyman, W. Miller, W. J. Lioyd; and W, A. Bell (bow); colors, cherry, The Scientific crew were F. Zenega (stroke), B. Goodwin, T. Cary, W. M. Cate, 5. M. Pitman and R. W. Bayley (bow); colors, pink and white. The start at the word “Go” was very even, and a few strokes of the oars well applied gave the Juniors a slight advantage. Unhappily the course set by the helmsmen of this and of the Freshmen crew for their boats respectively were upon rapidly converging lines, and they were hardly more than fatriy upon the race whena bad “foul”? occurred bo tween these two, Oars were interlocked ana ciat- tered together amid much excitement on the part of both participants and spec- tators. This misfortune or mismanagement resulted in adecided advantage to the Seientifio crew, who at once got a lead of several boats’ lengths and kept it throughout. The Juniors seemed to get ciear first and followed up the Scien- tities with vim. The Freshmen seemed to waver, and it was at the moment thought that they had given up tne race. They con- tinued, however, for a half a mule or more, up the course, and there, striking the rough water of the channel, the boats were swamped and the crews were plunged mio the water. The disaster was at once seen trom the shore, and prompt measures for relief! were taken. The judges’ boat and another one rowed by Walter Brown and another man started off up stream, amid much excitement and numerous calls and yells, which could be easily heerd but not understood by those to whom they were addressed. At the same moment almost two boats were secn putting off from a dredging float which was anchored in the river, not far from the scene of the mis- hap, and but a short time elapsed before they had taken on board the valiant six, who had mean- while clung Co their floating, but partly submerged, craft. The crew were conveyed to the dredgeboat, where they shook themselves and emptied the water from their shell, which had been taken in tow. Bry- ant and Newell eventually rowed the shell back to the pler at the club house, and were rewarded by the customary *?Rah !? Meanwhile the Juniors had been pulling bravely after the Scientific crew and got within about four lengths at a point not far distant from the stake boat. Notwithstanding the roughness of the water, the Juniors thought they would now venture a spurt, hoping to diminish the distance between their own and the leading boat. In consequence of this attempt they Incurred their first disuster of the day, their experience being a repetition of that of the freshmen. They swam for the shore, however, tow- ing their boat, and, having cleared it of water, re- ‘turned to their work, ‘The scientific crew also experienced the ill effects of the rough water, and their boat, by the time they turned the stake, was about half filled, They there- fore rowed to the Brighton shore, emptied thelr boat and continued their course without incur. ring the ducking which their competitors had suffered, The scientific crew bad, at the starting point, a long rcach alwad of the juniors, who, how. ever, diligently pursued them, although at a dis- tance, AS they were reaching the goal, when about one thousand feet from it, their s-cond misfor- tune overtook them and they “again sunk and were compelled to swim for it. Assistance was oNered, but they declined 1, preferring to cross the line unaided and claim the second prize. By sturdy and persistent swimming they towed in their boat, filled With water, and as each man landed on the pier he was individually received with the Harvard cheer by the sympathizing crowd in waiting. ‘The junior crew, who had been for a long while in the water, were taken tn hand by their comrades, and a brisk rubbing was applied to their chilled and quivering cuticies. Restoratives were also admin- istered, and under these reviving influences, coupled with the consciousness of victory deserved and won, th beg resumed thelr wonted cheerfulness and vaclty. ‘ THE MELLEN-WARD EMBEZZ.EMENT. Trial aud Sentence of Mellen’ and Ward iu Boston for Embezzlement—Each Senteuced to Two Years’ Imprisonment and to Pay a Fine of $100,000—Strange Turn of Fore (ue—From the Parlors of Gaicty to the Celle of a Prison, Boston, June 11, 1870, Commercial and financial circles have been greatly exerctsed and pleased to-day at the unrelent- ing administration of justice to Charles Mel- len and Gharles H. Ward, a couple of government defrauders, They were at the head of the frm of Mellen, Ward & Co, old and well known, and, in conjunction with a Julius Hartwell, they managed to clean the govern. Ment out of $100,000 some three years ago. The facts were published in the HERALD at the time, and were followed by a card of denial from the accused, but their plea of not guilty was not sustained by either public opinion or an tmpartial and just trial, They were convicted and, 1n spite of wealth, position and friends, sentenced to a mild but not unveasona- ble penalty for a deliberate, premeditated and fashionable crime. Their copartner in the fraud Was not sentenced, for the reason of his non appear- ance in court, but he will be brought to the bar on Monday, and probably be as severely dealt with as Mr. Mellen and Mr. Ward have been, The scene when the parties, sentenced were called up was one which will long be remembered by the friends of the criminats and the commercial men who were present. The Clerk called the name of Julius Hartwell, but the defendant did not respond. R. M. Morse, Jr., his counsel, explained to the Court that his client was absent somewhere in Pennsylvania on business connected with the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur- ance Company, and not having received suftictent notice of the action of the Court, Mr. Hartwell was not able to be present. Mr. Hilliard, the District Attorney, said he should take no action nor make any motion under the circumstances, but should move for Mr, Hartwell’s sentence immediately on his arrival tn Boston, The Court (Judge Clifford) then sald that persons convicted of crime and not sentenced were under obligations to appear at the time appointed for that Purpose, The defendant was then defaulted upon his own recognizance, and the Court said tt would suffer the matter to subside, tl being understood the government attorney acquiesced in the suiticiency of ae reasons for the non-appearance of the ac- cused. The names of Me'len and Ward were then called, and the defendants passed into the dock. Mr. Hil-, ltard said it Was now his painful duty, most painful of all but one that had been imposed upon him by virtue of the government, and he must perform it. He said the defendants were tried under the act of 1846, chapter ninety and the sixieenth section, Hartwell was indicted for embezziement of the pub- Itc moneys, aad Mellen and Ward for partict- pating in that act. The sum of $100,000 was embezzled. The amount could not be paid asa fine by either of the defendants. The government’s attorney said he had nothing to urge to the Court as to the time of imprisonment to be awarded, The case was one of great interest. He had only to ask lor such sentence as tye interests of pares Justice and the elements in thi required ; ut he said he should not be doing justice to his duty and the case if he did not observe one thing for the benefit of the defendants, Upon the discovery of the gigantic frauds the defendants, Mellen ‘and Ward, were frank and full im their disclosures to him and to the Grand "Jury, They had kept notn- ing back, and in the course of his duty and investi- gation he was atded by such disclosures, and there- tore that conduct on their part has given them a claim upon the consideration of the government and theg court, That conduct has not been modified by any of the events subsequently, At the conclusion of Mr. Hillard’s remarks Henry Paine, one of counsel for the defendants, addressed the court and stated that he desired to show the unt- form good character of Weller and Ward, both be- fore and since the fraud, believing that such showe ing would have some influence in extenuation of the sentence. The Court ordered the witnesses to be called, and some twenty names were called. The District Attorney admitted the good character of the defendants—good from their youth up to the time of this transaction and since the event, Messrs. Edwin R. Wiggin, James Sutherland, agent of the Williston Cotton Works; Benjamin Dodd, cashier of Atlantic Bank for forty-two years, and a humber of other gentiemen employed on State street and holding responsible positions, testitied as to the excellent character of the deiendants, Mr. Paine then submitted a letter to the court, which was not read, but which the District Attorney had seen and assented to. Mr. Paine then addressed the court briefly. He referred to the unt/orm good char- acter and reputation of the detendants. He assumed that the guilt of the defendants had veen legally es- tablished. He reviewed the action of the Grand +f ry in the case, and alluded to the frankness and prompi- tude with which the defendants answered all ques- ons put them. ‘The Uae Man in the fraud had fled, while the men before the court had remained at home ready to meet the charge with some slight consciousness of their innocence. In view of all that had been shown he asked if the punishment deserved anything more than the minimum in such¢cases. They have suffered. They are no hardened villains. What must they not fave sutf2red! In adjusting the addi- tonal punishment that shall be imposed upon them the past three years should be taken into considera- tion, Mr. Paine, in conclusion, appealed to the Court to temper mercy with justice. Recapitulating the peculiar circumstances in whigh both the de- Jendants were placed, Mr. Paine then read a written statement prepared by Mr. Mel'en, declaring his en- tre innocence of any hand in the iraud. Tuc paper was submitted to the Court. In imposing sentence Judge Clifford referred very briedy to the circumstances of the case, and, with- out repeating any of those circumstances, he read the act of Congress’ under wiitch the defendants were convicted, and Yo the penalty imposed, which is not less than six months or more than ten years and a fine equal to the amount displaced. The Court said the law gave him discretion, and he thought the amount was too large in this case. The only appeal from the law was to the Execu- tive clemency, and the offence is not with- in either category of the law. The Cowt held that the evidence supported the indictments, The embarrassment of the court was only tn regard tothe time. The defendants were fairly tried and the motions fairly considered, but the Court was sausfled that their character and reputations were good. {n regard to their voluntary acts the law did not recognize any mitigation in such conduct, how- ever advantageous it may prove to be to the govern. ment. ‘The Court then sentenced Melicn and Ward to two years’ imprisonment each in the State Prisons within the district of Massachusetts, Mellen in the jail at Greenfleld and Ward in the Sutfolk county jail, at their own request through counsel, Both parties were also fined $100,000 each, being the amount embezzled, Ward was much affected during the remarks of Judge Clifford incident to the passing of sentence, and he sobbed bitterly. The friends of the prisoners gathered round the dock and Spee wih the unfortunate men. The result of the trial, as be- fore stated, has caused as much surprise as it has satisfaction, The defendants were prominent in society, and even during the eis week they have mingled freely in the social circles of the leading citizens, and their sudden transfer from the parlors of galety to the lonely prison ceils is, therefore, more particularly commented upon. RECKLESS SHOOTING, Probable Death of an Innocent Party. The Nineteenth precinct, last evening, reported to the Central Police Ofice that at seven o'clock P. M. yesterday Joseph Hunt, aged eighteen years, of No. 203 East Fifty-eighth street, while aischarging a pis- tol at a mark, accidentally shot Mary Maugin, aged three years, of No, 1,071 Second avenue, in the ieit shoulder. She was removed from the scene of the accvident—Fifty-seventh street, between Second and Tiird avenue—to her home by her mother. A phy- sician pronounced the wound of a fatal character. Hunt was arrested by officer Houston, of the Nine- teenth precinct, and locked up, THE PASSAIC OROWRING ACCIDENT An inquest was held yesterday forenoon at Pas- saic, N.J., by ‘Squire Muchmore, on the body of ‘Thomas Cooper, a mason, of Brooklyn, who, in com- pany with two other workmen, went on the river last Wednesday in a small boat, while in a state of infoxication, and through the capsizing of the boat was drowned, as was also one of his companions. Cooper's body was not recovered til Friday. The face was so mutilated as to be unrecognizable even by deceased's brother. The latter identified the body, however, by a peculiar flesh excreseence on ove of the feer. A verdict was returned in ac- cordance with the facts. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MarKet.—Lonpon, June 11—11:80 A. M.—Consola opened at 92% for money and 98 for the ac- count. Ame se curities firm; United States five-twenty bonds, 1562, 89% ; It Old, 8%; 1867, YL; ten-forties, 86%. Btocks steady. Erie Rail 3, ireat , Wentern, abigillinois Gentraie ti? ss Saute aud Great 12, PARIS BOURSE.—PAnis, The B v ! REALS BOCRSE.—Patis, June I1.—The Bourse closed quiet. huneetntes poyaer—FRANETORT, June Hi. United s ve-twenty nC afar coP tg nga of 15a nee 8 closed firm at LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKRT.—LIVERPOOT, June 1L— 11:40 A. M.—The cotton market opened dull. Middling up- .; middling Orleans, 10%d. a lid. The sulew ot} the day ae wt nd My aes. Treat pane beets sea bound to this por mated at 282 vadas, which 155,000 are American. z, Havre’ Corton MARKET—Havrr, June 1.—Octon closed active, LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET.—~LIVERPOOL. June 1—P. M.—The market is quiet. ERP, June Ul.—Pevoleum white. PRTKOLEOM MARKET.~-ANT closed firm at 62%f. for stan Lonpon Propuce M LONDON, June 7.1. Lin- send ot Bp a im quiets "Hope frm, 7,5 S85 seed ofl dull, ‘Se. oer oental Cor Enaliely me birth | CHARLES DICKENS His Career a5 an Author—Stepping-Store to Fame and s’ortune—His Domestic Infeli- cities—Public Opinion of the Novelist. Sir Walter Scott wax almost the frst writer of fiction who falsttled the optition that the works of a novelis$ could hardly sarvive lim «4 generation, Romancers had appeared and written and people had read their works, thrown them aside and for- gotten them. If we except the Wawerley novels what romances are there written sixty years ago whieh anybody reads now, or which, for the mat- of that, are known to any outside of a few literary ment The fact is that the romances of old made no Impression upon the heart, and but little upon the mind, People read them because they told love stories; and almost = any- thing connected with the tender passion will interest for awhile. But they treated of no great historical or social questions. Augustus and Arabella had thetr loves, thetr disappotntments and their troubles, and wound up by marrying and living happily together to the end of theiy days. But neither Augustus nor Arabella was the representa. tives of any particular class, They were always eminently proper and lovable persons, the very pink of perfection, moving in an impossible society, conversing in the most ridiculously learned manner and having uo ideas beyond books and great people, except those which may be included in the sugges- tive term “love and strawberries," But Scott came, and he entered the fleld’of litera- ture a8 a romancer, surpassing all predecessor and remaining unequalled to-day by any writer of the school founded by him. Fortunately for the world, he sought not to describe the society of his days. He went back to the days of Richard Cwur de Lion, and came as far toward modern times as the period of the Scottish revolutions; but there he paused. It cannot injure the fame of Scott to say that he would have faiied had he attempted to describe the society ke lived in, His mind was too eminently poetical for description of modern life, and so he sought the society of ther Cusaders and that of thé Pretender, with their stirring dramatic seenes and their wiid, poetic incidents, for the employment of a pen which wrote nothing but poetry, As we have said before, Scott was the first romancer in the English language who proved to the world that fic- tlox could be made as imperishable as works which deal solely in historic facts, It is safe to predict that people will vead “Ivanhoe” and “The Bride of Lam- mermoor” with as much pieasure a thousand years hence as they do to-day. After Scott there was a period of stagnation in the world of fiction, broken by Disraeli alone. “Pevertl of the Peak” appeared in 1823, and not until 1827, when the publication ot “Tales of @ Grandiather was begun, did anything appear from the pen of the great novelist. In 1852 Scoit died; but tor nine years previous he had written nothing in the way of fletion, We may then safely say that trom 1823 to 1837 the only novelist of note was Disraeli. It 1s singu- lar to observe that the same year Dickens gatned repu- tation as an author the late Premier of Great Britain was elected to Parllament and thenceforward made literature subordinate to politics. Thus the teld was ciear for Dickens when he entered upon his literary career, His carly lie had been without prest ‘The son of a parliamentary reporter, it was natur enough for him to select journalism for a profession. But he possessed no advantages of education. Tne schools at which he had studied, though good, were none of the best. In experience, hewever, Dickens was rich, His mfant years were passed amid stirring scenes, At Plymouth, Portsmouth and Sheerness, where his father at different umes resided, the future novelist met with a class of per- Sons whose ecceniricities of temper and peculiari- ties of manner impressed themselves deepiy upon his mind. Kemoved to London his father’s ‘profes sion doubtless familiarized him with the dutes of a newspaper reporter and perhaps the boy’s ambition to become a journalist was fix y reading the re- ports of his father as they appeared in the puper. Certainly his mind was who.ly uniitted for the study oflaw, The perusal of Coke and Blackstone, however edifying, can hardly be considered pleasant, at least hot to the active, energetic mina, full of life and animation, fond of conviviality and delighting in studying the humorous side of nature. At least the solemn inysteries of the law were unsuited to Dick- ens’ temper, and 80 he abandoned them tor the more congenial work of newspaper reporting. HIS WORKS, The reportorial career of Charles Dickens was Mmited to the True Sun and the Morning Chronicie, As a reporter his reliability and versatility were re- markable, and attracted the attention of Mr. Joun Black, the editor of the last named paper, who tn- vited Dickens to write something outside tis ordi- nary duties. This gave rise to ‘Sketches of English Lue ant Character,” afterwards printed in book form, With the title of Sketches by Boz.’’ At this time Dickeus was a young man of twenty-four years, a very dandy 1) appearance and attire. In the gallery of the House of Commons he daily took lis scat among the reporters dressed in the height of fashion, A kind of young Phoebus he was, with notebook in one hand and sapphire-headed pencii in the other, Lond down the speeches of Peel, Palmerston or Disraell. ‘hes by Boz” merely laid the foundation of fame. They aitracied public notice and were eagerly sougnt after and read, but placed now aside of his after works how tame wud insignificant they appear! It was the famous “Pickwick Papers,” which removed Dickens from the reportorial y greatest of authors, In » POWers OF satire and humor which reached their culminating point in that masterpiece of fiction “David Copper- .? Asis well known there is no plot in the tekWick Papers.” It is merely a narrative, in Which certain scenes in English life are vurlesqued and satirised. We doubt if Mr. Pickwick was an original c.eation, There were many such men in England and probable still are, and doubtless Dickens merely describes a being whom he had frequently met. In like manner Sam Weller is but @ type of a class unlortunaiely but seldom met with at the present day, but with which the author was familiar in his boyhood. For genuine hujmor throughout the “Pickwick Papers” were never surpassed by anything wr.tien sulse- quentiy by the author. Whether 1 is the celebrate election, or the famous court scene, with th deuce of Sam and the address of Sergeant Bu or the antiquarian researcics of Mr. Vickwic find the same inimitabie humor, In this work, too, the author first appeared as an advocate of sociat reform. The scenes described by him as oceurring “in the Fleet during Mr. Pickwick’s imprisonment undermined the foundation of that policy of coulin- ing debtors in prison which England clung to so long and so tenaciously. in “Oliver Twist” the public were introduced to phases of social life Which were known to compara- tively few. People Jom look downwaras if they can help themseiv society pyramid, aud everybody at the bottom stratus eyes in cateh- ing a gitmpse at the top, tidimt to all arcund thei, while those at the top are un je 10 gaze upon the vast foundation which supports them, put Dickens divested himself of the tendency to regard the masses us 89 much rubbish, unworthy of consideration. As a reporter he iad itd occasion to mingle With the lowest classes of socte He had met with Pagins and Mill Sykc ses and dou sess with Oliver Twists, But the best and most s°rii jag charac 18 Work Was Nancy. She was reation, hough 1a the whole range of chur- ‘3 drawn by Dickens she may appear the most improbable, Such a combination of good and bad qualities we meet with every day without recognizing ii, Steeped in crime, yet preserving almost uuainte a heart full of pity and tenderness, isthere anyining more touching ‘in fiction than her ove tor te vile wretch who murdered herr To the iconoclast Nancy might seem a morbid creation, tr- possible in real Ife; »ut do we not often meet with her ia our police courts of this city’ Take it all in all, “Oliver Twist’ is a work of the highest genius, from its interest 43 a romance, it serve: ‘tauging about an improvement in the wor remand in unveiling the haunts of v are to be met with in ail large cittes, Had ns died alter writing this book he would sulL have been worthy of a prominent place in the world Of letters. Following up his plan of arrange popular form the the social evils of the day Dickeus next produced “Nicholas Nickleby,” in which he described the parbarittes of the cheap schools or England. Mr. Squeers, the schoolmaster, ts one of his happiest eptions. That it was not an exaggeration was proven by the threats made by numerons schoo!- masters throughout the kingdom to prosecute the autior for itbel. In this work, too, Ww drawn numerous otter Characters wonderfully true to ‘ature and yet so new that they seemed gso many aiscoveries, Who bas not read ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ We con- fess to be one of those Who deary love “Lite Ne and who cannot ‘see anything maudlin in the guage of the aatnor when describing her. She ts the sweetest, the tenderest and the purest of concep- tions. ¢ otesque and wild’ as are her surround- , they tend oniy to lilt her yet higher and to in aify” her. We follow Nelli wiih the deep- Witerest through her wanderings with demented grandiather unul her ptigam- reuses, and ‘upon. her little bed she lay at est ‘That heart must, tudeed, be callous which does not throb with emotion when reading the story of this litile life, dear, geutle, patient, noble Neil!’ In the annals of Hnglist imagmanve Iterature she stands alone, the very perfection of hnagination; ideal, but not mpossibie; too good for earti, yet so necessary to earth! But Nell is not the only character in this work which ts worthy of the highest order of genius. It is true that the grandeur of her conception, the artistic man- ner of her drawing, ©'2curea all others; and yet Quilp, Dick Swive Mrs. Jarley and the Curtosity Dealer are admirably drawn, There is something touching in the aifection of the olk gambler for his granddaughter, and we pardon his wenkness in the devotion and obedience he pays her. His waiting for her after her death, always expect. tng her to come “to-morrow,” and the dust eee —— ‘ad upon her grave, are pictures worthy of of nia" Indeed, in whatever light we view “Uld foal op” it 18 @ noble production, the equal My ae ‘hall not see for many years, i of * + Rudge” we do not hold a very high Opinion, It abe UNds in grotesque and exciting in- dents, but the a "racters are not as happy, either in their conception OF ely delineation, as are the characters tn the pa “Yious and subsequent works of the author. The pb» %*% ts of course, interesting. Dickens wrote nothipa “at Was not readable. But of ‘ted for the groundwork OF Ey Meet though Hull Of dra. matic features, was 42% one calculated to ‘ay of his powers. As a Notes” was adintrabie, ‘8, and that he subse- afford opportunity for a dis). aay work ne ae eeT bat it was unworthy of Dieke " ently regretted its publisatin,' We Wave no doubt, twas hot because he satiriged’, Americans . book that they condemn it, but’, because he every- where exaggerated oug faults and! ,.llies, and made us Out 4 nation of people incapabie 6, Performing & wise or decorous aetion, We’ ao wit that the tendency of the author to” hk solely upon the ludicrous side of ofan eter must be wkeu Into consideration, and tf cannot be denied that thirty years ago’ the American chexacter was full of eceentricities and’ «'omlcail- ues. We were rougher and less polished, p'taps, then than we now are, and doubtless often rad” Our. selvea ridiculous, But, eves granung all ixat Quid have been fairly said ‘against us, it is im,ess,vle to recognize 1n “american Notes” a fate and honest satire. ‘The work beurs the inspress of English pred dice throughout. It ts undeniably clever and vatty, and at this late day we can read ‘and laugh over 1t4 pages; but there were then but few Amei ns suvwh: as it devoribes, Dickens singled out the isolavwed individual and held him up betore the world as the representattve Amertean. However, we tave long since forgotien the pain whicir the book caused, and have long since lorgiven the prejudice which prompted it, It was triumph enongh to the Americans that when the autfor re- turned to the United States, after an abseiee of twenty-five years, we gave him a lesson In gevexos- ity and raagnanimity by discarding our prejudices and receiving him with all the pleasure and entieu- Slasm his genius merited. That te absence of Peet ike matice on our part touched him deepiy he himself told us in his speech at the New York banquet, where he took back all the bad things he had said about us and apologized handsomely for having done us,injustice, ‘Lhe next novel written by Dickens on tits return to England from his American tour was “Martin Chuzziewtt,” and in this work he also satirized Ame- ricans, This is probably the poorest of hits fictions in poiut of aristic construction, although one of his best for detineation of character, ‘That hypocrite Pecksniff, moral even In his hypocrisy, and the jolly Mark Tapley are admirabie creations. But the plan of the novel is faulty and the brothers Cheerybié are Simply impossibilities, “Pictures of Iluiy,’? pub- lished in 1845, alter his return from a visit to the land of the Cwxsars, abound in humor. In faci, Dickens Was not at all afiected by the knowledge that he was writing of the classic land, As when he Was in America, he could see only the comic side of Italian life, and thus his “pictures” possess nothing of historical value whatever, but must be read solely tor (he sake of the humor and saure they contain, In addition to this work he wrote and published, be- tween 1s43 and 1846, “A Christinas Carol,” “The Chimes,” “The Cricket on the Heartit,”’ ‘Lhe Bat- ue of Life’ and other short stories, all of which are faimiliar to the public. “Dombey and son” appeared in 1847-8, and at once added to the fame of the author. ‘This was alter Dickens had retired from the Vatly News, which he, with others, had established in 1846, Journalisin, lLowever, Was Unsulied to the novelist, who soon abandoned the editorial chair tor more congental work, In the characters of Mr. Dombey and of little Paul there 1s much that [sy to be admired, The latter was based on the model of Neil, bi although @ sweet and tender conception, i was not equal to the heroine of “Old Curiosity Saop.’’ Handsomely as this book was received by the public tt was almost forgotten when in 1849 “David Coppertirld’? appeared, ‘This was at once the most comp.chensive and most perfect 01 all the works of Dickens, Whether con- sidered in @ purely artistic sense for the symmetry of {ts proportions, or regarded in the light of descriptions of character, tt appears the ablest fiction not only of the author, but of the age. KEyery character is drawn with wondertul skill. Agnes, Emily, Peggotty, the Chila Wife, Micawber—in fact, every being that he gave life to in this book is a periect and finisied whole. It 1s the master work of Dickens, and though it was subsequently approached by his “Tale of Two Cities,” it was neither surpassed nor equalled. “Bleak House,” with tts famous Chancery sult, is a Splendid satire, while “Great Expectations” is a romance full of pathos and sentiment. ‘This last named novel has never been accorded the justice tts meriis deserve, Excepting “David Copperfield’? and “The Tale of Two Cities” 1016 really the best plotted romance written by Dickens. In proportions it is symmetrical, and if it does not attack a soctal wrong that Americans can appreciate from expe- rience, it nevertheless pieads the cause of a class of convicts well known in England. The last completed work of Dickens, ar Mutual Frend,” disappointed public expectation. ts principal fault was that it was too much the mere novel, Still Silas Wegg 1s a capitally drawn charac- ter and deserves to rank with the other humorous creations of the author, Belle, too, is one of those fair, fresh creatures which Dickens alone could Show us in ail the beauty of nature, That the last production from the pen which must henceforth be ary forever promised to be one of the best 14 undeni- able. “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” opened well. Ithad often becn charged against Dickens that he was meapable of describing a yentieman—thac he could not rise from above the level of the medium classes of society, But in this novel he was drawing a character which faisified all that bad been said about him in this respect. Whether the novel ts leit complete is uncertain; we can only hope tt ts, His DOMESTIC INFELICITIES, Much has been said of the domestic life of tne de- ceased novelist, of the unhappiness of his marital relations. He married wien ee young man, and for some years iived nappily with bis wife, by whom he had several children, who survive him, Why he separated from Mrs, Dickens wns tated by himself in a letter to a friend, which we giVe entire beiow, a5 containing all that can be said at preseut on tus subject:— Mrs, Dickens and I have lived unhappily many years. Hardly any one who bus known 1a ig can fati to have known that we are, in a of character and temperament, wonderfully uneuited wo 1 suppose that no two people, not vicious in them- ver were joined together who’ had greater difficulty in understanding one another or who hud less in common. An attached woman servant (more triend to both of us than a servant), who lived with wus sixteen years, and is ‘uow = married, | and = who was and will is in Mrs. Dickens’ confidence and» miue, who had the closest familiar experience of this unhappiness in London, i the country, in France, in Italy, wherever we have been, year after yeur, month after month, week ater wees, day’ after day, will bear testimony to this. Nothing has, on many oce stood between us and a separation but’ Mrs, Dickens’ sister, Georging Hogarth, From the age of fteen she has 'devotet hersel to our house aud children. She has been their playmate, nurse, in- structress, friend, iviser and "companion. In the manly consideration towards Mrs. Dickens which T we to any wife, 1 will merely remark of ‘her that the pecu- Hiarity of ner chatacter has thrown ail the care of the childrea on some one elae. I do not know—TI cannot by any stretch of tancy imagine—wha: would have become of them but for this aunt, who has grown up with them, to whom they are de- voted, aud who has saeriticed the best part of ler youth and lite to them. She hay remonstrated, reasoned, suffered and totled, and come again to prevent a’ separation betweea Mrs. Dickens and me. dirs. Dickous has often expressed to her her sense ot her affectionate care and devotion in the house—never more sitongly than within the last twelve months, For some years past Mrs. Dickens has been in the pabit of represeating to me that it would be better for her to go away und live apart; that ber always increasing eatrangement made a mental disorder under which she sometiines labors; more, that felt herself unfit tor the life she had to lead as my wife, and that she would be far better away. [have uniformly’replied that she must bear our misfortune and fight the fight out to the end, that the children were the first consideration, ana that I reared they must bind us together, “in appearance.” At length, within these three weeks, It was suxgested to me by'Foster that even for their sakes tt woud surely be better to reconstruct and rearrange the unhappy home. Lempowered him to trent with Sjrs. Dickens as tie friend of both of us for one and twenty years. Mra. Dickens wished to add, on her part, Mark Leton, and didso. On Saturday last Lemon wrote’ to Foster that Mrs, Dickens “gratefully and thankfully accepted" the terms I proposed to her. Of the pecuniary part of them I will oniy say that 1 believe they are as generous as if Mra, were a lady of distinction and I @ man of Thy Temaining parts of hem are easily de. my eldest boy to live with Mrs, Dickens and to t ere of er; my eldest gitl to keep my house; both my girls and all my children but the eldest son to live with me in cuntintied companionsitp of their Aunt derest aifections ovine, for whom 1 bave ever seen aim (as T have for ibany years) upon my affection, respect and gratitude than anybody in this world, Thope that no one who may become acquainted with what I write here can possibly be 40 cruel and uajust as to put any miscoustruction on our separation so far. ay elder catidren a!l understand tt perfectly, and all accept tt as tnevitabie. ‘There is nota shadow ot doubt or concealment among ua. My eldest son and I are one us to it all. Two wicked persons, who should have spoken very dif. ferently of me,’ in consideration of earned reapect aud ratitude, thave (as Tam told, and, indeed, to my personal Knowledje) coupled with this ration ‘the name of a oung lady for whom I have a great attachment and regard. will not repeat the name—! honor tt too much. Upon my soul and honor, there is not a more virtuous and creature than that young lady. I know her to be m me, must now bell in pect 1 know her to bave for me, and tn the perfect o 6 L know her, in her better moments, to repose In my truthfulness, On this head, again, there snot a shadow of doubt or concealment between my children and me, Ail is open and piain among us, a8 though we were brothers and They are perfectly certain that I would not deceive and the contidence among Us 18 without a fear, ©. 2. atever the merits or demerits of this unfortu- nate matrimonial trouble, tt is certain that Dickens ever spoke of his wile kindly, and almost a‘feation- ately. Doubtless he was purtly to biawe for the causes that led to the separation, and that he acted unwisely ti publishing bis domestic troubles to the worid none Will deny; but, aiter all, outsiders are haraly competent judzes of his case. Mrs. Dickens Wisely preserved stent so that the Word Bas been deprived the opportunity of hearing both sides of the story THR BND. ever the English language is spoken—in the and of the dead novelist, in Almeria, to ralia and in india, nad in ail other parts of the word where dwell English speaking people—there will the death of Charles Dickens be mourned with as deep and as sincere a grief as hu- manity can leel, For he was a much loved friend iu every home. No man of his time ever made so many people happy. His missivn was to purify and elevate society, to plead the cause of ihe oppressed, to unmask the hypocrite and to eulogize truth and virtue and honesty. charity to hamanity; and th the ture, long after He taught love and i THe TURNVEREAN, The New York section of the North America Turn League held tts regwar quarterly meeting last evening, at the Turn Hall, in Orchard street, near Canal, Mr. Conrad Kuhm prestding. The minutes of the last meeting, and also of interven- ing special meetings, were read and ap proved, The Board of Administrators submitted ® report of their action, which was also assented to, From this {t appeared that 4 proposition had been provisional: reed upon to remove the hall of the society ueher on town, some- Where between Houston and Fourteenth streets; that no aite for the new building, which was to éost about $150,000,dud yet been selected; that Wo oflers pyiticrd| ie ponainie parmen for the purchase At building and ground, for with a part payment, the major oie the purchase money to be ments, and another for $52,000, all in’ cash. Neither of these offers has yet been accepted or re- fused, but both are held under consideration for fature action. Arrangements were perfected for the anniversary festival ou the 15th inst. at Terrace Garden, in commemoration of the founding of the Turn Poet mm tig §=country, and for a Fourth of July celebration at ‘Jones’ Wood. Digressive and cumulative debates on frivolous mutters were indulged m, 45 is usually the case tu Gertnan societies. A communication from the teachers @f the society’s sekool, complainin certain unfounded charges made against their \inanagement of the school, was received and re- ferred to a selec¥ committee of five for inquiry and weport. The Turners’ Association for ASiiog the S\ck—an organization formed for the purpose of aid- ing the sick hvney 3 its bmp rosie nintinaeey ontribue tio u8—announced by letter its Mirawal from the Turaer Society, which netice was referred to the oa of Administration, The meeting then ad- jour ls major portion of divided into yearly ANN.VERSARY EXERCISES. Progress of a Reneficent Wark. The’ fourth anniversary of the Home for Incura- bles, at West Farms, Westchester county, was ob- served at that place yesterday, where, notwithstand- ing the unpropitious nature ef thefweather, a goodly number of friends of the institution from the city and immediate neighborhood — participated in the exercises. An election for officers and Managers for the ensuing year was held, which resulted in the old Board being again chosen, ‘The Treasurer’s report showed that the total amoum of moneys received from all sources during the past year was £25,636, while the expenses amounted to $23,861. Prom the phy- sician’s report it appears that the number gl mates at the commencement of the year was twenty- nine; admitted du: the year, thirty. Since that lime nine died and fifteen were disebarged, or re- moved by their friends. The principal diseases have been paralysis; cancer and consumption. After the annual report of the superintendent Rad been read Interesting addresses were delivered by the Rev. Drs. Potter, Washburne, Vermilye and Gallaudet. ‘The exercises were of an interesting nature, and evt- dently atforded much gratification to all preseat. CUSTOMS CARTAGE, In the cartage system adopted by Cotlector Grin- nell, which proved so unpopular with importers that the Secretary of the Treasury ordered its mods fication or abolition, a district cartman was ap- pointed, jwho gave bonds in $50,000, and each sub- ordinate cartman gave a bond of $5,000. In addition to this a stamp was placed on the back of the permit bearing the name of the cartman licensed to carry that lot of goods. Under the changed system the “general order” and “public store” goods will still be carried in this way. The only return to the oid style will be in the move- ment of bouded goods. The merchants will now have their goods carted by thetr own men, who wilt give # bond of $5,000 each to insure their fidelity. The merchants in each case apply for licenses for theircartmen and become their sureties. The majority of the tinporters are satisiied with the system as modified, as under it their goods are entrusied to the g eof meu for whom they are personally respou- sible. by. Within a Whee! an tnha)itanf to-day, of this mundane a of atmodicam of our experience would eacla: man cannot be found, {certainly have stumbled upon « caa- did one!” Such being our recent experience we are constrained to give it publielty or reasons toat will appear, ere we ave tin- 1a to purchase an article to be had druggist's on Broadway, not many blocks re. We auld to the proprietor, “Doctor do you not for “RESTORER AMERICA 2” “Yi but the price is so high I will not keep it." We repli “Many of the constituents of Restorer America—naming them—are ao expensive that we cannot possibly sell ft at lesser rate. do not care how much It costs to produce it, T will not sell anything over my counter that I cannot make han 2 per cent upon! You may think you can force jase by creating a demand for it by your advertiaing, in very easil aside by throwing cold water upon tt!" We believe in the ellicacy of pure cold water, but could not see how it could be made to work these wonders; so We suggested that this would be somewhat difficult of ac- and asked how he would proceed. “By depre- Lc rir enon) it d nm lately ting something else as better. This ter, As perso’ ursuit of such very readily influenced by what we druggists ral druggists with whom I have conversed upon say. Se the subject, feel just as I do, and that 1s, that your wholesale Price te tod igh —vou don't give us any atiow! Vou iad etter conciliate us retailers, and {f you cannot sell the article leas, put another stamp upon your bottle and advertise the retail price ®I 25, leaving the ‘wholesale where it is. Thea we'll take hola of it. More to this effect, accompanied with some wholesome business advice called from bie long carer as a successful druggist, to which we listene complacently, ‘and then, with mutual “salaams,"* we retired with the conviction that there is at least one caa- did man to be found on Broadway, even though he do not sell RESTORER AMERICA! Drugiists who do not sell Restorer America consult their own Interests and not that of their customers. Convinced they are that R. A. ts pre- eminently superior to all others, but not satistied with 26 per cent profit, and will not be, #0 fo they can “recommend something elae as better” upon which they can make more: AL SIN I KER AMERIC HENRY, Lege p CG, WELLS & 12 Fhiton street; McK ESSON & ROBBINS, 92 Pult ‘ R. A. Depot, 202 Last Thirtieth street, "At retail by the wing strugelats, cronsing from North to v be PETRIE, Ninth avenue aod. Twenty-cighth street; MONELL & HEPBUN, Hudson and Horatio streote ; MACY, Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street; O'BRIEN, Broadway and Twenty-tirst street; DL and ‘Twenty-niuth street; BRIMELOW, Third aveaue and Thirty-hrst street; MONELL, First avenue and Houston nd VAKIOUS OTHER DRUGGISTS and FANCY S DEALERS throughout the city. ER, Fourth avenue street, A.—For a Stylish and Elegant Hat Call on DOUGAN, 102 Nassau street, corner of Ann. A-—ifo for the Country.—Cunmpion Cow Milker; chance fur energetic men. 267 Broadway. At Gold Prices.—The Largest. Assortment in the city of Boots ana Shoes for ladies, gentlemen and children “at E. A, BROOKS’. This is the largest establish- meat in the city. 573 Broadway, opposite Metropolitan Hotal. Great reduction. Soiled Shoes half price. A New and Remarkable Lamp ts Selling very rapidly by V. M. & CO., 12 B. vet. A sewing Muchinr, $25 to $45—817 Broad. way. Can be converted into a hand machine instantly, War- ranted. New patent broad guage Hemmer, applicabie to all machines A.~Herring’s c pachoid’s Summer Ha: eros are the most brilliant dress t ca be found on this aide of the Atlantic, Atten- ton f# invited to thelr shape, fineness, lightness, and the beauty and elegance of their’ trimming and appointments, Look around and see if articles of the same exquisite finish can be procured elsewhere at any price. | ESPENSCHEID, manufacturer of geuts' hats, No, 118 Nassau street. Bate! Hair Dye—The Best in the world, The only perfect dye; harmless, rellable, instantar neous. Factory 15 Bond street. For Moth Patches, Freckies ond Tan Uj PERRY'S MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION. [tis reliable and harmless. by druggists. Depot 49 Bond “treet. Hecker’s Farina. : In the simmer season there ts no hen'thler or more patat- able tood than HECKEW'S FARINA. It tw light, agreeable, ensily digested, and for f Or jellies is ‘warivalled. Sold by ail groce: Infallibliity Proc! fit and prices for Ci 60 Fultou street, New York. Jaym and curative standard ren Pubiiahers SC the United states and ail forego coun tries. Spring Water res Cancer, inquot C Muaions ofula and all Lmpurities af the Blood. Bright's Di For gale by dr ttery.—Prizos Paid in Gold. ‘The highest rates pait {or Doublooas old and Silver. Lot & CO., Bankers, 16 Wail atreet, N.Y. The Greatest Tonic in the World.—Use STEINFELD'S French Cognac Bitters. Yrincipal depot, 6? Warren street, New York, ‘The Poor Little Sufferer wit be Immedi- ately rodeved by using Mrs, WINSGOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP*for chitdren teething. It softene the gums, reduces — inflammation, eures wind colic, laysalt pau, and gives (be child quiet, natural sleep, from whiebit awakes invigorated andrefresbad, Pecfectly eafe in all cases, os millions of myxherscan tes! The Metropolitan Job Printiag Establivhe ment, 97 NASSAU STREET, OLD HERALD: BUILDING. ‘This well known estabiishrogut oilers aivactages possessed, by no other in the United States. Jali and get your estimates tor re ee OAT SORTS, OF PRINTING, om LUMINATED POSTER WORK naa 0 A GAKD. in paid to, &AW PRIS te at rates avhich will compare favorably with auy ober ove, Especial attenti the great men of to-day are for m, the name of Charles Dickens Will be held atott, surrounded by an gureole of fuine whose brtllipucy shall uever be dimmed, ‘Travelling companies will do well tocallon us and Faqmning id STOCK OF OUTS. Wood Kagraving dono at shurt aatice and at low dgures,