Obituary.

Colonist, Issue 6, 10 November 1857, Page 3

Obituary.

Among those who have shuffled off their mortal coil after playing- a somewhat prominent part on the political and literary stage may be enumerated :— . . Bishop Blomfield—'many years Bishop of London, but who had latterly retired from the active duties of that arduous position, on a pension of £6000 per annum. He might truly be called a church-building bishop; "for we: think we are within bounds when we put down the number of churches erected in his see while he was bishop at two hundred; and what is better, too, most of them were well attended. He waa an accomplished scholar and a chaste speaker. Prince dio la Moskowa.—The eccentric son of Marshal Ney. He was like his father in nothing but siding with the strongest.' -He made a ijood defence of his father's conduct, as far as such conduct could be defended ; but the Marshal did that himself in 1815, just after Waterloo, which we may some day place before our readers, especially should they wish it.

John Wilson Cbokbr—many years Secretary of the Admiralty under the Tory Administration. He was brought into the House of Commons to be pitted against Henry Brougham, with what success it need not be mentioned. In the literary world ho was known as the editor of the best edition of Boswell's Johnson, and for his savage articles in the Quarterly Review, the tomahawk business of which he did for many years with success. He was ths writer of that notorious article in the Quarterly Review against the Reform Bill, just prior to the passing of that measure. It was the most masterly attempt to vindicate corruption tbat ever issued from- the brain of man. Mr. Muxtz, M.P. for Birmingham.—His forte in the House was banking and currency—, sealed subjects to the multitude—the intricacies of which are known only to loanmongers and money-scriveners and political economists. Mr. Delane of.the. " Times."—lt need not be mentioned that a man cannot be engaged on the misleader of Europe, without possessing talent of the highest order. The proprietors of that journal have plenty of money, and money will always command talent. In the case of Money v. Talent principle always gets nonsuited. Dr. Thomas Dick.—A veteran writer, who commenced his career by a work endeavouring to show that the cultivation of the Sciences was not incompatible with the study of and belief, in the Holy Scriptures. He laboured in the field of his vocation till death. Eugene Sue.—The French Emperor has one enemy less in the world. Exile has at last killedthe prolific writer Sue. He was principally known as the author of the Wandering Jew, in which are many highly-wrought scenes and much villificatioh of the Jesuits. It is a work more calculated to cause crime than repress it. His Mysteries of Paris was a harrowing exposure of the dregs which civilisation causes. The tendencies of the work were not upward; but it sold and produced money-