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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT In the Spring of the year 1841, this niehmcholy indisputahly attested statement respecting Dr. DUNHAM, the HISTORIAN OF SPAIN, kc. and his very large family, was printed, and to a certain extent distributed, by some dignitaries of Durham : — " That poverly, frequc:illy of ihf mom deplorolile kind. It Ihe Invnrintile lot of the man who ha« no other aupport than the pen, 1« a fact which, however nielorcl.oty, in loo well known In lUerary biography to requ-re illustration htre. There are Indeed ln«IaiiceB, and thoae not a few, which at Ihe Brit glance aeem to furnish an exception to Ihia re- mark 1 yet, when narrowly examined, they serve t.nly to confirm It. If we turn to the most dlatlnfrulshed and mott nucceMful writera of the day, we «hall find their pecuniary proaperlty derived from extrlnilc nourcea. They are pensioned, like Southey and Camp, bell i they hold offl"'lal appointments, like Wordsworth and P»l?rnve ; they follow lu- crative professions, like Turner and Tairourdj they are clergymen, like Falier and LIngard i or they have fortunes, like Hallan and Landor. It may, Indeed, l)e safely afllrmed that there la not. In modern times at least. : single Instance nf a literary man, however eminent, being able to provide for a f»ml. . , the una« listed exercise of the pen. •' If this statement be trite In general, It Is p^culiarIy so In the case of Dr. Dnnhnm. For same years he has experienced. In Ita fullest and moat bitter exteni, the doom which the great moral poet baa attached to the sons of learning and genlua— • "^oll, envy, want, the garret, and the jail.' Forced In January, Iftlfl, by circumstances as unexpected as they were disastrous, to descend from his utut ^ade of society, to seek a precarious subsistence for himself and large family, by becoming the drudge of booksellers, and to undertake subjects for which neither previous study nor bent of mind had prepared him i harrasted by Incessant delays in the publication of bis writings, and consequently by the indeflnlte postponement of the scanty remuneration stipulated to be paid him ; oppressed, on the part of hit pub- lishers, by successive breaches of contract, and by the necessity, after months of painful labour, to renounce all hope of remuneration whatever ; obliged to leave In t* power of the broker, his furniture, books, clothes, and the clothes of his family (s the gar- ments which they happened to have on their backs at the moment), as at. equivalent for rent which he waa unable to pay ; immured for debt, for months together, in a metro- politan prison i doomed to see beings dearer to him than his own life, wasted by disease, by sorrow, and by insufficient food i confined to mean apartments, almost without fur- niture, — his bed a mattresa on the floor, without covering of any kind except o>.e blanket ; destitute of clothing to protect him and his from the iuciemency of the weather ) despised by the purse-proud for his Indigence, and for the meanneM of his girb j sunk In spirit, weakened in body, sickened at heart, lie surely, of all men, has most reason to complain of a profession which, without any fault of hia own, has plunged bim Into the lowest depths of wretchedness. " But even this Is not the worst. Owing to causes to which allusion haa been made, and especially to the moat recent breach of contract by the editor and proprietors of * The New General Biographical Dictionary' (a work conducted from the first with sin- gular Ignorance alike of general literature, and of the practical working of the press), he, his wife, ana five eliler children are, at this moment, receiving a pittance of ii. per week, with a few loaves of bread, from the board of Guardiai.a of St. Pancras Parish ; whilst the five youngeiit children are actually Inmates of the workhouse of tlie same pa- rish I I'he workhouse. Indeed, must speedily be the lot of the seven, no less than of the five, unless some liberal patrons of lltciature Interfere to save them from that melancholy extremity — that most Irretrievable disgrace — that hopeless degradation. " With all this unequalled suffering, Dr Dunham, It is scarcely neceasary to say, is not lobeciassed among ordinary writers. That his historical labours have been mentioned with great respect by the most discerning portion of the critical preas, it is evident from the extracts on the fourth page of this circular. The favourable judgement has been conBrned by the most distinguished of our living autiiors,— by Southey and LIngard, by Moore and Campbell, and a host besides. The first of these eminent men. In a letter to Mr. Prebendary Townsend, of Durham, (dated January, 1833,) emphatically expresses his opinion that ' there Is no living man from whom greater or better things can be ex- pected i' and In another letter (to Dr. Dunham himself) he observes, that he (Dr. D ) ' It capable of writing that which posterity will not readily let die.' " To asklat In rescuing such a man from utter destruction, and In placing him on a stage where he may have full scope for exercise of his lenniing and talents, most be gra- tifying to -he liberal and tiie enlightened. To escape from the thraldom of booksellers ; to be enabled to choKse his own subjects, hit own limits, bis own time, for the improve- ment of hia future wrltings,-he Intends, If the necessary means can be obteined, either to enter a small farm, or to open n claMslcal and commercial school. O7, probably, as he has two suns who will soon be useful to him, he may co^-.blne toth, '.vlth the exevise of the pen.'* Relating as that statement did to a gentleman whose writings in general have been most favourably received, not only by the public at large, but by the most distinguished of European scholars,* it could hardly fail to produce some effect: it did in fact produce a considerable one. Having ascertained not only that his misfortunes were real, but that they were unmerited, some leading personages (among them were the Queen Dowager, the Bishops of Bagnor, Durham, Lincoln, Llandafl", London, and St. David's ; the Lords Aberdeen, Ashley, Brougham, Burlington. Clarendon, Francis Egerton, Haddington, Harrowby, and Lonsdale,) enabled him, by their seasonable donations, to remove his children from the' workhouse of St. Pancras ; to purchase a few articles of household furniture j to provide himself and family with suitable clothing ; and to wait the rebult of an application to Lord Melbourne for a pension, which they conceived to have been well merited by his writings. How nobly that application was supported, may be inferred from a few of the letters which great and good men addressed to Dr. Dunham on that occasion, and which are below submitted to the reader, as incontcstible evidence of the truth of the present relation.f /) * See " Critical Opinions on the Historical Writlncs of S. A. Dunham, LL. D., &c." on the last page. t From Ihe Bithop of St. Dmidi. " Sir,— I have read the statement you have sent me, with a very 11 /ely sympathy, and heartily wish it waa in my power to do anything that might permanently better your circumatrncei. For the present I can only beg you to accept the enclosed order, as a token of my sincere reipect for your learning and abilities, and my eamett hope t^at they may still meet with the reward they deserve. " I am. Sir, your obedient servant, " Abergwilll, April 3, 1841. " BT, DAVIDS." 9 So little doubt was entertained of the final success of the efforts made in Dr. Dunham's behalf, that he was advised without delay to resume his literary pursuits. There were three different worl«9 wliich he was desirous to publish : 1. A Latin Treatise i>n Scholastic Theology, designed for the use of students in our universities, and those of the continent, especially of students intended for the Church. To this undcrtaiving he was instigated by Dr. Gilly, Prebend of Durhani and Vicar of Norhani. " My dear Sir,— God «etm« to be bringing you through your dlfBculllen : glorify Him by a work for which you lire fully qualified. We want In Latin a i'rolc^tnut Manual of Theology, more dialecllco, for the u«e of unlverilly atu 'enia, Mpoi'lally of candidatei for Holy Orders, — something after the manner of Dens, but without his •ophlatry. This Is an undertaking worthy of you, and one whlili, from your extennlve ar(iualntanre with the fathers and schoolrien, you are so capable of executing. As I told Liird Ashley, I tonsldcr you of all men living the best quallflcd for It. I'ray begin II, and I will try to llnd a publisher for you. " Ever yours, fnlthfully, " Nuiham, April, 1841. " W, S. UlLLY." 2. From Lord Clarendon's letter it will be seen that by the Bishop of Durham, Dr. Dunham had been af relieving yriur present necessities. 1 re^pieat your acceptance of the enclosed and I rcniali), " Sir, your obedient servant, '• Grosvenor Crescent, April 3, 1841. •' CLAWF.NDON." From the Lord Dro-'gham. " Lord Brougham presents his compliments lo Dr. Dunhtm. Having read his Bad statement with feelings which It iiould be difflcnil for him lo describe, he Is Inily snrry to hove hardly any thing In his power to relieve him— the enclosed draft fur 4;'.'). being all he can at Ihe present moment alford. But he hopes that Dr. U.'s case may attract the notice of others who have the means of servit;g hln niore effectually. ** Grafton Steeet, Saturday. i-Vom Ms Lord Ffnnelt Egertnn. " Sir,- 1 have wiitten to Lord Melbourne, but I consider your application to be so supported that my letter will probably • dd not a feather to the scale ; and If you do not succeed, I du not know who will or can, I do not, however, know anything of the present practice with regard to luch grants. " I remain. Sir, your obedient servant, " Worsley, Manchester. " F. EGEBTON." From the Earl of Haddington. " Sir,— At the request of Dr. OlUy, I had written to Lord Melbourne, enclosing the Dr.'s letter to me to his lordahlp. Lord Melbi>urnc's answer informed me that many per- sons, of all pollUcal opinions, had interested themselves in your favour. I sincerely hope that the result of their endeavours may be favourable. Lord M.'s letter says no- thing preclte on that point ; but I aho'dd Judge '.hat he Is favourably disposed. Sincerely wishing you the return of better days, ■" I am. Sir, your obedient servant, " Berkeley Square, April 2" >■<. "HADDINGTON," •" Sir,— I am much concer..i o find that all the many recommendstions In your Aivour, added to your own atroDg claim, have failed in having a favourable answer from the Prime Minister. " I had hoped, from what he said to me, though It was anything but decisive, that you would have attained your object. 1 have no right to say a word on the aubject of your determination to try your fortune in America, hot I nm glad lo collect from your letter, that you are not going Immediately. Should circumstancea occur to Justify me In so doing, I shall be ready to join with others In recommending your claims to favourable attention. I can now aay no more, than that I beg your acceptance of Ihe enclosed trifling contribution. " I am. Sir, your obedient servant, •■ Berkeley Square, June 21, 1841. " HADDINGTON." To the above may be added an extract from a letter, which, though received some Urns prior to the agitation of Ike pension, will show the estimate formed of Dr. Dunham's chorucur and talents, by learned and good men. The writer was the late R5V. HUGH JAMES HOSE, B, D., Principal of King's College:— " King's College, 11th October. " My dear Sir,- 1 om not much given to express feelings ; but I have not been (o much surprised and shocked for a long time past, as by the perusal of your letter. I too have had my struggles ; but when I compare them with what you have suffered, and my puny acquirementa with yours, I cannot hot perceive that thing* In tbla world do not go by learning and merit." i' ■irtlalfixmmmtaKg,^ . lit delay to resume ncnt, especially of am. Dfeieditlng. Ai I lold for It. I'ray begin II, rnlthfiilly, W. S. GILLY." 1 Memoir!.* One irlicular attention, iito the solitude of s, passion. • rudely suspended sted — and another iiliani determined, 's a\c, he trusted liiin. From a few , yet as there was tunce of tlie enclosed It Rervant, CLAllF.NUON." Hnving rend his nnd icrUte, he Is truly snrry 1 draft tar £!u being all .'« cose may attract the lly. r application to be so ale i and If you do not know anything of the nt servant, F. EGEHTON." Ibourne. enclosing the med me that many per- ir favour. I sincerely d M.'s letter says no- >ly dlaposed. Sincerely It servant, tlADDINGTON," )mmendi«tlons In your KVourable answer from hing but decisive, that I on the subject of your Dllect from your letter, ur to joattfy me In so r claims to favourable tance of the enclosed It servant, lADOlNQTON." though received aome »rmed of Dr. Dunham's the late REV. HUGH ege, 11th October, but 1 have not been so \\ of your letter. I too have suffered, and my In tbls world do not go 8 J i,. ,„» ci,c,„„.,.nc,. „,„l«c,l „»h.ll, ■'•■P'""; f, V;," Gllt^"T,on.„, h. .hLid „., h... . .i-gl. pound i„ hi. .hug.. ,. .he taU. ..f .h. lI...on , ,hc |.,«j.c, ,h.,cr„„ ,... "i™; ? •" p,,|„„, „f „„,|.|,„ Clkgo, Oxf„U. Wi,h ,ha .i™ of While .lludi,., .0 hi. l»„.f.c,o,. ., ,«„ ,1 be un|,.,.lo„.l, le o o,, ™I ,o ,te"„i" r"?., I.'B'.- : 1... .,,|.c.l. ,o |.uUic bo.lio. .ro s-rr"*;;,:^.":';';;::!;:^;::;: t!\s^^^^^^^ :- ^ » hi,,,"»io..,.., „.» .» ,h. oone...,. .o,h.„.i,, -^;:;roi,--;:^:;»CJ::;:=i^^'fii^L of men who have no respeet for learntng, "->"'H'y ' / ' f'^^;' ^^ L not having rid the parish of a hur.len , on reeeiving of other days, to be -'-■'"'''•■''''-"-''''' "7'V"*^;"Ty"^^^^^^^^ from the looks of all pres. nt. that it w. aid ,he hardly-earned pittance, (^.r to an educated n.,nd hardly "^,^ ^' '^'^y^^^^^^^^^^ ,„d that you must either die of famine, or ita„ e„,k,,o.„e, ... ■■'"""' ''''l'''"'^":;"™',; t o ». in ,i^r^i.> M. hil .Id.., .oo, (no» .7.) i. ^ mo.h ,oo ,00.5, .. h. i. toy.' ;::: i::i:;:"i^i^X^^:^^"'^'^- "-i,i. i,..,.'.. «.» «• '™.* i.- >«" '-^ » i"- "«- *" ■^'•'^- II. PROPOSALS SUBMHTED BY SOME N'OBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN FOR THE.pERMANENT ADVANTAGE OF Dr. DUNHAM AND HIS FAMILY. After -nanv innuiries and much protracted delihcration. the well wishers of Dr. Dunham, hopeless of serving him effeebually itr England. After *n''7.'"l"'"'7J'"'^^ 7 . ' „,• j,,^. ,„,|„„,ion project to Cana.la. By lurnishing him with strong recommendations to the Governor- fcr":t llisZTT t^: J^^ > ^ "• "- I'-ince. they hope, (and with reason) that some fit appoint.nent 'General, to tlu Ji.hop ot ";,,,,,,,„. „,„,...i,. ^risins from his a^c, inseparable in this country^ does not prevad to any great extent. ^ ;;5.::d It^lj:: S l^i:^^^ ^r:feL: of so l;ge a L«ily shomd not be le. to p™.«..... of success, however : ^''"':T' tIm-uXc ,00 acres at least of land, (eleare.l or uncleared) in some district of western Canada si To erect thereon suiti.ble dwclli.,., houses a.xi farm build.ngs, if there be none already transferable with the land. h''''^%ot:lI^^:l:o. Cwhen the first difficulties of settlement are subdued, and when he can no longer be -— f ^y tlte fear of ^ wanttS" the nec"ssaries of life!) to resume his literary pursuits, which penury and anxiety have so long suspended , atrd apply to the duties of estinil. Caud the estimate has been approved by ^^ M^igt^ Co^t^^am. a^^^^^^ ^^Zliis::^ e:;S::uf^c::"::^^f ^^^ «»« ^^^^^^y^^^ ••-"s't r ^h ri • th ' HenceVe fre ,u n appeal to ihe benevolent patrons of literature, and the success of the recent atten.pt nt Miss Mttford s behalf, '" '-s the hope t'ath pre It effon will not be in vait! In that hope the well-wishers of Dr. Dunhatn have already begun «?-^ •-;''- ,^"7^ Ksronsibility they have provided him with a moderate outfit; they have dispatched htm by the H.bernia steam vessel to Hahfax. n No^a ScSandwhilJhe is tr'aversing the Atlantic, they are making preparations for sending Ins family, by whom he w.U be joined at or near ^°TSsi::SSS:ns will he gratelVtlly received : the tnoney may be fbr^arded ^ Messrs H^«^sFa««.ha.J^CO;' Bankers. S. :^S:'rr:l^:^n::ifT:;:^::l:^X^^ -r unexceptionable ge„tle.nan. will act as the local agent of the Trustees in effecting some of these purposes. London, June, 1843. ^ ^^..i,^crfordHtr!!U, of Saturday, April 23. 1842. CRITICAL OPINIONS ON THE HISTORICAL WRITINGS OF S. A. DUNHAM, L.L.D.. MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SPANISH ACADEMY OF HISTORY, &c. I. HMary of »puhf»d Portugal. " A n-ork wrluw with (MM iMvnli^, |r«M abllliy, knd th« biit iptrlt."— SiwMty. " A work of *«mMM ntfit, uhlbltlDg tqiul tblllty tad rtiMrch."— £*wml. " It rihlbiu (ilmalv* (tntral Inrnlng, and coniummM* ability In tb* conduct of tiM narrative."— ^Miu. " The ■ HUlorr of Spain and Portugal • will be found u InitraetlTa to tha ptallo- •opher aa It l« amuiing to the general reader. The author'! Indefatigable diligence In reaearch, hia abilllr in condeniing facte, and bli aound logical deduction! from them, render hie modeat Tulumei an Invaluable addition to our hiatorlcal literature. We obeerve that everything relating to ecclealaitlcal affaln la very learnedly diacoureed a» by the author I an much M) Indeed, that If he had not throughout aaaumed the ch«aM«l of au EngUahman and a ProteaUnl, we ahould have decided that he wat a iMracT Spknl^h Jantenlit. Thla la the very beat work on the aulijecl with which iTa «■> EngUah or foreign."— ^Metutiun. " A hlitory diaplaying a profound knowledge of our ancient InatlluUona "— , MfuM Atudtmp o/aitlorp. " A work of alngalu acutcneaa and lufonaatlon."— PrMcoK'a HitUr$ ofnrdUuiid " A vary able work. Seldom have we met with narrative which fliea aNosthm more Bitadlly, ur beara the rtader'a mind along more pleaaantly."— LHerary Qattttt. II. Hiatory of Europe during the Uiddit Agtt. " Theat volnmea are plcaaantly aa well aa thoughtfully writtea, and thay mil aup. f«01kt authoi'a prevloua reputation."- j:,ifn-aiy OoareU*. •• Wo think highly of the ability and Indntry of tu aathor. We repeat our pralaea of lb* omdlUon which theie volumea contain. Thoy Bi»lbe aacrlfice of a very learo III. Binorfii/a..(ummaMleSmpire. Stinl. •• Ur. Dtioham hai nilflUed hla Ubonr 1,5 a artrU that will recommend bta work to tb« Bttantlon of the piiUoaopblcal lDqalrer."-n Induitry cunnol be anrpaaaod , hia feeling! are thuoe of a good and warm-hearted man , and hli principle! eomdaaolil Kngllah heart o» oult."-Ltlter/roat SoulAty (dated Keawlck, March 21 itm.) to the Bev. B. A. Brag, Vicar of Tatiittoek. " There la no living writer ftom whom greater ur better tlilnga an la be oxpected than from Mr. Dunham. "-LeMer from Simlhty (the aame year) K Mr. Prebeniart TeVMCiuf, of Durham. " Dr. Dunham la a giant In nterature. Compared with hla vaat n(t#mnenta, mine are puny Indeed."— teWer from the late Ree. Huga Jamee Huee, Principal of King'e Collfge, (dated October, \S38,) to a Friend. " A truly arudlle writer."- Dr. Oilln, Prebendary of Durham. Other and more numeroue teetimoniee by eeveral blehope, by tKmt moNe IMt^. wrilere, and by dialinguinhed men oflettere, 0/ tnferior rgnk in eoeitty, mifht to added > were it oot for the mpprehennonlhat their publicalion0tight be con^i ., A ^i, m breach ofdeUoaey, and even of confidence 1 the publication of the otoee extratU ie uanetianed. * Alluding to "The BaiTiia BieoaAtaT," which circumatancta compelled Dr. Dunham to abandon. " ■!' i ' .« uat'j m. ':a w «' 1 t'Htm la n i»!«iw«•<*». | -LUtrurf GamMe. eh gM( In IbU packet, I thall e •iidwtiUciiMr. If my mtn U, { 'ork u It ooiht to b* Mtcutcd, v«IIe