Show DEATH OF THE TRE GENERAL OF ENGLAND england aaland has had to mourn the loss of her postmaster general the right honorable henry fawcett al M P such she does in all since sincerely for he was a man among men one who in the language langua e of shakespeare gave you anas an assurance sura B ceo of faman a man 11 he was professor of political economy inthe in the university v rosity of C ambridge cambridge he was educated at kings college school london and at trinity hall hail cambridge of 01 which he was a scholar among its distinguished pupils graduating with high mathematical honors as seventh in 1856 1836 he was elected to a fellowship the same game year ardd arid af id applied himself wrangler with intense ardor to the study of political economy for a short but some two years after taking his degree and when a prosperous and distinguished university career seemed opening before him he met with an accident which TOTALLY DEPRIVED ulu hiu OF SIGHT Shob shooting ting in wiltshire irein lrein in company with wilh his father tather and some friends an accidental discharge from the gun of one of the party struck his head and destroyed the eight sight of both eyes to most men such am a feard fearful ul calamity donld have been destruction to alt their future hopes but to mr fawcett the affliction that had overtaken him seemed but to merve NERVE HIM FOR FRESH EFFORTS EFFORT fi he proceeded to his AT A degree aggree in the f lowing following ol year and continuing his studies in toe path be had chosen for himself him seli seii sheda a manual nanual of political economy which at once raised him to the first fank rank of professors of that abstruse science ile he also contributed tri buted to various magazines and reviews on economical and political science which still urther further f enhanced his hla reputation as a political economist and powerfully contributed to his election in november 1863 to the professorship of political economy econom y in the university hersity of cambridge aa A holder of this chair the lectures of prof fawcett were an attractive attract elye elve tive feature in the curriculum of the sit yand the course welch which lie he delivered many of which have been published served to into the minds of the undergraduates under graduates among his audience and the larger world outside a better idea of what till mr Fawcet fawcette ts day had hardly been recognized as a I 1 science he also aiso published a work anthe on the economic position of the british laborer his work on political econ omyr ran through six editions one 0 of them containing two new chapters on national education and the poor laws and their influence on pauperism and another depreciation of silver another notable work was one on free erde trade and protection being an inquiry into the causes which retarded the general adoption of free trade since its introduction into england and yet another three elaborate essays on indian finance which attracted much attention but it is AS A politician 1 that mr mar fawcett will be best remembered by his party and as an official administrator that he has hag rendered himself dear alike to both political f friends and toes desiring at an early period of his career a seat in the house of commons and professing the creed of philosophical radicalism the young professor came forward asa candidate for f or the metropolitan borough of southworth in 1864 and nothing daunted by his nonsuccess non success there contested cambridge the boroug hnot the university in Feb february V 1863 being again defeated he a third time essayed to obtain a seat eat in st stephens with the same re suit yet with characteristic dauntless determination he again presented himself to that constituency at the general gentral election in july 1863 1865 succeed ing tais time in being returned and was again reelected re elected in he continued his parliamentary parla labors till isso 1880 when another neld field opened for him holding 0 definite and matured views lie he was ever listened to with marked attention when wilen he be discoursed u upon on such subjects as poman woman Sugi suffrage fage rage of which both he andurs and mrs fawcett were ardent sup porter sor on arih university education on all of which questions he ever spoke with much force and earnestness the formation of the SECOND GLADSTONE opened the door of the ministry to mr lavlett pa eveett who were then onne offe offered reI rel and accepted the lost rost master general s hips with a seat in the privy council Counci lon ion on may 1880 the advent of mr fawcett to power immediately introduced a new 11 with st le IQ grand not content to be a political apolitical or ornamental chief of this department of the state mr fawcett threw all his hia energies into tile the actual working of the office and where his predecessors were content to take their keys from the permanent heads of the departments he declined to accept the journals of as a guide for tor his own conduct thus it happened that his fresh and independent judgment within one year had hau introduced many improvements and reforms into the s service ervice the ren pen PENNY ressy N Y SAVING basic bane SCH scheme EME I 1 if we mayso may p call it or rather sayings means meana of posta hosta postage 6 e stamps was one of the first reforms of his bis administration that attracted general ii otice notice but I 1 must omit many of his reforms that have been laid before me and will lust just speak of the crowing glory coryll of mr sir administration 0 of th the q post pos t office department namely the I 1 parcel POST this will wilt ever be associated with the name ame of henry fawcett as ag indelli bly as s in the penny enny post ost with hill lt it had often otten tiu tru bae been en in contemplo tipi but hut ut it t av wag a reserved eser v ed tor for f 0 r mr faw ept to 0 carry earry t the e idea de s into practice reconciling conci ling the interests of tile the railway companies with those of the public and making the government become the conveyor of parcels as they alren airen already dy are of le letters t tens and tele telegrams grains it may safely be bb said that the death of no statesman not even that of lord has within recent times called forth such widespread sympathy and expression of re regret gr effrom from persons of all shades of polli political leai leal opinion the question is asked on every hand 4 HOW WILL ills liis father bey bpi receive IT I 1 the old gentleman has attained the age of 92 and there was such a strong band of love and sympathy between him and his treasured son that fears fehrs were ivero entertained for bim him that the shock would be too great the family circle alone were able t to 0 A appreciate the exceeding hohl hobi nobility lity of i mind bins and heart the swee and cheerfulness ot temper which suffused his darkened life with radiant sunshine etwas simply p I 1 y impossible to be dull or dispirited in the company of one who was lim himself despite his hig affliction never dull or downhearted how heavily he felt the burden of his maimed malmed life probably the world will never uever know he lived the modest frugal life of a ma man mau 11 of letters perfectly f free ree nee from SNOBBISH astr ostentation station quite regardless of conventional appearances pe arances 11 utterly indifferent to t the c seductions of fashionable society yet withal a luf luu life ilfe e which was in its way as ag dignified and full of quiet refinement unpretentious ele eie elegance ance as that of the proudest aristocrat it was waa impossible not to feel proud of being able to point to at least one distinguished IP man in england who had bad the courage to be a poorman poor man mau to despise wealth and petty ambition and who while serving th the state eState with credit to himself and h hi country yet remained to the end a modest unassuming mid dle class english gentleman his hig career has been a striking one his keen logical 11 faculty his strong brain ed common sense his intellectual intrepidity his fearless honesty and his charach er for personal integrity and exhaustless industry would would woula have made him a great power in any legislative assembly as even bad ille lile s start ta rt edla edin life ilfe without tl the e warmest sympathy pathy in his favor he strove to make every one ona around him FORGET THAT HE WAS BLIND blindt and heehs he was wont to say in hi his good humored way that really his infirmity was a vast advantage to him tor ton it saved him the trouble of reading books and writing letters even when on the threshold of his career he was ertly doomed to lifelong life ilfe ion lon long iong g helplessness he jle resolved with that thit gay audacity that he would become a great statesman and a great administrator both mr and mr mrs urs fawcett were staunch advocates for woman suffrage mrs fawcett is a lady well known as taking an active part dinall in all ali subjects in which the social ocial status of woman is concerned and her noble husband ent lent his voice voice and cordial support to the saime saine laudable movement M |