marking by some memorial the resting-place of so celebrated a writer. * The late Mr. Cooper Walker of Dublin endeavoured to assist another female relative of the poet, by procuring for her the situation of house * Since the above was written, a letter corroborating the principal facts, has been pointed out by a friend in a periodical work of merit and extensive circulation (The Mirror) from one who knew the family of Charles Goldsmith. "As I was personally acquainted with Charles Goldsmith, the younger brother of Oliver, the poet, I am enabled to furnish a few particulars in addition to those of Philo, contained in No. 573. of the Mirror. Charles, on his coming to this country from the West Indies, had with him two daughters, and one son named Henry; all under 14 years of age. He purchased two houses in the Polygon, Somers Town, in one of which he resided; here the elder of his girls died; I attended her funeral; she was buried in the Churchyard of St. Pancras, near the grave of Mary Wolstonecroft Godwin. Henry was my fellow pupil; but not liking the profession of engraving, after a short trial, he returned to the West Indies. At the peace of Amiens, Charles Goldsmith sold his houses, and with his wife and daughter, and a son born in England, christened Oliver, he went to reside in France, where his daughter married. In consequence of the orders of Buonaparte for detaining British subjects, Charles again returned home by way of Holland, much reduced in circumstances, and died, about 25 years since at humble lodgings in Ossulston Street, Somers Town. After his death, his wife who was a native of the West Indies, and son Oliver, returned thither. Charles Goldsmith had in his possession a copy, from Sir Joshua Reynolds's portrait of his brother; and I can vouch his resemblance to this picture was most striking. Charles like the Poet, was a performer on the German flute, and to use his own words, found it in the hour of adversity, his best friend. He only once, I have heard him say, saw Oliver in England, which was during his prosperity. "R. ROFFE." keeper to the Royal Irish Academy, but from some unknown cause failed. The following is one of her letters to him. "DEAR SIR, Rushport Elphin, June 19th, 1793. "From your goodness on former occasions, and kind attention to me, I take the liberty of requesting the honour of a line from you, to inform me what your opinion is in regard to the Academy House, whether I may have hopes of being housekeeper to it. I blush to give this trouble to a gentleman who is almost a stranger to me in every respect except my misfortunes; but I trust I have an advocate in your humane heart. I have informed you, Sir, of the Bishop of Killaloe's goodness in handing in my memorial, and also the kind. reception it met with from the members then present. May I presume to beg that you will be so kind as to recommend me to Lord Charlemont, which would forward the business much, and infinitely serve me. "I am, dear Sir, "With the highest respect, "To Joseph Cooper Walker, Esq., Eccles Street, Dublin." "ESTHER GOLDSMITH. VOL. II. PP APPENDIX. (See VOL. II. p. 525.) A CATALOGUE of the Household Furniture, with the Select Collection of scarce, curious, and valuable Books, in English, Latin, Greek, French, Italian, and other Languages, late the Library of Dr. Goldsmith, deceased, which by Order of the Administrator will be sold by Auction, by Mr. Good, at his Great Room, No. 121. Fleet Street, on Tuesday the 12th of July, 1774, at Twelve o' Clock. Lot HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. 1. A bath stove, compass front, open border, fender, shovel, tongs and poker. 2. One blue morine festoon window-curtain complete. 3. A mahogany dining-table. 4. Six ditto hollow seat chairs, covered with blue morine, finished with a double row of brass nails, and check cases. 5. A Wilton carpet. 6. A sun-shade, line and pulleys, and a deal side-board stained. 7. A tea-chest and 2 mahogany card-racks. 8. A four-post bedstead, crimson and white check furniture. 9. A feather-bed, bolster, and 2 down pillows. 10. A check mattress. 11. Three blankets and a counterpane. 12. Three blue morine window-curtains complete. 13. Two oval glasses, gilt frames. 14. Two ditto, two light girandoles. 15. A very large dressing-glass, mahogany frame. 16. A three-plate bordered chimney-glass, gilt frame. 17. A large Wilton carpet. 18. A mahogany sofa, covered with blue morine, finished with a double row of brass nails, and a check case. 19. Eight ditto chairs and check cases. 20. Two mahogany compass front card-tables, lined. 21. A ditto Pembroke table. Lot 22. A stove, brass fender, shovel, tongs and poker. 23. A stained matted chair, and a wainscot table. 24. Two Telescopes. 25. A steel-hilted sword, inlaid with gold; and a black hilted ditto. 26. Eleven blue and white octagon dishes, 18 ditto plates, and an enamelled bowl. 27. A teapot, 5 coffee cups, sugar basin and cover, 4 saucers, and 6 cups. 28. Two quart decanters and stoppers, 1 plain ditto, 11 glasses and 1 wine and water glass. 29. A pair of bellows, a brush, a footman, a copper tea-kettle, and a coal-scuttle. 30. Two pair of plated candlesticks. 31. A mahogany teaboard, a fret-bordered ditto, a large round japanned ditto, and 2 waiters. 32. The Tragic Muse, in a gold frame. BOOKS. FOLIOS. 1. Harduini Opera, Amst. 1709. Plinii Hist. Naturalis. Francf. 1582. 2. Kircheri Latium, Amst. 1671. Hist. Rom. Scriptores. Gen. 1653. Hugoni Militia Equestri. Antw. 1630. 3. Gesnerus de Quadrupedibus, cum fig. 1551. Baconi Opera, Franc. 1665. Blount Censura Auctorum. Lond. 1690. 4. Photii Epistolæ, Lond. 1651. Thuani Hist. sui temporis, 4 tom. Franc. 1625. *4. Buchanani Opera, 2 tom. Edinb. 1715. 5. Rowe's Lucan. 1718. Jure Divino, 1706. Prior's Poems, 1718. Du Bartas. 6. Chaucer's Works, 1602. 7. Davenant's Works, 1673, and 2 more. 8. Camoen's Luciad, by Fanshaw, 1675. Cowley's Works, 1674. Skelton's Don Quixote. *8. Wood's Athenæ Oxoniensis, 1691. 9. Heylyn's Cosmography, 1703. Knolles's Hist. of the Turks, 1638. 10. Raleigh's Hist. of the World, 1614. 11. Breval's Travels, 1738. Horrebow's Hist. of Iceland, 1758. Ludolphus's Hist. of Ethiopia. 12. Pietro della Valle's Travels, 1665. Sir J. Chardin's Travels, 1686. Herbert's Travels, 1638. |