One Man's Life

Mr. Morgan, íin Englishman of 107 years of ugo, celebrated his last birthday at the Star and Gartor, Hiehmond, surrounded by sixty-sevcn of his posterity, which uumbers 102 in ull. Mr. Morgan was 5 years oíd when Burke delivered his speech on ' ' Goncüiation with America." He was 17 when Gibbon was penning the last page of " The Declino and Fall " at Lausnnne. Four generations of statesmen have, during his life, suceessively come aud disappeared. He was 8 years old when Chiitham feil fainting at his post. He vas a boy when " The Rivals " was hissed off the stage, and was 18 when Shcridan dashed oflf from a tovern to deliver his spoech on the "Oude. charge." He can remeinber Uie time when Napoleon was serving under Dugommier, and he was 21 when Uie bloody head of Danton rolled on the sawdust. During a mere episode in this long life Byron blazed out his brief career - Hhelley, Keats, Coleridge, Houthey, Wordsworth, Oanning, Pitt, Fox, and othow whose names will " fire men's ears like music till the rouud world's race be ruu," passed away.