London's art, musical, and dramatic professional circles were present, the programme being, consequently, as varied as it was delightful. Walter Pelham was known to but few of the assembled "stars." Fred. Maccabe and George Grossmith had been "tittilating" their brother "celebrities," and Howard Paul himself announced that Walter Pelham would now give his reading of Tennyson's "May Queen," "Lady Clara Vere de Vere," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," and that touching appeal to intemperate male parents with families entitled, "Father, dear Father, come Home." This programme, which seemed to be of such length as would occupy the remainder of the entire evening and part of the coming morrow (only one verse of each selection was really intended to be given), had the effect of immediately emptying the drawing-room. The ladies, with as much eagerness as the gentlemen, sought the refreshment rendezvous, preferring the sparkling Perrier-Jouet to the programme of Pelham. Cheered only by the presence of that section of an assemblage which, in consequence of the inadequacy of the apartments, waits somewhat impatiently for a favourable opportunity to appease their whetted appetitical inclinations, and who find sweet solace in the wild music of their own forte conversation, Mr. Pelham uttered a few words of introduction to his intended sketch. The hostess, accidentally observing the neglect of her protegé, thoughtfully rallied together a few of the more impressionable natures, and secured for him a small but sympathetic audience. The laughter which greeted his facial and vocal mimicry was such as to make the house resound, and afterwards Mr. Pelham had to repeat his sketches to various relays of that select assembly.

So favourable an impression was thus created that, on request, Mr. Pelham agreed to give a joint entertainment with Mrs. Howard Paul during his annual holiday. They first appeared together at the Public Hall, Llandudno, in July, 1874, and Mr. Pelham tells the following story anent the occasion: "Having now, for the first time, appeared as 'Walter Pelham,' I walked upon the platform with seeming confidence, although my heart was bumping at the rate of twenty-coward power. The audience was neither numerous nor enthusiastic; in fact, solemn silence greeted my appearance. I had, with considerable effort, uttered the words, "Ladies and gentlemen," but the audience were, if possible, more silent than before, when an occupant of the sparsely

filled reserved seats, recognising in me an old schoolfellow whom he had not seen for a score of years, suddenly and vehemently slapping his thigh with the palm of his hand, said, in an excited voice, 'My old Coventry chum, Freddy Taunton!'" Mr. Pelham states that he wished that gentleman elsewhere, notwithstanding the unbounded applause which he recklessly bestowed at every conceivable opportunity, the while interpolating his delivery with such exclamations as "Bravo, Freddy," "Funny d--1,” &c. Mr. Pelham continued with Mrs. Paul's entertainment until June, 1875, when he declined a four years' professional engagement with that lady, and Mr. Rutland Barrington, now of the "Opera Comique," appeared in his stead.

The Messrs. Hunt, whose art manager Mr. Pelham had been for more than five years, having offered the handsome douceur of £250, and a considerable advance upon his former salary, if he would re-enter their service, he went back again into business harness, and remained in connection with the Company into which their Card business had been formed until April, 1880. Upon the resignation of Mr. William Jerrold Dixon, eldest son of Mr. Hepworth Dixon, both since deceased, Mr. Pelham was elected Honorary Secretary of the Savage Club, of which he had been a prominent member for many years; but so multifarious had his occupations become in 1879 (he was then managing the Card Company, editing the North Middlesex Magazine, and Walter Pelham's Illustrated Journal, besides appearing nightly at the Egyptian Hall, &c.), that he was reluctantly compelled to resign that much valued post.

Mr. Pelham has given his popular refined, and original entertainment at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly-the scene of Albert Smith and poor Artemus Ward's triumphs-on 350 occasions, at Windsor Castle, before the Princess of Wales; at many of the fashionable assemblages of the West End; and the chief literary institutes and public halls in England and Wales. He recently won the further good opinions of the press and the public by his portrayal of the part of the Captain in the sensational drama of "The World," and the leading part, that of the Cabinet Minister in the co-opera of "The Stores," recently produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. This latter musical trifle had a most successful run of fifty nights, the management then only withdrawing it in consequence of previously made engagements.

Mr. Pelham claims to have been the originator of the praiseworthy idea of giving occasional musical entertainments to the inmates of unions and workhouses, to have been one of the very first and foremost promoters of the Penny Reading movement, the honorary secretary of the first provincial volunteer fire-brigade in the kingdom, and he is proud to record that his was the fifth name enrolled amongst the members of the "Second Administrative Battalion of Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers."

"The Lost Grave" and other poems from his pen have been credited with a homely pathos worthy of Thomas Hood, while his humorous articles entitle him to rank with those whose "quips" and "cranks" have made them famous.

The London and Provincial Press have been unanimous in their laudatory opinions of the refinement of Mr. Pelham's entertainments, of the original and humourous character of his impersonations, and of the marvellous power of his "face-making face." Enough has been said to fully entitle Mr. Pelham to a niche in this work, notwithstanding the sapience of one of his own favourite conceits, "The higher a monkey climbs the more he shows of his tail."

SIR JULIAN GOLDSMID, BARONET, A.M., J.P., and D.L.

SIR JULIAN GOLDSMID, Third Baronet, is descended from Aaron Goldsmid, Merchant, of the City of London, who died in 1782. His second son, Asher Goldsmid, of London, and Merton, Surrey, married Rachel, daughter and heir of Alexander Keyser, of London. She died in 1815, having had, with other issue, six sons, the eldest of whom, Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, was created a baronet on October 15th, 1841, and Baron De Goldsmid, and De Palmeira, in Portugal, by the Queen of Portugal, and by royal license 6th June, 1846, was authorized to accept and use those titles in

this country; an officer of the Brazilian Order of the Rose, and also of the Order of the Tower and Sword. Sir Isaac Lyon died on April 27, 1859, and was succeeded by his son, Francis Henry Goldsmid, Second Baronet, who was M.P. for Reading in the Liberal interest from 1860-78. He was an eminent member of the Legal profession, and was created Q.C. in 1858. Sir Francis was Treasurer of University College, London. He married his cousin, Louisa Sophia, only daughter of Moses Asher Goldsmid, Esq., of London. Having died without issue on May 2nd, 1878, the subject of this memoir succeeded to the Baronetcy, being nephew of Sir Francis.

Sir Julian Goldsmid was born on the 8th October, 1838, and is the eldest son of the late Frederick David Goldsmid, Esq., of Somerhill, Kent, who was M.P. for Honiton. He died in 1866, having married his cousin, Caroline, only daughter of Philip Samuel, Esq., of London (mother of Sir Julian). Prior to the entrance of Sir Julian at University College, he had the advantage of private instruction from well-known tutors, so that when in his eighteenth year he became a student at his alma mater he was pretty well grounded in classics. He remained at University College for nearly five years, where he had a brilliant career, taking a large number of the higher prizes, distinguishing himself principally in Philology. In 1859 Sir Julian took his B.A. degree with First Class honours in Classics, and Second in Animal Physiology. Two years later he took the degree of Artis Magister with the first place in Classics as he had done in 1859. In 1864 Sir Julian was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, and in the same year he became a Fellow of his college.

It has been well remarked that those who have vigourously entered into the explorations of Nature have been mentally robust. In his earlier years Sir Julian was a prominent and working member of the Alpine Club, pilgrimaging periodically to those awe-inspiring peaks and passes, Monte Rosa, Strallhorn, Breethorn, Col d'Erin, Adlerpass, &c., &c. Whether Sir Julian ever attained to the Pass of the Cervin-the highest in Europe trodden by man-we do not know, but his ascents have been fraught with rare interest, and oftimes with romantic peril. He spent most of his time in early life in travelling, and no small portion of it on the Alps. A man of such antecedents, and with a mind peculiarly susceptible to the impressions of Truth was especially fitted for the arduous profession of a Barrister,

and for two years Sir Julian (then Mr.) Goldsmid went the Oxford Circuit. On the death of his father in 1866, Sir Julian Goldsmid was elected M.P. for Honiton (the late Mr. F. D. Goldsmid, M.P., had previously represented the same place) and left the bar. His maiden-speech was delivered in the House of Commons in support of Mr. Bouverie's Bill (Fellows of Colleges Declaration). The discussion of the measure was of peculiar interest to alumni, and in the end both the father of the Bill and Sir Julian had the satisfaction of seeing it on the Statute Book. Although called by another name, Sir Julian brought in a Bill in Parliament with reference to the duties of Returning Officers at Elections, which eventually formed the basis of that section of the Ballot Act. He frequently spoke in Parliament, and voted on other measures during that eventful Session. We have omitted to state that Sir Julian contested Brighton (1864) and Cirencester (1866), unsuccessfully. In 1867, 68, 69, '70, '71, '72, '73, and '74, he took a leading part in most of the principal topics that engaged the attention of the Commons, both political and social.

As an illustration of the practical view Sir Julian takes of matters, we may set out a short speech of his, seconding a motion of Mr. Heygate, in 1874, "That, except for a Money Bill, no Order of the Day or Notice of Motion be taken after half-past twelve of the clock at night, with respect to which Order or Notice of Motion, a Notice of Opposition or Amendment shall have been printed on the Notice Paper, or if such Notice of Motion shall only have been given the next previous day of sitting, and objection shall be taken when such Notice is called." Sir Julian said:

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"That there was no Legislative Assembly in the world which kept such disreputable hours as the House of Commons. If they looked at the Assemblies of France, Prussia, Austria and Italy, they found them finishing their legislative work at some hour between six and ten, except when there was a prolonged debate on some important Ministerial question. Such early hours conduced to the sustained and zealous attendance of Members, and consequently, he believed, to the general benefit of the country. On this principle he regarded the Rule now proposed as one which tended to the advantage of the country, as well as to the comfort of honourable Members, because he was convinced that the measures which had in years past been