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James, Sir Henry, Q.C., ii. 308, 310, Lecky, W. Hartpole, ii. 237, 253.

418.

James, Sir Kingston, ii. 1.

Johnson, Dr., i. 273.

Johnson, Rev. E., ii. 21.

Johnston the architect, i. 5, 6; founder

of the Royal Hibernian Academy,

6.

Johnston, Dr. Benjamin, i. 190.

Joly, Dr. J., reminiscences of Lever,
i. 193, 194.

Jones, Mr., i. 28.

K.

Kane, Sir Robert, i. 85; ii. 29, 32.
Karr, Alphonse, i. 324; ii. 410.
Keane, F. A., i. 39; recollections of
Lever by, 139, 143, 144 n., 145.
Kelly, Burrowes, i. 43.
Kemble, Charles, i. 110.
Kenny, M., i. 142.

Keogh, Judge, letter from, ii. 292.
Kerry, Knight of, ii. 12, 13.
Kiffer, ii. 2, 52.

Kilbride, i. 129 n.

Kildahl, Mr., ii. 53,

KILGOBBIN, LORD, i. 39, ii. G6, 281,
282, 290, 311, 313, 317, 318, 319,
328.

Kilkee, i. 133, 135, 144, 191; ii. 25.
Kilkenny, i. 33.

Killarney, ii. 32, 33, 46, 48.
Kilrush, i, 133, 140, 143, 183.
Kinglake, ii. 125.
Kitchener, Dr., i. 123.

Knight, Charles, i. 41.

Knowles, Sheridan, ii. 23.
Kotzebue, ii. 113, 115, 420.
Kyle, Dr., Bishop of Cork, i. 44.

Lees, Sir H., i. 121 n.

Leet, Dr. C. H., ii. 397.

Lefanu, J. Sheridan, ii. 239, 256, 420.
Lefroy, Chief Justice, i. 266, 267.
Leichenstein, Prince, ii. 164.

Leo XIII., Cardinal Pecci, i. 218 n.
Leopold, King of the Belgians, i.
217-218.

Lennox, Lord S, i. 243.
Letterkenny, ii. 289.

Lever, Charles J., birthday, i. 1;
birthplace, 2; schools, 7; his severe
schoolmaster, 8; the master flogged,
9; birthday feasts, ib.; his accom-
plished master, 10; schoolboy pranks,
ib.; genius from his father, 12; his
parents, ib.; theatre and audience,
13; talents for mimicry, 14; at the
proprietary school, ib.; story-telling,
ib.; present to and joke with his
mother, ib.; describes departure of
George IV., 15; schoolboy battle,
20; in the police office, 21, 22; at
book-stalls, 23; theatricals at Innis-
tioge, 12; attends the hunt in Kil-
kenny, 33; in love, 25; youth con-
trasted with that of Dickens, 31; at
Portumna, 33; in Trinity College,
Dublin, 36; collegiate career, 37;
ballad singer, 38; friendship with
Robert Boyle, 41; college life, 43;
mock address, 48; his first love
affair, ii. 395; resemblance to
Theodore Hook, i. 49; commendable
difference, 50; takes charge of emi-
grant ship, 51 (see also Portfolio, ii.
398); reminiscences of voyage, 52 ;
Canada and the States, 53; Indian
life and residence with the red men,
ib.; escape, 56; return and resump-

Lever, Charles-continued.

INDEX.

tion of medical studies, 59 ; journey
to Göttingen, 62; musical festival
at Cologne, 64; visit to Blumen-
bach, 67 ; a prohibition to trade, 68 ;
German students, 70; student life,
71; medical education abroad and
at home, 73; meets the subsequent
Emperor Napoleon, 74; at Heidel-
berg, 75; Vienna, 76; meets Goethe,
77; on professions affording insight
to character, 79; return to Ireland,
80; medical studies, 83, 84; debating
club, ib.; personates Surgeon Cusack,
88; fails to pass the College of Sur-
geons, 91; degrees, 91 n., 118; puns,
96; Burschen Club, 103; appointed
president, 105; songs, 107; recol-
lections of the club, 109; Irish
periodicals, 114; loses his mother,
128; his father, 129; his father's
will, 130; practice in Dublin, 131;
sent to Kilrush, 133; success in
cholera cases, 134; his specific, ii.
297; success accounted for, i. 136;
projects "Wild Songs of the West,"
152; offered a medical appointment,
153; obtains dispensary at Port-
stewart, 154; the hospital at Cole-
raine, 156; hard work in Derry,
159; meets W. H. Maxwell, 161;
social life at Portstewart, 163, 164;
coast scenery of Ulster, 165; mirth
and medicine, 166; courtship on
the Boyne, 168; his wife's influ-
ence, 171 n.; fancy ball, 173;
attempt to oust Lever foiled, 175;
discharges his duties, faithfully,
180; mirth recommended, 181;
companionship of Maxwell, 182;
visit, 185; leaps over a turf cart,
187; honeymoon, 188; a doctor's
career, 189; in debt, 190; retires to
Kilkee, 191; draws out the anec-
dotes of old Peninsular cam-
paigners, 193; returns to Port-
stewart, 194; the "D. U. M."
started, ib.; contributes The Black

VOL. II.

Lever, Charles-continued.

433

Mask, 195; its previous publication
accounted for, 197; practice at
Portstewart, ib.; CONFESSIONS OF
HARRY LORREQUER, 199; published
anonymously, 201; literary success,
203; resigns the dispensary, 205; at
Brussels, 210; his appointment as
physician to the embassy difficult
to trace, 210, 211; letters concern-
ing him from Sir Hamilton Seymour,
212; difficulty in obtaining permis-
sion to practice, 215; noble patients,
ib.; success of "Lorrequer," ib. ; re-
ceptions at Brussels, 217; practice,
218; loses money lent, 219; contri-
butions to Magazine, 220; missing
conclusion of "Lorrequer," 221 (see
also ii. 341-386); birth of his
daughter Julia, 224; the Press on

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Lorrequer," 228; illness, 229;
CHARLES O'MALLEY commenced,
239; military assistance for the
work, 238; remonstrances respect-
ing the name, 241; squibs, 245; fire
at the printer's, 249; the O'Malley
letter-bag projected, 250; consents
to extend Charles O'Malley," 251;
difficulty in doing so, 252; the
original Major Monsoon," 253;
failure of his banker, 262; busi-
ness arrangements, 263; habits in
Dublin, 265; dinner given to him
in Kingstown, 266; pleasant fellow-
travellers, ib.; postal worries, 270;
variable spirits, 273 (see also Mr.
Innes' recollections, ii. 395); portrait
for JACK HINTON, 276; visitors at
Brussels, 277; military eulogies
on "Charles O'Malley," 283; at
Terveuren, 289; writing "Jack
Hinton," 290; asked to join
Bentley's Miscellany, 300; reasons
for living in Ireland, 301; terms
offered by McGlashan, 306; resolves
to start for Dublin, 307; loss by
sale, ib.; literary projects, 308;
relinquishes medicine for editor-

FF

Lever, Charles-continued.

ship, 309; troublesome duty, 310;
his pathos, 319; medical knowledge
useful, ib.; the Dutch doctor,
and Lever's works, 320; imitators,
321; editorial address, 322; NUTS
AND NUTCRACKERS, 324; at the
Castle, 324, 325; censures Jullien's
Irish Quadrilles, 325; thinks of
starting as M.P. for Bandon, 327;
publishes "Jack Hinton" with his
name, 328; the Kingstown railway,
ib.; Templeogue House, 329; lite-
rary guests, 330; Thackeray's tra-
vesty, 340; doubts the wisdom of
giving up his profession as M.D.,
341; the gain to the public, 343.

ii. theory of whist, 3; labours as
Editor, 5; writing TOM BURKE, 7;
military novels, 8; dialogue re-
specting, with Major D-.,9; French
sympathies, 14; Parisian littéra-
teurs, 16; French tales, 17; stage
coaches, ib.; "The Irish by Them-
selves," 19; ill-health, 20; mis-
directed letter and amusing result,
21; worries, 22; zig-zag tour, 24;
Dean O'Shaughnessy, 26; Killar-
ney, 34; receives the Rev. S.
Hayman at Templeogue, 39; anec-
dote of Butt, 43; complaints, 44;
writing O'DONOGHUE, 48; singular
title for illustration, 51; dedication
to Professor Wilson, 52; attack on
S. C. Hall, 54; affair of honour
with, 57; editorial troubles, 58; a
cavalcade, 63; expenses at Temple-
ogue, 64; success at cards, 65;
social talents, 66; Remmy Shee-
han's party and plan to silence
Lever, 71 n., vide also 411; an un-
welcome apology, 73; clerical carica-
tures, 75; recollections by his aman-
uensis, 78; pugilistic encounter, 81;
irregular application to work, 82;
religious sentiments, 83 n. ; mode of
living, 84; favoured guests, 85; ST.
PATRICK'S EVE, 89; disagreement

Lever, Charles-continued.

with Curry, 90; "O'Donoghue"
completed, 91; estimate of Rev. S.
Hayman's contributions, 93 n.; finds
Ireland unpleasant, 94; Rev. S.
Hayman most esteemed friend, 95;
in gout and disappointed, 96; de-
parture attributed erroneously to
debt, 100; takes leave of the D. U.
Magazine, 101; life in Ireland and
the Continent contrasted, 102; Bel-
gium and the Rhine, 104; meets
old Foxes," 106 n.; experience as a
journalist, 107; loses at play, 110;
life at Carlsruhe, 113; death of
Arabian horse, 116; at Reider
Schloss, 118; description of the
Castle, 120; a home ruler, 128;
Italian tour, 131; papers seized,
ib.; sensitive disposition, 134;
Florence, 135; amateur theatricals,
137; photograph by Mr. Pearce,
138 n.; life at Florence, 144; the
Grand Duke's Court, 146; Lucca,
150; writing ROLAND CASHEL, 153;
dedicated to G. P. R. James, 158;
working hours, 159; on his
future biographer, 161; financial
troubles, 162; at Spezzia, 164; In-
terview with Lord Lyndhurst in
London, 165; proposal to conduct
the Conservative press, ib.; his
boat capsizes, 181; American pro-
posals, 182; expensive habits, 188;
writes THE DODD FAMILY, 191;
preference for the Dodds, 194; re-
sembles Smollett, 195; revisits
Dublin, 196; sad career and death
of his son, 200; love of display,
204; writing two works at same
time, 225; with Thackeray at
Florence, 227; estimate of Dickens,
228 n.; writing serials, 229; writes
ONE OF THEM at Spezzia, 235;
Sienna, 236; his boat upset at
Spezzia and narrow escape, 237;
breakfasts with Garibaldi, 240;
bathing a footman, 241; naval offi-

INDEX.

Lever, Charles-continued.
cers at Spezzia, 243; why Lever
left, 245 n.; Lever and the Tuscan
tailor, 247; friendship with Mr.
J. G. Adair, 250; fellow travellers,
. 251; Lever in Dublin, 252; hearty
welcome, 254; courted in London,
257; TONY BUTLER published
anonymously, 260; the critics at
fault, 261; obesity, 262; makes his
will, 263; better raconteur than
writer, 264; SIR BROOK Foss-
BROOKE written, 266; a nook for
work, 267; dissuades his daughter
from publishing, 267; invited to
represent the Dublin University
and declines, 268; contributes to
the "St. Paul's Magazine," 269; the
BRAMLEIGHS OF BISHOP'S FOLLY
first published in the "Cornhill Ma-
gazine," 272; writes THAT BOY OF
NORCOTT'S, 273; RENT IN A CLOUD,
ib.; obtains the consulship at
Trieste, 275 n.; illness of Mrs.
Lever, 277; Trieste, 278; his daugh-
ter Sidney marries, 280; writing
LORD KILGOBBIN, 281; lethargic
habits, 284; again in Dublin, 285;
at the Viceregal Lodge, 286; Morri-
son's hotel, 287; a LL.D., 290;
cards, 293; dinner at the University
Club, 297; at the Viceregal Lodge,
298; anecdote of Dr. Anster, ib.;
in London, 299; guest of the Em-
peror of Austria, 305; death of
friends, 308; adds codicil to will,
ib. n.; visit to his daughter, Mrs.
S. Smith, 315; praised by the
"Saturday Review," 316; death of
Mrs. Lever, 316; great depression
and want of sleep, 321; letters of
condolence from the Bishop of
Limerick, ib,; Dr. Graves and his son,
322; an epitaph, ib.; day before
death, 325; death in sleep, 326;
funeral, 327; assets, 327 n.; regrets,
328; table and chair presented to
Trinity College, Dublin, by his

Lever, Charles-continued.

435

daughter, Mrs. Neville, 329; list of
works, 330; his peculiar style, 333;
popular to the last, 337.
Lever, Charles, Junior, his pony in
the nursery, ii. 424.

Lever, James, an Englishman, 3;

family, ib.; employment, 4; build-
ings completed, 5; associated with
Johnston, 6; marriage, 7; great
social gifts, 7; ii. 391; his ability
and energy and powers as a racon-
teur, ib.; character and appear-
ance, i. 12; builds Moatfield, 59;
extracts from day-book, 119 n. ;
sudden death of his wife, 128;
death, 129.

Lever, Dr. John, A.B., M.R.C.S.E., his
recollections of his uncle furnished
to the author, ii. 423.
Lever, Rev. John, B.A., 7; marriage,
14 n.; assists Charles in studies, 17;
curate at Portumna, 33; curacies,
128; preferment, 130; a widow's
gratitude addressed to, 281; his
opinion of "Jack Hinton," 314; ii.
282, 332 n.; frightened lest Charles
should put him in his next, 423.
Lieven, Prince, ii. 21.
Liston, ii. 159.
Lockhart, ii. 264.

Lodge, Mrs. Sophia, recollections of
the boy Lever, i. 13.
Longfield, Judge, i. 266; ii. 68, 100.
LORREQUER, HARRY, i. 52, 78, 103,
116, 131, 138, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145,
172, 176, 186, 189, 195, 199, 201, 226,
227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 260,
320, 341, 342; ii. 39, 109, 122, 147,
211, 212; missing chapters of
printed at last, ii. 341-386.
Louche, Mr., i. 6.

Louche, Mrs., recollections of Lever,
i. 113, 128.

Louis Philippe, ii. 11, 12.
Louis XVI., ii. 12.
Lucca, baths of, ii. 138, 173.
Lukin, Major, ii. 203.

Lyndhurst, Lord, ii. 165.

Lytton, Lord, ii. 138, 210, 258, 300,
301, 304.

Lytton, Lord, now Viceroy of India,
66 a fine hearted fellow," ii. 183.

M.

Macaulay, T. B., i. 274; ii. 72, 305,326.
Macartney, Dr., i. 83, 119.

MacCarthy, Florence, i. 9, 10, 32.
Macready, ii. 167 n.

Macdonnell, Capt., ii. 40.

Macdowell, ii. 85.

Maddyn, Daniel Owen, i. 303.
Magee, Archbishop, i. 159.

Maginn, Dr., i. 37, 44, 47, 228, 233,

312 n., 313, 339 n.; ii. 14, 69.
McGlashan, James, i. 1,82, 195, 200, 201,
221, 224, 226, 227, 228, 231, 234, 239,
243, 253, 260, 261, 265, 271, 272, 278,
279,301,302; offers terms, 306; ii. 19,
21 n., 22 n., 33, 39, 41, 42, 46, 49, 50,
67, 91; offer of terms when Lever
ceased to be editor, 100, 102, 107,
117, 131, 149, 160, 161, 166, 173, 174,
175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 191,
196, 209, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218 n.,
219, 220, 423.

Maggiore, Lago di, ii. 251.

Magrath, Mr., the police magistrate,

i. 21.

McGrotty, R., i. 117, 118.

Maguire, Father, i. 312, 313.

McHale, Archbishop, i. 202; ii. 206.
McIntyre, Dr., i. 181.

McMahon, Inspector, i. 146, 209.
Macmillan, ii. 68.

Mahaffy, Prof., on Lever, ii. 285.
Mallet, Robert, F.R.S., i. 20.
Malmesbury, Lord, ii. 138, 168.
Mansion House, Dublin, Ball, i. 127.

Marengo, ii. 174.

Marryatt, Captain, i. 51, 54, 57.
Marsh, Sir H., M.D., ii. 42.

Martin, Dick, original of "Godfrey

O'Malley," i. 257; the family of
Martin, 283 n.

MARTINS, THE, ii. 37, 141, 222.
Martineau, Miss, ii. 19.

Mason, Mr. G., ii. 214.
Matthew, Father, ii. 35.

Maturin, Rev. Mr., i. 198; ii. 242.
Maunsell, Dr., i. 59, 74, 105; ii. 3,
236, 319.

Maxwell, Rev. W. H., account of, i.
110; Lever's acquaintance with,
161, 177; founder of the military
novel, 181; Lever's model, 184; as
raconteur, 185; death, 186.;
Maynooth, Thackeray's visit to, ii. 416;
James Lever's contract at, and anec-
dote, ii. 391.

Mayo, ii. 30, 31.

Mayo, Lord, ii. 327.

Melbourne, Lord, ii. 3.

Methuen, Lord, THE DALTONS in-
scribed to, ii. 225.

Metternich, ii. 3.

Milton, i. 26; ii. 158, 159.
Minto, Lord, ii. 176.

Missolonghi, ii. 39.

Mitford, Miss, i. 286, 338 n., 340; ii.
248.

Moatfield, i. 60, 62.

Moher, Cliffs of, ii. 25.

Molière, ii. 14, 30, 159, 320.

"Monsoon, Major," i. 254, 272 n.,
299.

Montague, Mr., Lever's dancing-

master, i. 28; described in "Jack
Hinton," 30.

Montaigne, ii. 14.

Moore, i. 279; ii. 263, 324.

Moring, Field Marshal, i. 21, 28 n.
"Morning Herald," i. 183.

Morony, the mysterious stranger at
Göttingen, afterwards Napoleon
III., i. 74.

Morrison's Hotel, ii. 287.

Morton, Madison, i. 230.

Muckross Abbey, ii. 37.
Murillo, i. 257.

Mulgrave, Lord, ii. 167.
Muskerry, Lord, ii. 3.

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