So thai after a successful professional life of over 4C years, during whioh he received greater rewards for his services than the people of the United S&ateß pay their President, he was only saved from want in his latter days by the considerate kindness of professional friends who, hearing of his needs, got him up a monster benofit which was responded to by a grateful public and secured him those comforts at his deatl which he might otherwise have lacked. ] did not share in the popular sympathy so lavishly expended on the favorite actor ir his latter days. My reasons were that ] thought he had received ample compensation for everything he had ever done, hia personal receipts from his profession being certainlj not less than a half million of dollars. He had the beat of everything while he lived; his town house and his country house, Me yacht and his shooting box; he courted the most exclusive and aristocratic society, and while never admitted to the inner Sanhedrian of New York society, wandering noblemen from Europe like the Duke of MarlborougL and Lord Lonsdale found in him a genial companion, who never noticed in public anj humbler members of his profession. VVitt the sale of his wardrobe the curtain rings down, on the last act, and in the busy whirl of our New York life the very name of this once popular idol will be forgotten. Several times within the past few months ] have felt called on to report daring robberies but three robberies took place last week thai throw the exploits of Claude Duval, Did urpin and Billy the Kid into the Bhade. Or Wedneiday afternoon there was a blockade oi Btreet cars on the Bowery, and hundreds oJ people were assembled on the sidewalk tc Bee the fun, the crush became quite heavj and it seemed to concentrate about i jewelleer's shop a few doors from the come] of Grand street. The window was full oJ watches and diamonds laid out in tempting array. 