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 her remaining relatives and friends; gratified by the occasional visits of eminent astronomers; and honoured with many marks of favour and distinction on the part of the king of Hanover, the crown prince, and his amiable and illustrious consort.

To within a very short period of her death her health continued uninterrupted, her faculties perfect, and her memory (especially of the scenes and circumstances of former days) remarkably clear and distinct.

In 1847, she celebrated the ninety-seventh anniversary of her birth, when the king of Hanover sent to compliment her; the Prince and Princess Royal visited her; and the latter presented her with a magnificent arm-chair, embroidered by herself; and the King of Prussia sent her the gold medal awarded for the extension of the Sciences.

Miss Herschel died at the opening of the following year, January 9th., 1848, crowned with the glory which woman's genius may gain, working in the way Divine Providence appointed her,—as the helper of man. Her end was tranquil and free from suffering—a simple cessation of life.  HERVEY, ELEANORA LOUISA. her maiden name of E. L. Montague, this lady became first known to the reading public as a contributor to periodicals and annuals of poems remarkable for a vigorous tone of thought and grace, as well as power of expressionf. She was born in 1811, at Liverpool, and was the daughter of George Conway Montague, Esq., of Lackham House, Wilts; the town of her birth was also the native place of her mother. In 1839, Miss Montague produced a dramatic poem, entitled, "The Landgrave," which although deficient as to plot, gave evidence of her fitness to take and maintain a place in the higher walks of poetry. In 1843, she married the well-known poet and critic, who for some years edited "The Athenæum," Mr. T. K. Hervey. Her first prose work, "Margaret Russell, an autobiography," was published anonymously, but its great merit was at once recognised and acknowledged. "The Double Claim," a pathetic story of domestic affection, followed this; then came "The Juvenile Calendar; or Zodiac of Flowers," a delightful Christmas book; and lastly, "The Pathway of the Fawn," a beautiful tale, with an excellent moral.

The name of E. L. Hervey is now familiar to hundreds of thousands of readers, both at home and abroad, as her verses frequently appear in the columns of "The Illustrated News;" they are always vigorous, oftentimes extremely pathetic, characterized by purity of feeling and much grace of expression.  HEWITT, MARY E., born in Malden, Massachusetts; her maiden name was Moore. Her mother, left early a widow, removed to Boston, where Miss Moore continued to live until her marriage with Mr. James L. Hewitt, when she changed her place of residence to the city of New York. In 1845, Mrs. Hewitt published a small volume of poems, selected from her contributions to the various periodicals, entitled, "Songs of our Land, and other Poems." Many of these had appeared and attracted much attention under the signature of