English journalist, born in London, England, on the 11th of December 1820; edited Chambers’ Journal, and wrote for many years for the Daily Telegraph. He also wrote the novels, Temple Bar and The Man Without a Destiny, and many farces, extravaganzas and fairy tales. To the younger generation of his day he was best known as the librettist for many years of the annual Covent Garden pantomime. He died on the 5th of September 1889.
