New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-31

let us b unfair. He commanded O regiment o
militia He kept, we think, pack Of fox bounds
He hsd the power-even after The pssssgs OF tn
Wing Reform Bin-of sendipg several Members t.
the Hcu.e Of Commons. And he wrote 9 bad
novel. Hence tale.
Poor William MagiDn taking up the novel in Mr..
Fraser's back room upon an afternoon particularly
ard, a. ii happened, unfortunately convivial, wa
ttruok in various ways rot at oil favorable to kind
criticism In the first place. the novel was written
eIecrably. Il lacked taste, good style, good
nsnners. II was full Of illusions to the family Of
tie writer ard to the history Of the ancestors OF the
sen Of Miss Mary Cole. In the second place, II
wa, written by Wing. Dr. Maginu determined
to sms 81 it, and did smash it in bis cleverest-that
is to esy, his coarse,t-style. Having thus DIS
posed Of it, lie retired 10 drink Old October in the
c unty.
The ri. Hon. William did Hot relish this dispos-
ton at once summary and savage OF bis literary
bantling. We al like our little revenges, but while
We take them We Try to take them in decent way
Every gentleman skrinks from the Bully Brooks
method, but it was precisely that method whi'h
the house of Mr.. Fraser, a quiet and inofensive
man, very much, We believe, in the hands Of his
mad.cap editors. He assaulted Mr.. Fraser; he
knocked him down with cane; he sent him to
bed of sickness; he cent him finally from brilliant
prospects, from wife aud chi!dren-to the grave
DR.. Msginn, who had all he pluck Of the puckiess
Irishman came up TO London at once and offered
IL Lie arr IA
orabe William had justified bis brutality by assert
ing (the poor, miserable legitimste) that Mr..
Frazer was ga tradesman, aid therefore could not
be called out" BY the grandson of Gloucester
butcher. DR.. Msgirn said at once: 81 am gen.
tlemsn. Come ard meet me-" Aud we think that
no man will deny that the Doctor the better gen.
tlemsn of the two. Wing ministers can make
belted knight marquis, duke, and ga that" but
they would find it very difficult to make magazine
writer equal 10 wit and erudtiOn to the Doctor.
But still, "tr that, their ,teos and patronage
were for tie rich lar dholder of Berkeley Castle
who seems to have made up in brass what be
lacked in legitimacy. With so much money at
command, aid with bOroueks before close made
open by the Reform Bill, the bully, polsroon, poet
favcrs which be lever received, could expect any
thing. Ministers forget opportunely the slip Of
Miss Mary Cole and the delinquencies of the old
Earl. Baronage came frat and Earldom next.
The Cabinet insisted upon making legitimate the
son who had, as bastard, been kicked out Of the
House OF Lords.
Ard now that he is dead and gone, it is wonder.
full to read lis demure and perfectly fashionable
"Obitusry" in The London Times. There is very
little SAID of his virtues, and great deal Credit
tsble to those days) Of his fox-hounds. He is
remembered as colonel (of militia) and as lord.
lieutenant. There il no intimation that he was
bruiter, bully and blackguard. There is a most
prudent sllu,on to the Berkeley Peersge case.
We have Miss Mary Cole" We have also " Mr.
William Cole" brother of Miss Mary" who, we
believe, perjured himself upon the trial. Earl
Fitztardnge goes to his grave lamented by the
press, tie peeraee and the people.