New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-16

tos win the rsoot clistian o. Byron ssd Moor, Of
Which the sDcc, "a We eeps are untu ey iesef 10
hoor.'s Lie Of Byron. Mr.. Rogers haViag oseo Ia
formed By lCrs toat By ron and be rsi agreed on
uoeetrg a. riei d. proposed that y should BE- a, hs
Mr. RoKsrSl hooss ard desre1 Moore 10 invite By
70 bin al dinner there THIS lt vi ..t'oa vas
ACCEPTED IN the mos. grs0iors manner by BVon- IL
pss intended a. first that the party should be coasoea
20 the tho; bat Campbell pDened 10 cal 90 hr. Ro-
gers ia the VI the morning, aud VS. ovit-d to
i"ip them THE vss in the hftt week OF November,
1911 audt that tue Byron was not pers nsly knO IN
70 r. gers Moore, or Campbell Dir. Rpgere Indo-
duCed tielf 20 Lord b. roc and presented the ether
two sstbey arrived Mr.. Rogers whose diuners ware
sw.ys CHAD tai en- psits 10 have parc ar
~ Noe On that dsy. he found however, some
what 10 bis cor seiDs'ion that there was nothing on
the table Which Lord ByTon could eat or drink. He
vas at that tine u Of the frequent it's Of sbsti
renee hich prsotise1 10 check tendency 10 grov
stout. After refusing every thing on toe table, ne
sked for lard bscat ana sda water Lether Of shich
happened 10 to in The bOuse. The coda water WAS
cent fr or procured but the biscuit not TO be
had Ia the reiRhbOrhotd. Lord Byron then csed for
tte potatoes filed bis plate With them, and, pouring
the 1Obtsrts of the vinegar cruet over them, made
hearty meal His msnner and conyeisstioc on this oc-
chsion old 10. appear TO have pleased Mr. Rogers 90
much ss they cid Mr. Moore. Whenever saw Lord
Byron biz department and cOrversaton were those Of
a well bred intelligent man Of the world wholly tres
from 1ffec.atioL ara eccentr1clty.
"It has been a question whether Lori Byron Vas
lame in foot or both. Ny own impression, when
both Get; and ouch, l understand Mr.. Ire!swney,
spt kirg from actual inspection after death declares
10 have been the case. II was concealed from the eye
by very lot 2 aud loose tousers bat caused him to
walk with slight jerk at the hip. Mr. Rogers aud
Lore Byron were leaving party together, shortly
after BIS return from the Continent. lukman &C.
oosted Lord b. by name. Mr. Rogers eeoetsly sad,
'You zee everybody knows you Already LORD Byron
rei1iDed With bitter sxpIessioE, Yes; an defOrn-
ed This feeling seems 10 have been habitoay pres
EFT TO biz mind we trust his biogrsphere; but
Oh no occasion when | cav him did his couhtensnce
wear the expression Of gloom or care.
'Jhree years and helf after / saw him IN London.
I Rad an opportunity Of renewing my acquaintance
with Lord Byron at Venice. where i saw him few
times in the autumn OF 1878. NotSthstaodlng The
events which had occurred since saw hi in Loodon,
there was no change in bis general appearance and
manner. Our conversation was again very much on
Greece which 10 visit ext spring and for which
he furnished addition al letters lie nov spoke with
some cor fdeIce Of taking up bis abode there though
the revolution which cslsed him 70 do 90 had not yet
broken out. lie dwelt at some length on the state of
society in Italy particularly in Venice and especially
Cd ii circle al the Countess Abrzzis, when Lord
b. attended every eveniI for two years, 70 wolch
bad the good fortune to be introduced by Ugo Fosco
10. lie spoke also with good deal Of interest of the
Armenian studies which he carried on Tor short time
under Father Pascal Anger, of the Armenian Convent
at Venice. This learned ard amisble ecclesasuc,
whom had the pleasure Of knowing, told me that tor
Tie short time that Lord Byron studied VITA HIN he
made rapid progress. He translated into English ia
Ii er Aucbers Armenioltalan grammar, and aiso tue
unsuibentic Epstes Of Paul to the Corinthians winch
had never appeared in English version. They are
found as translated by Lord Byron, in the Appendix
to Moores Lie.
ct is scarcely necessary to add that Lord Byron,
letters TO his friends in Corfu, Albania, and Greece
Proper we're Of the greatest service 10 me, especially
at the court of Ali Pacbs. Dark Muc,sr, bis son.
80 well known to the readers OF Chlde Harold, was
the fret person of emDence whom saw 81 ANNA OF
shich he was then the Governor"
Considering the immense and complicated va
riety Of topics which are treated in this volume,
Mr.. AIlbone is certainly to be congratulated, not
Only on the beldness Of his enterprise, but on the
trustworthiness of its execution. There is, no
doubt, room for improvement in subsequent edi-
tons; it would be easy to point out omissions, dis
crepsncies, ard errors in names, dates, and titles
Of books; but there We are persuaded, are NOT
sufficient to impair the confidence of the public 10
its correctness, nor to call in question the verdict
of ichoars which has been almost unanimously
pronounced on it, merits.
rlEssILIAN AND HIS FRIENDS. BY d.. l. srsLros
MIcKJszrs. limo Pr S72 J. b. Lppinoot' Co.
very slender thread Of a plot serves tue writer Of
this volume a. the center Of q series Of pleasant
,ietches narratives of adventure legendary tales, and
psnonsl re mni,cenoes with which the experience Of
varied literary life has literally stored bis memory.
The fancy Of assembling agreeable company at an
inn who btguils the hours by the mutual relation OF
their little histories is certainly not quite original bat
Il furnishes the occaion for collecting into very read
able volume the fugitive stories and essays which the
author has heretofore contributed to periodical era-
ture. The tubstanos Of the following spicy anecdoe,
which was first communicated to DR.. Mackenzie by an
American lady, has been already published in the
"OIopodiana," but 1t will well bear repeating in the
amended vsr,ion which is here given.
TIE BUSH GUINEA.
One of the most famous and fourishiog hotels in
England when Bristol hsd fair share OF trade and
commerce, nonopolIiDg great portion OF the west
India trade was the Bush Inp kept by trushearted,
houe.t, downright man named John Weeks. At the
time Of which speak, this nnkeeper was not very
wealthy, though he deserved to be- The poor largely
benefited by his charity and It was disoovered-not
until otter his DEATH for he was one Of whom 1t might
literally be said that his night hand knew not what his
left hand didthat several decsyed housekeeper we're
largely indebted TO his benevoerce for fool, clothes,
fuel and money, during the hard ieaon OF Winter IN
particular, and at al times in general.
In the Bush Inn there was mighty titohen-it is
there yet presume ifthe house be kept up inn
down the center Of which extended a mammoth table.
II was the delight of this Bonifsce on every Christmas
day, to this great table with glorious load Of
roast beef and plum padding fanked, most penteous
", with double home brewsd of such mighty strength
and glorious favor that might well have called it
malt.wre, rather than malt-hquor. At this table,
that day, every one who pleased was welcomed TO ait
down and feast. Many TO whom good dinner was
object did so and nobler sight there in Bristol
amid all its wealth and hospitality, than that Of honest
John Weeks at the head Of his table, ustiy carving
and earnestly pressing his guests to eat drink, and
be merry"
Nor did his generosity content itseN with thi, /.
was the custom Of the ouse and Of the day when the