, 1860-03-27
Russell, Thackcray aud 11acau1ay.

Kusaell, Thackcray and N1acau1ay.
ondon Correspondence Of the New York Evcn.rx Pot.1
William II. Russell, 10 widely known as tt the
correspondent Of the 1;m<s" ila, started a new
weekly paper, called Tie 14rtny and Nary o.
settt which is :bc highest unofficial authority on
military matters in England. Il hos already
reachad its SIKH number. send you copy,
It has been very well received, Us was to have
been expected from his extensi1s acquaintance
with the army, his ge1ius, his iateoeudeuce.
and his courage. BY all Of which the British
serv'ce has largely ptodted, and oucht to feel
rroportlonately grateful. His letters from
India are also just published. Russell viii be
to the late Indian war What Thucydides was to
tue reloponneslan, the only authentic, disinter-
ested and competent witness and historian.
LIZ has made department. Of Itsia atuYs iof him.
selF, as distinct ~ the Essay Of Queen Anue's
s1ne' or the Review Of ours. lie is the first
person who can be said to have written "a
bt7 history on the theatre Of its ey1nts, and dar
by dag as they OCCULT d. From his record Of
the Crlmean and Indian wars, often written
upon drum-head, and under the dangerous
flrs Of hostile batteries, no appeal has been
taken in any quarter, but every day is adding
to its authenticity and Talue.
He !: greatly admired in England, and it may
BE- doubted whether there are many, if enc, Of
the survivors Of Englanu's recent Indian wnrs
WHO have brought home more laure1s than Mr.
Russell. lie Was peneoned BY the Times for hs
Indian services, bat he is still On ia staff, and
frequent contributor to its columns.
understand that be has it in contemplation
to visit America within the current year; aud
this reminds me that Miss Cushman Intends to
visit her native land in June next, not for pro-
IessIonal purposes, but to sec her frienda. She
is NOW in Rome.
Thackcray's magazine has had fabulous sue
cess. The snl. Of the February number had
gone up to ainety five thousand two weeks ago.
Nftnf1r n 4hr4 l.. .fxf.. L
the number for March appeared. As another
illustration Of the erroneous estimates which
booksellers sometimes place upon literary labor,
or tlse Of the advantage Of 4 reputation in the
authoE-it is not for me to say which, may
mention fact which hare upon pretty good
authority, that the story of - lovel tie DacLe-
lor," which has been the making Of the past
two numbers Of the magazine, was originally
written Is pleJs and time MSS when lis au-
thor would gladly have taken fifty pounds for
Il; now it will be worth to him more than
Thousand.
think /. may be doubted whether Macaulay
lett anything whatever teady for the press, Or
how ever brief, can be hoped for. The stories
to the contrary, circulating through the press,
are mere gaesses; md sraceab.e TO NO RESPONSE
bic authority. l understand that he kept a
diary for many years Of bis life, which, Of cnurse,
will be Of supreme interest; but learned from
the san,e authority to which am Indebted for
this 'uct, that bis sister, Lady TFesyan, vino is
all powerful iu these matters, does not intend to
publish it. She may tc Obliged to do 80, how
ever, to prevent the circulation Of fatsehoods
and nonsense about her brother, of which q
large crop has already found its way into print.
Hacaulay's correspondence Wca quite vefumi-
nous, and, Of course, will be greatly iu demand
but it will probably dud its way to the world by
iustatmeuts, aud not in body, at least for some
years to cone. Remember reading letter, sew.
eraf years ago, from him to 31r. Rlndall, the bi.
ographer Of Jefferson. feel that am taking
no improper liberty in a1ludipg thus publicly to d
letter, which must soon, in the ordinary COURSE
OF things, become the property Of mankind, il
which the British historian entered into some
what elaborate analysis Of what he regarded
d. the unsound elements Of JeE rson's F.heory:.3
government, aud its utter untitue1s for any but
new society jim state Of transition. On terri j.
tory thinly populated think bis view il gen
craily entertained in England. The LoraAii
-Isys-tae was lying by A4cauiey's side at Tie
| time Of Ills death; he had just been reading it.
| In walking through Westminster abbey, the
other dag, remarked stick Of wood lyiue
upon the pavement between TWO beucles, : nd
| on it a pasteboard, with the words written in
large letters With pen, *"For Lord Macauiey. y
| At the other end Of the Abbey. saw lnonu
Eeut to Zachary Nacaulsy, his father. These
! two, nnd the two Pitts, are1 believe the on.y
ever stood tsward each other in the relation OF
! parebr and child. Is not this curious com
mcutary upon the inheritability Of genius? Il
recalled 10 my mind IN arttc!s which appeared
| in the London TINES, apropos OF the proposal
| when fist made, to ruise baron Park 10 peer
age for life. In this article It Was suggested, il
detcace ofthc proposal, which was resisted by
the clI peers, that there wls no occasion tt
give his family The title in perretuitr, us grc4,
lawyers hare ncrer succeeded in TRANSMITTING
| their gifts to their children.