New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-09
NETWORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1866.

society ought TO come here in the quiet Autumn-tlme
when dinnerables are not crowded, recepu0n-rOom
are shut up and we only ask those people whom we
want to see and are able TO enjoy their company:
There is nothing Of importance in the shape OF po
litcal news to report. Some hadozen members have
been talking to their constituents up and down the
country the most noted of whom Is Mr.. W. Foster,
the member for Bradford. The upshot of their talk
seems to be- as we all knew pretty well long SINCE,
that the Tories going TO try on GOOD Reform Dill
and the Liberals to give them fair tied-fayors
they scarcely sanguine enough to ask alter last
session.
One event, however, has happened in the extra po-
litca world of considerable meaning and Importance,
and that is the election Of the Rev. Frederick d.
Maurice to the chair Of Moral Philosophy at Cam
bridge, in the place of Mr. Grote the brother oil the
historian lately deceased.
This election has been received with wonder ana
enthusiasm by the people and the unbenefcal but
RAPIDLY growing liberal section of the Church OF En-
gland. The electors the other professors, OF whom
to their high honor, than clear half voted for
Mr. Maurice although there were ten candidates sew
eral of them frsrate men, and all OF them graduates
of Cambridge, he being the only graduate OF Oxford
on the list. Mr. Maurice, beside being beyond ell
question the greatest living English thcOOgian aud
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has taken q leading part all the
religious aud social movements Of TIE last 80 years.
a student above all things hut never separating him
self for moment from The struggles of the street and
the market place or turning deaf ear TO the cry Of
leader of party IN The Church numerous and pow
erfu as that which is called eter DR.. Puscy but has
always resoluiely set his face against divisions IN
Chriss family Nevertheless, ne has been The teacher
and master of all our popular writers OF The broad
church school, of Robertson, Of Brighton, OF Kingsley
Of Davies ard of CUlenso though the bishops teach
ing Of late years has wandered OF the historical slue
far away from that of bis early friends. Dean Stan
ley is among his warmest admirers aid fellow
workers, as in an elder generation were
JgliUs JIase and bis brother, and the bishop
Of ST. David's. Twelve years ago, Mr., Maurice was
deprived of bis Proiessorship al Kings College,
London, BY the Low Church party, headed by DR..
jeff the Principal of the College, Tor his teaching on
the subject Of eternal punishment, and his resolute
antagonism to the extreme Caviuisic views to which
that party clings with such frightened tenacty 1t
was he who stood forward against d.. Mansell, the
celebrated Oxford ogician, when that learned Doctor
reviewed IN bis hampton lectures the old dOema az 10
the impossbility Of knowing " the Infinite" en-
deavCring 70 build more altar IN The 9h century
" 10 the Unknown God" Outside church and thcO
logical questions strictly so called MI Maurice has
been equally active He was the President OF the
Society for Promoting Workingmens Associations
that organization by which knot OF clever young en-
thuSGss, known as the Christian s0cailsts,
thought 20 bring In the Millennium rs years ago,
and succeeded in setting on its feet that great indus
trial movement which is just beginning 70 bear such
remarka fruit, as the Partnerships OF Industry, IN
Yorkshire and Lancashire. Mr.. Maurice found the
best part Of the brains and ballast for that boat.
Amin ~ wears ago ho established the WurhnGnlcns
College in London, whore alone in England the prob
lem has been solved OF bringing the highest education
within the reach the caners OF weekly wages And,
lastly, be the most active aud earnest among
the founders of Queens College, the establish
Incnt IN which thorough scientific training
was first offered 10 English women. The
man who can show such a record rs this might
viii be excused for holding his head high, but Mr..
Maurice is probably The humblest man IN England.
Even his most fierce enemies, who would gladly bum
him did not the tolerant notions Of this secular cOGn.
try stand in the way, have been always forced grudg
ingly To acknowledge the Apostolic simplicity and
purity of his life. such man of course has come in
for the mnutes share ct tie loaves and fishes Of the
clerical profession, and is at this moment Incumbent
of the small Government Chapel Of IT. Peter, We're
st. 20 which he was appointed by Mr.. Wm. Cowpcr,
when twothrds of our bench Of bishops are not wof-
thy 10 wait behind his chair. You may imagine then
the e1uliation with which we see him placed IN the
position OF all Others in which his influence will be
most felt and which be would probably have chosen
for himself had he had the pick Of all possible prefer
ment | have found the most cultivated Americans
very slightly acquainted with Mr. Maurces works,
and have therefore dwelt on this promotion IN me
hone of making the man better known on your side,
for depend upon il those OF you who wish 10 under
stand what Is going on here cannot omit such a
figure from their studies. / do not know IT auy Of
his works have been reprinted IN America. II not,
some entcrprising publisher would do well
TO bring out his History Of Moral Philosophy
ancient and modern, his Religions Of the World, aud
Lectures on the Gospels and acts Of the Apostles.
The news from India gets worse and worse. From
the latest Teportsit would seem that something like
1000 900 Of people have died Of famine the shore
Of the Bay of Bengal II is too fearful and painful
subject TO dwell on-one can only hope that Mr..
Cecil Beadon may be Disguised, aud Sir John Law.
renee recalled but the difficulty Of rOusing the slug
gish Imagination Of John Bull 10 take IN the appalling
reality is all but insuperable. and as commentary
on the Orissa famine have the poetlaureate send
ing bis name aud subscription 10 the Committee for
the defense Of Gov. Eyre II is high time indeed
that "the treatment Of subject races" should be made
the "cLcral de tatai" Of al right thinking English
men. T. II.