, 1866-06-12

lasJerrold in conversational ability. IAN sure
Prout himself Hould have said severe thing
OF the man who made such q comparison
Trout vas no match for Jerrold. He was
people, but JeErold's powers needed nothing
oi Tudeness. Ptout's was q sort Of Dutch
courage after all, and at night he vas IN.
separab'e from his toddy: but Jerrold wa:
always armed. Prout used to amaze me bJ
the wonderful variety Of his acquaintance.
ships. One day in chat With mt, In answer
TO something like doubt on my part as to
his authority Tor particular assertions, be
pulled ont OF his pocket letters received by
him that day from General Prim, the Span
lard; the eI-Qucen oi Naples iayorite
prima donna an Irish Archbishop nn1 IN
Austrian Minister Of State. These letters I
rcad and verified. Some people who knew
Just = little Of Prout, vowed be Was still a
Jesuit and worked in that interest, but these
we're credulous people who love the Idea Of
the mysterious und tue recondite. Prout did
the Jesuits too much mischief to be one OF
them. When Mazzni was Iriumyir at Rome,
Prout was with him, and wrote ;sharr
rattlIng letters from Rome 10 tue Dahl
htws-letters which made the English people
sympathfzc intensely with the Unfortunate
! Republic. It was Pr1ut who induced Gayazzl
TO visit England, and who translated Gavnzzi's
first lectures. Well do remember the excite
| ment IN the Princess' Concert rooms when Ga
1
tqred one Sunday afternoon to gathering
Of italian exI1es and English literary men,
and In his picturesque gaEb rs 4 priest, and
with larsc black cross round his neck, gave
us specimen OF 1tnlEnn orntory. This was
nll Prout's handiwork. But Gayaza Joined
Orangcncu Of misunderstanding patriotic
movement into what seemed to many, sec
tatian one. and Prout gnvc him up.
Among those who hnye cause to remember
Father Prout, with annoyance, Is 1lr. Dis
racli; will tell you why. One night, mem
oEable in the career Of the Tory chief, the
House OF Commons met to pass vote of
condolcnce on the occasion OF the death Of
the great Duke OF Wellington, and the House
was full of gentlemen anxious at once to pay
d marx of respect TO the memory Of the war
I. rior, andto hear the best Of our statesmen
speak about Il: In the editors gallery was
prout: The Liberal leader having spoken,
Mr. Disrael1 rose to express the sense enter.
tanned By the Tories Of the loss that party
and the nation had sustained. He smoke III
solemn and even lugubrions tones. and what
lie said fad q lettercd air about It very differ
cnt from the ordinary character Of Parlia-
menta5y nan ya9 addresses. M As he proceeded, how
his ears, begged friend Who was whis-
perins at Ills side, to be quiet !;
knitted bis brow; looked up to tho cell.
ing In bewil1ered sort Of way listened
AGAIN at last looked relieved and smiled as
hc wiped bis elasses. "Look for something
nelshbor. And in to-morfow's Globe was
printed side Ly side with Mr.. Disraeli's
lnborcd discourse, funeral orntfon Of II,
Theirs on deceased Marshal Of France, IN
oflicer Of only moderate renoWn. The two
compositions were all but identical. Prout,
sitting In the gallery. had recognized the
phrases, and atter q little reelection, had
remembered also their author. The result
was most humiliatfng to the leader of the
Tories Such matters seem little 10 them.
selves, but they tell in fixing the public esti-
mate Of man, md the discovery Of Father
rrout was more mischEeyoua to 3fr. Disraeli
than half dozen Parliamentary defeats,
In play which has Ind long run hare,
called "Socicty," the hero, young literary
man Of good parts and nristocratic connec-
tions, receives visit In one OF the scenes from
aprize fighter, who comes to g1vo him "the
ollce," that IS, to tell him the intended scene
Of fight which Is abont to come of; md
there Is stitl certain set OF writing people
who go to those blackeuavd exhibitions, and
who appnrcntlY enjoy them. am glad to
say these gentry had an unprecedented DIS
appointment on Thursday, in having to un-
dcrgo all the incouyenfcnccs, md risks, and
expense Of trip at day break to some ont-of-
championship; but got for their pains
nothing more than the spectacle of
two 6alf.naked men tquaring at each
other In ring for more than an hour
advancing no further than the petit naitre
ship Of boxing-not hurting themselves in the
least. Once again the ring Is declared to bc
broken up, There is no longer any honesty
toward each other among the yillaiaous set
who combine to delraud the public. Money
Is the one moving motive OF the ring, as oil
the turf, and there Is nothing to relieve the
former Of the brutal rlttantsm which has al- |
ways belonged to It. Pugillsm was dying out |
when saycrs mud Heeunn fought. The pecu-
liar circumstances Of that encounter drew at- |
tcniiop to It, and Lord Palmerston, together
with few other members Of the artstocracy,
who would tathcr see the million tn
terested in such sports than ngitating l
Tor politiea! power, ostentatiously en-.
cournged It BY money subscriptions: The
and have helped to secure a show Of support, |
but an persuaded that before many Years |
are past, even sham-t1ghts to ret cash, like |
that OF Thursday, will be as unknown In !
Ergland rs are cock-dghts and badser-bait-
ing.
hare Just learned that the American Com
missloners Of the Paris Exhibition arc greatly
BY the want OF Instructions from
Washington. They have received no letters
whatever by the Inst three or four posts, and
arc al loss to explain the delay Of Congress
IN voting the appropriation bill" which
can be made. They fear that
what In transatlantic phrase Is, believe,
called o "kfnk," or what VIC call q hitch
must hare occurred.
v;seSnrt s;n KS.a9ttosa de Rede!lfe: Wig, accord
years with an Iron hand, though for her good,
aud was at once the terror and the shelter Of
t he Moslen, proves, OF all men, to be a yersi-
Ter, . rhymsfer, some say poet. When tho
great " E!tazie " was menacing5 Russia. brow
md squirting the Turks to action, he yet
ound time to write souncts and love songs.
Man indeed is composite being. The yene.
Fable diplomatist has this week published
Tslume entitled "shadows Of the Past" con-
listing Of poems, written he says, "at yari
'us intervals during long course Of serious
n the public service" And this dlctatorial
md naughty ex-ministcr positively bushes,
hongh he is 78 years old, 1t the act. nWith 1
aspect to publication he observes, II
lave shivercd a fair length Of time on its
'rink. It was fur from being intended at 1rst :;
'lunge, am rather indebted to friendly
mpulsion than to my own resolution. If
here be rnshness in the step, I have Illus
rlons peecedents to plead. 1.-THE work is in
cribed to Lord Stratiord's fellow members Of
lc Gfilllou Club, whose social meetings in
laye drawn political advcrsaries together
md eoltcncd the rcscntments OF
'arty warfare. The lines are uue-
Iual, Eas the subjects are various. The
owe pieces arc tho best-pleces in which
bis last Of the cannings gravely tells Us,
Exe n!chtfa!l, when mute wa- the breeze,
held the dear s.irl to my he.rt
And the moouhetm yet slept on The trees,
When, eiehing. she sald. We must part"
Or, when he describes to LIE
=" Eyes where world might enter,
though soit their Eawn:ltke ea7e-
Al! Eeemed 10 leap ttum one deep centre
TO paEt IN kindred ra5s.''
Or presents bouquet to Taglionl:
" she rptines; no effort mars her graceful mten,
lorn's yonneesI hour, by Rsphael's pencil drawn.
The feaihcl'd cadence Of her glancing ieei,
lat nimb'y part. and muticaily meet;
ter waving nrn,., her eyes assemper'd nre,
Int mclta or brlsbtens IS the noies inspire"
these have more of poetry In them than
be political efforts In which his sympathles
nd him to cxclaim:
Brave Mpslem endure ycf awhilei
Still show your ptond Iors what yc are;
Lo victory points With smile
To the crescent that cradles star.'' 1
Or when Poland and Itnly are encouraged,
r in flee and easy fashion he says:
To live without the charms OF strife
fat IN any Lind OF life,
in matrimonial even;
nd a'eam, on land md water loo,
EEc earth be quite like heaven. 4
II sad; but Instinct; BY experience oack'd.
= = umcs the fosss and g!aViiy Of fact:
Ut wha,s fhe use Of a1ms, ii hcaas arc never Bro:
There is good deal Of spirit in some lines
atit1ed "a Behind the Scenes" beginning:
IA pagc In Bz1ta,n's story
WhelC0n my pen may SHINE
An nonv Of parting glory,
Ere ufath = long night be milne. i