The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-10

VINO Whs Wh0J l' called iu politics econ Nstenb'
wing during bis long public life, and who
actually led his party IN the administration
from l6j4 TO l84l, with q brief inteTegnun OF
reel lie was, 1t seems, innatcly ayerse 10
change, even where The abuse was notorious
aud confessed by hum. But he watched sharply
the tendency of events and accepted the tncYlla-
bic with such excellent grace that, as Whately
notes, 'many people were alarmed with dread
of his going too far; and thus he offered ihe most
cilrctual check TO innovations" But what title
he has TO be regarded by pOstetity ns zenlOus
reiormer is shown by such quotations as this;-
'I say, Archbishop, nll this reiOrni9g gives
douccd deal OF trouble. cn, eh2 wish they'd
let it alonen Or this:--"I say, Archbishop
what do you think rd have done about this
slavery business, If I'D had my own wov? pd
have done nothing at an I'd have LETT 10 an
alone its all pack of nonsense Always
have been slaves I'm all the most civilized COun-
tries; he Greeks and Romans had slaves. how
ever they would nave their fancy and SO we've
abolished slavery; bat it's great folly etc
The London RcU,er for 1886 iu au article
reviewing the History of Deyonshire by Mr.
Polwhele, says:-"ln the church OF rivcrton
was chapel built by the Earls of Devon, and
appropriated for their bulals Here was the
tomb of Edward Courteuay and his Countess
ON the tomb was the following inscription
"Ho no who lies here2
'Ils j, the good Earl of Devonshire.
With Kate my wiie to me full dear.
we lived together hitY-6ye year.
That we spent, we had;
That we left, we lost.
Ihat we gave, we haven
The name of the new magazine which we
announced two or three weeks since, as about
TO bC started under the editorial MANAGEMENT
of Mrs, Julia Ward Howe and 1ir, j. r. Gilmore
viii be, 10 is snd, 0ngenioi Words, and its
writer's Mr. F. w. Shelton. q favOrite COntrbu.
tor TO tue kHtctadOctT n its last days. Mr.
Richard B, kimbaN Mr. Sydney II Cav Iato
OF lhe IrtJ1tne, and Mr. J. " Irowbridge, who
we presume, mas seeded from the AH1ahc
Monthly. IL VIII be weekly, something like
EUaB saturday, with the slight exception that
It's matter will not be selected but original
ano tnat it VIII be lllusrated--Oy what artist or
= artists We are not yet informed.
Among the volumes soon to be issued from
the Government press lis a revised and greatly
enlarged edition of Mr. Charles Lanmnn's
81 Dictionary OF Oongress.H 1t will contain
nearly i've thousand brief biographies while
the Official Information comprising it's ample
appendix will be brought down to the close of
the last session of Congress. 1t is to be re-
GREETED, we think, that TINS work win not ba
published, lu the ordinary sense of the word.
since Others besides those In the employment OF
the Government have frequent use tor the
information il contains
THE recent letter OF DR. Dorau, in the Pail
lidH Gdzeite calling attention to the ruinous
condition Of Byron's tomb, at Huckual has
been productive of good results, five hundred
pounds having been raised at the last accounts
towards repairing and preserving the tomb
While on this subject, we may mention that an
antique folding writing-table which formerly
belonged to the poet was recently advertised
for sale at Manchester fits authenticity being
vOuched for by tue late Dr., Raflies, of Liverpool
who was noted in his lifetime as a collector of
relics
Mr. William L. Stone of the journal of
Commerce, Is engaged upon new translation of
Madame Riedesel's Letters Tor the Munscll
press. The previous versions of this interesting
work are known to be exceedingly faulty, dis
playne both an ignorance of the original Ger
man and its English equivalent Mr. stones
changes are said to be so radical that those who
ou1H ne tr0n & q
tlons will hardly recognize them in his inn
proved version, which is SAID to combine
elegance with correctness.
"A writer to the At5enpup complains of the
destruction that threatens Stonehenge. Vandal
tourists are constantly breaking on and carry
ing away specimens; and the drivers OF car
riages allow their vehicles TO stand too close to
the "holv stones,n 8bradng them seriously with
the nayes of the wheels. Protection is called
for and If Sir Edward Antrobus, on whose land
the monuments are, refuses it, the Blackmore
Museum at Salisbury offers to take the matter
in hand.
Mrs. Cornella Phillips Spencer, daughter Of
Professor Phillips, of the University OF North
Carolina has in preparation a work entitled
''The Last Ninety Days of the War" portion
OF which has already appeared in the columns
oftbe Watctmaa. As Mrs Spencer has had ac
cess TO the letter-boOks of Governor Vance and
other leading spirits OF her State, her work viii
doubtless present an interesting as well as &C
curate picture OF the COntederacy in its las
struggles.
"A novelty in the way of book-making is nov
in progress IN France in the shape OF a GUld
de PARIS, which is TO be published in time to
the great Exhibition next year, ana for which
NM. Thiers, Guizot, Cousin, LamartIne, George
Sand, Victor Hugo, and other literary celebri
ties, are to write each chapter. That the pub
Usher expects to make something by the specu
lation may be inferred from the tact that he hai
paid one hundred thousand dollars for the priv
lege Of publishing the work.
Mr.. Martin Farquhar Tupper, who is tn
most popular living English poet, in spite o
his critics, is about 10 enjoy the honor of
superb edition of his "Proverbial Philosophy,
which, in addition TO drawings by Gustav
DOre, who could illustrate bTOomstick, q
Stella snid 10 Dean Swift, will contain tlustra
tons by some of the best English artists, anon
whom we notice the names OF Cope, PlCSeri
gill; Tenniel CorbOuld, Birket Foster, JON
Gilbert William Harvey, and Joseph Severn.
Mr.. Home, the so-caled spiritual medium
who at last accounts was on the stage, rs aDOu
to come INTO the possession OF large fortune
which he is said to owe to the detunct husban
of a lady of eighty who advised mis- relcti b
raps, we presume, to make such disposition {
her property. MIR. Home viii become IN
adopted son of this CredulOus old person, an
take the name of Lyon.
Mr.. Robert Bell is the editor Of Art an
Song a forthcoming gift book. which will COZ
tain more than thirty unpublished and copy
right illustrations, among which are SIX by th
late j. M, W, Turner, iOur by the late job
Martin, and others by LeeCh, GOOddu, Hills
Bright, and Corbould.
Mr. Anthony Trollopes new serial story
entitled "The Last Chronicle OF Barset." 1t va
be published in weekly numbers, with 1nOstr
tions by MIR. George III. Thomas, the first nun
ber to De issued on the LIST of December.
Mise Bradd0n is a little rusty in her llno'
ledge of juvenile amusements, on she would n
make children play hop-sCOtCh on doOrsleps,