New-York tribune., 1867-03-28

ffom V'i 'f''' LONDON, haIch v, loO'' .
So far AS the immediate interests OF Lord DERBY
Cabinet with regard to Reform are conceineu ,no
Taoisn unrising is a Godsend The public mind has
st the moment something to feed ON, while the Mill
ttrv are getting their banquet ready and they know
tbaf Iohn Bull like Paul PTy, when asked to dinner
tssure to inGuire "What are you going to have Tor
dinner ~ What there will be ut the Reform banquet
of the 18th il is impossible of course TO say but the
impression is among the liberal politicians that the
i de resistance will be household suffrage but That
this win be balanced by empty covers all around
The House of Commons received last night with mo-
iionless uncOncem the announcement by MI Dlsraeh
OF the three new Cabinet Ministers-perhaps with
some surprise at the dignity conferred upon the Duke
of Buckingham who has been made Secretary OF
State As Disraeli came into power for Bucking-
hamsIre through the influence of the late Duke, he
has probably transferred his friendship to the present
Duke. with whom the public mind has but little as
eociation except as President of the London and
North Western Railway. Iheard once story OF HIM
which NAV convey something of his personal appear
ance He called one morning at subordinate Ofhce
OF the railway company which have mentioned on
business: the officer there had advertised for some
porters and when the Duke came i'll he thought him
an applicant for pOrters place, and said My man.
Its no Use for yOu TO apply-youre not big enough
nor strong enough The Duke is certainly not very
careful OF his looks lie Is ABOUT ~ years "
may turn out that he NAV do fora place Conductor
Derby's train The Duke of Marlborough the new
Lord President of the Council is about 49, He is an
Oxonian. He represented Woodstock in the House of
Commons in 1874 and was noted for his devotion to
measures for advancing the influence of the EStab-
lshed Church over large populations AsdeScendant
of the great Duke of Marlborough he enjoys PEN
sion of $1,000 a year. Blenheim Palace, and the
honor and manor of Woodstock" The new President
of tho Board of Trade the Duke of Richmond was
born in 1878 and educated at Oxford. He became
captain in the army IN 1874 lie was from lo4l 10
1860 member of the Commons for West Sussex, and
anember of Lord Derby's Cabinet tin the same ca
pacity as now in 1859 He was Aide-de-Camp to the
Duke of Wellington for ten years.
The theme of all thoughts here at present rs the
death of Artemus Ward and since the death OF JOhn
Ieech and ThackeTay there has not been so much
feeling of bereavement expressed At the Savage
Club Covent Garden, to which Nh. Browne belonged
and in a little volume of whose papers his last paper
was printed there held meeting of his friends
aud admirers, both English and American. MI An.
drew Halliday was in the Chair and resolutions OF
sympathy with his family of profound regret at the
loss we have sustained. and OF thanks TO Capt Brit
ton l.. S Consul at Southampton for his unweaI1ed
devotion to Mr.. BTOwne-whOm he left not night or
day for two weekS-were passed. lhe meeting trled
ca get the Rev T. ID. Maurice TO attend the funeral,
but being now Professor at Cambridge he could not
There was much interest expressed IN the lad
of fifteen Stephen, whom Mr.. Browne had adopted,
who is remarkably intelligent and handsome. His
mother and sister reside at Toronto and he viii at
once return there The funeral procession went from
the house of Charles Millward, esq., 1aylstock hlll
ut o'clock to-day. An immense cOneourse IN when
all the leading artists, actors, paywnghts carl
caturisis editors. had assembled at Kensal Green
Cemetery, and there were many ladies present
When after the service, the coffin began n0lSelessy
aud slowly 10 descend through the floor to the vault
the whole crowd pressed forward. and thrill OF
em0iDa passed the company, which consisted OIL
mnny hundreds. Many sobbed aloud The Americans
WHO haad been present Last evening at the savage
Club h,d requested Mr. NJ. ID. Conway 70 make an
address ON the occasion, which he did when the
Lbaplain had concluded his ceremony.
Lovers and students of music are now having rlch
opgort,nities in London. have already written
yen of Prof Tindalls wonderful lectures on Sound,
at the Royal Institute; Hardly less val!aDie nave nave
poser G. A. MacfarrOn. of which the closing one was
gwen in the Sme institution last Saturday: IL Is
wonderful how complete mastery IIiS 70 w.,
is ' led ii' in and sven his seat at, his lecture
table-which is piano And as he dSe3ul5G;s S;
theme by little snatches from works Oh w gIeaat
composers which are rendered with surhassdlng ue
eacy and precision. Notwithstanding the domestic
sorrows which he has undergone, and the loss OF his
sight Macfarren has iound IN arr power that heSps &
his mind aud heart strong and happy Now and then
amid the discussion of the dry musical technicaties
of tho superOnic 5th, and the lke ms face tushes
with radiant thoughts, and ms language rises 10
poetry Once after an excessively technical state
nent inst as the uninltiated were cOncealng their
yawns Inc paused and played gently passage from
Schumann, which illustrated the point he had been
explaining All struck by the strange beauty
of the theme ' YOu See said the old man, " what
room; it is the air of heaven let into the cell Of
prisoner; It is glad tidings to a carewOrn heart"
These words said with such spontaneous
feeling that tears started tosome eyesa rare tribute
In the Royal Institution. Describing the wonderful
variability in musical composition of " the super
tonic 9TH he alluded to the Arabian story of the
magical carpet which would bear one at VIII, and
In an instant to any place desired. Steam, the
telegraph and other inventions have tried hard to
realize this old dream, and IN VAN; but what they
have failed to accomplish done for the artist by the
supertOnic 9th w The lectures were from time TO
time further illustrated by -four excellent singers who
sang choice pieces from Beethoven, MendelssOhn,
Bach, &c. with much perfection as is possible
amid ous mundane conditions MI. Hullah begins
on music which will be more popular but doubtless
very important.
In the public musical world we are having a great
variety II is to the Monday Popular" Concerts
That We chiefly look for fine music, and to the Satur-
day afternoon concerts usually by the artists.
This music consists chiefly OF quarettes, pieces for
piano or piano and stTlnged instruments together,
aud one OK two vocal pieces The music 10 all OF the
most classical kind but ii is curious ana Distress
ing fact that there concerts anywhere in this
huge metropolis where one can hear high orchestral
music One cannot hear the symphonies OF
Beethoven, Mozart, OF Mendessohn IN London so
often cheaply one can IN BOstOn-it Boston
remains as II was IN the dear old " subscription and
rehearsal days ten years And, on the whole
though we have matcLeSS OTat0rlOs at Exeter Hall,
and operas, i should say that London is lnusiealy
not quite mp TO Boston All the great artists how
ever. instinctiyely come TO London; and II may be
worth while to hint to the thousands Of Americans
who are expected TO come over 70 the Pans EXpoSl-
tOn that ii they wish to hear the great living artists
they will not find them the COntinent-i. O.. dur
Ing the English Parliamentary season" London
viii pay them pounds where the Continent
pays them francs, and so London has them.
Last Saturday afternoon l paid my shilling for an
Agreeable seat in st. JamesS Hall. and came away
thinking that had got better shilng's worth than
before in this expensive world. 1t were worth
many times that sum only 70 hear Clara Schumann
play OF the sweet airs of her poor lost husband
She Is afine-O0kng woman, her hair Is yet full and
freSh and her form erect and graceful. She enters