New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22

AIM 10 ANELlJAN Nili%4-No-iti INV
EOOEs--ESsAYS ON A Liberal EDUCATION
1TNGIAKE's CRulEA--MURGAY's plNNIR-
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NOyEI.-NuSS EELLOGG's SUCCESS.
PROM Own Correspondent
There are signs that Mr. Disraelis hold On
fe Tory party has been shaken during the last fort
night Allow as much as We may for the prestige Of
success tie number Of honest Tories who think
success too dear mt the price of honor increases The
impotence of the Edinburgh speech has Disguised
some Of the men who patiently followed Their leader
last session Aud, after all it is not the unscrupn-
lous cleyoness of Dis!ach which keeps tho IoheS
I'm the traces We're LoId Derby TO die, one OF TWO
things would inevitably happen: Mr.. Disraeh Woul"
be ousted from his place or the party Wonlu 20 10
pieces To-day il is DisaeG who leads the Regulars
md Cropborue. who is the scccdeT. Tomorrow those
positions may be reversed, and the LdinpNfsn speech
instead Of STRENGTHENING has weakened It's author.
Probably Lord Derby is not much more honest 'han
Disraeli. lnt he has the wit to seem more honest
He is in fact an INDECENT arstocrat believing in the
divine RIGHT of the Tories TO rule England and the
divine night of Lord DeI3Y 10 rule the Tories mich
Of his lie was spent On the tuT and that is an e&-
perience which permits 10 NAN 10 escape uIoeleu,
IL was said with bitterness bat uutA mat DIS iphg
career ON the turf. though an honorable one ttttd
Inn wen q be the associate .ot Oe'aell: betWteh
them they have jOckeyed tie party INTO us present.
base POSITION. il was The Nalln>h or lc'pcClapiuV4
which Lord Derby Is sETcvC enough I'D l9y CA, Nhlch
KEEPS him nj It's head, and gives linn tie power 10
;r,,iil,s,. ON In sI,ch n Heuferant as Disraeli.
Tho dcYaGiug influence of SUCH leadership Is seen
abroad rs we'll rs 40 home. IL IS denied uiJ iolu
STANLEY has sent any such dispatch to the ,i!eIes
on the Roman question. NhateVcr Inc iaft De- ny
WEIGHT OF English opinion, Of tho only England
which is known ahiO. - has been against Iai!', IHsI
asst was against the Month Throughout Ile A'cpouI'
AGAINST Prussia last year. aid rs SUI asaiiot ~, tne
heroic CreIaus in their unequal struggic win i0t-
key England has just refused her Signature 70 inc
note which Russia, Prussia, I3ly, ana even tIN.tc
Lcve .ioT'd declaring tlat they en- no longer give
moral su port TO he haIt@I0uS l"IcE on 'l.e 1ltc
in respect 10 IT'S Christian Subjects LORD otuiey,
like MI Dsraei. deals with l5Iilcs as an austitct
science ana rs far above the weakness VI sSihpa'h|-
ing with oppressed HatIJu3liiles,
OF the five leniau prisoners sentenced 10 uea'h NJ
Manchester, il Is possible one or Two ma! escape
hanging. Il ia we'll asceTtalued that Mcguire was
convicted upOn periuTed OF mistaken evidence ana
that he is not the person he was sworn 10 Oe ~ 70
ea,-er witnesses. The fact las come out so clearly
fbat in any case where the maUOog cry OF Iehlah
had not been raised, lis p3tIon W9u4d be natteI
of course. In regard To him. IS III regard 10 the
other four Mr.. Justice MellCr IA passing sentence
went ont of his way to say no had no d0uGt Wl'st-
ever that he was justly convicted; me hsht hncg
thrown on the case may or may not have cO4VhCeu
this Judge that The man whom he pronounced Guilty
is innocent They were al IN me eaHt poA VIC
sentence as was 10 troncer tah rs 70 ahoteI.
Now that one is certainly known 10 b. innocent, VINO
shall venture to affirm that the others may not nave
bepn convicted on equally uutTustwCrthy evidence
Loi" T,n.f h. Ean,edi Whether Allen and his com
I9des murdered Brett or NOT, they are remains ara
the best use 10 which you can put eil'm low u -
hang hin. i 10 not C2IlcataIe pUIi4c Opihl0A
The complaint in another case that the American
Minister had failed 70 DO h,s DUTY - lnstake "th
was natural enough perhaps, but for which am
aware of no real ground. Inc clam OF Alellcan
cfizeIship urged on behalf of Americanized IRISH
men, opened a question which, notwithstanding the
On-hand confidence OF the judge who decided against
H. Is still an unsettled point. 1t has been repeatedly
raised by the American Government IN dlplOmauc
negotiations with different European powers. Nih
Prussia for instance who is extremely jealous OF er
claims OF the military service OF her subjects uele
have been many cases atlsSue. lEose l2teiy arising
have been settled not on princple, but Dy goOu
nature. Prussia does not adniit that subject can
renounce his aeeience but as amatcr OF comfy she
Releases BatuIalized TRANSFORMATIONS IN pItlc-
a hook destined 10 make not little sensation is
EssayS on q LibUdl Education, TO be published next
week bv Macmillan. II is one more conoatant In
the contest waiug between Classics and Science IN
fact it is than one fOr inside Macmlilahs tIet
covers are nine writer's each contributing an essay
on special topic and all writing Their best against
the dominion of classics IN English education. Inc
force Otths demonstration II tha IL comes lI9Ih VIC
very citadel Of the classical kingdom. The nlne es-
says are written every one by men VINO are cmmeht
classical scholars. Here are Henry Sedswlck an9
John Sceley. both senior classics at CaInb1dge ana
Seeley now Latin Professor in University College,
London. They were the best classical scholars OF
their years Here is T. w. Fauar, editor of the book
and writer of one essay who was FellOw OF TRINITY
College Cambridge and Is Assistant Master az Tar
row one of the best classical schools in England.
Here is J. NJ Wilson, o Fellow OF st. Johns College,
Cambridge and Assistant Master at Rugby, tho
school with which AnOlds name IS forever aSsCci-
ated. EtOn is represented by w. Johnson an AS
sistant Master aud Fellow Of Kings College Gam
bridge. - =. u..,.,
themselves on the side Of against the system
of education which made them what they are against
the schools and colleges TO which they owe both Their
instruction and their pOsition TO some extent also,
their means OF living Tor all Of them are saaTled or
pensoned by the foundations they represent II is
nave step Before their pupils could thus nave
furned AGAINST their mothers, their convictions must
have become strong ana their sense OF the pGDcn eeQ
for a change very oppressive Ihave looked thIouRh
three of these ESSAYS IN early sheets. 90 not ue-
scribe the tenor aud drift OF the book 100 strongly III
speaking of il protest against the CONTINUANCE OF
the existing system OF education IN England TIT
went no farther than that, very many OF the claSsl-
ciss themselvee would applaud it heartily since tho
opinion gains ground daily that whatever may be
said of the pTOprety Of teaching classics they are
not now taught III the most az yaAngeoqs way ans
reform Of some sort is inevitable. But tins book does
so much further than this From swift Ieadlhgd
carry over their forces to the SIDE o. science Dut hey
will at any rate bring il considerable reinforcement
In another letter hope 10 Indicate more pIecScly
the scope of the book and perhaps to anayze IT, for
in America not less than in England tins question IS
uppermOst and needs all the hght that can DO uIoEh
on ii. do not yet believe that classics are to be
thrown overheard in either country but at any rae
The friends Of really liberal education Will 90 well
10 hear what is said by those who would limit IL 10
equipment for the necessities OF profession OF
trade.
The third and fourth volumes OF hinglakes JRrd-
sion Of The CrmeQ are press and shortly 10 be pub
lished The third volume bringing the story down
90 the battle OF BalaClaya, promised for last
Christmas. but was delayed, perhaps in order that
the third and fourth might appear together. No
book has been more lmpahently expected, but 1t IS
OF no use 10 De impatient with Kinglake. He viii
publish when his book is finished to his mind, and
not before. The first two volumes were delayed
longer than these, aud when they appeared
laa to 90 through a fire hotter than that which the
Guards faced on the slope of the Alma. They came
out of il mistaken Remembering that the attack IS
sure 10 be renewed il is no cause for wonder that