New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-25

alout details rs a conception Of tho zone Whvn ple
walls on this subject in the two EngieIl 70
10 beside fll of valuable hints on framing on
rowing on the sort OF races that Ougi' ~ H. ,oro
ON the men who may row IN theh alI VI ~ tCI,e
and plysical Influences OF TINS uhtqudVu 'ilo ~
recent attack of Mr. Skey. the sHsgoni ur41ib IN
whole system of University racing is uedlt VIZ VIZ ~
directlv INT most effectively. lquOtea single pas
There Is oatng legend which Is always hurled at
ne heads of ambitious Oarsmen lt is sateu VI a @
Nhlc1 pa jtiio two or three years. have heard ms
legend applied to at least nall a-uOleu NJ long
cose have discovered that II was unfounde9 To- LIE te
80 met AZ Henley Regatta five mepbeb OI nv vi Wy
cTeyys IN which II is most commonly appheI thCS ~
all nc men or perhaps tribe latter than might have
been desired; and happened 70 Know" W. S,i ,nost
wore 6ofh at that time alive ana we'll PUT uVWn
VIZ |ie 10 the continued existence Of what Is taeu
6eheye the mythopGic faculty, which means tnS i''
,it,, ~ telling lie to prove doubtful prOp0su9n
'f1e same magazine has an article on i ne ITaae y
Io1Tnahsn written as its title Is enough 20 SURGE
from n low point OF view, and WIN NnVlS ln'.uC
nnate estimate of the dignity and aim OF inc pIoes
sion I'm different way il is quite as Dad as ailo
article last year in The North American Whlch nc
berately maintained that journalism had no hoDieI
function than TO supply news To the puOlC no lli'
SION 10 instruct to convince, to influence publc cp
ion i'm apv way If had no higher idea OF Jourhal
ism than that for one would ABANDON IL 'onoi
row. m, a.. c...,. ,
Ever since the publication of "a Strange story,
the SpiritualistS both in America ana Englahu nave
claimed Lord Lytton believer IN RAJ noe IeNela
ton Lately, q famous Sprltuausl, MI bciJailIli
Coleman a gentleman whom Mr.. SOtheln once sucu
for libel in certain spiritual matters asked Loiu 10y Y
ton what were his real views on Splrtualslh NhcIe-
upon the following letter was returned:
-" have NOT witnessed any of the phenomena men
toned rs exhibited through the MaTsals Oh al NlIs
HoughtOns They must be very curious II genuIfie re-
| must decline expressing any opinion as 10 the
causes of such effects when the effects are not trace
able to mposturel, because have not Collected SUI
fcient number of acknowledged facts iOr the lollua
ton of scientific theory. SOFA as nave seen Oh Icau
ON the subject see no necessity To resort 10 inc ma
chnery of world OF spirits Tor the cause ol G'oCts
produced on the senses winch we OBTAIN lhIOuth MA
terial forms by agencies which originate III another
material form wiz. the mediuml ana operate upon
OF through matter but not more luatitI man lIlo
compcated organization necessary for the uttefance
of a voice. In all controversies on ms quesuoI
have found no clear definition OF what is meant -!
spirit nor does inquiry seem 10 me 10 nave Deel ui
rected through the channels dGlnahutu 10y Pul n
OOQist or a mCtaphyslCian. All the experiments l
have Witnessed. if sincerely pTObed, 70 against me
notion that the phenomena are QIoduccu py 'Io
spirits of the dead; and imagine that no man Wno
can take care of his pockets would give uphspIoPe "
to a claimant who could bear croSs-eAanlnatoh as
little as some alleged spirit who declares nc ~ your
father friend, and tells You When ne ulf9i anu
then proceeds TO talk rubbish OF which ne Wouu ha c
been incapable when he was alive can CONCEIVE
no prospect of the future world more meIancholy
than that in which Noltaires and ShakespeaIeS are
represented having fallen INTO bOoDlts Oh hl DeSl
as intellects below medOcnty"
Now that have alludcd to Spirtuasm, II may IN
teres the friends of Mr. II. Melville Fay oi America
to know that hc has come to grief and those OF FRO
fessor Cunning of Boston TO know that II was ne
who with his bow and arrow, DESTROYED / 0y laine-
diamistcally Mr. Fay was IN Yorkshire. a con
siderable company OF the faithful hau gatheleu 10
! witness his performances. Wherein Professor g.,
happening 30 be present arose and said ne HAD seen
ON the walls posters announcing that this same MT
/ Fay would expose the nonsense aud delusl3hS OIL
Spiritualism. Cunning was very emphatic, inc tA-
/ pose complete. and great excitement peTNaued .Ht
! assembly But what followed was sublime. MI
Fay rises calmly and meokly and with emotion al,
mts that on one occasion in America evil spirits had
! tempted him from the right path lie denied tbat
! he had gone through America IN tins way las lIoI
G.. had said and his cOntrllOn ana mummy ABOUT
! that one error were great that the audlence re-
jOiced in him more than IL he had not gone aStIaN
I and GINNING was covered with confusion Next
morning however Professor G.. exhibited an AincTl
can paper which cast such light on MI Ray tha me
/ latter had TO leave iuddcTsheld IN haste. Inc
SpiTituagtic fraternity now publishing warning,
| about him and say that at Birmingham the spirit
/ hand was caught by gentleman, ana turned Out
/ TO be a stuffed glove Alas for the Culprt fay!
The new ground OF hope in d. Livingstone Satet y
has set aaOat some talk of an expedition TO searCl
for him Sir Samuel Baker offers 10 60 not Only on
Of zeal for Dr. Livingstone, but IN sheer Weanne-'
( of his present inactivity winch he declares 10 De
worse than IN African fever" But II seems that u
Livingstone be really alive he IS steadily. though
/ slowly making his way nOrthWard aud may yel
! come out all night without nelp.
! Mrs Lily Maxwell has won something more thai
fame by her vote at Manchester for Mr. Jacob Bright
| Size became an object of interest Investigation
showed that she was RTeen-gTocer DONG "a smaii
business in a respectable way Now her hluall bu,l-
ness has become a large one, for the Radicals aud
their wives made point OF giving ana rtndlhg Gus
tom to this practical dem0nstrater OF womans rghi
A great number Of the richest and best people 10
/ Manchester have become Mrs. MaXwclls customers,
! or patrons, j suppose they must be called here
Oddly enough II turns out that she i not an adYo-
! cate of womans rights did not get herself put on
the registry from any theoretical notion that sho az
a woman ought 20 vote. but from very practical no
/ tion that Mr. Jacob Bright, whom she greatly al
| miTed, ought 10 be elected q. W. :.