New-York tribune., 1868-05-04

paid, but which in the Cerkenwell cases its custodi
ans refuse to apply for such purpose.
If You have five minutes in which las Lady Duf
GordOn's Egyptian said to amuse your mind, you
might read the Saturdays rTeveTent fun about Col.
FOrney's Letters from Europe. Nothing, indeed,
could be so funny the Letters themselves, unless
it be the private comments on them The Colonel
appears to have sent few hundred surplus copies TO
various persons of distinction in England, not limit
ing his faVOrs to those whom he personally knew.
Dare say that there are Englsh-speaking men who
do not know the Colonel, even by reputation and
who puzzled receiving copies of the Letters
with the regards and Temembrances of the author
| Mr. Robert Browning has contributed prose
poem to an evening journal, not too long 10 pe
| quoted entire: ,
SIR: May beg your help to correct an error In the
catalogue Of the National Portrait ExhlDltloni Ez
beth Barrett MoultOn Barrett not the daughter oil
London merchant" hut of a private gentleman am,
Sir your OOedient' humble servant RoprRr BROWNING
No 10 warwickcrescent Upper westbourne-terrace, W.
| The reader is permitted to make his own com
| ments You NAV think il strange that such letter
from such man in respect to such woman shoultl
be possible even in England BE thankful IL Is not
Mr. Browniug's publishers are issuing new, com;
pete, and nicely printed edition OF ms poems TO MI
| six volumes, of which two are already out ne
others follow monthly. The poem promised for
last year is still delayed is to appear know not
Consider into what state has aristocracy fallen
when it is reckOned misfortune to succeed TO one OF
the highest titles and greatest estates In the hng
DOM Sunday of this week died James BrownloW
William GascOigne- Cecil second Marquis and ninth
Earl of Salisbury His son and heir is Viscount
Cranbone and an object of general commlseratlon
Riches and honor cannot console him for his nstanta
neous and perpetual banishment from the House
of Commons There is no privilege IN En-
gland as on the continent, which permits a
noble to waive his rank and remain simple COM
moner Mirabeau could make his choice between the
Noblesse and the Tiers Etal; Cranborne must 90 per
force into thembO of the Lords. IL sanother piece
of DisTaeli's luck In the Commons Lord Cranborne
was his most dangerous enemy; translated INTO the
Upper Chamber his power of damaging the Tory IRE
mier is more than half gone. and with 1t goes ms
probable chance of succeeding Disraeli in the lead
ership of the Tories. No Prime Ministers hencetorth
in the Lords for it is acitly agreed that the head
of Ministry must hencefOrth he member OF the
body which makes and unmakes ministries. 1t IS
hard to say whether Lord CTanborne regrets most
the loss of his opportunity TO attack the existing or
to lead future Ministry His hatred OF DlsTaeh Is
deep and because it is based on an honest lndlgna-
tiOn against DsTaeis dishonesty, is formidable. Ills
recent speech in the Irish debate is fresh III every
ones memory piece of burning inYective against
the Premier seldom surpassed.
Had Lord CranbOme remained in the Commons,
he had career open to him at So such few men III
England obtain before they are GO. In the Lords he
may do much, but he has TO sacrifice what is the
dearest ambition 0t every statesman IN England,
Aberdeen and other Ministries, walked one evening
with Mr.. Bright through the lobbes and as far as the
door of the House of Commons: Stopping on the
threshold he put his hand on the shoulder OF his
companion as he was passing in, and said bright,
when you are at the head of n Provisional Govern
ment | want you to take me back i'll here And
Mr.. Bright says he had 20 promise to do It, hear of
no anecdOte which better illustrates the relative
powers of the two Houses as they stand to-day.