New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-07

Scott which Lockhart while editor might not care
to praise in his own review, but which has equaa1l9
remained in neglect since Lockhart's death. Inc
present article offers nothing of fresh information Oh
interest though apparently written by one OF We
old school OF reviewers, and cotemporaTy u 'n0
author 80.
THE Queen in the Islands and Highlands" y tltle
constructed expressly for the confusion OF the
neys, presents the usual laudaton of Her MaJgS
literary labOrs. The article Gulzots MelnoliS 60
by Sir Henry Buwcr and is far as 1t goes ST1
Element of some long outstanding accounts s f,nons
ont of Sir Henrys opposition 10 inc The onpstion
Spanish marriage policy of NJ. Gnlzot Inc GU H.
has lost most of its interest for TINS sellcI"iot
Guizot is still such considerable HsuIo r,,%v on0
vivid delineaien OF ms selsh anu and The avposUTe
scheming in this Spanish business ana lhe eNl'osne
of the insncerty of his memoirs cannon Dut pro-
duce an effect 100 =, ...-, ,,o, ,, =, H.. ~, of
cal hand, at least by some one VINO mas access TO
official information and deals with great masses OF
fact and with tedious controversies IN most livery
and amusing way. Repeated attempts have Oeeh
made TO bring within reach of the public the treas
uies now buried-abs0lutey buried with only an IN
certain prospect of Tesurrecti0n-ln the BRUSH Mu-
scum. Committees appointed ny Iarllanehl noie
than ten years ago reported that the antiquities
including under that name the sculptures
inscribed monuments, and monuments Oh han aC5
craft of Assyria, Egypt Greece, ana
Rome-reauired twice the space allotted
them the EthnOgraphical collections four tunes thelr
room, the Natural History even more Inc Etrusean
antiquities the Phpnician, Byzantine oriental,
Mexican. and Peruvian were stored IN the cellar
The word-famous Mausoeum, one of the seven an
cient wonders was housed IN shed under the poIiI
ticO. The astrological collection, which has no rival
anywhere. was boxed up, and Kept v; inc
antiquities company in the cellar, r, S1e
and four-ffthS of the snakes were unstufted There
was 10 rOom-that was the only answer To the com
plants of the public, and the cry Tor more went up
TO Parliament so often that that august body at last
ventured on the bold step of appointing committees
TO take evidence From that day to this nothing has
been done for any of the sufferers enumerated above
and there are many other equally valuable and less
bulky collections which fare no better mere are
COO drawers of insects in the Museum; just three
are visible The coins and medals, the prints ana
drawings. may be inspected if specially asked for,
but they have existence for the geneIal punic
Yet the collections go on increasing with rapdlty
which shows that ii is not lack OF money when le
ders them all practically useless after they are
bought Within the last ten years have been added
d 507 specimens of minerals, 500 CONS ana medals
81 GSI specimens III geology while In zoology the IN
crease Is no less than 39364. These figures include
the acquisitions by gift and purchases and year by
wear money for the latter rs voted without stunt by
Parliament and the Museum has its agents all over
the world in constant search and treaty for remaka
BILE objects which are brought home TO augment the
treasures of the cellars III Great Russell-st.
Alone among all the collections the printed books
have at present abundant room. Yet even in what
relates to this department and is ndspensably con
neeted with it, the pressure is felt In order that the
books may be bound, the book binders are tnrned
ont of doors and though the most sacred law OF the
Museum is that which forbds book to be taken out
of IT, the binding shop is in a house across the
street and the Trustees are compelled to conniye at
the abstraction of the volumes which go into the
worlmen's hands. The cOal-cellar has been en-
croached upOn, the military guard turned out OF
doors the very fireman on whose vigilance depends
the safety of everything, lodged IN an outside she'd
1t is not less that 81 years since Parliamentary
Committees have concerned themselves, III one way
or another with the question of want OF space IN the
Museum. The last was in 1860, and was directed TO
consider whether all the different collections should
be retained IN the present locality, OF whether some
of them, and which, ought TO be removed. ms IN
vOlved the further question, whether space for all
coud be economically obtained in connection with
> oxfat ltIl
against dispensing the collections yet declined To
recommend the purchase of ground which alone
could give for the useful display OF the collect
ions where they This clearly Won I'D not an
swcr and the trustees renewed their appeals with so
much effect that in 1909 the Government brought IN
bill 10 remove part of the collections, but tins Dili
the House rejected on the ground of expense. sub
scqucntly. however the purchase of land at South
Kcnsin0ton was authorized, and seventeen acres
were secured on part of which il is expected that
buildings will by and by be erected for the National
History Treasures Of the Museum. But, before this
can hc done battles have yet TO be fought, bulls got
through Parliament, all sorts OF obstacles cleared
away, and no vet venture To predict how
much longer the cellars OF the present building Will
entOmb their costly collections. The plan OF retain
ing under a single roof the whole of the multarOus
objects now in the Museum must in the end be aban-
doned as both impractcahe and useless; Interviewer
concludes with three propositions, which seem reason
able enough.
/. The land already purchased at South Kensington
is amply sufficient for museum OF natural history
. The removal of the natural history collections
would leave space in the Museum for the antiquities
that ought to go on the upper floors, and for the
prints and drawings.
3 Sufficient space for the sculptures including the
MauaOlcum. and for other purposes can then be
found in the portion OF the Museum site Sui unn-
Phnnecia and Greece" is by Mr.. Gladstone and
is an attempt TO connect the acknowledges OF those
countries by an examination INTO the use OF me worn
pnscidOn The political article is on Ireland. speaks
for the unCOnvertcd Tories OF the ClanDOfne tye,
aud goes outright against any relief for Ireland;
Lord Stanley speaking for The Government al DislOl
this week. went almost as far, refuses To- t0nch the
Church. srks education. ana VIII deal WIN Iahu III
a purely experimental and superficial way.
Mr. HepwOrth DXOn's Spiritual JIires Is a piece OF
rank book making. and 1t is something worse All
that in these two large octaN0s, might nave Decn
told in Onc-cighth the space, and had better been
left untold Mr. DiXons book on NGc- AmDica eX-
cited "A certain curiosity, and has done us snare OF
mischief. The present volumes are wholly devoted
10 the TOPICS which, III the former, were considered
quite freely enough, their leading notion beng
flat respect for marriage is rapidly disappearing
n MANY parts of the Old World and almost
universally in the New. Mr.. Dixon does not
scruple to assert that III the United states the
great disparity in the two sexes, which In that
country makes the female master Of every situation,
has deprived society of the conservative force engen
dered by fear and shame. No iromdn ~ nat oouaiiy
needs 10 care hfhcr she O6cnds or not" To make his
meaning still more explicit and scandalous, he adds,
she is hardly responsible 10 her lover Than To
her groom" aud he proceeds to explain that woman
who adopts the theory and practice OF free Love has
OH her side "A class distinguished III some degree by
art and cuture. Surely need say 10 more to de-
mOnsiratc the Infamous character OF book wmc'l
pnts record this wholesale libel on the women OF
America, II was tcIsey and truly described III my
hearing Yesterday a history Of all the bIOthels III
Europe and America that are conducted on religious
principles. g.. s.
ITALY.
ITALIAN Observation-Disclosures on CHURCH
PROPERTY.
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