The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-14
A New Boob by Harriet Martiusau on
Royal PersOnsges, Statesmen. Lawyers.
Authors ana Others.


4 ILondon Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunal
Miss Harriet Msrtineau has done more real ser
vice 10 modern society than young people are
aware of. Her books on political economy owed
the seed which issued In the splendid harvest OF
free trade. Her booKs Of history raised the leye
Of modern thought. In politics she has always
stood in the foremost ranks Of the reformers. Her
calm, philosophical mind saw years ago the re-
sults at which the world had only now arrived. 10
American affairs she has been the cleaying friend
of freedom through all manner Of obloquy. In
deed, she 10 as well known in Massachusetts, pro.
| baby. as In London. For great many years she
has lived in her beautiful little house, T" The
Knoll, !" at Ambleside, confirmed invalid, unable
to 60 out Of DOORS and rarely leaving her bed
room. But her pen has never been inactive aud
suppose no living writer has q larger circle of
| people OF mark among his or her correspondents.
| Twice the government Of the day has sought to
ly refused. believing that her independence would
be compromised were she to yield. She has been
the friend Of the most noted personages of Europe
for the last forty years, and has singular faculty
l. OF both reading character and of describing it.
This power she has put In force in number Of re-
markable sketches, about to be published BY
lessrs. Macmillan, entitled Biographical Sketches
-ls62-6S." The idea Of this work, Miss Msrtineau
states in her preface, was suggested to her by Mr.
J. r. Robinson, manager of the Daily News. and
the book comes through the press under his judy.
ment and care. The style Of the work is like that
OF all Miss Martineaus Enthusiastically clear
some
forty.eight personages Of worldwide renown, and
the effect Is more striking than ID usually produced
by the elaborate memoir.
ROYAL PEOPLE.
Among the earlier notices is one of the duchess
OF Gloucester, the last of the fifteen children OF
George III, q lady who died as recently as 1857.
When she and the duke were one-snd-twenty, they
loved each other, but the Princess Charlotte was
born, and it was actually decreed by the court
and the statesmen OF the day that the duke must
be kept single TO marry the presumptive heiress OF
the throne. For twenty Of the best years the
duke and the princess were kept waiting. few
weeks after Princess Charlottes marriage to
Prince Leopold, the duke and duchess married
and lived together eighteen years. With her
death, in 1857, closed long series Of heart his.
tories. The wretched svowed marriages, and the
wretched or happy or checkered secret mar.
riages and the mere formal state marriages which
took place In consequence Of the Princess Char
lotte's decease, were dissolved by death What Q
world Of misery could the duchess Of Gloucester
have told, arising from the law.made incompsti.
bility between royalty and the natural provision
for the domestic affections.
The duchess of Kent, the mother Of Queen Vic
tora received the addresses Of coincidence offered
BY the two Houses Of Parliament on her husbands
death, with the infant In her arms For the first
ten years Of her chds life she lived retired. Tho
princess 1.-THE present queen) was met on the cold
est and windiest days dressed and in exercise In
good pedestrian style-crossing heath, perhaps,
Win ner young COMPANIONS, IN tn1ck en0e6 ana
stout duffle cloak. She was reared 10 as much
honesty and care about money matters e. any
citizens child. and some anecdotes on this head
are told by Miss hsrtnesu. When the princess
was twelve years old, abe began q number Of
tours, including several csthedrals, some noble.
mems seats, and finally the University Of Oxford.
By degrees she became thus accustomed to the
gaze of multitude and the homage Of strangers,
and formalities OF processions, addresses, and
generally the observsnces which must occupy a
large portion Of her life. At the same time the
duchess adopted the practice of inviting to Ken
sington travellers and voysgers, men OF science,
and other persons distinguished In the intellectual
world, from whom the princess might gather In.
formation more freshly than from books. The
latter years OF the venerable mother were filed
with interest by the arrival Of 0 long succession
Of grandchildren. The people always received
her with manifest interest.
POLITICIANS, LAWYERS, ETC.
Lord Herbert Of Lea, whose widow is now
fanaticsl convert TO the Roman Catholic religion
and posters everybody she knows about the mat
ter, was rather curiousy placed at the outbreak
Of the Crmean war His mother was the only
daughter Of Count Worenroff, the Russian smbss-
ssdor, who was first sent to London By the EN-.
press Cstharine. His mothers brother was the
general who was charged with the subjugston of
the Cirosssisns. When the Crimesn war broke
out, the nephew secretary of war In the coun.
try which was invading his uncle's territory aud
bis very estates There was some natural distrust
ment under the circumstances, and his inter-
courses with his Russian relatives were jsalously
watched.
The young Marquis Of Lansdowne has Just been
appointed by Mr.. Gladstone to an office In the
government to which no salary IL attached, bat
which will connect him with the Liberal party.
His relative who died In 1868, was fine old vete-
ran, whose long course Of hospitslities made his |
house ct Bowood as celebrated In Its own way as
Holland House was In q somewhat different one. |
When boy had the great privilege OF spending |
some hours there. In the company Of Tom Moore, |
then, alss! but wreck.
Lord Lyndhurst, who died also In 1868, though |
Imported from America, was Tory TO the hearts |
core. He was born, however, before the separa-
ton Of the American colonies. He was an sristo-
cratic self seeker, drifted over to an European /
shore. The Duke Of Newcsstle's American visit /
with the Prince Of Wales viii not be forgotten.
IL seems" says Miss Martineau, las II the Prince /
Of Wales, on reaching manhood, was fated to lose
bis best and most needed personal friends. he /
has lost his father, and General Bruce, kis gov.
ernor, and the guardian and companion Of his irst
travels. Perhaps Il is thoroughly true Of them all
that they died premsturely from being worn out.
In any position this would probably have been the
late Of the Duke OF Newcastle; and, a. he was q
statesman, 1t was sure TO be 80. 6tstesmsnship
md conscientious mon; and when, as In the pre-
tent case, there Is natural tendency TO hard work
% start from, there Is really no escape from that
orm OF patriotic martyrdom. This IL not one Of |
n regard to the causes 10 which bis teachers and
guardians have fallen victims. His part s 20 feel
he nobeness Of such self-denisl and devotedness
theirs, and the seriousness of the work OF gov
'rnment, when not only the functions concerned
1t, but the work Of training rulers, and carrying
IN the unseen bRsiness OF the sovereign's home
md family, may call for the sacrifice of valuable
ives"
THE EARL OF CARLISLE.
Lord Mospeth, dear TO Boston sbolitionists, had
N attack, IN 1854, Of paralysis Of the tongue but
10 recovered from It sufficiently To be able to
preside and speak at the Teroentenary Shsks.
'eare Festival, at Sratford.upon- Avon. Soon az.
erwards he became helpless and dumb, though
lis cheerfulness remained. His drives In the fine
utumn days, among the woods at Castle Howard,
Eere keen pleasure to him as he watched the |
hanging beauty Of their foliage.
Lord Palmerston, Miss Msrtineau says, never In. |
PRED, In any sort Of mind, any belief In him, be.
ond confidence In his ability 20 avert evil or to
et out OF miseries. The more important the prin-
iple involved in any Affair." the more airy and
ocose was he. The effect was not good finally |
n his own position In the House and before the |
oHntry for there are many who had no mind for |
ssting, and longed for earnestness on serious oc.
asions. This was q small matter, however. com.
AIRED with the feeling which was growing up |
gainst him a. the man who, 30 far from using his |
opularity to restore and establish the principle |