The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04

pointed them out. or Russian views with regard 10
in preparation. But / am not man OF. note.
and nothing worth noSlcng can emanate
STUART Mil. or Lord John Russeil. or some such pee
gives expression theories remarkable for their
absurdtty or impractcabllliy their utterances are
treated with respcc. Why ls anything rcspt CT
able In Mr. Mill which Is contemplate IN anotherf
Is lord convicted Of rascaiiy entitled to better
point. Mr.. Gladstone IL credited with the author
ship OF an article In the Eitn0tAy ReneD entitled
GERMANY, France ana england" MS supporters
wretchedly written and replete with platitudes, and
yet the article is treated with degree OF res pect
which would not be awarded TO one possessing
greater merit the production OF u meaBer
man. / have no hesitation in SAVING that
had been the author OF the article In question and
sent IL TO the editor OF the RepieaD il would have
been rejected Take another instance. Mr.. Glad
stone whose seli-conceis Is inordina.e, venured
reply 10 the author or "Ecce H0mo.N more i'm.
beclle attempt at reply could scarcely have been
made. but coming from Mr.. Gladstone, IL was treated
more satisfactory TO Mr.. Gladstone obtained pub
Usher. You must nave observed the dead SET maze
his works by the whole liberal press. One critic In
parucuar--ne Of the Da5tg Ne,0s--sc01ed AZ what
ne was pleased TO term Mr.. Disraeli's .,spshod
English" Now, every impartial man viii admit
thai everything pennca by Mr. Disia eli has been
ably written, and The preface itself, which has been
rudeiy attacked, Is written IN style which nothing
Mr.. Gladstone has attempted can equal In respect OF
point and elegance. The FAULTS in it are these which
have attended Mr. Disraeli through life, and which
have In SEINE measure enabled him to succeed In
everything no has attempted-I mean uublushing
impudence and excessive eaotism. All this IL very
cheeky, Ia not from an obscure individual such as
ann At all events, nay opinions are honestly
eiven--that Is 20 say, free rom party feeling. Can
either Mr. Gladstone or Mr.. Dsraei say as much Tor
theirsy
NATURAL IMPULSES.
Engllshmen take iits OF zeal Tor which they can
give reason. We were lately all for the sick and
wounded OF the war. Every old maid, gushing
young woman. Young or old widow appeared
absorbed in the one desire to supply the sick and
wounded with every thing they could need desire.
One was pestered for all Kinds OF things IL one had
two coats. he was expected to give one and IL he
had three he was considered an unleeng brute II
he did not give at least one OF them But the secret
OF such zeal was that they who roamed about the
country fer contributions escaped giving anything
themselves. Well, we have got over our Franco
Prussian zeal. We overdid the thing. and got
Crown Prince Of Prussias letters come too late to
satisfy that our generosity had been properly
appreciated the hn. gwen 70 ns RUSSIAN press
will not be forgotten, nor the motive with when IL
was given; and we appreciate for what II Is worth
the soap contained in the letters from the royal
house or Prussia which have been made public.
Some day Count Bismarck may find out that, clever
as he is, he il not quite so clever as he thinks
Jealous for the beligerents; our zeal IL given
To q home matter. We are now battling ON behalf
OF the school boards, which are TO be appointed
under the Education act. Candidates oil every color
caste ana creed are canvassing for support and 1t
would be amusing, II II were not disgusting, to
witness the tricks employed to insure success Men
who have hitherto been perfectly Indifferent 10
religion nave OUered themselves, anu nave lssucu
declarations that they entertain strong religious
views.
Tue only sensible candidate I have read Of Is
LADY, forget her name-who contends that rel-
gious teaching should be confined ~ the principles
contained IN the Lords Prayer. which is accepted by
all denominations of Christians. by some persons
the people are told to choose those persons who have
either shown fitness for directing, or zeal in the
cause OF education. Iae Ytness, however tnlnks
tuntes ofslowng either quality. OF The several can
didates offered, l can least understand why LORD
ftf.u ualF lQ Iri hnu
thought him. in any way qualified 10 represent the
people at the Educational Board. But who is Lord
Lawrence? win naturally be asked. Lord Lawrence
was lately Governor General Of india; previous to
that Lieutenant Governor OF the Punab IN the East
Indies, and previous to tnat again, held various
service. and was once magistrate Of Delhi.
AS Governor General he was a complete failure. He
had neither the mind nor the AGILITY to maintain,
with credit TO himself or the country the ndepend-
ent position OF Vicer0y over the magnificent Indian
Empire AS Chief Of the Punaub he dld good ser.
vice under the direction OF such Vceroys as Lords
DalBousie and Canning, than whom none better
have ruled India A magistrate OF Delhi, Lord
law which, II all that Is related OF him be true he
frequently put III force. Then, again, Lord Law
returned to England with fortune OF 100000
Beyond writing few minutes on the subject OF edu-
writing he has done nothing TO show that he has
gwen HIS attention 20 the subject have never
heard that out Of bis large fortune acquired In india
he ever gave penny In aid OF any school or college
In IAdia or elsewhere. Why does such q put
himself forward for post for winch neither his
heart nor his Drain Qualities him9 Tho answer u.s.
being an obscure Lord, he IL DESTROYS OF being no.
Jiced. II he attempted to make himself conspicuous
In the House Of Peers he could 40 So but then hs
would be conspicuous for ignorance and dulness.
GERMAN HOSPITALS.
Colonel Lloyd Lindsay has, in his report or the
visit he recently paid TO Paris and Versailles given
o picture OF the condition OF the German SICK and
wounded which is anything but creditaele to tae
rulers VI Germany. He asserts that the whole sum
subscribed ain Germany by the Johanniters, who
are the great voluntary aders in this war, amounts
to Ell 0o0n The following passage in his report IS
worth considerations
believe It to be the established system throughout the
German army but will astonish English surgeons and Eng
whatever for the extra care and comfort OF the
sick and " 40 tents no G de S
The old oloods.ained uniforms are in the hospitals,
about with naked feet and clothes their ratons are
Is usual us ana are %nas sns o
anu prepared to prove 4 that 81
given them by English contributors to the National Fund
THE RUSSIAN WAR NOTE.
Since writing the above Russia has sounded the
first note. She asks revision OF the Treaty Of
1885, or, in other words that she may be in posi-
ton 10 place Turkey at her mercy. Some OF the
liberal papers see nothing In this TO cause fear at
present, because, even should the present war
cease Prussia will be unable TO render active aid
TO Russia for long time to come. They forget, or
wish us not to know, that Prussia never intended
and expected to give active assistance to
Russia In any attempt the latter may make on Tur-
key. All that Prussia was expected to, ana will DO,
Is to prevent Austria taking any active part In de.
fence of Turkey. Ere a fortnight expires we shall
hear more on the subject. In the meantime, our
Cabinet Ministers, entirely satisfied In the multitude
OF their Instructions and faithful to their policy Of
never doing to-day what they can do tomorrow,
have gone 10 enjoy themselves in the country after
the dreadful abor5 which three or four Cabinet
councils necessarily entailed on them.
AUSTRIAN POLICY.
From Vienna we are amused with Interestingly
accounts OF the compliments which have becn ex-
changed between the loving and royal brothers,
HohenZOllern and Hapsburg. The following VIII In
terest and give you an idea OF the Christianity
which animates the plundering Prussans aud the
plundered Austrian kings:-It says that, on seeing
the historical pictures OF battle fields In the Palace,
the King repeatedly expressed his regret that the
old bond Of friendship between Austria and Prussia
had been dissolved, and directed the Prussian AM
bassador at Vienna Count SchweinnitZ to COM
municate his MajeStys sentiments direct to the EN-
pcror OF Austria. Count Beust upon this FASTENED
TO obtain an audience OF the Emperor for the Prus-
sian Ambassador, who was received by his Majesty
with The grestest cordially; and after the inter-
view, the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin. Count