New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-19

say several times last year, That the DAY IL not come
when the questions at issue be prOitaby dis
cussed. The English mind is going through one OF
it's transition states, and unhapplly it goes rather
slowly The irritation produced, not by Mr. Sum
ners speech but by the CARRIED versions Of it, and
passionate comments upon it in the English papers.
has not yet passed away England snot yet ready to
do complete justice to America, though she has got
far beyond the ground she took when Mr.. Adams
first notified Lord Russell that the American Gov
eminent would hold the British Government respon-
sible for the damages done by the Alabama and when
Lord Russell secuted the demand as preposterous.
The language of the press lhas moderated, though
some of the most conspicuous offenders are stu Vo-
lent "IIistOricus,r who never. loses the chance OF
making himself heard, has published two letters
rather more offensive in tone than is usual even with
him. and all the more striking by contrast with tho
comparatiye moderation of others. lie likens Mt.
Fishs dispatch to the bulletins of Napoleon, which
is an English way of saying that it Is bundle OF
lies His animosity against Mr.. Sumner breaks out
in dozen expressions at once concerted anu lhso-
lent: rs for instance: 1--WE used 10 this sort OF
thing in the ad Jnkum scl speeches OF men Ike MI
Sumner and it is because their rechessness oil asser-
tion is a thing fully expected and thoroughly under
stood that these oratons are thought i'll England
undpseryinp of serious attention" Well, won't say
that Mr. Summers speech was generally liked III
England but if ever there was a speech that had
serious attention. it was his In q following
letter "IIistoricus' politely refers TO " Mr. SUM
ners absurd Trades about English pirates;'
quotes statement i'll AppleOns Annual Cyclopaedia
for 1851 IA book bitterly COpperhead that HE
TRIBUNE had to denounce it in a leading artclel as
an admission of the North n cOntroverted point !;
holds ND Mr. Webster rs a model we have forgotten
af. and larnn u
that more recent American politicians have not
some little share of that knowledge which informed
the mind. and that dignity which elevated the intel
lect of Mr.. Webster that they might not seek
by tone of half-feminine scolding halfjuvenile
lamentations to exasperate and perpetuatc national
animosity" 1t is admirable counsel, and all the
more admirable as coming from one who has helped
10 swell the chorus of unmeasured abuse heaped on
speech which no journal in England ever printed,
and on which no journal has made dispassion-
ate comment or criticism that did not assume
fasehood as its basis.
But don't think "IIistoricus7 can doas much mis-
chief as he would like to- The Times goes on printing
his letters but | never hear of anybody who reads
them The Parliamentary career OF the writer has
done something to dispel the superstition that was
attached TO his name and that may readily attach
itself to the name Of anybody else who has store OF
technical learning and chooses TO write dogmatcaly
in the newspapers on topics which few people nave
an accurate knowledge Of He talks TO the House
too much, rs Sir Richard Bethell-I think 1t was
used to the Court evOking the memorable request OF
Mr Justice Maule that he would not address the
Bench as if ne were God Almighty addressing black
beetle. For that the House might forgive him. but
thew will not forgive him for being bore, and he
had not been long a member before his rising be-
came the signal Tor a pretty general flight into the
lobby.
Ii is much more pleasant TO be able To say that
some Of our old friends inclined to be friends
again. One of them who had heard of Lord Claren-
don's new move expressed to me, yesterday his hope
that it might he step toward "A solnton-a hope
which think he abandoned on little reflection
lie declared that he. and many with him, were ready
to make 4 new demonstration on the American side
as soon as there was a chance of making it with
effect. You may be sure, l think that such feeling
would be far more general among the men to whom
refer than recent events or rather recent expires
sions would indicate
The last bit Of club gossip is the the Tors OF
the Junior Carlton have given Mr. Childcrs-" the
cat s-Ineat man." In the list OF bis economies IN
naval administration appears the sum of I'd out OF
Is ID for cats meat at the Admiralty. My Lords
are ged to keep cats because the building Is old
and infested with rats: but the First Lord thinks
they should be sclfsupporting-tha government eats
should make good matrimonial alliances in neghbor-
ing areas as Her Majestys household troops do. The
Joke depends more or less on popular song oil the
last generation "Thc Cat's-Mcat Man." which was
paroded very successfully against the late Lord Dur
ham, then a radical leader, under the name of The
Small Coal Man y song of which copies are still ex-
tant and may be seen by tho curious But the town
being at this season excessively dull, the smallest
Joke is received with favor.
The last number of The Morning HdGd stanch
old bluelght Tory, three-penny organ, appeared
1t has long been published conformity
with The Standard which is very thriving penny
paper, very wrong in politics. very bitter enemy to
America and to everything that is liberal, but,
new spaper, enterprislng and successful The first
number of The PaH Nell Gazette as a morning paper
appears to-day qu9rto of l6 pages in size not far
from what The TRIBUNE used to be before its en-
largomcnt 1t is elegantly printed in its old style
and sold for two pence. the evening editions being
OF the same size and price so that its penny expert
mcut may be considered as finally abandoned. 1t
has vet to show whether il means to be paper
As il is hardly fair to judge of il by the first number
let rs wait few days and see.
If IT be true. rs the telegraph reports, that the
Cunard and Inman Companies have refused to carry
mails for the United States Government at the re-
duced rates there is little TO regret in their detern
nation. The Cunard mail has been of very little use
10 the public during the last few months. For the
two months during which | have been absent can
not speak Of my own knowledge, but for the two
preceding the Cunard mail had not once reached Lon
don on time. ] am informed that. with one or two
exceptions the rule has been the same during N0vem-
Der and December Letters leaving New-York on
Wednesdays by the Cunard boats are due in Lon
don Saturday mornings of the week following,
but are not delivered till Mondays of the
week after that-twelve days from New York.
Letters by the North German Lloyd boats
VhurglaVs delivered at the
same time with those of the Cunarders leaving on
Wednesdays while we generally get on Fridays and
Saturdays the mails by the Hamburg steamers leay-
ing New-Y0rk the day before the Cunarders. If.
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