The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-14
SOME NEU BOdKS.
Io,r,,y-. New Novel by Disrneli.

Disraeli af,er n silence of twenty-tlircc yclrs,
during which he has been twice Cabinet Minister
and once Premier OF FL gland, is an event OF consid-
cradle importance In literary poni OF view, The an
nounccmcnt OF which few weeks since caused
quite a sensation in English literary and political cir
ces II was rumorcd In advance, ION The highest
authority" that Lo,tdifwas a tas'lng satire on Mr..
Dsuol's political opponents, that 1t contained bitter
and viyacous caricn'urcs Of some Of the leading
statesmen OF the Liberal raty and lastly that twas
grossly immoral This Lass statement, indeed, boldly
nut forth by an irish journslwas deemed Of sufficient
moment to be tceuapLcd over the Atlantic cable.
We can assure our readers in the outset that 1t is
wholly injurious and unjust. the only "immorlli-
ty'' in Lothar" consists OF skilful and thorough
exposure Of the arts b. which The Jesuits are seeking
to advance the cqusc Of Rome, and 20 prepare the
way for the Papl rcconqucst Of England. The
Irh paper that makes the charge Is Jesuit organ,
and naturally concludes taat any exposition Of tnc
secret acts OF the order must be immoral and ire
cious. That Is all the foundation there is for The
charge.
lie topics OF to novel are very various and In.
tercstinr. Tncy embrace rcsion, art. society Fe.
nianism, Riuall-m, Romarsm ard spirtua'ism,
among other matters. Lo,hair, the hero, Is an
English noble Of the highest rank and Of Immense
wealth who was lef, an orphan In carly infancy
with Two guardians, one a Scotch Presbyterian. the
other a clergyman Of the Church Of England dis
titgushed scholar, wao shortly after Lothar be-
came orphan seeded from the Anglican Com
munion and entered tic Church Of Rome, in which
he rose to the rank OF Cardinal.
There was Of course wa between 'hc guardians,
the Scotch Preshy icran striving TO make Lo,lalr
Christian after his sect, md She Cardinal jesuit
seeking to win for his CiuIoh convert whose rauk
and whose wealth were both Of the highest int
portance. Tho story opens about the time that
Lothair attained his twentieth year, with opinions
yet INFORMED and position still uncertain. The
first scenes arc at Brcnilam. the seat OF ducal
family whose home life Is charmlngly described, and
whose gay and gracious ladies' Introduce the shy
youth for the first time so high and re-.
fined society, with which he IL greatly
charmed OF course. He falls IN love with
one Of these brilliant damscs, and atom
i-hcs her mother, tho Duchess, by proposing to
her for the hand OF lcr daughter, but i told that
lie Ia yet child, and must not think OF love or mar
RI. &c IN be has somoN hat moro Of the world.
The scene then changes 10 the Hegham House in
London, tie residence OF Cardinal Grndis on. the
headquarters Of tie Jesuits, OF whose schemes We
Get an mixing. both with regard to tie conversion Of
England and the conversion Of Lothair. la; young
gentleman, however, happens presently 10 make one
1t numerous dinner party at tie house OF Mr. Giles,
who is destined TO have q grca, ignuenco over his
subsequent fortuues-a l1dy stl Young Il Oh IA mar.
red. with "a stately mien, o couutcnance pale. but
perfectly Attic m outline with the short upper lip.
and the round chin and a lrofuson OF dark clcst-
nut hair, bound by q Grecian nei, ard on her brow
star" This Lady, whose name was Theodore,
was of the chiefs OF the Revolutionary party of
Europe, peat friend OF Garibaidl and Mazzn an
Italian by birth, and now tie wife OF Col. Compau,
an American Of the Southern States who had fought
against the Union In the Confederate army. " She
speaks every language, is utTa'cosmopoi tan, and
mas invented rev religion
We next End Lothalr at the residence Of Lord :,
jerome, one OF the noblest mansions in st. james =
square. Lord ST. jerome is great Catholic mag.
nate, and with him lives his niece Glare Arundel, a
beautiful young lady. WHO IL almost saint in life
and character and WHO il wholly devoted to the
yancement of the Church, and especially to the re
conquest OF England by the ancient faith OF her
fathers Under the influence OF this lady, OF the st.
Jeromes, and OF the Cardinal and the JCsuits,
Lothian Is pretty nearly converted, aud Is almost
persuaded to devote spare million or so, which his
guardians have laid up for him, to the building OF a
Catholic cathedral in the heart Of London-"a real
| cathedral, where the worship Of heaven should he
perpe,ually conducted in the full spirit Of the or H.
, nances Of the Church" He Is saved from this per-
version by the influence Of Theodore. He becomes
mixed up with Fenian meetings, Red Republican
agents, and "the Standing Committee Of the Holy
| Alliance OF Peoples" TIE money that to build
tie cathedral Is given TO the of Italy and de.
| voted to the task of driving the Pope from Rome
| Lotllair turns up in the camp OF the Gnribaldl
Volunteers who invaded the Papal dominons in the
autumn of 1867, where he serves the stan Of Gen
| Buges, together With Theodore and her husband,
| Col. Complain. Theodore acted as secretary 10 the
| General, ana her labors were not light "Among
these wild warriors. Theodore, delicate and fngc,
but with a mien of majesty, moved like the sprit OF
some other world, and was viewed by them with
admiration not unmiEed with awe. Veterans rounu
the campfire lad told to the new recruits her deeds
| OF proves and devotion; how tiiumphantly size
| had charged at VoonO, and how horoically she had
| borne their standard when they wee betrayed at
| fatal Aspromonte."
| The Republicans advance on Rome. Theodore
'als in the Grst encounter and dies content in Vie
| tory Lothair is beside her Ns she dies aud she Oh
| tuus from lin SOLEMN promise that hc VIII never
Join the Church OF Rome, A few days later he /,
de-porutely wounded in the defeat Of Garibald q
Monte Roloudo aud lals into the bands OF BIZ
Jesuit friends, aud Is CONSIGNED to the care OF Mrs
Arundel, who has become a Sister Of Mercy in Rome
lie has been saved nom pcrishng on the latl,
fed by tho aIIGItou Of sanity female f-ur'
which appeared TO 10 the spirit Of Theodore, IA
which the Catholics COZ ,truo into an htelpo.itoi
Of tue Virgin Mar, in behalf OF tie young English
man, Of whose conversion to the Church there &
now no doubt at Rome. The Jcsuits, proud Of Il
miraculous manifesation, which i wen att,s,od b!
many witnesses, and generally believed, make l.
THAR the hero and the lion OF tie hour, treatiu
him with the greatest attention aud even reverence
but at The same time taking very good care that h