New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04

Jerrold's feelings. But he indeed
that little word acrid." "He knew he said tn 5n9
world considered him soUr bitter, Ill natuieu , a s
that such man as should have ts ss smoke he threw
out his arms sank back In his seat anu va" t EZRA
little appreensiye Of his actu Wed and though as
usual, have forgotten every lhng ,ia ood falInw,s
sure it was to the purp9s r ana y own do remember
saving that felt him To he as genlal as to gas ~ hn,
Touched the very right spot for he smiled and said no
was afraid the Burgundy was petei INN @ al . renn
tafion for bitterness and assured him, If might ven
ture TO join myself 70 the OF Two h
people in my country Douglas Jerrod saiu he was
s We VI we're now in sweetest harmony and Jerrod spoke
more than il would become me to repeat In praise oil my
own books, which he said he admired, ana nc ao'nu
the man more admirable than his BOOKS! nope BIZ,
certainly.
There are several illusions to Dickens. bnt 1t does
not appear that he and Hawthorne ever met:
Speaking Of Dickens last evening, Mr.. = mentioned
his domestic tastes-how he preferred home eiuOyHchts
to all Others and did not Willingly 60 mueh mo
Mrs too the other day told us OF his takingo on eh
There is great variety OF testimony, various
and varied as the character of Dickens must see
him before finally leave England - -, =.
October 22d-At a dinncr-party at Mr.. Hollands last
evening gentleman in instance Of Charles Diokenss
unweaTabiity said that during some theatrical per
Torrance in Liverpool he acted in play and farce spen,
the rest of the night making speeche easunE, a th
morning by jumping leaptroS over the backs OF tie
whole company q
Thackeray is one for whom our couatryman evl-
IDENTIFY had an especial kindness
Mr. 81 friend Of Thackeray and, speaking OF the
last number of The NewcOmCs,sO touching tht nobody
can read it aloud without breaking down1he mentioned
that Thackeray himself had read 1t To- james hlSsem
Lowell and William Story in a cldercelar! read an
preceding numbers Of The Newcolnes to my we Dut
happened not to have an opportunity 10 IeaG 11 a
aud my voice quver. Mr.. s likes Thackeray ana
thinks hi nm g9q die, ielG% M Sheant s engh
picture of Washington by Stuart aud was proud 10
that noblest face and figure here in England Inc PIC
ture of a beside whom, considered pm! sc;y' any
English nobeman whom have seen would LOOK ike
speaking of Thackeray. 7 cannot but wonder at his
GOODNESS in respect to Lis own Paihos and compare II
Scarlet Letter to my wife, Just after writing ittried TO
read it rather, for my voice sweled and heayed as II
tossed up and down on an ocean ~ subsidies aer
storm. But was in very nervous state the having
gone through great diversity of emotion, Nn~ Wiltns
It, for many months think have never overcome my
own adaInant in any other instance.
Thaekeray has dread Of servants. insomuch that he
hates to address them or to ask them for any TING
His morbid sensiby, in this regard, has perhaps led
linn to study and muse upon them so that he may De pre-
sumed to have more Intimate knowledge u TINS Class
than any other man.
Hawthorne only saw Tennyson at picture eXlli-
bition:
Gazing at him with all my eyes, liked him wen, and
reinced more in him than al the other wonders of the
Exhibition.
How strange that in these two or three pages can
not get single touch that may call him up hereafter
would most gladly have seen more OF TINS one pott oil
our day but foreb0re TO follow him; for must own
that il seemed mean 10 he DIGGING him through the
saloons even look at HIN, since II was to be done
stealthliy, II AT all
He is mEnglish as possible; indeed an English
Of genius usually Lacks the national chaii'er,llc
and is great abnOrmay. Even the great sailor Nelson
was unlike his coutrymen IN the Intiaes may eoS
tued him hero; he was not the perfection oI an E
glishman. hut creature Of another knd-sensitiye
nervous eXcitabe, and really more like Frenchman.
UnEngsh as he was, Tehny son had not, however, an
American look. cannot well describe the difference;
sweeter broader, more simple than apt to be-
Living apart from men he does would hurt any one of
us than it does him. may rs well leave Linn here
for cannot touch the central point.
In quite a different vein is the description of the
inveterate old gossip Jordan, eX-edtOr Of The Liter
arg Gazette:
This afternoon I had taken mn the fourth volume of
records such constant and apparently intimate inter
course with distinguished peoo-dnd was reading be-
himself announced. l saw him, In company with
Mr. Bennoch, nearly three years ago. at Rock PARK and
wondered then what there was IN so uneouth an IN
dividual to get him freely INTO polished society He
now looks rongher than fyer!me worn bdt not re'er
of false teeth careless apparel checked trousers, and
a stivS, for he had walked mile OF Two AVh MS own
susPect-and long practice at the Consulate has made
me keen-sghtcd-that Mr. Jerian eonteh Paled some
benefit from my purse and 70 te extent OF sovereign
ar So would not mind contributing to his comfort He
spoke of secret PURPOSE OF Mr.. - nn hseli 10 on
tain degree of diploma in some lteIaf! itPltusS4
what one know not, and did not ask but tine honor
caunot he high one II this poor Fellow can do aught TO-
wards IT, am afraid he isa very disrcpuable senior,
certainly not the less TO he ptied on that account
and there was something very touching IN ms sun ana
intm movement, a. he resumed IN, suck ana TOOK eaNt,
waving me courteous farewell, and turning upon me
smile gIim with age a, be went down me steps IN mat
gesture aud smile faucied some trace OF the polished
man Of society, such lac may have once been though
and hard weather have him. a. they have
the polished marble pillars which saw 81 rude In
aspect at yetey Abbey.
visit to the House Of Commons results in the fol-
lowing sketch:
was not much impressed with the appearance OF the
members generally; tney seemed rather ,habber
than English gentlemen usually, and saw or fancied IN
many OF them certain scfmpOrtancc, as they passed
into the Interior be0kcnlug them 10 bc very in Oi thcf
dignity Some Of them looked more Ancricau-nore
like American potciaus-than most Engli,hmen do.
There aud then grdy-headed country gentle
man. very type Of stupidity; and TWO or three city
members came up and spoke 10 Bcnnoch, and showed
country sqnircs. Bennorh pointed ont Lord
John Russell small very short, elderly gentleman, in
large like peek measure-that saw really no face be
meath IT, BY and by came raher TAU slender person
looms, taking long steps hut thought rather fcehy
listessly. His shoulders were round or else he had
habitual stoop in them. He had prominent nose
thin face, and ,allOw very sdlOy complexion;
and had seen him in America, should have taken him
for hard-worked editor OF a newspaper, weary and
worn with night labor ana want OF eXcrcsc-agcd before
his time. IL Disrdel aud never saw any other
Engshman look in the least Ike lin though, in Amer
lea his appearance would not attract notice as being un
usual
We take a few more portraits az random:
think neglected to record that saw Miss Martneau
a few weeks since. She is large, robust, elderly
woman, and plainly dressed hut witnh she has kind,
cheerful and intelligent face that she is pea,dHtcr To
look AT than most beauties Her hair Is Of decided
gray and she does not shrink from calling herself old.
She is the most continual akcr ever heard; II j. really
like the babbing of brook, and very lively and scnsi
bile too and all the while she talks she moves the bowl
her eaTtrumpet from auditor 10 another that
it becomes quite organ OF intelligence aud sympathy
between her and yourself. The car-trumpet seems
sensible part of her, like the antennB of Insects
If YOU have any little remark TO make, you drop II In
and she helps make remarks by this delicate little
ne I'll
y"u and If EQ4 have nothing to say the appeal is not
strong enough 10 ehaTrass yQu All her talk Was about
herself aud her affairs hut IL did like egotis,
IL WAS so cheerful and free flsD