The New York herald., 1871-12-26

Bantam now launches forsA into wousa's rightG
Edecucism, Communism and sny o<hsr ian that
pronaees nsyev or change IN the nsdss az "a
TINS No nlls IN love with and marries leader o. shs
Eciectac religion In ths person Of LADY sephrcnls
Enequil. ThenccforwArd out OF TIE yorsex Of oddi-
ties into which no has plunged. ne commences
slowly to emerge. under the competent surround
fngs o. The prcspecevo earidom ana ns millions
sterling Maternity REDUCES Lady Bantsm,s eclsr-
tlcism 70 sbsurdiv. and the book closes sagnn-
canty but lamey and imPosenuy. I'm the lord now
me exri. since hy fathers hate DEMISE reconsider.
ing his Ideas on the social question altogether.
Enough has been shown IN TIN ress~s4 o. the
BOOK. which II all thar our space WIN permit 10
c0nvoy the Interesting nasare OF ils oonfeatA 10 n
not 30 sprighsiy a. ''Ginx,~ but n much more sE.
bitous and OF infinitely Rresser scope and fmpovs-
ance; and yes while awakening attsstioa 70 shs
crying evils that beses society IN Bngiand. points
only ali almost patent mora that the aSisiocracy
cannot be the leaders or the people 70 redress tho
land distribution or the other wrongs 0f tne
II Is curious that DisraeL IN treating the sAmc cub
ject dlnerensly--a young noblemsn-aad win .
view to proving the efncacy OF toryism. ends with
his Lothar marrying tho ooorless Cor,sAnds. and
arrives at practically the Same conclusion for mis-
hero the ssnpasss OF titie wealth and caste.
With all Its brilliant light on the suhject.
Lord Bantam only proves a roviort the case
OF LOthair But our author while facing this stern
fact OF the incapaby OF the asistocracy ead the
masses to tho inevitable whioh II coming.
handles the proletariat unsparlngiy and. with the
rest OF his class. hangs by the wholesome hope OF
''solvent legislation" lie depores tho incrtness
and the ignorance OF the tolers terms OF real
regret but the leaders Of their own cass treated
with characteristic ridlcule. He gives tno vtcture
OF the strongly intrenched though small army or
arissocracy Deleaguered by the army OF labor. asA
shuts or his narrative without more than hins at
the dlnouemenk Tho ridiculous extremes brought
renorselcssiy togesher withous any regard Tor
average reality we excuse because no claims the
license OF the sarlst yet the tact evident fnat like
the drama OF . madman, tho plot has become 70
clouded ana the action 80 Impossible that IN
utter despair or reasonable as0ir. tho curtain v
lowered leaving the SWORD OF the avenger suli over
the head OF the tyrant. The moral a. he outlines
It, Is that the aristocracy cannot from their very po
sition. solve the problem; that tho middle ciasses
indlnerens or venai win not. and that II II Is solved
at all 1t must be BY tho very proletarians. for
whom the author does not seek to conceal his con-
tempt, while admitting their occasional 'ialent,"
the undeveloped power at their back and the bloody
peril OF their using L. aoH 4w "a tt.. II ha
1t viii strike many that Loru Bantam Is per-
sonsl SATIRE used lora general purpose. Bradlaugh.
the ag1tar0r censured AZ vendor or shallow pro-
family. and Carlyle Is made TO pronounce q speech
under The title OF prophet. He reverently styles
hun the Engiish Jeremiah. We would ASA. too. n
the hero INTENDED to be an exaggerated skeicn
founded on the llfe Of visc0uni AInDerey In whose
personal history and that of his athers family the
Russeils, are to be found many points OF resem.
blance with Lord Bantamf Tho book is hkely TO
command . heavy sale. 4 etl Y tia ty sl