, 1872-12-01
Attorney General Coleridge and Solicitor
General JesseI.
The New Lord ChancelIor-.-Sir Roundcl1
Palmer as Lawyer, Church.
man, and an Author.
FTsns Our O1e1 Correspondent.


HtrnaE1EuI aaQ OF In6 pouucal c4161b. A'e1 ~
his sansr days, he vas never an admlrer OF con-
stitutionel government, and it is scarcely zoo
much to say that he raves at it now. Germany
alone prevents any promise Carlyle pants 1of
stern rule, e,-for tue weakest going to the wall
He may be seen sometimes, wailang IN tnefark'
literally che. 9ding tears over the imagined woes
OF this Eent mentally governed Land Ills com
panion is usu x,lly Mr. A1lingham, the poet who
holds an apF'n;ntnent in the Customs, ano VINO
is not too ptu,:h OF an 1rishman for Mr. Car
ly1o's toleran,se Towards Americans, personally,
Ca-lylo continues to manifest patience Ha
has been fear fully borsd Eg them, and, If he has
seen the narr: ttives some Of their number have
published. he must have held decided opinions
as to tie tast of tie transgressors. One would
like to see the meeting between Mr. Carlyle and
Mr. Emerson, if the latter carries out his lnten-
ton Of visiting England. When Mr. Emerson
was here in 1sE.s, syw them together repeated
II. Mr. Carlyle vas tho first to Introduce Emer-
son to English readers; and, though the charac-
ter Of their philosophy is so different, the
friendship betu cen them has never, believe,
been intcrruptad-
Z, TIE .REY. JAMES NARTNEAu.
The retirement from the ministry Of the Rev.
James Nartinea u is source Of regret to all Who
AA1Ao" LILO H44EAA45f9 ~ H%S A%'S A@s~AN~0 ~ ~~-
d;scourses. There docs not exist On this conti-
neat religious teacher Of any sect who can
compare wifi. him for deep spiritual insight and
for exquisite command Of poetic expression
NO one who h: IS heard him will ever forget the
experience. / Eis tall, spare figure; his pale,
thin faca; his eagle eye his prophet look, mark
lin out fro1 The multitude Of men; and
the closest acqunintanceship confirms the
early inpres Eion- In conversation with
James Harti, loau, everything mean or little
falls away. len instirc:iyely feal themselves
iii the preseuc, OF g nature which breathes only
in the puregt air, Ee changes the moral and
mental atmos, here. I deeply deplore to add
that falling ho 18th Is the Cause of his resignation.
fear that he III not have m opportunity now
of yisitinr, the Tinted States where he is so we'll
KNOWN and SO fully appzeciated He hopes to
continue his SECURES to the students at tho
hao1ooica1 (o1 keo,a tn which ne Is attached; and
xybatever leisnife he nav have rs trust will bo
devoted. if lis ltcahh allows, to the Capitalization
of his n11merou ru13,eb1shed essays intc solid
work Mr. Nm, Eineau is 81 years old. Hia Bis-
ter. Harriet Ma1tipeau is three years older. She
no LONGER writes for the press, but her intereae
in passing AFFAIR." is vivid and ectiye.
, 4 Co.syEr RE-CoNrERIEp.
) Not many yenrB ago, travellers in the East
1roupht some c1,rioua accounts of the preaching
OF fauatical monk,-an English University
razgionate @ @ an apnef5s had broken throneh fhe ato
fidity of the Arabe. apd had amazed the passing
European This indefatigable eon Of the Church
IL
Two or three children. and is contributor to the
Leading reviews nId magazines. The transfor-
nation OF Fathor Palg1ave into Mr.. William
Clifford Palgrsye author Of IL Essays on Eastern
Questions" and an ACQUISITION to drawing
room party, is one Of the oldest know. Mr.
Pa1erare Gives fourteen distinct species
Of the Eastern Christian geuus each distinct
from, and each antasonistic to, the other, and OF
CUES that, did not the Mahometans in general,
aud the Turks mora especially, believe that the
Eastern Christian population Is the chosen field
OF European intrisue,-the door always open for
Euronean interforence and did thew, and could
they. look on the Christians Rimply a. subjects
Of the Empire, differing from themselves in
form of belief oalv devoted and loyal in all be-
sides,-the Christians Of the East would take
Porte, from Constantinople to BaSdad- But Mr..
Pa1srave has wandered SO far from his late faith
that he sayg. in another essay ~ find, or seem
to find, that Mahometanism, the nearest ap-
prosch made by any set creed to what is called
natural religion has parhaps, on the whole,
leas tendency than any systc1n I am yet ac-
ouainted With. to cra.up ana thyart the innate
excellence Of human nature"
TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
The news comes THAT tho Attorney General
mas refused tie post Of Judge in the Divorce
Court and some people are surprised. It is
xrue that Sir T. D. Coleridge although pleas
ant and an effective speaker has not made much
way in tie House Of Commons; still, he would
One Of the most eminent Of English counsel,
who has twice refused Judgeship, said to me,
the other day, That he could not bring himself to
make the change. As counsel. he enjoyed tho
society Of lis colleagues at the Bar. He had
the best of opportunities for the delivery Of
stiuing cdd.eEEes. His name was in tho peoples
MOUTH, and be was earning 1argeincome. t'To be
= JUDGE" be said, sis to be lost. You aro too
high 1p. Nobody is genuine with you. There
Is no scope for disp1ay, and you get 3 good
deal less money!" This is al perfectly true as
far as It eoes: vet, to the majority Of men, 4
Judseship will always have advantages Of its
own. However. Sir j. D. Coleridge would have
little room for the exercise of his dorid pow
.ers when on the Bench, and think the Divorce
Court, Of all places, il the one tie most to be
abho1rel. The details which day after day nro
Subjected to tho Judges scrutiny; the evidence,
which is SC gross that no Journal thinks of re-
porting it,-these must constitute rillainous
Employment for a decently- y-nindod man. Sir
J. D.. Coler;dro is. or certainly was. q
High -Churchrnan, and probably. like Mr. Glad
STONE be Las entertained, in his day, conscientious
obiections to divorce but be las outIiyed
.those notions. Meanwhile. as to his refusal Of
The Jndceship. tie Government car hardly re-