New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-21

the brain and tho legs, ana man VINO IL not an uFanu
may very we'll go home feeling up after some hours
Of pcturegazing. Mr. Sumner Is a good walker when In
good health and the fact that he hardly walk mile
without WEAKNESS ought to convince him how unlike his
usual state OF health his present state OF health 49, But
am afraid nothing will convince him. He Is bent on
going going to work. and the sense Of the duty
10 be done which awaits him there Though mistaken
will prove stronger than any monitons OF fatigue
or spasms Of pain, sleepessness IL Is pleasant TO
note how tho urgency OF those symptoms has aDated
STILL they have not wholly departed The fortnight be-
tween this and his intended departure may osomethng
TO modify them but obvious that there Is no posi-
bty OF Mr. Summers complete restoration Within Two
weeks or two months. That he might be perfectly WELL
well he has been during the last few years ne
would take time for 1t, fully believe But dread 70
think Of the effect OF his return to the Senate the Senate
being what It Is at this moment and politics being VIVA.
they are. The debates Of the coming session are not
likely 10 be of kind in which invalid Will hnd means
OF relaxation or pleasure
Next TO the picture galleries. the book shops have been
Mr. Summers favore haunts, both In Paris and London
He will carry home treasures OF which hope 10
get leave to give some account IN another letter To-day
he has written to the Duke OF Argyll finally declining to
accept his invitation to the castle at Inverary and with
this Mr. Sumner abandons also number Of other visits
he had hoped to make the North feeling that the long
journey would be greater tax his strength than he
can well afford.
An admrlng Brltisher has, In published letter,
pointed QUITO the envy Of his fellow subects-with
what the American Government Is able TO dispense
with diplomacy or, at least, with diDOmatsts, In Eu-
rope. Gen. schenck, who Is supposed to look after
American interests the Court OF st. James, is off for
two months tour in Italy where he may now be en-
joying the Autumnal floods" Mr.. Washburne has left
Paris for Amerca-to TX things there for the next four
years. no doubt though the Brtisher in question Is
probably not aware Of Mr.. Washburnes peculiar rela
tons with Gen. Grant and the consequent necessity OF
his being on the spot during the next few months. Mr.
Bancroft has quilted Berlin for the East-and nobody
will grudge that venerable statesman vacation 50 wei
earned for It Is Mr. Bancroft TO whom VIC are largely IN
debted for the San Juan award and the San Juan award
considerable triumph for Us, If we may judge by the
chagrn it occasions our opponent Another admrer OF
American diplomacy completes the catalogue next day
By remarking that Gov. Curtin has gone home from ST.
Petersburg that Mr. Jay from Vienna, and Mr. Gorham
from the Hague are attending to their Ministerial func-
tons in London and that Mr. Russell Jones' our Minister
at Brussels is at on his way home on two months
leave-alsO to help fix things, suppose Can anybody
say where Mr.. Kramer our distinguished representative
at Copenhagen isl II he we're on his way home with
leave to stay there permanently, would agree 20 forego
all criticism on his coleaguesmany OF whom, for that
NATTER deserve praise than criticism and some OF
whom are more victims Of bad management at Washing
ton than OF their own faults Mr. Washburne's career
while not free from mistakes, has honoraby distin-
guished him in very difficult circumstances. Mr. jays
cultivation and tact have always stood him in good stead
in Vienna. OF Mr. GOrham L never heard any COM
plant and believe him to be gentleman Of worth,
and should say the same OF Mr. Russell Jones' As for
Gen. schenc have before said that he was thought to
have shown unusual ability and resource IN the conduct
OF so much OF the Alabama negotiation as fell to bis
share but must say also that neither that nor any
other distinction may be able to win Will now put him
in the position he might have occupied, and which an
American Minister ought TO occupy in England.
Somebody has set aoat report that the estimates for
next year contain charge for the services or the
Geneva Arbirators at the rate of $4,000 apiece Great
Britain as the losing party bearing the whole costs and
expenses OF the litigation The rumor spreads, and to
some extent annOys people in spite Of the express pro-
visions OF the Treaty OF Washington The Sh article
of that Treaty requires each Government to pay its own
agent and counsel and the Arbitrator appointed by it,
and the expense Of preparing and submitting its own
case hut that all other expenses connected with
the Arbitration shall be betrayed by the two Govern
ments in equal mOietes. As IL seems unlikely that the
Arbitators to have $4,000 each, the British tax
payer probably worrying himself more than be need.
We were assured the other day that Mr. w f. Forster
had bought an estate IN WarwcKshre for when ne PAID
nearly Sl,O000O0 IL turns out TO be Mr. a b. roster
who has bought them, for which am raIher Sorry pc
cause in England the possession OF considerable landed
estate distinct advantage TO man high In political
life. Englismen like their rulers 10 have what Is
The directors of Joint stock company over good many
shares do not mean that this Is condition indis-
pcnsabe to success. There are men IN the Cabinet |
beside Mr. Forster who are not large landed propretor
Mr.. Gladstone himself Is not, nor Mr. Lowe, nor MT,
GOschen. But, other things being equal IL helps and
suppose the average E1gshman will never gee over his
idea that land Is species OF property different from
other property TO invest its pOssessor with kind OF
d entity not otherwise attanabe.
The dispute in Mr. Hughess borough, Prone, has con-
frmed purpose which he had begun TO entertain, TO
retire from il at the end OF the present Parliament He
has decided to what other constituency 10 offer his
services but his desire 10 stand for some large place
where the wOrkngmeu are in large numbers AlthOugha
pretty keen politician in his way, Mr.. Hughes really
for cooperative and other labor questions
than for anything else that has political side TO It, and
10 is those questions that he has most influence in the
House. Naturally he ought to represent body OF |
abOrng and not lot OF small shOpkcepers such
the bulk Of the FrOme voters. G.. W. :.