New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-25

was told that no was prosperous merchant who went
long ago from Boston.
intellectually. tho English scholar has one grea; sd
vantage over American. that Of concentration In
tho whole island you than ~ hours from
London; and London oficrs advantages With which
have nothing TO compare. AZ the Athcnnum Club be-
tween and in afternoon, yOu can find the man who
I'm Boston, OF science in Philadelphia
handful OF statesmen. still. IN Washington, and Ia New
York some strong Of affairs, but you DO not find
them all in any one city In London they al eongregate
and with what fund Of resources behind tLsml 10
was struck at meeting OF the Antbf0p9ogca oDele.y'
with the remarkable administrative sk OF the presld,
Ing oGicer-a small, alert, active man, who percelyed
every thing. This must be tho mans specially,
lie thought. He asked his name, aud 10
was Sir John Lubbock, ono OF lne D 1soee.ts
in Parliament; n merchant in active business. and tho
combination YOU Will not find out OF London But nothing
that essayst made him feel for moment, that
to live long from her. lilo remained OF tho
opinion that the element OF form in literature belonged
u.s. TO the English that or material. He found tho
English ready to yield honor 10 those among u 10 wh0i
honor is due to concede 70 Emerson and HaWthoIhe
unTiyaled supremacy, each In his own realm. Nben
like Prof Tyndal knows EmersOns poems by hegrt,
cord his highest mental inspiration, surely NOS
without ~ mpaheo appreciation IN the country oi our
forefathers.
The discussion which followed was somewhat more
rambling than usual Mr.. Weiss spoke Of the EDgliah
climate as being very much moro favorable than our
own 10 the literary worker Ho had found himself abba
to work hours day there which one could do bere
with mpunity. Col HiggnsOn eaid that no cOnld hOt
praise climate he IT. but he ad al the tlno
feeling that probably they mad another climate iOr
other occasions which better. But he ga thlhk
there were fewer rainy days there. Miss Peabody
wished. mOurnfuly, that she could have cOnnred to
last statement from her own eXperence Dut Whcn $40
was there from the 2ist OF December to the l6th O MF
there was only day In which II Oh
not rain. There was revival OF tho std
subject OF the misdirecOn Of English sympathy during
the war, and Mr.. Lewis, English gentlemen who h!s
travelled widely and spent great deal Ot time Ia 'he
study races, dwelt at sOme length on the mutual hecd
OF each other which he perceived in England ana A.er
lea. He thought the Americans einnenty an luta'
people. They had at once the advantages anu bo W.
advantages OF the ideal temperament Favorable W aI
this temperament inclined nation as ~ does an inyl-
vdua TO sbirk the hard problems OF actual ne, Ine
English, on the other hand were too material; an at
is best among them Is marIed by hart realism Iho
American believes world Of ideal things no taIAs
Of republican Institutions, aud he loses sisht
Of his own country, as II Il, ana lands u
as IL Il were the ideal state OF ms dreams
He needs the corrective OF the st0ld hardheade0 IN
glish common sense. which brings everything 10 lIo
standard of the present and the actual Mrs. Howe
smoke or her hopes for the future fraternity OF inc tN
great English-s peaking nations, Col. hlgghsOn anu
Prof Hunt OF Harvard discussed the radlcailsm OF o
English universities Dr. Bsrol was eloquent III prdso
OF American antiques-nOt castles and cathedrais' Dt
mmemOral hills aud cedars rooted IN inc virgin SOL
before Columbus discovered America. EyeryDOd siIi
pretty things to everybody else and we pared NJ s
amte certain the whole unfortunate "Old Oulsuo
ought TO envy the privilege OF having Deeh pC'A
into the great American nation. L. v L.