New-York tribune., 1872-03-12

tosb. Sir Samuel Romilly Samuel !Rogers, and sir
Humphry Davy. In the Winter Of 1914, Madame
de StaGl was conspicuous in the London fashionape
world. She then enjoyed the fame OF pohiic"'
exile. There was curious cagerness IN the Dee, vi
cles to see this remarkable woman. She de0Ia''ncu
or argued with all who could meet heI WIN
her own weapons and in her own language 1" on
James Macintosh she found powerful "ppo',nN
in a combat most congenial to his own tastes. Inc
author was a frequent and solitary guest AZ ~,
fresids. 70 which she cluDg closely III tue Wih'iS
cold of the Snrnp of 1874 lie afrlns, from ms o"n
observation. that she would willingly have s'ci',oo'
portop of her intellectual glory for larger s',''
of persouol bcanty. She was always 'ulio"Si' Wv
ors.rotive Of her arms as the best feature III hci
personal appearance. II,
Al tho are of twenty-sovcn, in 1SiG, Sir Henry HOY
land commenced his professional career i" ho"''-''
which has been crowned with the brilliant SUCCESS
at Was foretold by its early auguI1es. A1ter tour
,,rs - nr,encrons uractcc he took possession OF
the house in which he has ever since lived, ana
,,bcrn he expects 10 end his days-a singular con-
tra - between tic stationary habits Of London ana
the uoInadic character Of Now-lork lie. ms
attachment 70 society, and hls literary tastes oiu
not inpedc his progress in his profession Ills IN
come soon arose to $4,000 year at mat tllhea
much larger sum than at present. and steadily in
u.
tice from becoming burden he resolved 20 limit it
to SOS coo a wear. an amount which while closely ap
preaching. it has never actually exceeded. On the
accession OF the Queen to the throne, in 1851, Sir
Henry Holland was appointed ono of Her Najestys
Extraordinary Physicians and on ber marriage he
received tlc same appointment on the establish
ment If the Prince COnSOrt In 1872 lie was ap-
pointed Physician in Ordinary TO the Queen. and,
during the whole of his professional course, he has
numbered many of the most eminent men in Eng
land among his patients. including six Prime Minis
ror aud other ce!e br3ted statesmen and persons of
Official rank.
He was thus led to on intimate knowledge Of pub
lie affairs and to familiar acquaintance with many
of the political leaders Of his day. He had semi
diplomatic connection with the settlement OF tho
OREGON treaty In 1859, during visit TO Washing
ton, he was intrusted by President Buchanan with
the documents relating to the San Juan question.
H.srrlation to Mr.. Canning WAS less that of ply
sician than a friend. With Lord Dudley he was
long intimate both at home and abroad. he knew
| Mr. Huskisson we'll enough to regard him az a
typical Englishman. Among Continental statesmen,
| he had Talleyrand Pozzo di Borco, Guizot, and
! Drown dc lhuvs az patients. To these names
might be added that Of the Princess Lieven, tie re-
markable lady who played such conspicuous part in
| European political as Weli social life. Sir Henry
! has known few women Of such COnslmmate tact
| and accomplishments. brought into such a wide
sphere of practical activity. She welded singular
power both in Russian diplomacy, aud in the world
| If fashion Her intimate friendship with NJ GuizOt
| is well known. Sir Henry became acquainted with
| Guizot in lSi0, when lo came ~ ambassador to
England Since the events Of 1885, he has sustained
| . close intimacy with him almost TO the present
time He knew less OF ST. Thiers, the old political
| =. L. s,gI lxrt tin
! Keen subllrhcs Of his private conversation. even
more than by his public oratory. His friendship
| with II. Drouyn de Lhuys founded on their
literary tastes in common. The high intellectual
character Of That Statesman and his extraordinary
English scholarship formed q strong bond OF union
between the two. Sir Henry Holland remarks that
he hes heard him at his Own table rightly
assign a couplot to Dryden Of which others
questioned the authorship. lie has rarely known
so passionate an admirer of Shakespeare, or
one who So justly appreciated the profound philoso
ply Of the great Engishpoet. Sir Henry was SIM
| ilarly connected with the successive ministers of
! the United States for a period of forty years. He
! speaks with tender remembrance of the virtuOus
| and accomplished Edward Everett" with whom he
preserved an unbToken friendship for nearly thirty
years visiting HIM six times in Boston, and main
! tanning a constant correspondence with him until
the close of his life. He was also in intimate and
frequent CORE, ,pOndence with Daniel Webster,
whom he recalls in the description of Sydney Smith
as steam-cngne initrousers" "a slngulary unapt
comparison. by the way, for the majestic repose
and habitual immobiiity of the Olympian Senator.
Sir Henry Holland sustained no less intimate
atons with the most eminent literary and scientific
men of his time. Taking poets alone into account,
he was both physician and friend to Walter Scott,
Wordsworth, Campbell, Moore, Frere. Matthias,
I
Baltic. and others of less renown. With Byron,
Southey Rogers, Crabbe. aud Bowles he was init
mate but not professionally. Colcrdge he more
rarely, and was never worshpper at his shrine.
rccollect him only as eloquent but intOlerabe
talker; impatient of the speech and opinions of
others: very incOnsecutive and putting forth with
a plethora of words misty dogmas in theology and
metaphysics partly Of German origin. which he
never seemed to me to clear up to his own under
standing or to that Of others. What has come ont
posthumously of his philosophy has not removed
this imputation upon it, l suspect his Table Talk
as we have it in the very agreeable volume bearing
this title to have been siftcd well as abridged by
the excellent Judgment of the Editor
OF Moore, Campbell, aud Rogers he gives his
rec0llections in fuller detail
NV long recoectons of Moore and Campbell are some
what sadGened by the gi13in wch came over tie atr
of these two men, whom saw IN the days or ther
decline, ndu uOuc u lHo-c ol
The differences of character national well personal
were strongly marked; hut there were some oircnm-
stances in common, impairing alike the happiness
OF both -pecuniary need more or less constant.
end morbid senstiyeness to The opinion and
admiration OF the world To this was added in Camp
hell "A fastidousncss of taste which gave exquisite
point and polish to his poetry but rendered composition
borios 10 him, even III those shorter pieces which seem
struck of in the fcrvor OF the moment and by which lie
will he best remembered hereafter. Moore had more wit
ease aud elasticity. and with his Irish temperament
confronted The of life But he too endured
the heavy penalty common to so many, of fame and
fashion gradually passing away-a change which few
can hear with enmanimiy. HIS Journals cnrOuly ind