The New York herald., 1872-11-27
MR.. STANLEY'S BOOK.
Opinions OF the English Press-Criticism
and Commendat tiOns-stan and

Opinions OF the English Press-Criticism
and Comme endati0ns--stanley and
Kirk-The Meeting with Livingstone.
Mr.. Stanley's book is ehciting good deal OF
attention in England, all the leading journals hav-
ing articles upon his journey into Central Africa
and its results. All the points bearing upon the
expedition thoroughly discussed, and, wherever
Englishmen are concerned, discussed adversely to
Stanley. One OF the most noticeable OF these dis
cussons ia the opinion Of the London Times in re-
gard to
STANLEY AND DIR. KIRK.
The Times says:-
Mr.. Stanley set to work at once to organize his
expedition for the interior OF every detail OF hls
account, but we are sorry to say that he begins
Immediately to spoil his book with most unworthy
personalities. He seems from the very first to have
taken q most unaccountable dislike to DR.. Kirk,
though DR.. Kirk. from Mr. Stanley's own evil
borne in mind that Mr. Stanley kept the object Of
his expedition secret; that his whole aim at Zanz-
bar was to dissembe II, and that when, at an even
ing party at the Consulate, he did inquire about
Livingstone, he did SO "carelcssly," in manner
studi0usly intended to prevent the British Consul
from supposing for moment that the question was
prompted by anything more than mere passing
curiosity Mr. Stanley did his best for commercial
reasons, to throw dust IN Dr. Kinks and everybody
else's eyes, and he has no right whatever to COM
plain because SEINE Of blew back into his own AS
It was DR.. Kirk, Mr.. Stanley admits offered him all
and with friendliness and hospitality which seem
even excessive when we recollect that Or. kirk
was an English government ofiiciai Of high stand,
Mr.. Stanley stood to him in the light OF an inqusi-
tire American newspaper correspondent In search
view" The British Consul for the bene1t Of the
readers OF the NEW YORK HERALD. The misunder
standings and unpleasantness which afterwards
Had Mr.. Stanley taken DR.. Kirk inrO his confidence
the Royal Geographical Society would probably
6Qfa T1ant n0y Oufo -fnt toda
ditlon, or would at least have instructed him what
to do in the event Of the American caravan reliev-
pleasant. and we are only too glad to turn nom
It and praise the busness-like and indomtabe
energy with which Mr.. Stanley organized his ex-
sTANLEY's MEETING WITH LIVINGSTONE.
The London Ne,os, after quoting stanley's account
OF his meeting with DR.. Livingstone, says:-
or the talk OF the two men WHO thgs met as It
were ut the end OF the world, Mr.. Stanley gives an
extended and most interesting account. After
some time had been spent In pleasant intercourse,
while the discoverer rested alter his journey and
the discovered got the news OF the great
world from which he had so long been missed,
end of the lake. Coasting along 1t, they
proceeded to its most northern extremity
River ran out OF 1t on its way to the Albert Nyanza
and the Nile. Captain Speke had concluded that
Rusiz was an in1uent proved it to be an efiu-
ent; and, on the strength Of its being an eiluent,
some geographers had declared the Tanganyika to
be the southermost reservoir OF the Nile. But the
Rusiz flows into the lake, and not out OF 1t, and
its connection with the Nile is so far disproved.
The voyage on the Tanganyika occupied twenty
eight days. and during that time some three hun
dred miles had been traversed They got back on
the 13th December. and having spent Christmas
together, started down the lake to Urimba, Just
one degree Of latitude below Ujiji, as more con-
venient point from whicn to begin the return
Journey. From Urimba Dr. Livingstone &C.
companied Mr.. Stanley to Unyanyembe on the Re-
turn journey, where Dr. Livingstone took possession
OF his stores and where in the middle of last March,
they parted after four months pleasant inter.
course-Mr. Stanley to find his way to the coast
and home, bringing DR.. LvingstOne's sealed jour-
nal and dispatches with him; DR.. Livingstone
all round 1t SO as to fill up with certaintes the
blanks in that c0njectured map of the Nile sources,
whice makes them lie IN o chain OF lakes far west
Of Lake Tanganyika.
ORGANIZATION OF THE EXPEDITION.
The London Telegraph, speaking Of the organiza.
tion Of the expedition, says
| Mr.. Stanleys book may be pronounced thor
oughly interesting and valuable. His feat was SO
successful In its results, and was besides SO ad.
mirgbly well managed In every detail, that 1t must
stand out in all time coming as exceptional in the
might easily be taught to the leaders of expeditions
Of far greater magnitude by the accounts OF Mr.
| they were surm0unted.
Il MIR. srANLEYs STORY.
The London Post says
In this deeply interesting volume Mr.. Stanley
tells his own story. He has much to relate. He
has traversed some OF the most stupendous scenes
OF nature; he has sOjOurned among strange ma
tiOns; he has seen mankind under variety OF con.
dtions more or less different from those which
prevail elsewhere On all these points 1t may well
be supposed that he has an inexhaustible fund OF
description and anecdote to develop into contin-
uous narrative, and his book shows that he is
neither q careless observer nor dull writer.
Above ALL he is beyond question the discovercr ol
DR.. Livingstone. The merit which attaches to the
execution Of the task entrusted to him by the
noble disinterestedness OF Mr.. Bennett has been
differently viewed by different individuals and In
some quarters it has been almost rudely denied
to him. Before leaving our shores, however, MIR.
Stanley had the satisfaction OF receiving some.
thing like unanimous and cordial recognition OF
the value of his services to geographical science,
and the award to him OF the Gold Medal OF the
Geographical Society for the present year must be
held to conclude all question in dispute on this
head. The very circumstance, however, that q
tribute OF this kind should ever have been with
held from him, or only grudgingly allowed, affords
all the greater reason for welcoming the book in
which lie chronicles his dOings
sTANLEY's STRENGTH AND soLACE
The London Standard has the following:-
| Dr. Kirk seems to have expressed his opinion
| that either DIR. Livingstone was dead-in which
| case Mr.. Stanley's quest would be useless-or thai
he did not wish to be found out-n when case il
| would be impertinent and intrusive. II felt very
much depressed" says Mr.. Stanley, 'at this, and
| would willingly have resigned nay commissions; but
| then the order was GO and find Livingst0ne y
| This oracuar edict seems to have sustained Mr..
illnesses and his anxieties. However lonely he
might feel, however worn with disease and doubt,
there still noated before bm the banner OF the
NEW YORK HERALD. blaZoned with this epigraph,
and the vision supplied him with strength, and
solace, and counsel, from the day when he COM
menced the organization Of his expedition at Fan
his helmet from his head, he uttered those memOr-
able words, "Dr. Livingstone, presume"
WOMAN SUFFRAGE REINF0RcEMENTs.