New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-28

The troubIe OF the late Mr. Charles Dickens with
bis wife is we regret to say again the subject of
good deal of discussion in England 1t ia said that
Mr. Forster, in the second volume OF his " Lie Oh
Dickens" which will shortly appear charges upon
Mrs Dickens the responsibility OF the separation
Against this we also told Mr.. Charles DICKENS Ur]
warmly protests insisting that the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth shall be told con-
corning the affair Upon the whole we think sim
pie record of the affair would be sufficient Details
however ample would throw no light at least upon
Mr. Dlckenss literary character which is mainly the
concern of the reading world. There is no evidence
that the events of his domestic life III any way III
huenced his writings; and fine as, in many respects
these unquestionably are it must be admitted that
Mr. Dickens was not what Carlyle calls >" notable
Geographic phenomenon" The nature of the
man Is upon the surface; Une DesG part W
the nature is In his books, and its faults,
whatever they may have been, are not there, and
are in fact buried with him. We have protested
against good deal of the scandalous discussion of
Byron to which we have recently been treated
as quite unnecessary and perhaps worse than use
less and if this be true of Byron, it is infinitely
truer of Mr. Dickens. He put other men, not himself,
other women. and not his wife, into his books. The
test it seems to us, is after all simple one II his
unfortunate differences with his wife So affected his
character that its influence can be traced In his
novels then there is no help for it-they must be
recorded and their importance estimated. Whether
Mr. Forster has gone further than this we have no
means Of knowing and shall have none until his
volume appears. But against any revelations Of no
force except to crafty purulent curiosity we have
right in the interest of sound literature to protest
Tonight, Mr.. Edmund Yates, who was so pleas
antly received on his first appearance some weeks
oil frat Of gnf
lectures upon contemporary English authors, which
will derive especial interest from bis personalrela-
tions with those Princes of the Pen" whom he is
to set before us. His lecture tonight will treat
(among othersl of Charles Dickens. Mr. Yatess
right to speak of him is sufficiently attesed by the
following hearty and graceful letter from the vet
eran novelist to the younger 1t refers to the
romance Broken to Harness."
GADsHILL, HIGHAM By ROCHESTER,, Kent,
June 10, 1865.
MY DEAR EDaUSD have read your book with great
surprise, and have been profoundly affected by IT, 1t
Hold fast adiure YOU to the deeper emotional faculty
that you possess ana 40 justice 60 me
wrought out In the last OF these three volumes Ever
yours, ChAhLEs DiOAhhs'
We commend the large minded and judicious man
ner in which art is patronzed by the managers Of
the Kings County Fair. They have actually at much
expense engaged the celebrated Miss v Ream to do
some of her s0ul-stirring modelling in public. The
reason given for this proceeding is that some uncOn-
scious genius wandering vaguely through the maZes
of large pumpkins and narrowing machines may be
suddenly awakened by the vision of Miss Ream's
intellectual curs and frantic plastering. and
straiQbtway rush off to emulate her tremendous
powers This is all very well as far as it goes but
why not gofartherf Why give sculpture a situation
and turn an icy shoulder to all the other artist Why
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rhymes at so much day as patent awakener of
genius We could mention any number of persons
were we not afraid of exciting jeaouses and spites
We trust that the peace of Europe will not be
jeoparded by question Of palace etiquette which
has arisen. The Emperor William is about to return
the visits of te Emperors of Russia and Of Austria
Now, when the Gear was at Berlin. the Prussian
army officers according to what is said to be very
old custom, were permitted to kiss the imperial
right hand The Berlin Court thinks that when the
Emperor William arrives at ST. Petersburg, the
Russian officers by way of reciprocity, should kiss
the Prussan hand but this they refuse positively TO
do 1t is the gallant custom there to kiss no other
hands than those of the Empress Dowager and
reigning Empress. T is very pretty question rs
it stands Let us fervently hope that il may be |
amicaby adjusted.
Hugh Lunny has withdrawn in favor of Mr. Vim. |
w. Niles in the LIST District of Westchoster. This !
leaves Mr. Niles free field with the support Of the
Liberal Republicans and Democrats for reelection 20
the Assembly No man did more honest and faithful
service there. last Winter. better deserves the
votes of the men who believe in Reform
Philadelphia banking firm is commencing the
first mortgage bonds of railroad between Pitts
burph and Wheeling in advertisement wherein
among Others. Mr. Greeley is mentioned az a
reference. This is Il grave misuse Of his name. Mr.
Greeley informs US that he knows notLin. whatever
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