New-York tribune., 1873-06-13

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"a h lives aot eare how II rcvses Is defective IN
= i'bstdly eonVmec mankind that tits 40.
Another deiec ain the House of Lords is the lack
AZ ability owing to it's hereditary character Ii may
e,atan extraordinary men. But It's average born
lawmakers cannot be extraordinary. Being a set
Of older sous picked out by chance aud history, it
csnaot he very wise
The task of revising OF adequately revising this legis
aiOn OF this Is not only That which an arstocracy
has facility in doing, but which has difficulty
In doing Look at the statute book for S65the statutes
at large for the year You will fnd not pieces OF ter
ure, nice and subtle matters but coarse matters
crude heaps OF heavy business. They deal with trade
with nauce, with statute law reform, with common law
reform they deal with various sorts OF business, but
with business always And there is no educated human
being less likely TO know husiuess worse placed Tor
knowing business than young lord Business Is really
more agreeable than pleasurc It interests the whole
mind the aggregate nature OF man more conlnuouS,
and mole deeply But II does not look as 1t did ltls
difficult to convince young man, who can have the pest
ot pleasure, that Will young ord Just CONE inSV @
$4,000 will not, as rule, care much for the law
OF patents for the law Of passing tos or the law ot
prisons. Like Hercules, he may choose virtue Dul
hardly Hercules could choose business. He has every
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lt. And even II he wish TO give himseu 10 business. no
has indifferent means. Pleasure Is near hln pul ous
than the ideas of wellintentioned young man, who's
OF the business world but who wishes 70 take
what consists IL really ia the adjustment OF certain
particular 10 equally certain particular enus,
But hardly any young man destitute oI eApeIlehSo
able to separate end and means II seems TO MN klnd
OF mystery and II is lucky II he do not think haI tue
forms are tine main part and that the END Is but Sec
Ondary. There plenty of business men, ialseB so
called, who will advise MIN So The subject seems q
I faV,Na FNnf VI
read 7" the nice youth asks; and is lmpOssOe 70 eA
plain 10 him that reading has nothing 10 DO Win ~ tut
nc has not yet the original ideas IN his mnd tc fead
about that administration is an art az painting IS ah
art and that no book can teach the practice OF ether
Itwas grave mistake, in the opinion of the author
for the House Of Lords TO resist Lord Palmerstons
proposal to create peers for life. The expedicnt was
almost perfect but the Lords had not the wit to see
it, Such chance never comes twice. The life peers
would have infused fresh blood into the decrepit
veins Of the nobility. The new peers would have
been among the first men of the country. Lord
Macaulay was to have been the first Lord Wens-
lcydale the most learned of the English lawyers,
the very first. Thirty forty such men added IN
the course of years would have given the House the
talent of criticism and revision 1t was the very
element which was wanted, but when offered by
constitutional providence, to speak, it was re-
jected. The error cannot easily be repaired, but
unless it is repaired the intellectual capacity Of the
! House of Lords can never be what it would have
! been. and will never be sufficient for lis work.
THE LIFB OF FRANZ SCHUBERT. by GroRsE Au'rS.
l2no. l63. Shepard Gil
| In this slight biographical memoir, the author
has presented an afectionae tribute to the artistic
merits and personal character of one of the most de-
! Hghtful lyrical composers OF Germany His work ia
loosely thrown together, with numerous instances OF
caelessness or want of practice in literary composition,
and although offering many points of considerable IN
erest, will bgdly command the attention OF vide CIR
Gle Apart from his musical productions the
life OF Schubert attractive features It was
almost entirely devoid OF incident His character
Of an ordinary type and while his personal career called
forUl little admiration his early death left no deep or
permanent impression
Schubert was born in suburb Of Vienna in 1927. His
father was one OF the schoolmasers of the parish and
the family in narrow circumstances. The youth OF
Schubert was spent the secluson Of home under the
watohu eyes OF his parents and without the freedom
OF conduct usually allowed to boys OF his age HIS love
OF music was early developed. When but seven years
old lie learned TO play upon the panoforte and in his
eighth year. he became fluent performer the VIOLIN
his father having previously taught him the rtdiments
instrument. BE instructed in the elements
of singing by the choirmaster OF the parish who also
gave him gratuitOus lessons in panoforte and organ
playing evident that the taste and talent
of the boy were in advance OF his teacher. He had
already commenced the practice Of composition and
wrote his first piece, fantasia for four hands in 1870
Before the completion of his twelfth year he Joined the
choir OF the church as solo singer and violin player
Soon after he became candidate for place In the choir
OF the chapel.rOyal. His examination was signal
triumph Clothed in light grayish sut. he was mis-
taken bY many for a milers son. With modest, bash
full counenance he stood before the judges TO answer
the questions which they might PROFOUND. His wonder
fu readiness astonlshed them all They were more than
satisfied aud matter OF course 1t was at once de-
cidcd that he was the successful candidate.
He was soon promoted to the position Of first violin In
the small orchestraan event which marks the happiest
period Of his life. II at this time that be began 10
devote himself in earnest 10 the art OF composition
While the other boys were engaged sport and froc
ne was constantly employed In dotting over sheets OF
music paper His symphony in major the first OF the
eight that he ever completed, was written before his
eighteenth year.
He now made the acquaintance OF two friends Saier
and Mlyrhofer who exerted powerful influence upon
his subsequent career. The former was chapemaster
at tho court an Italian by birth, and passionately de-
voted to Italian music and poetry, which he preferred TO
the deep and subtle verses OF Goethe. Though one OF
the most indefagabe workers OF the day, he man
OF asocratc habits, and highly esteemed in the most
refined social circles He recognized Schubert
faculty, and quick perception OF the principles Of nu-
sical art his partially for his fayorite did not
esrange the latter from his attachment to German pro-
fotndnes thought and study in distinction from the
airy graces OF the Tuscan school, On one OCCASION after
saeI had been holding discussion with his pupil with
little advantage TO himself, he suddenly cried out, You
had better write opera for which you fully able"
Schubert absencd himself from his lessons for several
weeks. aud when he appeared before his aston
ished master he brought with him large roll Of manu-
script which proved to be the OF "Des Teu
fels Iustschoss" saeri took it IN hand. and after
thorough examination, half cODfounded and half pro
volted, passed upon 1t a favorable opinion.
The other friend referred to- MayThOfer the poet
a man of very peculiar disposition. He cherished the