, 1873-07-27
From Our 011n Correspondent

elso was almost ont Of tho question:" Lately,
ho proceeds to adj, their conversation has fallen
upon the Bkeptical tendency OF modern society.
Lord stratfords object s admirable, ,an tho spirit
Of his book il prasoworthy, but 1t is worry poorly
written, and, Us controversial production, has
no merit whatever. It Is below tho average Of
tho loast scholarly CT our pulpts, and will OK
cite o laugh in tho breast OF the Duke OF Bomer-
set.
CoLEn1noE's DAUGHTER.
Ofa worry dfroront quality Is tho theological
discussion which ontors 30 much into tho " Nom
or and Lotters Of sara Caleridgo," which wns
published to-day in two volumes. Barn Cole
ridgs WAS the dnughtor Of tho grent poet, and
WAS brought up undor tho influence OF her
fathor, Of Wordsworth, aud OF her uncle, southoy.
There aEo exquisite descriptions Of personal
feeling, and matly Blrewd aud subtle reflections,
in her lettors, quito apart from those which treat
Of speculative thought and religious inquiry.
One wishes. however, that it WAS possible to
have aomo OF tho replies of tho distinguished
people with whom sho corrospondod.
An admirable article, entitlod "The Daughter
OF Colerilge," appeared in an.Amorican journal
called tho Literary World, in July, 1859. It was
written by highly-osteemod correspondent of
hers the late Prof. Henry nood, Of Philadelphia.
Several letters to tho Professor appear in thoao
volumes. few Of her criticisms aro worth
pinning down.
JOANNA nA1LL1E.
III Baw, she writes, " Mrs. Joanna Daillio
before dinner. She wore doliCato lavender
satin bonnet; and Mrs. = says she is fond Of
dress, md knows what every ono las Oh. Her
tasto is cortainly exquisite in dress, though
(atrango to say) not, in my opinion, in poetry.
/ more than over admired the harmony of OK
tf,S4 dffz fto{r
gray eye, tho pao skin, and tho look which
speaks Of a mind that has hRd much communing
with high imagination, though such intercourse
Is only porceptible now by tho absence Of every-
thing which that lofty spirit would not set lis
seal upon."
MISS uEnaoHEL.
!" Mrs. Il says that Miss uerBchol, sister Of
the lato Dr. Horachoi, is person Of uncommon
attainments and abilities, and is Follow OF tho
Royal Society. She ia now 81. Hor letters
from Berlin, whore she resides, arc full OF vigor
and spirit. She aays Ny brother and have
sometimes stood out star--gazing III 2 o'clock,
aud have boon told that, tho night hoforo, our
nelghbor's pigs had died of tho pest
E1ss MAnTISEAus ~ RETROSPECT OF WESTERN
TRAVEL"
Miss Martincau'B Rotrospcct Of Westorn
Travol' (sara coleridgcl have road aud on"
aud, though the politics are ovotpoworing now
had then, It froshons you up by wandorngs amid
Wooaa aud rivers. and over nountal1i-br0Ws, and
among anon s,mblipg waterfalls. think \ Mlss M Mar
than any otLar Of tho American travellers.
She gives ono most lively soaterJalltsh foeling !;
introduces ono not only to tho hugo 1nnHs Of
rushing wator but to the details Of the onvirons,
tile wood in which tho stream rlns away, &c.
She takes you over it and under 1t, before 1t and
behind it, and soonas ah II ahe were performing g
duty she owod to tho gonina Of tito cataract, by
,1SY rn11. ~
distance, rather than to display hor own talent
by writing well-rounded pcriod in terse para
graph about it."
pn. rusEY.
HWe hnyo had puBey and Manning preaching
here lately [shc writes, tho former threo
times Pusey'B middle sermon, preached in
tho ovenng,, waH the perfection OF bis
style. But it is wrong to talk OF atyle
sstH in Ills aiming at no style at all. He is cor
tainly, to my feolings, moro impressive than
any ono olso In tho pulpit, though no has not
one Of tue graeos Of oratory His discourse IL
repesit.an and accumu'ativeness, tho wickod-
neHs OF slis, the worthlosHneBa OF earth, and tho
blessednesa 1T Heaven. uo ia as still as q
statue all tho tme he is uttoring 1t, looks az
white as Sheet Ind ia az monotonouB In do
livery IS possible. While listening to him, you
do not Boom to soe and hear preacher, but to
have visible before you Il most earnest and do
vout spirit, striving TO carry out in thiB world
high religious theory"
,,. WonpsM'oErn a' E IN ,iE aoa'.
wonderfully active. sho went three p, times e e
church on the taat-Day, ana WOULD nave 1astoe
almost wholly, had not ~ MT. ", n deep, ae
Maryv Sho wisely felt that obedience WAS bet
ter than this sort Of sacrifice, and gaye up Sha
she had sot her heart upon, poor. do95 thlng
bhe ID very pale ~ look anu voice, and think u
ripitatod her downward progress in tho journe,
Of lle,- WILL not say now many steps. MIR
WordHwo1th can walk seven Or eight miles yor,
veil, and nc ta!ka good deai IN the course O.
the Jay; nut ms talk 1s, o. bne tho falnt