New-York tribune., 1874-05-30

matte and consular services his very unusual knowi'
edge of tho Russian language and literature, his
contributions to The Atkeneum and other Journals
and lately his journey to Khiva. have made him well
known in London. His book on Central Asia IS
nearly completed, but will not be issued till tho
coming Autumn, the season for book publishing be-
ing nearly over. Mr.. Schuyler proposes. under
stand, to resign his post before the appearance OF
this volume prefeing to have the freedom OF pri-
vate individual for such statements and as
he may make on Russian affairs That is all right,
but, were on advising terms with the state De-
partment, should observe that our diplomatic
service in Europe is not rich enough in trained and
scholarly representatives to be able to afford to part
with Mr.. Schuyler
fresh report comes this week from Berlin that
Mr.. Bancroft Is positively to resign this Summer.
and go home. His loss think very great one.
Mr.. Washburne excepted We have no Minister abroad
whose European reputation is so high M Mr.. BAN
crofts. do no. forget Mr. Marsh, whom scholars
know so well, nor yet Gen. Gushing, whom our En-
gsh friends would like TO have known less well at
Geneva If it be trne. as we hear, that Mr. Bancroft
Davis is to succeed his uncle at Berlin the English
will not greatly enjoy his promotion. But do not
know that we are bound to consult British prejudices
in selecting Minister at the German Court.
Mr. Orton quilted London last week for the NORTH
Of England and Scotland, and was to sail to-day or
perhaps next Saturday, for New-York ] am sorry
he should 90 shome for though much better than
before his visit to the Continent he certainly is not
well enough to the sort Of work he has been
doing for years past But nothing could induce him
to continue his European tour after the aIliction
which befel him at home. Mr. John Fiske is once
more in London with his book nearly ready for the
printers, and evidently enjoying his holiday. Mr.
Stanley is still here, lionized to his hearts
content, conspicuous figure in fashionable
drawing rooms, and wearing new laurels fresh
sprung from his "Coomassle and MagdaaP nara
tive of the iveliest of recent publications. and
praised and liked here in spite of its frank criticism
on the military hero Of the hour. Mr. Stanley seems
none the worse for his last campaign, but Mr.. Win
wood Reade, The Times correspondents nephew TO
Charles Reade, is rather seriously shaken by the ex-
posure, hard work, aud climate, old African traveller
as he was. Then, instead of getting the rest he
needed on his return, he toed at his book, anu on
the completion Of that finds himself Obliged to leave
town to recruit. In spirit, freshness, and accuracy
Mr. Reades letters from Ashantee were surpassed by
none.
Of Mr. Boughton's brilliant success this year in
the Exhibition at the Royal Academy have already
written. l might add great number Of good
notices of his picture to the quoted from The
Pail Mall Gazette. They all. however, agree sub
stantally in their high estimate Of this admirable
painting select other from The Saturday Rerter'
as that is not paper to be suspected OF undue levi
in criticism, undue partiality to an American In
its article of to-day The Saturday says:
We have to thank goodly company OF outsiders Tor
the amends made for deficiencies on the part OF men,
bers OF the Academy. Mr. Boughton, for instance, has
seldom been so happy in God speed! Pilgrims set
ting out for Canterbury: time Of Chaucer" The read
ing of the story is unhackneyed 1t is wholly unlike the
Of Stothard Blake and Others The picture
may be said to rely the multiplication OF incident,
episode and bypay; several OF the characters orsak-
ing the path beake themselves to the springde
meadows; the liquid air and the budding trees are OF
the verna time which the poet loved so WELL indeed We
NAV fancy that Chaucers fayoe daisy springs beneath
the pilgrims feet In the foreground pretty gr oners
a draught of water to youth whose weary Journey
seems likely end in pilgrimage OF love- Tue eye Is
pleasantly carried hiher and thither among company
who wander as they list through composition arranged
rather after older plan than according TO our more
modern method There are rescoes IN the
Campo Santo OF Pisa which thus tell their story scena
by scene But Boughtou 10 at great pains 70 bring
his subject together; indeed few painters are more
sudious Of the just relation between thought and form.
composition and color.
1t is precisely that. Few painters of genius equal
TO Mr. Boughton's are so studious, and his belief IN
the yirtae of faithful work has contributed to his
present success hardly less than his natural gifts
q. W. 8.