New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-21
BRITISH TOPICS.
PERSONAL NOTES.

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| AMERICAN EDITORS TRAVELLING IN EUROPE.
| IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE ]
| LONDON, Aug. S.-GOv Jewell, who sails to-day
for New-York, carries with him to Gen. Grant re-
| port which, though not official, will prove very
gratifying one. He delayed his hOmeward journey
week to make visit to Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris at
their home in Hampshre-I believe it is Hampshire
but may be excused for not being certain, as the
precise address of the Presidents daughter seems
rot to have been known Mt the Legation in London
Gov. Jewell brought back with him the most agree
able Impressions of the young household, and the
conviction that the happiness of Mrs. Sart0ris left
nothing to desire. Gov. JEWELS subsequent visit to
Newcastle has elected from The Nercdse Chronicle
the leading journal Of that town and of the North of
England, long editorial article The Chronicle is
much struck by the fact that Mr. Jewell. tanner,
should play conspicuous part in public affairs,
and thus moralizes:
From skins and hides to diplomacy and statesman
ship is good leap. but after dealing many years in
leather, Mr. Jewell became the representative of his
fellow countrymen at foreign Court inferior In import
ance TO and has succeeded to the portfolio OF
Cabinet Minister. With with the Americans ca
paey and integrity are often the stepping stones to
wealth and position, but not aware that any En-
glish trader yet to the dignihed post Of Elm
| bassador to a foreign Power Of the first rank.
The Chronicle recalls the fact that Mr. Golden was
calico printer and that, though sent on special
mission to France and the maker of the great COM
| mercial treaty. he never offered a regular en-
| bassadorship. The higher diplomatic appointments
in England are, il says, almost exclusively conferred
on members of aristocratc families, wbo though
highly paid, are expected to spend more than their
salaries in stately living But it finds comfort in
the fact that high Office at home is open to men of
business and that Mr. Forster and Mr.. Stansfed held
seats In the late, as Mr.. w. III. Smith does in the
present, Cabinet. Amuch longer list might be made,
beginning with Mr.. Bright
The reported appointment of Sir Seymour Fitz-
gerald as British Minister in Washington, sufi-
GENTLY improbable rumor in itself, has been contra
dicted unofiicially. Sir Edward Strachey has also
been named Sir Edward Thornton's successor, but
it is now stated that Sir Edward Thornton means to
return to his post. There is every to suppose
that the Foreign Office is well satisfied with him
Minister at Washington. and may fairly hope
he does not find Washington a less agreeable place
of residence than Rio Janeiro. Ia the end he
will in all probability get himself transferred to
European capital For reasons which VIII not
pretend TO state, European diplomatists consider
Washington a less desirable and less distinguished
post than some capitals on this side which we are
accustomed to regard quite thirdrate IN political
importance.
Inc feeiIngS OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SouiS-
have been so much hurt by reports about certain
young pursuing his studies in this country that
they have published formal statement of what
they call the facts. The young man in question is
sometimes spoken of as young Chlsehurs, sometimes
Chislehurst w., sometimes the Woolwicb Infant,
and appears now to be officially styled the Prince
Imperial. The Morning Post. always sort OF SEMI
official organ of the Observation-Disclosures they hap
ho nirin anil he DuDipr
ing from former conspiraces to make no diff
ference to tins autOcrac sheetwas selected as the
medium for giving this important intelligence to
the anxious world. The Prince stands, it declares
eleventh in class of % cadets. In artillery he is
fourth in fertilization eighth, in mathematics and
| mechanics tenth, and so on, down to twenty
first in chemistry and physics. observe with pain
that in military history he is only eleventh. Con-
siderng that he had school books adapted expressly
for him in his early youth by obsequous Duruy and
Others he ought TO have done better in that branch
But it is just possible that the authorities OF the
| ROYAL Military Academy at Woolwich do not take
| the Napoeonc views of military history The Wis
tor who scans the long catalogue OF French victories
| cut into the stone of the Arch of Triumph which
| crowns the Champs Elysees in Paris. cannot but
| remark some names which in all military annals
but the French have passed for French defeats. The
day may come when Sedan will be added to the list
| Grayelote has already been explainedaway. How
ever you will be deli GIFTED to hear that those best
qualified to Judge of the young mans capacity and
progress both absolute and relative, are entirely
satisfied in every respect. Those best qualified to
| Judge must be the priests INTO whose hands his
neutrality-suspicious. tho most bigoted woman III
| Europe-early gave him, together with such
philosophical students of practical politics Pietr
| aud the svirtuous Rouher. Perhaps should also
| include that model of Christian peacemakers, Mr.
| Paul Cassagnac. People who have seen something
of the young hope of French Imperialism, speak OF
him as sustaining with difficulty the hot-house
forcing system to which he is subjected system
which threatens to overtask his body and mind.
Respecting his fathers death heard new theory
last night viz. that he was not killed by the opera
ton for the stone nor by the exhaustion of physical
forces consequent upon it, but purely and simply by
chloroform. This was said to me by an eminent
physician, and when asked him whether he stated
il as an inference or upon evidence, he replied
| "bothD There was, he added, no reason against
the operation and nothing in Napoeons condition,
or in the circumstances of the operation to account
for its fatal result. And he ntimated that at the
proper time, Sir Henry Thompson, who has borne
great deal of criticism which, on this theory. was
wholly unjust will make a statement to this effect
The question will always have certain interest for
Others than medical men. The fact that the opera
ton was undertaken TO enable the ex-Enperor to
lead movement for the reinstatement of France,
gave it grave political importance. If its failure
be due 70 chloroform Dr. Simpson has one more title
to the gratitude of his feowmen in general and OF
Frenchmen in particular
The list of American editors visiting Europe was
most unexpectedly recruited this week by the arri-
val of Mr.. Bowles from Springfield. 10 a man who
has once made the trip it ceases to be serious
matter. Mr.. Bowles left home at six hours notice,