The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-09
Charles Dickens the Second.

The London GLOBE is not at all satisfied with the
genius who kindly agreed to finish edwin Drood.r
1t says:-
1t has long been known that an American CON-
posltor was engaged III completing 'The Mystery
OF Edwin Brood" under the direct dictation OF
the spirit of Charles Dickens. Alter the labor of
many months during which the amanuensis wrote
in state of trance Tor an hour or two day. the
work has been at last finished published at place
called BrattleborO aud noticed at some length in
the New York Times The reviewer is chiefly struck
by the contrast between the power of the
corporeal Charles Dickens and the miserable in
capacity of the spiritual Charles Dickens.
by no means improved by being freed from the
body, and that thus the bad spelling and general
ignorance Of the citizens Of spirit land fully
counted for In one OF the choice extracts quoted
from the volume while in manuscript mention was
made OF tradesman who used to open his ''store"
in Chancery lane at five O'Clock In the morning,
we must conclude that departed Englishmen use
the American language, and that the man who OF
all others knew London best has carried with MIN
q very confused recollection Of its ways and hours.
There is probably no country but the United States
In which such flight of impudence would have
found publisher; but it is lair to the publisher to
add that the pretensOns OF the medium have been
supported and encouraged by hundreds OF edu-
death levelier bringing down genius equality
with their own wisdom.
French Recreation During the London
The impecunious Gauls Of Soho have been In.
dulging in manifesto making, while they ought to
be earning their bread. We have before us q long
manifesto OF 'group of revolutionists Of the 18th
OF March, 1871" appealing to the French people on
the subject of the prolongation OF the powers OF
Marshal Mac Mahon. The manifesto, addressed to
the 'FT6fes Ell Aq1iS," recalls in violent and blood
thirsty the events OF the last two years, and
in its savage language emuates the worst pass
ages OF the Pe7e DucheSne of the Commune.
Nothing can exceed the ferocity OF the passionate
jargon which is leveled at the head Of the govern
ment in France. The Marshal is called
the Jaur blesse de Sedan, the smoker OF
Arabs,n the ''shoOter OF women" while the
Prime Minister is treated as "thief
who guides him with Leading strings, who
owes to the country OF his ancestors his double
genus OF Harlequin and Borgia-haf clown, half
Jesuit--whO ought to call himself JOcrisse de L0-
yOla, and who signs Albert de Brogle." II abuse
alone formed the staple OF the manifesto, IL would
not much signify, but a summons to insurrectlOn
Is issued to q country which ought surely to rest
for q space, and the perturbed spirits, who are
only too ready to display dangerous activity
after such trials as France has recently passed
through, are egged on to crime OF the most abom-
inaDie type. They are told that there now remain
to them 'the dagger Of Brutus, the pistol OF Bere-
zOwski and the b0mbshes or Orsni." "Freres et
Ants" the proclamation concludes, ''the hour Is
come to remember that the lives OF tyrants and
traitors belong to whOmsOever chooses to take
them" Such are the sentiments aud intentions OF
the dangerous men who throng the neighbOrhood
OF Leice ster square.