, 1874-03-30
LORD MlNTo.
"reminiscences Of the Last
Century.
Anecdotes Of Various Distinguished
individuals.

HneCQoLe5 Or various UiSIlH5uts1leu
individuals.
From ths Saturday Rtnftts {London).
In tho year which Witnessed the Declaration OF
American Independence Gilbort Elliot, tho
eldest son mud heir OF Sir Gilbert Elliot, scot-
tish Dnronct. and an ofrshoot Of tho old norder
fatni1y Of thnt nhnae; nephew alBo OF AndIew 19'
Elliot, sometime Lioutepnnt- dnvarnor OF she
Province Of New York, took Lis seat as NOM n.
Der Of tho British parlla1nant. He aaa rGcontly
ford, and WIS gainin distinction at tho Bar. a
younE nlnt1 Of elrewdnosa and observation, !o
was alao we'll bred and solt-posscssetl IN polite
society, md aoop found 1imaof Woioomea 70
lie mort aristocratio mud fashionable houses ct
tho metropolig, Tho death OF bis father q fow
months lator having put him IN roaaosalon OF
tho family titla and estates. his pfoioaaonai
career ter1ninated but hia ambition Tor pohti.
cal mud social distinction wah On tue other hand
atmuatoG, md ho was considered by tho intln-
cntial mon whoso acquaintance ho gained Nh
embryo statesman OF moro thnn ordinary
promise. .....
decided Tory, tut before ita closo he Ind bo-
como no loss decidedly Whig, md. though
barely 80 yoars Of yoars was a!ready THO warm
friend and coaajutor Of Burke, Fox, Windhan,,
Groy, and other Wing loaaore, Who reliod much
Ha had tho honor Of being associated with thom
as manager OF tho Impeachment OF Warren
HastingB md was nh c{fectivo speaker nnd party
mauagor iu tho House Of Commons. In 1883 ho
Cas twico an unsuccessful, candidate for Speaker
Of that body. Whom tho Wings became divided
ythe events OF tho French lsoyolution no adj
hercd to TINT portion which sidod with ptt IN
advocating yer With Franeo: Tue Prime n,a Mnn ns
on the annexation Of Corsica to Great Britain
ho was sotlt thors as Viccroy On his return to
England In 1897, ho was crcated
BARON MlSro,
1.kn &&aTr t$4$d
aion to Vienna. Upon tho denth Of patt no ao-
coptod offIco in tho coalition Ministry Of Gren-
villo and FOX, but aoon after was appointed uoV.
ornor-1cnotal OF 1ndia, position which no nliod
1914. a fcw days after arriving In England.
From tho letters Of Lord 0linto, written pre-
yious to Lis departure to 1ndia his grnnd-nleoo,
the present Countess Of Mimic. has compiled
ture Of English political and social life from the
close Of tho American war 70 the death OF Will
lam Pitt, period Of twenty.four years.,
From st. Petersburg, whittier ho had gone IN
nister. Latly Harris wifo Of tho British Minister
writes as follows to Lady Elliot concerning the
RNpnEss oATuAn1EE H.,
tho famous SomiramiB Of the North:
"Wo followed the Empress in her walk1 Which
conducted ua toward couple Of barGes. Tho
Empress entered ono Of these and named her
company. After Harriet and Sir James wore
pllG9Q, was BurpTlSEQ Will LHlh lToSu uuuOI,
and was called to = eeat in the barge. Tho COM
pany consisted Of eight In ali, sat opposite to
tho Empress, aud II had listoned imprudontly
to my ambition, might, by atrotching point,
hnve touched hor Imperial knoe with mine. 10
be serious, her whole behavior was infinitely
graciou4. Her countenRnce aud conversation
aro strongly marked with understanding and her
manner iscompletoly that Of a woman Of fashion.
She has the talent Of doug two things Which arc
Boldom done together.' With the greatest easo
I'll TO in hnh
part Of hor dignity; ind With the groatsst dig
nifty / have over soen in hor mauEer, she puts
Tier company perfectly at their easo.''
Tho next groat parsonage introduced to tho
whose sohoolmate Sir Gilbert had been for .
year or two III Franco when they 1ere boys and
who IN the summer Of 17Ss. aftor life ct sln-
London. The old boyish friendship was cor
daily renewed. Lady Elliot was then staying
with her children At Bath. When Sir Gilbert
1oiued Ills family there he took Miraboau with
made such hssty love to Harriet (Lady Harria),
whom he had little doubt OF Bubduing in q week.
and 80 totally aileuced my John Bull wife, who
understanda Frenchman no better than Molly
houRamaid, ind so scared my littlo boy with
caressing him, 30 completely disposoa Of NC
from breakfast to supper and SO aatonished oil
our friends that could hardly keep the pence III
his favor" And when, some montha later. hira-
family aeat in Scotland, tho impression Of his
visit was still so strong Tint Lady Elliot insisted
on two rooms being prepared FOX him at tue
game-koopera, sho said no power ON earth
should induce her to admit him under her roof.
Here is picture of Sheridan at hia best Q787),
delivering bis famous
EpEEoH on TIE DEouMa.
@ OPENED M bis charge aud @ sp1ks eaaS ~
think bis speech could not be read n double that
time. !: was BY many degrees the most e1eeen. and
a ever imagined possible IN sloqnencs and ability
This Ia tho hniversal eense Of al who heard # Yon
that be surpassed think Pitt, Fox aud oven Burke,
III their finest aud most brilliant orationa. Tha con
iecte and @ %hsro lis lis woo powers n wore @ employed to
their utmost ssretch, md lndeod his own ieelin: =
wound to tho utmost pitch, worked the house up into
such pHroxysm Of passionate enthusiasm tnat the
1nomont he lat down tlpcrs universal aho1t, nay,
even clapplng for haf sseona every man was On
FASHIONABLE EVENING PARTY IN 1887.
"Erom the opera went to Mrs. Crowe's,
plo amoug them--for example, Tom polham,
>nundy, Mrs. Sheridan, Lady Palmoreton. &C.,
&c.-bosidcs all Of which wora threo young men
40 drunk as to puzzle the whole assembly, They
sir. 0iiford, who Is latoly come 10 . good
ostate Of about G5, 900 year, tho whole Of which
10 IL 10 tie net Of spending In 2ne or two years
et most. He mover uttarod l. word, though az
drunk a6 the other t#o, WHO SeFo 1oIn IloLOu9,
and began at last to talk 30 plain that Lad5
Francis and LndY Palmerston tod from tleil
aide-tablo to ours, md Airs. Sheridan would have
followed them, but did not make her escape till
her arms wa1o black aud blue aud hor apron torn
or"
rRuDE OF THE PERIOD.
"On Thursday l dincd at 1luuly's With hlrs.
Gal]y, &c, and a atiss Dowdler. 6Ae IL, be.
part OF her leess is must bo moro conjecture, nc
you will easily believe when tell you that, talk
ing Of tho operas. and, among tho rest, Of the
aancers, she said she mover looked at the dane
Ing, but always kept her eyes ahut the whole
timo, and twhan asked why, she said it was 30
itldelicate she could not bear to look"
Mis-. s1DpoNs At 81.
"She ia very beautiful In II room, hut Of the
strong, powerful sort Of beauty that remiada
one or q handsome Jowesa Sha does not gneal
much, and that modohtly enough, but iu slow,
Aet, and studied sort Of phrase aud accent yory
like the most familiar passages Of her acting
but still III @ dogreo ileatrioul,h