New-York tribune., 1874-07-23

Derbys eloquence and the rapidity of his intellect
ual grasp but his naughty courage was the recNiess
ness of a gambler TO whom politics never were
serious occupation. To 80 on AID praise hIn for
capacity for labor and mastery of detail, IS merely
TO recall his incredible careessness In puDhc a1aiis
and ignorance of them except so far as they
touched his party or his class. What he really
cared for were the turf and cOckhghtlng, and the
pedestal of an honest statue to this man would pre-
sent reliefs of the grand stand at EPSON and some
corresponding illustration of the other sport.-Ihe
description of the statue / quoted above as the
opinion of a Tory evening paper appears verbatim
in another evening paper, not Tory, and is obviously
the official description supplied TO order all round
Such are the energies of metropolitan Journalism on
O Saturday afternoon
If by this time you are not quite tired Of hearing
about memorials, | will add that statue 10 Dr.
Priestley will be unvailed at birmingham Aug l.
the centenary of his discovery of oxygen. As Priest
ley was really great man. and as another great
man. Prof. Huxley is to present the statue to the
town in behalf of the subscribers and afterward de
liver an address in the town hail. the occasion Will
be memorable one. Finally, there is to be a statue
of Cromwell. That greatest of Englishmen or, at
any rate, of English rulers has not hitherto been
much honored by monuments Of any kind in the
country he once delivered from the tyranny of fops
and priests Nothing is so rare to find. in public or
private as a statue or bust. or engraved like
ness. of the Protector. L know one man who has a
full, including every Obtalnable picture bust,
or other mementO of Cromwell, but can now re-
member only one other house in which he is to be
seen in any counterfeit prcsentment whatever The
new statue is TO be given to Manchester by lady,
and Mr. Noble who sculptuTcd Lord Derby, is to be
the artist of Cromwell.
The Golden Club gives its annual dinner tonight
My belief is that the festival is mainly kept up for
the purpose of catching stay American Free
Traders and exhibiting them TO the British pubic
as harbingeB of the coming millennium, when
America is to shut up all her furnaces and factories
and buy all her iron and cotton fabrics of England
at double prices. Last year they had Mr. Wells, and
even had rather too much of him by the time he
finished his afteT-dinner speech. This year comes
another oracle in the person of Mr. Mahlon Sands
and Mr. Cyrus Field and Mr. IIalstead Of Cincinnati
are also to be guests They will dine at Greenwich
and there will be sixteen Of fish, each worse
than the other. once dined at Greenwich Though
not with Free Trade club. 1t was several years
ago. but am not sure that am yet completely re-
covered. Would it surprise you to hear that Roche
fort is still in Londonf The report of his going to
Geneva was set ahoat for the benefit of the enemy,
and hone mlsled him as completely as it did some
friends The ex-editor Of the Ldnterne has never
Quilted London since his first arrival here. 1t Is
probably safer place for him than any continental
city, and is more convenient for most purposes than
any except Brussels which latter Is out OF the ques
ton. u W. D.