, 1875-02-27
LITERATURE.

member OF lilo Eug'nl, Parliament; for thirty
roara ho was loader Of tho 1,ibprnl patty and for
.eyo yearB, covering Two separate tarmH OF Office
ho occupied tho position Of Primo Minister. IA io
,ools back III ihs Sid yoar OF his aEe, over this
long and honorable career, reco1cctluns and sug-
restions full of Importance and intcrcst must
lhyong ia upon his rusmory. OF thla tooming
multitude, only few cau find place in the pron-
eut volume. IA tho author tells us In tho brlef
psofaco, be still lacked month Of attaining his
majority when ho took llis ront In the House OF
Uoruuons as tic representative for Taviatock.
Ills preparation for tl.o dutlcs then
dovo.s!ng upon him had been ao'ncxhat
acsultory. After tuition at private schoo1
II sunlury, l,o was ncnt to Westminster. H.
ness lnserrupliug hlH studies there, no was
plaoed Under tho instruction OF tho AoV- Slf-
Bmith, ol Wool"esnufy, In Kent. In ls''a, then
being youth Of 10, ho accompanied Lord aud
laiy Holland On tour through spain. Ro-
turning. two ycara ltlcr. Ao entered tho honae Of
Prof. llayfals, Of Edinbu1g. and fer sotno tiMo
remained under tho personal supervision Of that
nblo scholar. La.at ho tool: second Journey to
Epain, whence ho wnA recalled by Ills father,
tGo Duko Of Bedford in otdot TO- tn
sor tho aroma Of political Iifo. From
sls date. july, 1878. his public hlhtosY has been
familiar to oil wLo have paid attention to tho
Iroccedings OF tho Eneliah Government.
Nearly ouo-baH of tho volume before
:, eonss' f. EFT Of h.ss r"1rps pees, 6 .e p,o a
Dispatches" 70 oxcuEs thsa reproduction Of
Lroy.ously published nlnt,or IL volume Of
rrofoEsrdly fresh ca'ltcnts. tho venerable an'lor
saudtdiy confesBos that In undertaking to pro-
sieE, 10 found hts "memorY Of past tratsac-
tiopa was not, after tic lapse OF some years, 50
lively ~ 1t had beon," aud therefore lc deemed
tt beat to copy what no hnd written ut an earlier
fff- - Ir-I =
Los iucidcut to old nge stlls tho roa1ors rnur-
nus Of disappointment. md proraroa him TO
siov lcnienttv thu fragMent21y recollectfons and
,mmc.hodica1, Ediscoul'cctod thoughts that fol-
13H.
Tho papcra succeeding tho introductory chap
ter aro fourteen III number. Thoy dtscuss the
Policy Of Lord palmcraton ia t1s East,
Fauiis Of Biz nobert pea!'s polis,y.
Ministry Of Lord Aberdeen, Reform Uill
Policy for The Future, FAN Of III. 9ladst Tone =
Ministry, etc., etc. A broRd mud llbosal tudg-
noslt, Eenoroua apfrit, and sincoro devotion
10 tho woal OF tho country, ara apparent IN all
tlloss various artaclos. eketchy and ansatlsfac.
active and nlasterfnl haa been tho mind from
which they c1nanatei. Twice tbcro Is III aiu-
tion to singing criticism Of oao OF his meas
u1ps by Sidney Smith, rltch shows that the
powerful statesman vas hurt and not bravo
enough to hieo Ills wound; yet thia is meroiy
lnInAE.
Toward t!,e conclusion Of his retrospect tbs
writer 6tatcs with admirable rnagnnnsnty - lily
persuasion IL, tim. have been soceiyod with quite
Gu mitch favor NJ lIave dcsorved. think wliat
have lono we'll has been honestly supported; and
flat MLero ny moa9nrcs have miecarr1ed the
failure haa boon owing not to undue au,moeity or
malignant Misrepresentation, but to crrnra which
] llavo committed from mtstxken Judgment or ;
Miotaken appreciation Of fac.B,"
Very law personal "Reminiscences nro scattered
thtou9h the volume, which ID altnus. exclusively
tbe property ol the politician. Two or tlrco ati-
ecdotcs in the very beginning aro given, to ilus.
Duko Of Wellington. Wh.lo the great command
ar was In charge of tim J5nStish foEcos tu Spaln,
during tho contest With Napolcon, Earl Ruascll
pald several visits to tho Britiuh headquarters.
vi ono Of theso occaslo1s lie wtitcB:
We Joined sio army 1T tho tio when Lortt yelling.
atlri, hsi iaei ia liz sess q tne casile Of Of
when he bad made up his mind to retire, and to with
utaN hs army both from tho aege ot Hureoa and ths
ss % tnGw nsa 2; @
laas tre,re mo for 1t than tho cunvoFaation of tho
great commander. lie said ha sorry hs could not
~" ns Fenss .r5 a.ea 'As shsh
eaa Len si.ns :, r s;a
bad p!ied up xloia tfca .na vt IL olsss Ia orJes
70 mako hstusclf comfortable ltcstae. Tho rest ct
~ conrersatuu WAY taken up by eonle descriptions
NJ tic defects pf ha threo Iron gunsThunder Light
nlug. ani Nelaon,-of whica oas Lid = so7ero voand
ho III Iss ot IL stmx ntcr @ dtnnsr m, ~
aud were informed BY Col. ponlonby that retreat
xs ~ es onoa Tor ~. nG sna u We ~e1s s'
n tho o,,t,,mn ~ lain villa ior, woll;n1 Mn,
was advancing to tho Invasion Of France Esri
Russell rolatcs:
Ny brothsr. Lord William Russe''. who mas on his
~ .rx 1o,a traa.na 70 ve
lev oiasera q biz staa, iicwso cTotssa Will Wow
to observe w. the enemy r. Tho evening" the river wa.
4tnpossibe to nass rem one bsax to tae othsr Tns
StnssEa Of tla ssaa showed 1nueh .nziety last Ito
In 81 9t. h don ~ .as a.nssoos pes..
Gols1al and troops with their superior iosces Lord
WsinGtoa alone fsEnaiusd perfectly calm. and
Lsstayea tAs sltshsost ayn,ptou of unexainoas sz
anxiety.
n,,u.ee eeo,re .ce.xo
,rux rur., W. n.S1,: Mnss1S 1rSrass Gss"12 T., ,,.
uorrar's. viii othsr Ea.sTa. NJ aEa naVn ~, HsD
soS. II, A.. LID. Professor of nhstarto ns1
EnxAah Literature III the University II Edinturg.
l:no., pp. 3H. London: Macmillan CO.
Following lie first eeany, which eiyos title Ia
tho volume. tbero aro flye nancrs In Tho ri.
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