, 1876-02-12

las published alao d work on "The 1:egn Of |
tluoen Ammo to Tho Pence Of Utrecht" ;" intended
as continuation Of ssslays m,snG31f son TO-
trast, sueo stanhopo's sroenl qualities are tho
fatrncss. accuracy. integttty-the ,!tofars con-.
sclentlonanesa in which, Macaulay was 20
lau,cntabi5 doilelcnt; while etanhopc, on hIs
part, is no less deficient in tho toreo. olo1nonco
aud Imagination. which mako tho oplgra.nnasso
Of his grnye dnaetonoics' a.. s9 preons,
ns2ly popa;ss' ps;sa Lord 1,s sa0S'o o1 p.tt's IT,
Lille Of Condo" aud other works; An Earl
WHO coI,lcsconls to become an historian Is
raro phenomenon. 10 whom tho highest honors
nro Gladly AWARDED by hia less ontorprlatnK
brothrr-rooss, Lord Stanhopo'o lifo Is tho his.
M1Lp AND A0nrEAnLE rntUstrHs.
OF literary enterprises, socIostos, md assoctn..
tsonn lnnau,erable, he has boon tho patron and
hs re
lis suggestions M to ats-colocttona and build
ingB haso boon adopted with fruitful result In
nlort, i'll thousand wayh although not man
Of geus Or unusual power, le hae DONG aono sooi o.
tho Saturday ierte.o which haa tho advantage
Of being nuggchtivoly scrpt,tra1. cEen tt lacking
tho enthusiasm OF moro eloquent e,iiogy: ~
I'LL respects he Invested to tho utmost ndvantago
TIM respectable sum Ut talent which had beeh
intsustol to his caro-. Although ho hal no rte,,
toution to bc g1oAt, his llfo Was greatly anu
yatiouslY t,sofnl aud ha has pofGalH', 'o's no
Buecoasor who will cxnctly al US paee',
death, tllo Saturday Kepieto comments upon tho
singular fact tla., !" Out Of four or five LINN
drgtl hereditary Peers, not moro snaa hn1,a. "A,
dozen bare evor rub!Ishol yoluno. anu i'i h.,li
| less. it might hare aitod have thoY achieved
distinction in tho l,o arta no great palater no
great sculptor. or musician, has como out from
| fhoir ranks. This ID l1ldee1
/ ArStiuLAn FACT.
mud one variously nuggostiyo. For these four OF
| tiyo hundred llo5aditAry poerB occupy position
| Of magnificent command; TINY pbsseHs enor-
,,oua ndsantageB; all tho grand achievements
Of mot,sr, civilization, Of at, aud literatuto,
mud sclcuco, nro thciEa to dispose OF ut will.
They hayo. III tho ttat placc. the supreme ad"
vantage If race.-lnrodishry descent; ldgh
training, physical and nlontAl. culture leisure.
rclined and noble n1froua'ug;s; theinl asl
are tho tra:tlt'ons ,,, Ut ths tho ,,,pss psss
Cun Il be tint sl,oy llavo among them no mon OF
tra,sccndent genius, 1Ionc endowed with tho
highest and rarost aialities7 This is moat glar-
iugly improbable. 1ha fact OF their centuries ot
tho breeding md fino culture renders suts,
.aupusissun Incredible. Aud what, then, be-
| cpnies OF their great mcn who do not develop
thoir talents IocauHe of having every ,oartAiy
| opportunity Of developing them E1andty and
| hntmobioasIy! Thu ioyo OF tha poet or nrtist
Tor hiy art il supposed 70 bo, anu ~, tho most
in,pario,,s mud irresistible 1T oil PASSIONS. What
llas not ti,ia fiery inspiration, this herco energy
! III tho divine spirit enabled It's losBuBsof 70
nchlovo! Wslasdsllicultl9s has it not conluerot'
| what dn,,aors uvorcomo, In order to obtain OK
rreseIon7 7 Haw is II that this auhllc and potont
cueryv III acf. vnaquishca and Blteucod IN tlo
magnificent nbn1eH which would .seon 70 10
fitted to. become tho favored hannta OF tho
alusesj Wlat becomes Of it i WhithGr docs It
yaniet,?
il III hard to bel!uyo that the old theory il cor.
rect. That adversely md poverty arc essential to
lul,,cb mci to develop their h'Elloat spo"ess ;
.,f AAkit ia
atrapgcr 11oiiYn ;finr tho divine Inward lnlpnl-
Bion Of love :; and yet tho oriuonce of tho En-
GIIsh let ntiury ioorB IL -
| ALI. IN FAYoA or THIS EuCTRIHE.
When IN 1ta!Y, many yoara ngo. Ind tho all.
vautage OF being acquainted, in Home, with q
llttln sot OF English people OF high rank, With
oil the grnces. anu accomplishments, ahu virtues
which, to people Of i certain class. arc % it,
l}c5itaice. Among taem wtB certain noble
nan. man OF in,.nunso fosco aud genins. pre-
ciauly tho t,Ntura Which, according to 1nodsrn
theory. ought to be tho final product Of tace
and family kels Ill r. etato Of h'gn PCT, ,"a,
fectlon for ages. Ills srasp OF lntel'ect
ot,ers labor for yours or lifetime to achiovo;
n,,,l Ilo Ind in Wonderful degtoo all the sFecia
artistic slits; could 1neot on their otn Eronn.l
Ill rorts OF artists; waa tn'lscthn' poes. paantaf
and, in all that i,o did showed, not tho qualities
of tho amateur. bnt The mastor. lilo to'lowet'
however, no profession or art except III at
amateur. This man may have been an oxcop
tiouas character; tnt It y certainly isot tna
lto ncet,ad ashamed of allowing his nbl!! Il
DO kuurn. or allowing 1t to bo known that b
,nndo auy rso Of them with anything Approach
int; M cnrncat aim v,e he made the eerlon
bualreas Of bis life tho physical amuHements u
which Ensliplimen delight, md the Htric
performance OF tho rurons social auttc
,1hict they t.npuao upon themselves
Ills great pfedilectfon ng artist ws
for painting, hnfi In htndio Lernletlcal!.
soalcd to tho world ut !nrGe, he amused lin1rol
With Painting ric.area which. II they had bee,
oxhbted, would hnye placed him high ln ranl
amnnG tho artists nf tho day. Fannr kembl
saH nt this time IN Home. and worry Intimate Will
these people; and l remember hea1ing nor say
Oh ono occaH!nu: "Wlat misfortune!
L. had not beet. q nooleman, he -,
WOULD l1AyE pEES A MICHAEL AHaE1ol"
4 dear surrender OF tho Highest and most poten
graco TINT call be conferred upon man, II for ~
| cnmpnuce with dull routine and !lablt, la sac
,, riiicet tho glorons aureole Of Immortality.
is llAticss to follow lB career. bnllco It to ~
that he las grown old without hoing known y
ty man: without achieving any dlBtinctlo
, tithor sllpn TINT whirh come5 OF necoHsi
ty to thoao possnsAtng rank and 'Tnati
/ 10 revert to tho Saturday iseric'e, lie did nc
follow the example OF Lori stanhope, md, ~
ul respects, lnycut u ths utmost advantage tlt
= magnificent sum OF talonts inttlstcd to III
. care" Quito the contrary. ho did not fnycl
:, them Mt a!!; and neither did ho waste then. /
Il | bFDulEAi HAtltuEAlASu uA@4 asootiHtiht1t ~
n buried them darkiy aad ncnty 10 tho tomb Of
i bapo servllity to iguoblo prcjualces. rouhn'
i and worldlinrss.
a IN epita or the oyi1snce Of the Dritia
= hereditary ro,r, shall uot allow that nccrsplt
IN thc truo motive uf ngtlstio achievement
= Michael Angelo; Narhaoi, ard Leonardo d
i vinc!, wcrs not graie,t on to create thosr MAJ
!. uiilcont masterpieces by necessity, but by tho
N DIyI:sE coMru1B1uH or ESTItusIAHM.
B. Seldom ID tito true arllnt awaysl By dltTere,
+. motivo, In all the gfcatost artistic c1aA. Il
l. nttls.a at.d roota hnvo been powerful, aud q.
10 knowlcugcd M power; In supreme eras, NJ
#. tl,as OF pe1ioos md Apgelo, they have bet
t. wealthy cougsed, superb. There special cans
IL which oxpaln without difficulty this t1otci.cttt
IL cf Tho Englah ntbtIity; their total failure u
III general thug, to mako tho true uso Of their
ID ortunities IN obsying the dctates Of lofty o,
in diBtntcteacl allIhtlun. Int this is too ilnpu
re- TINT q matter 10 bc d!spoHed of tn ph1ngrap
Il. Rnd too Gttract!ye, II rilou!d take it up Rs
n not TO tempt 10 give 1t moro ppaco tlan 80
~ columns could well afford.