New-York tribune., 1876-02-03

be. did not know there were as many as ID iead-
ing newspapers in London, but never should dream
of questioning any arithmetical statement MI BOu-
cicaut may make. The only thing that surprises
me il Mr.. Disraeis silence. lie has not replied to
the letter. Perhaps Mr.. Boucicaut, in his eagerness
to supply the Is leading London newspapers, forgot
TO send him copy. Down 10 the time when the post
goes out on the date Of this letter, the Fenians were
still in prison. If Mr. Boueicault has kept copy
of his letter. he really ought TO dispatch duplicate
to Mr. Disraeli at once. Even a newspaper slip,
under a half-penny stamp, would be better than
nothing. And he should underscore the passage
stating that he wrote this work"the Shangh-
rann.r to wit-with the deliberate intention to
secure the release of the Fenians. Then he might
add postscript why-having this political object in
view and not personal proht-he first played IT, os
the advertisements SO long told rs, to million OF
people in the United States "and' California. MT.
Disraeli, fear, would not as much az he onght
for what people think on the Pacific Coast.
Here is prize conundrum. OF all the events OF
the last month so, which would you describe as
one of the greatest that history tells of The pur-
chase Of the Suez Canaf The adjournment OF the
French Assembly The meeting of Congress The
commencement ofthe Channel Tunneli The Bremer-
haven explosion None Of these seem to quite come
up TO the mark, and IT is probable the world has
hitherto lived unaware that anything had happened
mOmcntous enough to be rated with the discovery OF
America, or the battle of Waterloo, or the French
Revolution, or tie invention of the steam
engine. Read The Times and yon will find ont.
That Journal tells us this morning that the
progress of the Prince of Wales in India il the thing
that it IS one Of the greatest, and so far one of
the most fortunate events that history tells Of and
Justly SO regarded by those whose special duty 1t
is to keep people of common intelligence up TO the
progress of human affairs p Ii tells us that were
elementary education conducted on common sense
principles, "eyery village teacher wonld he this day
nstuctng all above mere infancy TO trace the route
of the Prince" They would be describing the
climate the people and the rulers he sees about him
and, "if it he permissible the religion. They
would tell the youthsIl Bnton that the
Prince, like one Of The mythical pcrs0ad0es
,co read Of goes through wOndrous regions,
and is everywhere hailed as the representa-
tive of peacc union, Justice Righteousness, and AL
the blessings they bring with themV To crown all.
1.-The Prince OF Wales, il may be said, has come TO
his own, and his own have received him'-paTody
which anywhere out Of The Daily British Bibie,
would be thought rank blasphemy There Is
whole column of this solemn rubbish, IN a style
something between an essay by Upper and ser
mon by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The latter
may well enough have been the author Of IT, ilo is
rather a dull man. Ii is certainly the work Of some
outsider of high degree, and all the correcting
power of The office has not proved equal to making
il sensible or grammatical. Not often does ihc
Times err in this way.
1t has cost the Marquis of Ripon $4,000 cash to
go to Rome certainly one of the most expensive
journeys on record. That il the amount of his New
Years gift to the Pope. IL Is round sum, but the
Marquis is rich, and it is only the trouble OF writing
a check. 1t is nothing TO what his conversion has
cost him otherwise social considerations some per-
sonal friendships his whole political future. The
story that LADY RlpOn was soon 10 follow her nus
bands example is absolutely devoid of foundation
The priests come and 90 at SiudIey Royal hut they
are too shrewd to begin fresh operations SO soon