The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07

Ann from NIncnulns'- Life.

laws career from his return TO Parliament for
Edinburgh until his death In 1859. We have had
occasion to notice the general characteristics OF
this biography, and we would now direct atten-
ton to the store Of lively ami novel anccdoto
which renders 1t an important contribution TO
the social photography OF contemporary Eng
land.
One Of the most striking things In this book is
the portrait OF Macauay clipped from Crabbe
Robinson's diary when we consider that the
Massage was penned In 1890, before Macaulay
-~vthing Of value except the Milton
h'u "i''o" a. .'-a In 1t an astonishing
faculty Of diagnosis. 81 went to ia.
and drove with him to his house at Hendon. J"
dinner party. had q most interesting compah-
ion I'm Young Macauliy, one OF the most promis-
inc of the rising generation have seen for
long time lie has good face-not the delicate
features OF a man OF genius and sensibillty,
hut the strong lines and wel-knit limbs Of q
man sturdy In body and mind. Very eloquent
and cheerful, OVERLOOKING with words, and not
poor In thought. Liberal in opinion, but no
Radical lie seems correct a. well as a fun
man. He showed a minute knowledge of sub
jects not Introduced by himself" About the
same time, ,rstopher North, in the " Noctcs"
gave a less voraole account OF the young au-
thor. The prophecy Ia amusing enough when
We remember that some twenty years later Will
son, rank Tory ~ he was, helped the clever
lad" to n seat for Edinburgh.
"North-He's clover lad, James"
Shepherd Evidently and clever lad hon
remain, depend We upon IN At, ~ the DAYS OF his
life. A clever lad thirty wears aud and some
odds is to ma mind the miist melancholy sight
In nature. Only think OF clever lad o. three
score and ten on his deathbed wha can look on
nae greater achievement than having aimee. or
aibiins ten times, abused Mr.. Southey in the
EmbrO RcriciC."
Dsraeli was Just then writing his nrst novels
aud perhaps was n little jealous Of Macaul,y.
This Is what he says OF him in the young
Dukes" 81 hear that Mr.. BaOinston MacAuiay
Is to be returned. II he speaks half well as
he writes, the House will DO In fashion again.
Buthe must get rid Of his rabldity lie writes
now on all subjects as II he certainly intended
TO be a renegade, and was determined to make
the contrast complete"
Naturally. Young whig Scruit OF so much
promise frequently at Holland House
Macauliy became n favorite of Lady Holland,
but the position seems to have had It's uncoin-
Portable side. The Centurion dill not keep
hts soldiers In better order than she keeps
her guests. Itlsto one GO and he gOeth and
to another DO this, and It Is done. Ring the
bell. Mr. Macaulay.' Lay down that SCREEN
Lord Russell; you will spoil IT, Mr. Alien.
axe candle and show Mr.. Cradock the picture
OF Bonaparte. MIR. Allen, there is not enough
turtle soup for you; YOU must take gravy soup,
or nome" On one occasion MacIulay used the
word constituency, adding. If such term be adj
mlssible. 81 am glad you put that in," said her
ladyshp. 81 was just going to give II you. 1t
IL an odious word. Then there Is talented and
Influential and gentlemanly. / never could
break Sheridan Of gentlemanly, though he al
lowed 1t to be wrong"
Lord Holland on the other hand, was all kind
ness. simplicity and vvacity, aud talked de-
hghtfully about famous men of earlier gem
Grafton. lie told Macaulay that Sir Philip Fran.
els. although he hated PITT, would confess there
was something fine in seeing how he maintained
his post by himself. " The lion walks alone" he
said. THE jAcSals herd together" Lord Hol-
land had a story about Wilberforce, which Illus
trates the different measure melted even by just
men to Fox and Pitt. Some paper was to be
published by the Wings, in which mention was
made Of Mr.. Pitt having been employed at a
clue In a manner that would have created scan
dial. Mr. Whberforce went to MIR. Fox and asked
him to omit the passage. "Oh, to be sure"
said Mr.. Fox, "if there arc any good people
VINO would be sclndalized I will put II out"
But he added, "Now, Mr. Wherefore, II In
stead q being about Mr.. Pitt, this had been an
account ~ tnv haint saan ", mine nj Wht,efa on
n supdav. would YOU b,va ,,kan al ,n,,ch ,,i,s
"a nrevent its hein, kpovny Iaskadtbis" s,,t
Mr. Fox "hec.uso I ,v,n,ed 10 400 who, ia
,yould s,y To- lnsr, ma ,,o,t1 no, ,aIl %, NJ,
ohou, II Ia thre,v btms.lf h,cs as HE ,,,v
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Inc pest thih-s saiu al uoilahd House came
from laIeyldhu' IN one occasion icaulV
hp""e Oh tNe reseWolAh1e between hetternloh
anu 'aruinal M'1Arln' laheYrahn shi' -
U""pe D'""o"'P " 'ti"o ~ o"I"WH uo'piU'
mas " 10 m'"d'' pas " ~ nc M'''''"'o" "''t
-, IN. -, IT.. .,.,. Wv
go -. ,', ''' $40 o"o
M.cau!ay asked: M Re 1uluirc est boiu-
pirc dc W. L due u, Cl.cs, n,sr-cc pisF' "Aon,
monsieur" said Talleyrand. IRON distU 4 n Il
doitze ans cue ~ dc Sdint-Aulrfre fnt bs1u-p,1e
dc NJ De Clecs ron DIT inaiilicn1nt q,ic " Do
Cfzcs 81 gfudre de N. de. Saflt-1tfIrire" Some
years afterward Macaulay lighted on a neat
parallel TO this I'm a sentence of Aulus Gellius,
which describes Julius Caesar ahsurdIy enough
as peyD itus lie Dictator. C,cu POulDs socer''
Before he went out TO India. Nacau'ny ffc-
aueutl. met Rogers and sy dney s.litn. aud once
saw them too.tner 81 Wa s,rIc.." he e,vs