New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

leather pocket-book with the inscription " From
sincere and anxious friend" written in sth formal
hand across the fly-leaf. gold ring that the poet
constantly wore, and the collar Of his dog Boat
swain-a dscolored band of brass, with points all
around its edges-should also be named as among
the most interesting of the relics But the most re-
markabe objects of all were tho manuscripts.
These comprise the original draft Of the third canto
of Chde Harold, written on odd bits of paper dur
ing Byrons journey from London to Venice in lsi6;
the first draft of the fourth canto together with u
clean copy of it the notes Of Marno Faliero; the
concluding stage directions-much scrawled and
blotted-in Heaven and Earth; document con-
corning the matrimonial trouble. and aboui fifteen
of the poets letters The passages were those
beginning Since my young days of passion JOY or
pain !" "To bear unhurt what time cannot abaie :;
and in canto fourth the stanzas from IL to l29
inclusive The writing is free and strong, and IL
slll remains entirely legible. though the paper is
yellow with age. Altogether this was very slgnl-
cant exposition of the strange, dark, sad career OF
very wonderful man. Yet, as already sald, IL
attracted but little notice The memory OF Byron
seems darkened here with much doubt and suspicion
He did strange things" one EnglishInan said to
me; "snd there was something queer about him."
The honse in which he born. III Holies-st.,
Cavendish-square, is marked with taDiei-as ls
custom recently instituted here by society OF afts
and that is about ali the visible memorial 10 HMM
London The houses in which he lived, IN Plccadiliy
and No ST. James-st., near the old Palace are hoI
marked. The latter is now occupied as chemist
shop. The custom Of marking the houses assoclateu
with great names is obviously COED one. and 1t
ought TO be adopted in our own country. Two
buildings here. one in Westminster and one IN the
grounds Of the South Kenslngtcn Museum, bear the
name of Franklin; and also saw memorial tablets
to DRYDEN and Burke in Gerrardst., to Mrs. Sdd0ns
in Bskersf and to sir Joshua Reynolds III Leicester
SQUARE. inst opposite to the Ahambra. TIE rcom
that Sir Joshua occupied as study is now All auction
mart. Tie stone stars leading up to 1t are much
worn but remain as they when, a. we may nh
agne. Burke and Johnson and Goldsmith, Langs-
ton and Beauclercl and Boswell, walked there on
many festive night in the old times.
1t is breezy slate-eOlOred eveningir July. look
from the window Of q London house which fronts a
spacious park. Those great elms which Birket Fos-
ter depicts so well. and which, in their wealth of
foliage and irregular and pompous expanse of limb,
are finer than all other trees OF their class, Ill the
prospect and nod and murnuri IN the wind. Through
rift IN their heayy-laden boughs is visible long
vista of green field. in which some children are at
play. Their laughter and the rnsde OF leaves. with
now and then the chick of a horses hoof upon the
road near by make up the mpsic of this summer
night. The sky is LITTLE overcast, but not gloomy
As muse upon this delicious scene, the darkness
slowly gathers the ont, and presently the
moon rises and banchcs the meadow with SILVER
light. This has been the English Summer, with
scarce a touch of either heat or storm. W. W.