New-York tribune., 1877-05-31

of Mr. Sumner. At last Mr.. Watts of Pennsylvania
was nominated and Mr.. Simon Cameron, who is q
useful friend. had him confirmed.
Mr.. Motley returned to this country in the Winter
of 1868, and received on every hand the most lively
expressions Of sympathy and regard. He delivered
an address upon the Philosophy of Progress before
the New-York Historical Society, which was more
widely read and admired than is usual with such
academic utterances In the campaign which elected
Gen. Grant he took some part and his name was
often suggested after the election for place IN tho
new Cabinet He was appointed Minister tn En-
gland, and went abroad with ins ructions to begin
more energetic treatment of the Alabama case. He
had some preliminary conversation with tho Foreign
Secretary upon the matter but before any definite
progress made the Santo Domingo scheme came
up in the Senate and Mr.. Sumner thought proper 10
oppose the wishes of the President in tine mat
ter. He voted AGAINST tho annexation pro-
ject, and Mr.. Motley Immediately re-
quested 10 resign. This action Of the
Administration betrayed petty a spirit Of ven
geance that II became necessary for tie State De-
partment to invent some pre,eXt for IN the official
behavior of MIR. Motley. This was attempted in "A
published letter az disingenuous in it, statements of
facts as it indecent in style. Mr. Motley, on
being relieved by Gen. Schenck, went over 10 Hol-
land, in compliance with "A cordial invitation from
the Queen and settled down once more, a. the guest
of the royal family, to his favorite but long neg
lected work of historical composition. Even those
VINO regarded with regret and some indignation the
manner in winch he left tho public service could not
but congratulate themselves on the fact that his
ceptiOnal powers were hencefOrth to be devoted
to work which had the first claim upon
him. ambassadors could be made or unmade
by breath. We had only one Motley, and every
hour that he passed away from the work of his life
made the world 50 much the poorer. In the year
1S74-the result of part of his labor since he re-
sumed MS study OF history-he pubsh"d The Life
aud Death Of John of Baneveld, Advocate Of liol-
land This work showed no decadence of his lit
crazy ability and also met with the favor of the
English and American reading public. As already
mentioned, me has since been engaged in writing
history of the Thirty Years War. The labor of so
many studous years has borne it's Legitimate fruit.
The historian has suffered for long time from pain
ful nervous malades. superinduced by too severe
and continuous intellectual effort. 4 dispatch from
London received yesterday tells with laconic bru-
tality that he died oil Tuesday.
The domestic life of Mr.. 6iotlev has been of the
happicst description HIS wife and three daughters
are still lyng-ladics OF 700 much worth ana dig
nifty to justify any extended mention of them here
One of the daughters has twice been married. Her
FIRST husband, an American named Ives, died Sey-
erai years ago: On Dee. g. 1876. she married Slr
William G.. &. Vernon HarcOurt member OF the En-
esh Parliament for the City of Oxford, and noted
wrt.r on International law. The maiiiage cerc-
Inony was held in Henry Wills Chapel, Westminster
Abbey, London Dean Stanley ollic!ated, and Sir
Henry James, Q. g.. assisted a. groomsman.