New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-06

! years old-was in the dnug-ro0in when we entered
and presided at the table Never did ere person
who bore her years well. She sccueda TT mother
! Ion q distinguished son. Her manners were easy
and c-eu graceful with very little Of the couSfTaInt
! 81 ac, she refused my pfofrred 1s'S1ance I'D heip-
| ing the soup though she afterwards coHdcscendcd
! To allow mc ~ mangle partridge. She - tai'' has
/ sharp features. and az aauiuc nose. Her c"uu'e-
nance, ia much more refined and intellectual than her
sons Yor doubtless know that she ls the niece Of
Pho historian Robertson Lady Brou2ham and her
daueht,r are ~ q watering place nj the South Dir
inc fbo dinner. his Lordsbp was constant in biz ~
teuffoDs io lis mother addressing be- a. mother.
aud ureIna her TO eat Of particular distes. ! heard
| MIS- ProucLam address her son "a Lord h"nghan.
T could haiGl, make mp nay mind and NY TONGUE 10
! address tAi- venerable woman rs Mrs.. Iiron1han
which is an hat belongs 10 her. ard hcn speak Z"
I L.y son as MY Lord At table the conversation
Turned on Haht mattcrthe great scarcity oi game
the merits Of some old Madeira lthe gft OF Guitar
F,rqussoul. of g black cock the gift Of Lord Angie
sow. and Of f'e nun Che valuable contribution Of
The Clergyman. Besides these, there was variety
of fopfcs arising from familiarity with the parson'
and "reminiscences % common acquaintance.
Mrs Brogch5m retired very soon AFTER the
cIoth WIS removed. His L0rdshp took very ltttla
wine. less than have seen any gentleman taIr nj
the head nf his table i'm England: but If he have not
,p,. vice. which has been attributed 90 him-and
fpIy believe that he has it. not-he has another
" hch is. pcrlapl as bad; certainly II j. bad and
vuIaar beyond cXpres-inn-l mean swearing. lhaye
Giaed in company nearly every day since l nave
been I'm England, and .i0 not remember 10 have
met per-on who syoro half 50 much as Lord
Hrorcham- nh this IN conversation with an
aged clergyman! His manner was rapid, hurried.
and his voice very loud He seemed uneasy and
re- tIcss: and, Of course, made me feel the same.
III, language As you may well suppose, WIS yie"r-
oIs and 70 the point. lle told some capital stories
Of King William. from which | should INFER, not
wtstandiuQ AL the reports 90 the contrary tha' ne
was on good ferns with that monarch fou reheH- /
Der Uenman, famous APPEAL on the Queens trla' |
aUndire to the SANDERS Of the DIXIE OF Clarence:
Come forth thou 5lauderer" Broughan SAID mat !
the Duke Of York, sitting one corner OF the hons'
said f., . uecr near him: There is my brother VIII
liam; he Is always IT some scrape;' while the
Duke Of Clarence. sitting On the other side Of
the house. whispered 10 his friend; Ny |
brother Frederick is always saying some
ID absurd thine'-cach supposing the other |
referred 10 by Deumou! After dinner the converse
ton turned upon politics. and upon Canadian af- /
fairs In particular. HIS lordship seemed 20 eXnlt /
over Lord Durham and 10 think that be had hliu |
on the hip He praised Roebuck az a person Of |
great TALENT and spoke Of Frkine a. very great
man. When / asked vino at the bar now was most |
Ike him. he said: Nobody; there is a degenerate |
race now: there are uc good speakers no the bar,
except Sir William Folett and ir Pcmberton' He
spoke of Lord LaG9lale as person who had never
done anything, and who never would do anything,
and who was an ordinary man. lie said that Mr..
and Mrs. Au,tn-who had just returned from Malta.
where Mr.. Austin went 20 reform the law-wouid
probably ccase 70 be reformers, having experienced
Of and, irg
disheartened from the cause IN making this re
mark he obviously intended 10 ciludc 10 q supposed
want OF perseverance and resolution on the part of
these persons. A dinner at Lansdowue House, he
sad. was a great cure for rd,caliam. lie thought
Ballautyne bad rcfgted Lochbar and that the latter
az wei ~ Scott would suffer in reputation Ii was
Tins that he passed from topic to topic expressing
himself always with force, correctness, and facility
mriyallci; but, must gay. with manner not only
far from refined, bat even vulgar. Ie had no gem
tlcncss or suavtv: neither did he show any of the
delicate attentions Of the host. He progressed on
interest in America but did not seem 10 to speak
about it,
The biography Of Mr.. Sumner is brought down in
these volumes to the Fourth If July. 1915 the date
Of his famous Grafton on "Ihc iru" Grandeur Of
Nations which was the first revelation 10 The pub
lie Of his latent gifts orator. the freedom and
holiness of his mind, and the intrepid franknrss
with which ne could gTapplc with what he deemed
Ucrilous error in public opinion. The scene is thus
described by the auJhor: after the prayer, the
reading of the Declaration OF lndepend, nee. and
music from the choir the Mayor introduced the ora
tor. Summers presence, ~ he came forward drew
undivided attention. The prominent citizens in the
audience had met lm in society or in the routine Of
his profession. and others had noted him on the
street hut probably the greater number Of his hear
ers now saw him for the frat time He was then the
imporsouation OF manly beauty and power: of com
mandinc stature his figure no longer slender as in
student days, but well devclopcd his features finely
cut lis dark hair hanging in masscs over his left
brow, his face lighting with the smile which al
ways won him friends at first sight. lie wore n
drcss-coat with gilt buttons fancy of lawyers NJ
that prroi-and white walstcoat and trousers His
gestures were unstudicd and followed no
rules the most frequent one was tho swing
ing Of the arm above the head. His
voice clear and strong, rcsounding through the
hall but at times falling in cadences mellow and
pathetic. Seldom has there been the plat
form a more attractive presence than his, now at
the age OF thrty-Our lie stood for the first time he
fore he people assembled to hear him. His Grafton
was fully in his memory, and he spoke for two hours
without referring to notes except for Statistics
The press Of the day speaks Of the discourse az a
production Of n high order Of talent, eIoquently
written and aboundiug with original thoughts aud
powerful expression lie attacked slavery, the mil
itary, and other institutions Ike gladiator
The manner IN which Mr. Pierce has discharged
the functions of u bioWapher will commend Itself
every judiciouS reader by ITS thoroughness, It's
impariality, is conscantiOusncss. His work bears
unmistakable marks Of careful preparation, minute
accuracy, and efficient execution. Wiihou, any ap-
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