The New York herald., 1878-11-20

they mostly resided during the London season
shade by some Of the pretentions mansions Of
the English nohilitytiiey dispense hospitality in
quiet unostentltons way.
TIM PRINCESS.
The Princess displays intense interest in everything
relating tho advancement and welfare of her
She Is an accomplished hnguist. good sculptor and
something more than good draughtsman and
painter. rhewriter has heard said thatt the Princess
well known professional artists of her country.
She has several times contributed to public art exb
,sions IN London and IN the present year n n
excellence. illustrative OF the dons OF Sevaint and
Enid
Their three gay syits Of srnOr.
And bound them on their horses.
And tied the bride rein of all
And said 10 rss her. s'sis @Sriss iss'Ssr; tSsm on
Re Before yon throsgh the wood"
The curious in such matters may care to know that
she expert in the art OF designing lace and such
would to examine the points of her ability with
the pencil may do in the pages of hen husbands
viewed length in this journal at the date of it's pub
lication in November, 1876 III word, the Princess,
Marchioness OF Lorne is dc pr1nceps Of her SEX the
representative of the higher culture OF woman in Eng
land.
BRuIzANr GROUP
The hereditary ability of the house of Argyll is well
exemphfed in the present possessor of the title and
his nearer relatives. At man of science and
statesman, the Duke is equally at home when
defending q measure before the House of Lords
delivering an inaugural address to the students
OF Scotch university. Although III office under sew
eral administrations, and twice for short period
Postmaster General it not until the formation Of
the Gladstone Cabinet of 1868 that he obtained in the
Secretaryship for India sphere of action worthy OF
his great Abilities and moreover in which he had
already given proof of special knowledge in some val
uable articles contributed to periodical literature To
the world At large he is probably best known by his
"keign of Law" "Prmeval Man." both being
works welentitled to command the attention Of the
studious and thoug htful In the collateral branches
of the Dukes family have excellent examples OF
literary alent III Lord Dufferin whose pleasant writ
ings have always secured favorable notice from
OF Leinster), whose "History of the Geraldines is
a standard work in Irish literature; in Lord Nor
peth. whose talents, literary and personal, com
manded the generous respect Of one OF the most
gifted OF Americas sons-the late Charles sumner.
Perces admirable life and Letters" Of that distin
guished statesman to be witness Of the regard in which
he held the hate Duchess of Sutheriands brother the
late Lord Carlisle. All who knew this nobeman at
his viceregal court in Dublin-and there must be not
few among the readers Of this brief alusion to his
meritsare sble to testify of his many stcrng quail
ties of his unbounded hospitality, OF his delightfully."-
nvigoratng conversational powers, OF his most lib
% IN manT m S % n,s s sh
people among whom latterly he lived. Lord Morpeth
was good man. good in the sense OF exaltedness OF
character and his name and his merits will always
shed lustre the manifold ties uniting the noble
families Of Sutherland and Argyll
THE PRESENT Marquis AND LlrEhArUHI.
In the Marquis Of Lorne have further illustra-
tion OF the literary ability latent in the Arsylls We
Tropics" in which he evinced sorndness of judg-
ment and keenuess Of observation not always to be
tribution to literature was the poem of Guido and
Lita' We are not disposed to oonceie that in this
work Lord Lorne discovered any especial ght OF
poetry. II probably an early effort published to
the world ut the instigation of not too judicious
friends, aud doubtless its author has fe1 reason
since 10 regret that he was tempted to follow
their counsel. Az London contemporary remarked
at the date of it's publication, when parsonage,
more nlnstrious than the Marquis Of Lornc.
of hQf
expect be treated like every one ese--enjoy fair
field and no favor. Lord Iorne is too sensible not
to know this perfectly we'll and thecriticism that
'.Iuido and Lita" received of such kind as to
him against the extreme perils OF heroic verse
when unaccompanied by the true poetic power that
should belong to the composer OF it, The Following
is, on the whole, rs favorable quotation from the
work may be found; it is the description OF little
Italian town on the Eviera:-
sSss ae sssn lse
Wish walnen. children men aud mnies % ,al',e alive;
Beneath the ysassd arches; wives would spin,
81 sia and clear %
But hnsLed As knights and guards trampng
Here is another pretty example by no means lack
ing in the spirit OF poetry
so stealing furttv-,y away. once moro
RI. waves, iike Sassas ) Al Eastern Ring.
s. asa o d.cna sna S oral own
We could almost fancy that Guido aud Iita'
belonged more to the period Of Lord Lorne's Eton
pity that 1t did not appear IN the shape OF prize
poem rather than serious contribution to poetic
literature. The Book of Psalms Literally Rendered
Verse; his latest book. displayed far greater abil-
ity 1t has bccn said that 1t would not be rash to
call IL the best ymed psalter have The book Is
dedicated to 1.-The Scottish Churches which. II 10 to
bc hoped, authorize is more general Use IN their
services. In his preface the translator re1nTks--
"It s impossible 10 engage IN this work lthe work
of rendering the Psalns of David into verse; with
out feeling that It Is mistake to twist
into rhyme the BEAUTIFUL prose- OF the original ana
that II best to sing the psalms without alteration
Most persons will agree in this opinion but II WIZ
not prevent them, also from giving duo credit to tho
Marquis of Lornc for his scholarly and musical rua-
derng of the passages the inspired Israeltish King
1t may bc mentioned that tho book contains two we'll
execntcd representations OF scenes in the Holy Lapo-
Mount sina and Jerusslem--gcneray attributed to
the same clover hand that illustrated the Tale Of tho
Riviera"
rIE MARQUIS POLITICAL Views
II Is needless 10 repeat what has been already more
than discovered In the Of this letter. that
political views of his father. From his very
earliest years he has been educated
in tho liberal creed and. although his
career in the House of Commons has not shown him
service a consistent supporter OF Mr.. Gladstone
Following able administrator as his kinsnian
Lord Durin. has proved himself 20 be, the Marquis
Lorne may find many difficulties 10 contcrd with
record gives abundant plcdc that he will endesvor to
master them ALL and TO do hts utmost To secure tho
good viii and confidence Of those by whom he viii
be surrounded in his work OF government. He has
already experienced the friendship aud hospitality or
Americans. lie has written OF both in terms OF un-
qualified appreciation 1t may be safely inferred that
he goes Canada resolving To maintain TO tho utmost
good feeling in the relations between the United
states aud the Dominion governments. and not the
least energetic and generous auxWy in this task,
ba he OF