The New York herald., 1879-12-01
"BEEFSTEAKS" AT HOME.

MR.. LABoUcHEEE HOLDS THE GRIDIRoN OF
TRUTH OVER SLOW FIRE-PEERs AND
AcRosTIC EDITORS ABoHEMIANs AND HOLE
IN-THE-CoRNER COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Labouchere has published detailed account
Of the club meeting at which his expulsion
voted. ION Friday" says he writing in Truth. of
November 20. II went to the meeting The Beef.
steak Club is not the old club Of that name but
new institution which was formed about three years
ago. 1t comprises sprinkling Of literary men.
actors and painters, with q majority of men about
town.. officers, government clerks. &c. The
entire club consists of two over q
shop. of which is kitchen and the
other sitting. dining. smoking and writing room.
The club. believe is closed in the aytime and 10
open until the small hours or the morning. Tho
general room found densely crowded At one end
sat the committee. looking solemn and nervous. and
all the rest OF the space was occupied by the
bers, standing or sitting Lord Wharncliffe was in
the chair. had before heard OF the existence
of this nobleman, but 1t would appear that he is
eminent in many ways. He was the founder and
acrostic editor Of that pioneer of society Journals
the O,oi; he the brother Of o clever gentleman
(sncs dead). who wrote brilliant social paragraphs
In that Journal two or three years ago he either
proposed seconded the address in the House Of
Lords in Grafton which was most solemn failure;
he gives and toast to those visiting the camp at
Wimbledon; he owns a rookery in London. and for
these ana similar acts Of patriotic usefulness he
year two ago made On earl by his grateful coun-
try aud Lord Beaconseld. By his side sat the Duke
OF Beaufort. amiable conservative nobleman; but
from his very good nature easily swayed by those
around him.
LORD wHARxcLrrFE's coNpEscENsroN
"As as the resolution had been read Lord
wharnclihe rose. There was grand. condescending
air about him. as though he were superior being
him. He explained that Mr.. Lawson had on second
thoughts resigned. and he paid little compliment
mount authority Of such aasnss beings san as
himself and his brother committeeman. I
however. sad to relate. had challenged their
authority, and, therefore. with the deepest
grief. &C.. &C., no had to propose the resolution
affecting me. Into the fracas. and into the Of
the fracas, he would not enter They did not con-
Germ the meeting, nor did Truth. which journal
that he made It point not to read. Then. after
few phrases indirectly abusing Truth from the lofty
standpoint of a superior being who had never read
it, he proceeded to state why the committee had called
upon me to resign. This was because had ventured
to publish letter rejecting upon Mr.. Lawson.
.If,' continued the intelligent nobleman. Mr..
Labouchere had addressed to Mr.. lawson in the
club the remarks that he published in Truth respect
ing him, or IL he had placed them over the mantel-
piece ne would have broken a rule of the club. As
he published them in newspaper, which might
have been brought into the club and there read by
member. this was precisely the sane as If he had
ts% sS club s'pSss for the
dom of peers being one of the characteris-
tics OF myself and OF many other members
position of club ethics listened to
with silent awe. Then. after airing few
we'll pattudes about tho sins OF journals that
attack private individuals and tho Eden-like charms
of club consisting OF journalists. actors and critics.
In which no member ought to be allowed under any
circumstances to do anything but publicly praise
any other member tho gifted Wharnclife sat down.
BEAUFORT BURNABY.
''The resolution seconded sans PHRASE by the
Duke of Beaufort. and then followed stated that
should not vote upon resolution affecting my.
self. but that having been profoundly ignorant what
the complaint Of the committee against me was,
had come TO learn this; that now discovered that
the issus submitted to the club whether having
been assaulted by Mr. LAWSON having challenged him
and he having refused to accept my challenge, and
having sent me u grossly insulting message, was
dcbarrcd from the TACT OF our both being members
of the same club, from publishing my reply TO him,
although his version of the affair had been trans
mitted to the provincial and the American news
papers in slip printed at and issued from his Office
Under similar circumstances. 1 observed. /
should act In precisely similar way and
should be glad to learn from him what
he would have done himself? Then u colossal
form slowly upraised itself: II was Captain Burnaby
rhe Captain thought that the resolution was most
unjust Hc refused to entertain the idea that no
member OF club may publish an attack upon an
regard it. Mr. Bright had recently called
the Cabinet 'thimble-riggers.' aud this had
been published % , IN d% ,ne newspapers. Mr. Bright
same club. Would Mr.. Bright be liable to expulsion
from that club. IL any member read report of Mr.
cub table2 Captain Burnaby followed by Mr..
Herbert, NJ. r., OF Muckross. If gentleman
said the gallant Irshman. intends to decline to give
to another gentleman the reparation which gen.
tleman is bound to afford to another when he
saults him. then he should not commit an assault,
aud II, under such circumstances, he does refuse
reparaton, he cannot complain of having received
letter couched in strong terms. for he deserves
thcm.' After this Mr.. Mark Napier protested
aaanst the course of the committee. and Mr.. Alfred
Thompson asked whether any member would cut
me for what had donei There was . cry OF NO.