The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-01

The Earl OF CarIIsie's Journals.
After the death, on December 4. 1864, OF
tho Earl Of Carlisle. remembered as Lord
Morpeth in this country. where his name is
still held in honor by multitude Of friends.
there was found among his papers journal OF
his daily dongs. from 1913. when he returned
from the United States to his death. with notes
OF all conversations or incidents OF any mo-
ment. and occasional comments. 1t was not
intended for publication. but has boon printed
for private circulation among his own family
under the title; Extracts from Journals kept Jv
George HO,rdrd Earl Of Carlisle selected bv his
Sister. Lady CAROLINE LAscrLLEs. We have
examined this legacy Of man who. II not "a
statesman, was n man OF sense.
Born Wing, no steadily adhered to the Lib
cral party. always remained an honest. open
hearted Whig--one who in spite Of his aristo-
cratic birth and tastes sympathized warmly
with tho people. His grandfather. a true
bun md blue. chung to Charles james Fox
through evil and through good report. His
mother was n sister OF the Duke Of Devon
shire; his sister married tho present Duke
Of Devonshire: another sister was tho Ouch
oss OF Sutherland; third sister married
the son OF Earl Grey. Premier Of England;
a fourth married longtime Cabinet Min
ister. Lord Taunton; an aunt married the
late Earl OF Granville; the present Earl. Lib
eral leader in the Lords. was his first cousin;
and three of his nieces IRE married 10 three
dukes. Argyll Lcinstcr. and Westminster. In
this grcat federation OF Towards. Caycndishcs.
Greys. Covers Grosvenors. and others. Lord
Carlisle held n high place. He was born on
Aurl IS. 1902 was educated at Eton and
Christ Church. Oxford, and took /, his de-
gree in 1923 rs nrst-class in classics.
He accompanied his uncle. the Duke OF Devon
II. i. Il
tend tho coronation OF tho Emperor Nicholas.
and on his return fairly settled down to work.
being elected 10 Parliament for Morpcth in 1926.
In 1885 Lord Melbourne. on coming into office,
made him Chief Secretary for Ireland. u posi-
ton he fllcd for six years. in very stormy
period. and carried through the House of Com
mons tho Irish Tilhcs bill, tho Irish Municipal
Reform bill and the Irish Poor LAWS bill. nIsI
! be took the opportunity TO visit this country.
where he passed q year. saw great deal. made
many friends. and went back full Of an abiding
admiration. TO which no gave expression in n
! lecture on the United States delivered in many
Of the largest towns Of tho United Kingdom. He
! did not rcGnter Parliament until 1917. and two
| years alterward he succeeded TO the Peer
| age and came into oGlca again. with seat
! In tho Cabinet The great event Of his political
| life was his appointment in 1855 to tho Lord
| Lieutcnnncy of ireland. and he held this Office
with the exception Of few months Of Lord
D"rby's Government. down 10 tho illness. in
1861. which terminated in his death. His Vice
royalty was the longest on record. longer even
than that Of Lord Wellesley.
When the position OF Lord Carlisle In society
perhaps the highest Of any man In England ut
tho time is considered and also the fact that
the opinions he expresses in his journals now
| printed were never intended TO DO made pub
lie. they must carry the strongest authority.
| This journal is fun OF memoranda Of dinners
and breakfasts ut the first houses and with the
| highest people in England-thc Sntherlands
| Argylls. Granvilics Ncwcastcs. Mantyres
Lansdownes. Bedfords. Milmans tho Bishop
of oxford. tho Italians Macaulnys. Mahans
and others. Americans OF both sexes were
often present tho Mo,lcys Prcscotts, Jays
Bancroits. Mr.. InGersoll and Miss Wilcox. the
| rrcs,ctts OF South Carolina. the Sturgcscs
| Hamltons, and Minturns. Society in Eng
land. as elsewhere, is divided into sets. At
the period Of Lord Cariisles iournal, one
| Of those Was led by the Duchess Of Suth-
| cr,and. and sustained by the studied coun-
tenancc and constant presence Of Prince Albert
| and the Queen TO the sovereignty OF the other
the set OF fastncss and of glare tho Countess Of
| Jersey and the Marchioness OF Londonderry
were rival asplrants. and the set which the
Prince Of Wales now patronizes is its legitimate
llHi dinner A. home Bancrens, Harriet Duchess Of
| suuierand', T. Argyll duchess oi Argyln Lady
wHs,ccy ann Mr. Vennet a,eancr mn0S an" so5 M,,'
sna hinslase. ! ulnk Mr.. Hancrli takes a very
zen to great aiveptas,. sno't an IT. sets except
hapswasa, we'll that tcre very great pcpondcraiee
o. sond both - Tue highest ut ant N that in which The
merse size attributes much Of the srcstcr quctness and
Ing ei,ct country nc darling great portion Of the
| year, which they arc very much without nj America.
We need not quote what is said Of Story's
reputation and his nature. which make It n
privilege to have known him; of the heaven in
Emcrson's appearance aud mind; Of Minturn =
pure. unselhsh character; Of the delight he and
Harriet duchess OF Sutherland and L. Argyll
derived from Hard: and of the affection
they all formed for Prescott. Under date Of
Aug 81. 1850 he writes:
Harriet Argyll and MARY lady Taunton took
leave ~ the lrescottS There were number OF Amer.
delicate and spiritual bat hish-6red ant rcdned The
Ssy e , very unhappy to leave Us ALL lie could not
Lest 1t should be thought that Lord Carlisle
had pro- American prejudice. IA was said in
London society. we will give ono of several on
tries OF different hue Under dato Of Oct ~
lsi9. he writes:
dined with the pAlmerstons meet the Abbot Law.
TTHnGeS Tan are tus eu'9rSd ~ ihelr ministry from the
plausible SUIT Handsome, rather pompous aud in iacL
Under date OF May s. 1916. he writes:
bncd with Macintosh. Harriet Duchess of suthcr
iHhsl Duse aud buchess ot Argyll the RuseberN, Al
buflonS, Lady Morley. Motley, the strar. and several
American women Whom had not before met The mare
Sc al Ahe licau women the moro | feel the trutl AT
MhHt harriet AMI T. Argyll told me aud which their
Wmluue instruct at once caught. that American women
are ltSlrrsAhN charming aud take YOU more into r
other country. ~ " ""'
Now let US take tho American woman at any
OF tho German watering places. which are neu-
tral ground. ana place her alongside of any oi
the English or French ono meets there. The
English who frequent them arc not. II Is true
OF tho highest sct but still AFRO representative
women from whom Mr.. Henry James draws hi
pictures. Let us take Baden. tho COSMOPOLITAN
character OF whose society makes it the central
go'herlng point Of tho fashionahlcs Of Europe
because il is mixed enough 70 losc the stifrocsa
which the more select Ems Carlsbad and pyr.
mont possess yet respectable enough TO pre-
serve It's character. There are many beautiful
W9meh there from various countries. but OF
all the American boar away the palm. Tho
| cOuntenanCeS Of Engli6h womcn th.ra no =