The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-28
I" ENDY VI sON.r
English Politics from Canning 10 Der
by Hung on EOye-EaIe.

New York Herald.
What Is curious about Epdymion "
Disraeli', new novels the half-avowed re-
semblapce between the Imaginary charac.
tfrs and many OF the men who have hetd
high place in England. We have seen
several conjectufes as TO the types oil tnese
characters. Some OF them are fantastic,
but q student OF English history, or one
VINO Knows ANYTHING of the social and po-
Utica, life of The last generation, would not
find il difficult 10 tear aside The thin gauze
which SEPARATES fact from fiction, and see
in the imaginary characters OF the novelist
the portraits OF the statesmen with whom
the author lived. The action OF the
novel begins with The death OF George
Canning. Lord Beaconsfieid Logan to
take an interest IN politics at that
time. One OF his most interesting
"Reminiscences is the Impression which Can
ming made upon him when as 0 youth he sat
In The gallery OF the House OF Commons
and heard that great statesman Tor Tue nrst
and last time. The hero OF the volume Is
a Young man-Endymion Ferrars-whlcn
ioay fairly be supposed 10 be Lord BeacOns-
field himself The lines OF the character are
as marked a. those OF Vivian Grey but
there is fuller development OF the I'M
personatiep. Endymion Forrars Is the
Grandson OF one member OF ga race OF
celebrated statesmen - and the son OF
another. Endymion's father had risen
10 moderate rank in the English service,
had been Secretary OF the Treasury, and
an the politics OF England OF the time oil
Canning had every prospect OF advance
ment, The sketch Of this father mlgat De
taken as the sketch OF many OF the pubic
men of The tsent time. Tbs father
mad had social advantages. He was hand
some and clever. He led the college de-
ba,jpg societies, and "his Latin verses
threw bis tutors into paroXysms OF praise"
mHe was the marvel OF Elton and The
hone OF Oxford" In those days crack
university reputation opened the doors
of the House of Common, and "the
name OF Ferrars figured among the
earliest double 6rsts." In that cooserya-
tive tine u speech, to be successful
g demanded at least one VirgiIan quota
ton and Ferrars, who never vrntured tC
address the Speaker without being equip
ped with Latin passage, became Under
Secretary OF State, and was every rising
When the crisis took place in English poll
tics Canning became Minister and FerrarS
threw his lot "with the great destiny OF the
Duke OF Wellington" Ferrars was pure
man, said TO be wealthy, and II Wellington
had renamed 10 power lie might have
become an important influence In English
affairs. The reputation OF wealth was based
on q slender foundation.
Ferrars ran his career and was on the
point OF becoming a Minister when another
crisis took place in English affairs and his
party lost power. Then came upon him the
fsot that Ibis debts were vast, his patrimo
nv fable, and bis wife's Inheritance dis
solved" He went into the country, SET
tied on an English estate, In seclu
sion. tying to live on the rem
nanls OF what he had supposed tC
be fortune. He waited for the re
turn OF tue party to power which was tC
bring him Office and fame. This was mo-
20 be. His wife was brilliant woman,
craving position, anxious TO shine In Lon
don circles. When the party came tC
power Ferrars was forgotten. lie came t'
london and sought Peel, expecting TO be ;
member Of the Cabinet. He was Offered
the Governorship OF one OF the West lndls
islands, but even this poor boon never
came. He committed suicide, his wife hav
Ing died, as much as anything else from
disappointed ambition and despair.
The unfortunate couple had two chill
dren, twins-Epdymion and Myra-apd The
father had saved out OF the wreck OF bis
political fortunes an appointment for his
son 10 a second class clerksbip at Somerset
House. This boy, Eodymion Ferrars. The
hero OF the story, Is drawn by Lord Bea
coDs6eld as an audacious, able, ambitious
lao, who, when be sees that his fortune has
vanished, settles down to hard work. hi
sister Myra, the heroine, woman oil
beauty, accomplishments, and courage
burns with the idea OF reyiyiDg
the hopes OF the family. She dis
covers at her fathers death that they ar,
peuuiless. She refuses to be burden Il
her brother, aud becomes a goyerness 10 th'
family OF rich banker In London; and 10
alone goyerness, but companion 10 ih,
only daughter OF this banker, who i sup
posed 10 be one OF the Ro'bschild family
While Myra Is living with the banker ther,
appears upon the scene q nobleman os grea
raDk aud power, whose character is sup
posed TO be thar OF Lord Palmer ston. Their,
IL also one Of those ladies' In English so
ciety something like the late Lady Wilde
grave who exercised q vast social power I.
governing the politics OF England Lad,
M0otiort, tbe wife OF Lord Montfort, who i
suppostd TO be "a picture OF The famous Loft
1eIhourne. Lady Montfort believes tba
LORD hosbsmpton, who Is Foreign Minis