New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31


III millions Mr.. Fox Is not 70 pay the l.ooV vi
he is member Of His Maesty's Cabinet" Lore
Clcrm1nt has gwen Mr.. CTawinrd 10 guihea
upon condition of receiving $500 from hn wncn
ever Mr. Charles Fox shall be worth tluO'uVO
clear OF debts" Such ore two among those anu
sions to the opening of his political proc poets 9no
the waning of his pccunary fortunes whlcn ~, .
larger space In the records Of 'TOOkss even lnai
representations about the length OF Iord NORM
inst Parliament and the health and life oil Ger
tain Great Person. -
known ne was always unfortunate. both III
canning and racing His debts, while he was vt
vounr. were enormous. brt they were paid over
and over again by an indulgcnt father. whose Tor
time was enormous. Yet he went Oh quite Indc'
uendently in Parliament. and opposed the Govern
maut upon the question of the cOnlmlttal o. Wood
fall the printer OF Junius. How tie bore his eXcll-
sion from Office told in the following extract
Twcnty-four hours after he had been dismissed
from Office. Fox was again haranGun% Inc nous
Of Commons With an c,sy m"gullDQuchcc WI, u
provoked Tory laronc; into cNclaiming that nc
talked as if She fate 0i C1sar and u Rome de-
pended on his conduct. The honor Die G'hlI'-
man" remarked the speaker, " IS tender IN years
hut tough m politics, and lf do not mistake, mas
already been twice IN and twice out 0i pace Aud
when the sitting was over, ana me iull-dfr,,N 'i
Casins OF debate gave place 10 th' n"itfhd iai-
I,ry of the lobby. t.orgn SolNyu took fire earliest
opportunity of setting a1oat his view Cd an moi
dent, which. for month TO come, was sure TO ne ~
cvcryi ody's smouth. Charles hr SAID, !of Inc
future | will eat salt fish ou TIE das y0u WAS
t.Aei out. ron Si''iI DE INV Ni'aILcs ir i'' ti
49," ,'' IL head ,au mover b. .r,y.d OH aa.i
but as yours can hc, ! viii stick to YOU
Hero conc udcs Mr. 1rcyclyau's fasCiaa ng book.
There i, 40 iutmatlon thct hc intends to continue
il. but we should hardly suppose tEot hr vouid
be- content with this fragment. lis readers VII
c.rtaiuly desire Chat hc may 90 on.
1900. 49,. ,,.l,,.,-.
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s"r
Perhaps few essays in the field 81 biography
could have been more prfllous shan this It's sub
icct wa "a man uo, easily measured, AND stu less
easy to portray. Profound affection is n't always
aA!. b. analylc especially whom 10 Las to f"a with
an intellect SD strong aud subtle. scholarship 80
thorough and varied. and 90 quality OF manhood 80
c,.,,,is,t, 81, were, combine in Professor smith,
Mrs. smiths succcssm th.sDiulcult task reflects
crcIit ulon h.l lad atut ana ta-t. and entities Der
10 The wal..c-t thank, OF her ug,Ilu. numerous
friends and admirers. The close intimacy ol a life
ti,,c foo often converts biography into in Iiscri-
,n,pof. n,ue,,ri.: and IN. affection whirh essays
IA r.pro luce the Din ameu, OF departed greatness
or odncss sometimes Dog H., vcI. .r. o. tIsspatcs
a., ..,t;t,.til, -,,,..t.,. anal f.. sister .oYroyy
'rio f,,, reserve. or fms m.n,oir is therefore the
.lr, i,,.r-...;,.. Fvcp fine single c,pr.gyion of
r,,.I r.oIi,, In tl,. choice sonnet ai th, oprnug
81 IN. bool, f.. .. fcIc.t, .u restrained as 10 con-
,l II, ,,r,,t ,,,,lr. ifs intensity. Keeping her
I.,l..,r,.,,,, Mrs. Smith L,. selected ont
90 ~ lr.,. mass If ,orrcsp,ua,pcc and literary
.,,..;.I t,,t which i mast char1 trri.iic. and
I:t..iI. ..r,,,,,.l t. .. "a. ..l... l,.r s,I-..t
H., o,,.,s.,.r,. Il,, avn mart of fine couposi
=. - . .;,..l.. aud i,,.il .t,.I.. tl,o boot. j.
i,;.,,;.1,,,,, c,,r- ,,i,-.cious and sustained in
-. t....+ from, ls.i,,,iur to.rd
II ,'''' ..., H., l -.
he p"lu''' ~ 'I".''''' "'''" wv" VIZ" ''
once with intelligence, SKILL "h" at'iIol brings
f., mind fine wor is OF DR.. Bellows: Row fcrbly
y, .ft; ,.,,. ,rl,t , tr.,..,~, b1s
inc S'".'"' P'''"' "''''
dropped from IN" ""rI"' an" now poor IL hhN'> 'H'
Church and scholarship of america Ili> thirst for
l-ro,vlrdoo his pl6lo.ophic bias. his wonderful
r..,..,;,., L.. 1,,.. 81
memory "f !''
method, and his idc!IlS o. cA1-''''oH' I'N'i'd
Themselves IN his hoyhool. rs "a youth. he ap-
.i;-; ,.;t, ,l.. ror,.,.,.. ,f o. trr,o .,,,I
PiotcH'" i''i-'o" WIZ" Wv
yet with the UNION OF lhtelI''tu'I p"i,ll'SS an"
cautiou which marked his dealing with all subjects;
INIT when ne had once intcllierntly and dcliber-
.l, ,,r.o,,IcroJ h.,n.elC tn MA uoyycr II bccauc
t''iS SUI ,.,.'.. 49,. ,a. 49,.
the Key h "Ii'cH HIS "'oi' INV ""' ''' CIV iN'''i
motive OF his thought and work
The rl4us and methods of study projected by MIN
80 - ,.o,tb of r,nct.on. would appal many inaturcr
~"
minds. Ills llrcc At1IS d"Iotu "'i' !V'IS VI cH"I
mons and wcll-directcl industry IL France hc lis
~, "a. p,rt,oI.,,,. - r,iI,ir, #, Cor.
Iehou 20 '"u''io'' - '''' : ny
many he became the pupli al" II''ho Oh Ne"hurr'
Iholuck, and IIci. From his early youth,
throughout his life, he habtually drew round him
- 49,, 49, i.,u oats and tbc noiIest characters
sell '"e p''' i"''i' - anu
Among his acquaintance we ma su'h haileS rs
Cousin. Maurice, Trench, Milman, Golct. lie spoke
C.r,nor aucntIv. he WIS at home in the themes
1 a., Ia .. % h;l,s,,l,i, o,l 20
when ehG"eru INC i''uVi' VI ", ~
liglous thought; ne was the companion hC less IMAM
the pupil of these. Nor were mis- associations with
theologiaus only. One day we find him dining
with Mis- l!egcl again he Is passing an evening
with Won Rauner al ll'cKs nous ana listening 10
a dramatic reading; another day he is driving with
the painter Nogel His letters abound III vivid pic
lures of these men for instance MS description OF
Ncandcr lccturng. or his account of "A sabbath
passed with Gholuck, and OF Iholucks sermon
with Smith as sole auditor IN their room at Gas
tein These letters display his keen insight into