New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ESCOTTS ENGLAND.

III. GRAND panorama OF English life IS mere pre-
.n.aa in suceess,on of scenes which are as faith
ful to the reality as they are lively ID coloring MI
Escott has aimed at presenting true picture oi tue
social and political condition OF England III INC
nineteenth century. and he has carried OUT MS COM
prehensive purpose with eminent success IN INC
commencement of the volume, he presents birds
eve view of the different relations OF English So
ciety in their domestic industrial, commercial and
intellectual aspects which forms valuable prepa-
ration for the more extensive study OF the work.
England as described by him, is now in contnscd
and unsettled state The old landmarks OF thought
and belief have been removed. Ancient lines OF
social distinction have faded away. New STANDARDS
of expediency and of right have been SET
M Similar changes have taken place III
the domain of politics. philosophy, htera-
ture. and art. The public mind Is not yet
made up as to the place of England among clViiizeu
nations Men are at loss to decide upon the 'Iue
course between the democratic and the monarchlcai
principles. The respective rights OF employer anu
employed, capital and industry, are an unsolved
problem. clear and definite notion OF the duties
of the state has vet to be formed. At every turn
some vital issue presents itself IN gulse more OF
less easily to be recognized. The epoch is one OF
immense transactions and colossal speculations in
the business world. Everywhere small establish
ments have been swallowed up in large. The PR
yate farm is absorbed in the limited liability COM
pany. the private bank in the joint-stock. Above
ALL il is tue era of material triumphs The wonder
full feats of British engineers the immense devci-
opment of machinery, the increasing mastery over
nature has brought sense of boundless power. IL
Is felt that the English the lords OF creation.
The author has undertaken to anaiyze anu explain
this artificial civilization of the present hme Ihe
attempt it must be admitted, is novel one. Inc
IL. lIad fnYfh m
learned comment; their history and principles have
been written in special treatises; but they have
been discussed for the most part in the spirit of the
constitutional anatomist, and examined not SO
much in their practical working as in their mechan-
ical theory. Mr. Escott purposes TO consider the
institutions of England not as speculative abstrac
tions. but as concrete realities.
In the early part of the work the author gives
nm interesting chapter on the constitution ana
character of the English village. According to his
description this exhibits miniature reflection OF
the three great elements of English society, the
lords spiritual, the lords temporal, the commons
The representative of the lords spiritual Us the cer
gyman, of the lords temporal, the squire, OF the
commons, the tenant and villager, while squire and
clergyman between them exercise. on small scale
MANY of the functions which pertain to the Sovereign
alone. Under this head tho author presents a
AN ENGLISH COUNTRY CLERGYaAN.
Tbat is the ractory, two or three hundred yards
this side of the church substantial building, set
i'm pleasant garden girt with hedge OF 1uchsias,
myrtle and laure he gepG Il ndaSd 20 comes tbe
larger portion of the rectorial revenue few fields
The parish priest keeps in his own hands ana ne 100
like his farmers, has been busy hay-maklng ana
hoy-caryIng in this glorious June weather. III is
now the afternoon and three or four hours IN every
afternoon-the interval, that Is between Iunch ana
- hof.t IN 4 II.
,idng or more commonly, pedestrian tours OF paro-
chiaI inspection, and visits to his parishOners. AT
The present moment he is stroling through one OF
Fariaer AS fields, andhe is an authority on these
matters-s taking up and smelling. Ill the approved
fashion OF the cOnnOlSseur, some OF the grass when
has lust fallen rdgeways before the mower sscythe
He 6as n ,yelI-made upright figure; a clear open ex
preston Of conntenance; he IS rather over nity
Years of age and his dress is OF black cloth, dis-
finguishable in hue but scarcely III cut from that
which were he at home instead of at Westminster,
thc snnirc himself would wear. He chats OCCASION
ally with the men who are busly employed N MI hli
ing the CARTS any of the duties the held but
Won may notice that he is very careful to avoid the
aopearanSe of inhicting his company on any one OF
~" Let Ms aee how he is occupied at other hours of
tho Gay Family prayers are over by haf-past 5, for
the rector likes 70 have finished MS breakfast ana 10
cat IN hissstudy by 8. This morning he is partcu-
f,rlv bu.s there letters TO answer, sermon to
nrenare diocesan documents to be read ana signed,
pprd there is a great deal of reading which he Is
anT,ons to- DO He has scarcely sat down to bis tea
and toast witL yesterdays Times, inst arrived; al
lis side. when a knock comes at the door IL is
M.rfha Hodge who wants to know when Eer baby
con he chr;seicd or JObn Giles who is anxious 10
fx the day and hour for his Reverence to tie the
knot between himself and sarah stokes; or IL may
he flat one of the farmers wives has called round 10
sreak 10 the rector's lady on the subject or The
times and hymns which were sung last, or Will be
sung next SUNDAY OF u IS laDodet WIZ wie' VIZ wIo s ra
ief fron great destiiu;iOn and who is striving up
70 tLe last 10 keep out of the jurisdiction Of the
UonscD At last ho has disposed OF some halt-dozen
s,,tar v,
,ecn in papeIs aud in thought But his seclusloh IS
not TO remain long unbrcken. The inevitable knock
ar the door comes and OF the parochia function
ar;es is announced waiting to him. IL Is his
churchwarten, whose duty it is TO inform him that
ono of his con ngreQaton-a farmer OF controversial
tu,,, or n farmers wife daughter with NICE eye
for ritual proprety, has taken exception to some
thing that was sand, sung, or doie III chureh iasl
Sunday protests that he or sue distinctly saw the
nastor make OF tail TO make, some specific genu
ilcxion al certain point OF the service complains
that in his OF her opinion the language OF suen-in
snch hyinn snacks too much OF Pcpery or CALVIN
;sm declares that between the tune TO which the
organist (who happens To be the rectOrs eldes'
dauoht.rl PLAYED IT, and muslc-hall dtty, the all
of which was recently ground out by nOnlad ltal
ian Orgnn-bOy who chanced TO be passing thfongf
the village. there was suspiciousIy strong resem
The object for which the interview is sought may
he of less frivolous character: The parish IS DIR
furbed BY some crime, agtated by some scandal, OF
l. threatened by some nuisance Dig with the seeds
~ death and disease to the inhabitants. The ques-
tion therefore. submitted to the parish clergyman
chuIch warden, paISi cltl OF Dcauc, ~ Nlctuei
inmaJ;ate ~ application should not be made TO the
head OF the focal coustabuary or to the local san
ifary INSPECTOR or TO whatever other official has
og,zauce of the special cause OF danger or offence
Nor do the secular responsibilities Of the country
clergyman cid here. If the village post office i
also savings bank, those of his parlshioners wht
are Of thrifty habits will be able to transact thel
,n small financial business without his nterven
zion. But it often happens that no such encourage
ment to thrift as a savings bank IN connec ion with
th most office exists and In this the rector vii
ireopently tnd himself doing duty village banker
OccaslonalIy, too. he discharges in minor maadie
the functions of the village doctor. me local Escn
ia,,ns' or II Hippccratts employed by the guar
i,ans lives at some htt disanc. AMI Las, 1t mal
%a hcs,des. an objection TO attending grautou