New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
LORD BR0UGH1Ars ECcEYTRICITIEs



TO recount all the future Chanccllors exploits
while at school and attending the university would
require more space than the subject Is worth. From
his earliest years no displayed precocity of talent
and an undlSturbed and undesirable self-assur
ance almost amounting 10 impudence. The passion
for applause which may be said 10 have been the
handspring Of his every action throughout his long
life. showed itself when o mere infant He would
lmprudcnily climb upon chairs aud tables and fall
Hat to the ground amidst the laughter of his play
mates but he sprang suddenly upon his legs, and
bc"ane successful candidate for applause by some
nc" feat OF agility In his mature years he per-
formed mental feats instead Of gymnastics. lie 10
said on occasion TO have worked six DAYS and
nights without cessation. Poor Lord Eskgrove was
nearly tonnentcd 10 death by BrOugham. whose
conduct was 80 very eccentric that ho WIS supposed
to have shown slight tendency ~ insanity. Dur
ing the circuit he began to wear spccacles. hehev
ing that he had suddenly BECOME short-sghted. lie
threw some toa over young lady, and was called
personally 20 account for the offence. Lord Camp
bell ascrbcd these and other strange proceedings To
an cAuhcTAncc of animal spirits tut the fact that
BrouSham upon his return To Edinburgh suffered
Tor some time nom great depression OF spirits goes
10 support the former PLANTATION.
As u critic Brougham wa, unique, and it ~ ear
ncstiy To- be- hoped That he VIII long remain so. The
rccklc~sncss with which hr denounced other mems
Opinions ON subjects of which his own knowledge
must nave hrcA very slender; the hcartcsS energy
with which hc worked hat hc was pleased 10 rc-
gard n li- own peculiar and all-lpWcrful engine,
Inc ta'nbHrsh Ecrev, ia crushing thc efforts of
struggling genius; The unmanly rlolucncc he dis
played m vituTeraing those who had once been his
friends but had forfeited all claim IT, his regard 10y
ancc with which be threw dlscrcdit on that which
he WA unable % diSpTovc-by such arts did hc
maintain hls reign of terror critic; and al
though the crushed worm sometimes turned, 10
found - destroyer safely sh,athc'l ~ she Iuld-
bluty of tho herter, from Who's decision thorc va
no appeal. Byron was successful iu biting the
bitcr but men OF less wit trrd m vain 10 rctalintN
upon laundering Bruueham. Perhaps his most
shameless attack wa, that upon Dr. loungs" Tn
dulatory Theory of Light Brpgghau considered
himself Co Ice an authority on optics " hen about
eighteen years 81 age hc conducted series of eN-
IrrIucnt- bu thc Infection. Reflection and Colors
of Light. ald sent paper giving an account II his
researches to the ko,a. society. Ia his autOhiog
rayhy be- says that bad his discos cries been property
followed up. the ant of photography would have
been given to the world half a century earlier than
~ wa+-a truly dcporabIc oversight. When Dr.
loungs theory Wa, Published bn'uZham reviewed
It. upnoll.ug tAc tAcu received material theory.
An experiment was described hy Young, tho result
OF winch could lot be- explained hy The theory 81
material ravS; and Iiruughtu. with Characteristic
bo,dn',-. aral.I the accuracy without being no thr
tr'ulir Of r,pratius It a-,r.1ug The elfnr Co. Oh"
uu,t. I.I.rr-' 81 tlr learned iuNc-tshtoI0 iaul
Ihr alt.." Na7 hA4ed n~ "a cuup.'t" rriutAi."I 90
The -ulDu.at"ry theory, and thr unhappy pro
l"und'r Iif. Young. wto covered ~ ItI rtlrllr tir
replied &" $40. onslaught n pIurl. o. stating that
40 the experiment 900 Question h@ hand Wn~ not
concerned 49, ALL ami altogether tu able yiudloatIon
Of The theory hc had advanced. but ns only ONE
copy u % VIA ~,ld bis appeai was vain. Young
had Justice dome % hi- NIrW. ultimately. for Tie
uuduhtHry theory 0. ID" one now generally ac-
crptrI ,ut hDw long BroughaW delay ca that Ju,.
Us las aud f.IufAut article 10 s hard 20