New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31

Bernard H. Becker whose letters to 1he D@'y 'e"
during he winter of 1S7S79 on the distress II, 'ne
Midland coal and IRON districts oil Ehgianu h.u Vi,
effect Of bringing subscriptions from 'no my :"
family 70 Sheffield. and mention of the distress
nj first denied by the Cabinet-in q message from
the Oueen Mr. Becker's discovery of Mr. and MIS-
Rovcott berdlng their sheep and his description OF
the relief of Tough Mask House made his letters ~
The Iaily Nars in the au umn of 1850 more INFER
estipg than ANYTHING written on Ireland since W.
w H. Russelfs account of the famine year MI
Becker gained the honor of republication In tne
volume entitled Disturbed lreand.' and is tnc
author of several other works, descriptive
ical. and critical, well as of the majority oi 'n
sketches in TIE u orld, called "Celebritles ~
Home" He Is also engaged in the editorial oep"i'
ment of The ally Neos, which includes many
writers of established reputation. Among tDe enc
leader writers, critics and reviewers were, '"o'
found other careers, Mr.. William Black ING su0''
tul novelist. and Mr. f. S. Plgott. inc IreSo"'
tufed and liberal examiner OF plays VI iho oA'''-
ing staff, Mr. T. W. Clayden Is the "rl'eI WIN WYNN
Mr. Hill is absent occupieS his place.
Mr. Clayden is journalist OF long s'ahuins anu
an abla wnter ON political subjects Like MI justin
NcCar,bv. he has published volume OF recent MS
,o,v admirably arranged and written. Mr. Gay
dom has also minute and accurate knowledge con-
corning the management or mismanagement OF the
buce congcries of cities known roughly as " LONDON
within the posta radius. lie has founded Liberal
PAPER in Berkshire, and on Sundays appears
as a CongregatioDalist preacher. lie has visited
the United States, and IS without exercising any OF
the arts of popularity, one OF the most popular Oh
Journalists among the craft. lie, as wei as MI
Train has figured as occasional editor of The o.
serrer and Is one of the soundest and most trust
worthy Liberal writers IN England, full Of knowl-
edge of party tactics and party men. and thoroughly
staunch in his opinions.
As Mr.. Pigott and Mr.. Black were sometimes
leader writers and then art critics, everything by
turns and nothing long, so Is Mr.. Andrew
Lang, chief art critic and light leader
writer. to The ally AeaOs. MIR. Lang, sometime a
fellow of Merton is known by his light hand ana
the easy, elegant form of his literary work. AS a
translator of the Cd yssey and as translator ana I'm
ilator of the early French balades and raar-derre
he has acquired literary as well as Journalistic
reputation. Mr. Moy Thomas is the dramatic critic,
who succeeded Mr. John Hollingshead and NJ Ed
mund Yates, and has written Oh theatrical and other
subjects for The paiy Mars ever since Like his
predecessors, he one of the Charles
Dickens school, and wrote several vol
umes of fiction before he subsidized
into regular journalism. He also does a large share
of the wo.k OF reviewing MIR. Lincoln is the mu-
steal critic of The Daily Ae1cS, and, like Mr.. Noy
thomas, has enjoyed his post for long space:
These two gentlemen attached to the staff OF
the newspaper for many years before elthef DIT.
Hill or MI. Robinson occupied their preSent posi-
lions, having hOurIshed under the reign o. Mt.
Walker now Editor OF The london Gazette, and still
an occasional writer Tor his old journal Mt aIker
enjoyed at one time the reputation OF 3eing the
swiftest leader writer the H. however,
al least equalled by com JaratIvey recent ADDITION
10 the stan OF The daily Ae,cS MI SalntSbury,
Wen known by the luminous stu lles III trenGh IL
eraturc which appeared first III The FOrtnghtIy re
tiep and then III a collected form. as we'll as ny his
essay Oh Dryden the John Morley series, Is curl
ously swift and lucid wrlter not without that per
ceptIOn of humor and keen ~orldllnesS OF tone for
winch the great Liberal organ Is less conspicuous
than for general elegance anc correctness on cton
The --latest E" lion OF the paper Is MIR. ODOnoYan,
whose original mission was to enter A ianstan
from heraU WINE Forces and other correspondent
were Win the army on Tho Indian side M ODOn-
Ovan has old from time 10 ulne OF MS strange al
venture, III Persia and Iurkes AN, and nDally OF his
almost miraculous SKILL aud gOOd fortune IN getting
INTO Merry and getting out OF 10 again UnwiilIng
SIMPLY to Tepnnt MS let ers he has carried OH his
| printed wO.k and his notes TO Normandy, thele
| To recast the whole mo a book tree fiou the dis
| jontedness OF collection OF occasional cOhtriDu-
uoIs. lie the last ADDITION TO the DTllllan list oil
| ally NepS special correspondents, among WHOhl
| nav figured Mr.. henry LaDOuc the "Besleged
| kesIdenI," ana the late NJ. GTenvlle Murray, tine
| c'IebTaf4,i q" RnvIng EnTlis1InanD of Houshofd
| Words Another wel-knOwn member OF me LGHg
y GUS staff Lucy, tue VII Ell of the excel NJ
Parliamentary SUMMARIES winch appear IN nat
Journal every morning ANA also Of Toby III Parma
ment" III Ianch The Ldily -NelcS Is lndIrecuy a.
well better represented III the mouse o. Commons
than other Lone on daliy papers. Foreigners THINK
IL absurd that Wine mOuerate lawyers easily get
into Parliament, neither MI Cheuery, Mir. Mudiofd.
Mr. Frank hill nor Mr.. Edwin Arnold ha, a seat
there but this Is queer country, ana II woTsh ps
rank, acres. reauy money. anything but literary
skill Nevertheless, Inc DGiig Aers % represented
ia the House Indirectly by one Ieader-wll.e r and
two propnetors--.o VIII, Nj. Justin Mccarthy, Nit.
LaOOuchere ana Mr.. samuel Morley.