New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-05
ANGLO-AMERICAN TOPICS.
ENGLISH COMMENTS on A. T. STEWART
AND GENERAL GRANT-ROSSETT1-STA
LEY-CONSERYATIYE CUR1OSlTlES.

LONDON, April 10.
The retirement of Messrs. A. T. Stewart & Go.
from business is the text of article in me SIAN
dard. which is good enough specimen of one Eng
lish method of treating American topics. ferhaps
in minute inaccuracy OF detail 1t is rather superior
In the usual article. "Tbe premises occupied py
the firm covered the square bounded by Ninth ana
Tenth Streets of Fourth Avenue. cff Broadway.
This account will puzzle the indigenous New
Yorker Int whatever fault he may hnd WIN H. leu
him remember that this writer is the only nFihg
En- pIishman who has been known 10 speah VI
Rroadwav without n definite article I'D 'front.' Oh IT.
Stewards twelve thousand employees, he tells u.s.
either made or sold everything which pertains 10
the needs of lady, from the hairpins on her tollet
table TO the carpets that cover the hoor oil her
chamber. which in NewYOrk is known by the old
fashioned designation of parlor." | daresay there
are New-York ladies who never knew That their
bedroom and parlor were one and the same room.
When Stewart died his personally" says our
writer was enormous, and his personally Is
described as consisting of stores, warehouses,
hotels. opera houses. marble palaces and other
things. But this may lie referred 20 the lawyers.
though Won will not need to call in n lawyer to say
whether the bcquests of Stewart were for lew
months the sole topic of conversation" in New
York Stewards collection of paintings and
marbles was perhaps quite as genuine and in as
good taste as the contents Of New World galleries
usually arc" With this sneer does the Briton
avenge himself for American neglect OF British art.
lie perhaps does not know that American galleries
are filed with the best works OF modern French
art and that one or two Americans could be named
whose collection of modern Continental pictures Is
finer than all London could produce. lie Is as
strong in industrial, agricultural and financial
matters as in art But he shall be allowed to go
after one more contribution to the literature OF the
imagination: to wit, that thirty or forty years
auo the site of Chicago coulh have been bought for
n key of rum or a bale of blankets Such picture
of the restitution of the inhabitants OF that prHms
ing town. who thirty years ago numbered 10000
is too painful to dwell upon. The temperance
movement clearly could not then have reached
Chicago.
Five columns of The Times are devoted to a review
in two instaments OF General Badeaus" Military
History of Ulysses S. Grant General Badeau's
book, even the last volume of it. bearing date
1881. was not exactly published yesterday, but
promptitude in dealing with news Is inconsistent
with the dignity OF the oracle of Printing House
Square. The result of the reviewers deliberations
NAV be stated in a few sentences lie is OF opinion
that General Badeau has arranged his story well
and writes with clearness. if not with brilliancy.
feeling of personal dislike to all Southerners This
hitter personal dislike to "all" Southcrners is APP
parent in every line" and colors the narrative 80
strongly as to make the reviewer, though he gra-
ciously accepts facts suspicious about criticisms
and deductions. He declares with pOsitveneSs
that among the better classes in the Northern
States it is considered bad taste to speak or write
with rancor Of their opponents in the war; and to
characterize them rebels" General badean
clearly does not belong to these better classes lie
IS "profuse in his use" Jour reviewers style is
pecuarD of tho terms rebel and rebellion. Nay
he writes of the gallant men against whom he
fought with an amount OF vituperatlon ana petty
malice which savors more of the lower class OF
Yankee politician than a professional American
soldier" His virulence" is so great that he
never dreams of holding mp to public disgust the
authors Of some atrocities undoubtedly perpetratcd
by the Federal Government" If his vrulence had
been less he would doubtless, on this theory, have
held more people up to public disgust.
The magnanimous reviewer. however, making, rs
he saws all allowance for Partially and prejudice.
does believe that this book will greatly raise Cen
eral Grants reputation as a commander. This
assurance will 20 far toward consoling General
Badeau for the censures cast on him. All Boswell
cares Tor that johnson should shine. But even Ill
this ointment there is fly. General Grants rep
utation, even in its improved state, is not to be
equal to that of Lee; in our opinion the ablest
general of the war, considering how much he
complished with small means" How accurately
this reviewer has studied the war may perhaps he
Judged from his concluding remark that though
Sheridan's celebrated march 10 the sea reflects III
its execution great credit on his calculated au-
dacity the original plan was in outline that OF Gen
eral Grant"
On the morning after Dante Rossettis death
firm of picture dealers in Bond-st. announced that
an exhibition of his paintings would he held. and
asked for contributions Next day the family.
scandalIzed 10y this indecent haste, gave notice
that they had nothing to do with the proposed OK
hibitlon and that the owners Of Rossetis pictures
had not been asked to lend them. II is obvious
that no exhibition could he held without their CO.
operation. But it is stated this morning, on what
seems sufficient authority, that arrangements will
be made for a complete, or at least a representa-
tive. collection of Rossctt's work. The place and
the date have not yet been determined on.
Mr.. Murray announces new volume OF Sermons
on Special Occasions" preached in Westminster
Abbey by the late Dean Stanley. Among the titles
are Lord PalmerstOn. Charles Dickens, Coronation
of William the ConqueIor, Charles Kingsley, the
Princess Alice Carlyle. Lorl Beaconsfcld England
and India and the Greek Massacre. Staney's
ecclesiastical critics accused him of turning the
Abbey into lecture-roOm and his pulpit INTO
platform not without some reason from their point
of view. But the number of cergymen who stick,to
purely dOcrinal discUurses is less than it was and
Stanley knew perfectly well what he was about.
If he had taken the strictly conventional view of
his church functions, he never would have been the
parsonage he was. The American contribution to
his memorial is received with grateful welcome by
the committee; who intimate, nevertheless, that
they are still in want OF $4,000 more.
Whether the whip sent round among the Noncon-
fornists has produced much money | have rot
heard.