New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-09
NOTES FROM LONDON.
,ppsoyA. RELIGIOUS, sOCLL1sTIC, LIT
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.rtv has long been stated cOnjeeturally at some
rhere from S6O, OO0, 900 to $1QO,O00,000. Inever
I'D of ANYBODY who estimated it at less than the
t,,ner sum Lord OveTstOne was not SPECTATOR,
and not mser. He was BANKER, and one OF the
ounJest financers who ever lived. To him 1t is
due say men who ought TO know, that the paper
currency of England rests to-day on SOLID basis OF
gold There were once people in England as III
America. who regarded the printing-press as the
legitimate source of money, and who WaIlteu
Rank of England note TO represent nothing more
tangible than the belief of the public that II coud
he maid. if ANYBODY wanted it paid-paid perhaps
nv another bank note The influence OF LOrd over
stone contributed than that OF any, OF perhaps
of all other men i'll his position to restrict INC Pl'
impress to its proper and legitimate tuncton' foI
that he is honored If he had been AMBITIOUS Vi
politcal distinction he might nave I"u s''''
rlace He was content to have power without
nIoce As an authority on finance he has renamed
sr of reserve force like the reserve OF gold III the
horl vaults As a writer on currency and kindred
o,,es+ions he holds high rank among the few VINO
know his writings; many of which were privately
nrinted and have long been accounted scarce books
These being days when good many men think
themselves entitled to supervise the estates ana
snendpps of their neghbOrs, something is said OF
the way in which Lord OverstOne used his. He had
not for years entertained in town or country cries
one Radical journal; and when in former days he
aid entertain il was not on liberal scale don't
know why this should be matter of complaint, I'M
less to his cook, or pastry cook. Then he gave no
great sums away in ostentatlous charity. Ills
money was made in Manchester .and London, but
neither city has been enriched or improved by his
henefactions 1t would be decent TO wait ana see
what Lord Overstone may have done by Will for
Manchester or London before much more OF TINS
criticism is INDUCED I'm.
The tone of generous appreciation in which the
death of Sir William Siemens is discussed isno more
than might have been expected from the country
men of his adoption But the fact remains that
siemens was by birth German, and that the
oplooies upon him in the English press and among
Englshmen in private life not one whit less cor
dial than if the subject of them had been himself
subiect of the Queen. Nor did England wait for his
death to do him honor. He has lived here for forty
years. and England has heaped on him wealth.
titles dgnities social consideration and general es
tsem. It would be more accurate to say that he
earned all these by his singular abilities and I'M
ceasing energy As practical electrician he had,
suppose no rival at the day of his DEATH or none in
This country The change is indeed great one
from the day when young Siemens was glad to re-
ceye a gratuty from Ellington for plating dish
cover TO the day when he was known the world
over as the of vast steel and telegraph WORKS.
the constructor of electric cables and electric rail-
WAYS. the temporary president of the British As
ISOLATION and the permanent president of the So
ciety of Telegraph Engineers, of Mechanical En-
gneers of the Iron and Steel Institute and of other
associations which embody the leading Industrial
and scientific trades of the kingdom.
1t is hard TO say whether Sir William Siemens was
held in higher respect by men of business, or by
great engineers, or by ingenious mechanics, OF ny
men of science or by the general public. HIS III
tellect was many-sided, as his various inventions
and studies in so many different directions showed
clearly enough. He was the friend of many dis
tinguished men, and was to be met at houses OF
different sorts and different social rank in London
perbaps he seemed most at home in those where
science whether pure applied. was most valued
The kindly, strong face, the dOme-like head the
powerful frame the simple manners, the easy ana
friendly talk which characterized him, made his
marked and interesting figure in any company. lie
had pleasant country house and pleasant ana .
spacious house in London. where he delighted to re-
ceye friends and TO one of which most foreigners
famous for something more than mere rank found
their way The knighthOod bestowed on him this
wear does not seem very ample recognition of such
merits as Siemens possessed, but 1t was at least
recognition Perhaps it was meant to keep mp the |
level of distinction in the lowest order Of the ttuar
hierarchy.
Messrs Moody and Sankey, over whom light |
headed LondOners once went wild, are reported as
holding meetings rather more than half filled !
Wherefore thinks critic himself clearly IN need OF
salvation, they may now estimate with some ac- !
curaey the relative potency of novelty and piey as
religious forces. The Salvation Army with its brass
bands its orators hardly less brazen its grosshops
us generals and the rest, have provided more /
stirring amusements than the praying and psalm |
singing of these Siamese twins OF goodness Ana
70 the erring sinner thrstng TO be saved III hall an
hour, with as many tambourincs as possible, that p
a fatal objection" They and their performances !
are nevertheless. discussed from serious point OF
view by some serious people. The Bishop OF |
Rochester welcomes them to his diocese; perhaps !
from the motive which led the late Archbishop Of |
Canterbury TO give Go note in aid Of the salvation
ARMY The Church is in state where II Is ready to
welcome very queer allies. Mr.. Stock and Mr. !
Sharp whose names cannot say recognize, arc |
quoted in q Church paper as authorities for the |
statement that the teaching Of the American Kc-
yiyalists is fuller and sOunder than somebody else
had supposed it to be- And Mr. J. c. Gil, who halls
from county much occupied IN the cultivation of /
hops so far differs from the Bishop of Rochester
TO cry out: is this great and glorious Church Of
ours so poorly furnished with able and godly men
that its ministers shOuld stretch forth their hands
across the Atlantic and impore MeSsrs. Moody and
Sankey 10 come over and help them" To which
his Bishop will perhaps give him answer next
week.
A Berlin dispatch informs us that Herr S'0cker IS
TO deliver in that capital lecture descriptive Of his
London experiences. They can he stated very
briefly. He was turned out of the Mansion House
by the Lord Mayor. He was turned out OF public
hall by his own countrymen lie found a refuge in
the St. Stephens Club, a Conservative institution,
where he addressed audience Of thirty persons,
and the member Of the committee who opened It's
doors to him has himself been turned ont Tor DONG
it, Finally, the press, having reported what lie haa
TO say to the Tories think it so harmless and so dull