New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10

was awake and not dreaming. When it was over
looked about me and saw the faces OF tho pa'ros
Gauls sitting in serried ranks, that unmisa taxable
glow of grati6ed vanity always to be seen when tine
good and great deeds of France have been celebrated
And no wonder. For l am quite certain that IL
an ingenious youth of French or American birth,
had heard the story of the Revolution for the rst
time that evening. and been asked to sum the mat
ter up, be would have said this: that there had
been long war on the other side of The Atlantic
Ocean between England and France, ending In
the triumph of France; to which. indeed, ie"
backwoodsmen and militia called Americans nad
from time to time l lent some lnsgnlhcah.
aid. Readers of NJ. Laboulaye's brilliant
Paris en- Amerlquen do not need to De
reminded that he was capable of taking conde-
scending view of the country which at that ume nc
SGT himself to hold up as an example oil antrim
perialisn. Later in life NJ. Labouaye's Republican
faith became of far less hopeful hue, and his once
shining star has set in a sombre sky. Any strength
he has had recently in the political woodland 1t
was not much-has been used for the behoof of the
reactionary clerical party which usurps the name
of Conservative.
Mr. John Morley has been released iby current
gossip, printed and otherwise FROM the charge Oh
The Pail Mai Gazette. at least half dozen times
over within the last month Traces OF his hand are
nevertheless to be seen IN that paper almost daily
aud the general tone and conduct Of it remain ui-
altered. To-day met man sure to know the rear
truth, and asked him if there was anything in the
story-if, in fact Mr.. Morley had resigned, or IN
tended to resign, the edtorship of the journal In
question: "My dear s." was the answer " the re-
port is purely what friend of mine in Dublin calls
a Cunard'
H. ri arah M
London. almost simultaneously with the puolica-
ton by Messrs Macmillan of his new novel p" Dr.
Claudusv Under the experienced guidance OF MI
Sam Ward-I really cannot bring myself 10 write
Samuel-Mr. Crawford saw in four DAYS as much
of the British capital and Of British society as the
less expertly piloted American might not come 10
know IN twice as many months. am certain that
Mr.. Crawford goes home with conviction that the
private houses in London all rs big as churches
and all inhabited by Dukes; that the suburban
residences are models of the English gentlemans
country house all in the olden time. with stables
III the yards that their owners are among the
most charming of mankind, not less devoted to
books than to horses and finally that church
vice on Sunday morning rs held In hyde fark.
bordering on Rotten Row. and exclusively attended
by the loyeliest women in the world Americans ex-
cepted These impressions may be subject to modi-
the whole. accurate.
1t is just possible that the early edition business
IA modern English literature has been oyerdone.
A sale took place this week of library widely
beralded in the papers rs rich in Tcnnys Swim
burnes and other much-sought authors. Wordsworth
among them. But prices ruled very low-in most
cases not more than half what the London second
hand booksellers have been asking and getting for
similar books Tennyson's "In Memoram" fetched
40 shiiIngs | have known &c given by auction
within two years II is conceivable that the exist
ence of a counterfeit Original edition may have
lowered the market rate of the genuine ones. The
two-voIunc edition of 1912 brought but f3 os. as
against the f5 commonly quoted for IT IN eata-
logues The rare Poems of 1880 produced I3
ONLY. Wor,lsworths in no case reached much as
Q guineas, the Lyrical Ballads excepted, which
is really scarce book. Possibly enough these copies,
which belonged 10 Mr. Herman. one Of the authors
of the Silver King" were not In good condition.
albeit described as uncut IL Is not gwen TO every
man 10 be collector in any other sense than col
Iector of such inferior wares as the too clever book
seller chooses TO pass on upon his customer. Swim
burne's "Ataanta," first edition. quarto, sold for
E3 5s.-a good price, There is an odd remark IN the
report 10 the effect that the booksellers present were
indignant because IL was stated IN the catalogue
that copy Of "Atalanta F" had lately brought G3l.
and not stated that the copy in question was gift
from SwiDburne 10 Dante Rossetl, with long pscrip'
ton IN verse; Tho innocent souls wonder how
many bookselers' catalogues are issued IN London
without Just such statements; true in the letter. and
utterly misleading in spirit and in their effect on
the distant buyer. number Oh Shelleys were sold;
Alastor" bringing guneas, ana more than
any other: none of the very rare ones making part
OF Mr. Herman's collection. The Ruskins, Stones
of Venice" fl6; Modern Painters" E32; seven
\ IL wpre average
OF recent prices. u. J" y