The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-17


party. and during his tenure OF ONCE ~ 10
publican Governor no so weakened the organt-
cation and chilled the spirit OF the Republic
cans that Mr.. Tilden. who. like him. had been
\ disciple OF Bilas Wright but who. unlike
John A. Dix. had mover denied his master.
found Il easy to defeat them. N. W. H.
Lord RsaaiA Gswsrs Bosk.
Lord RONALD COVER the author Of My
"Reminiscences tScribner q Welford). has some
claims to kindly attention from American road
ers independent Of the intrinsic merit OF his
work, which 10 pleasantly written. rich In In
teresting snecdote and light and airy sketches.
and we'll fitted to give passing pleasure to Idle
summer hours.
Lord Ronald. brother OF tho present Duke Of
Sutherland. is also the nephew Of the Lord Nor
peth. afterward Earl OF Carlisle. whose char
actor inspired equally In this country. which
he visited in 1842. as In the old. respect and
affection. and who will be remembered By
many still living as he passed down broadway
In tho grocn drcss coat. with over-abiding bou-
quot in tho buttonhols. the plain but kindly
features bearing a marked resemblance to
those Of tho celebrated comedian Liston.
He at least" Motley wrote at the time OF
his death. was never scared by tho coming
greatness Of America whom purged OF her
great CTlmO anu TeC8tADIISn0u III noS NATURAL
and historical integrity Of domain" Let US
ewoar an eternal friendship" was his constant
sentiment Ho was also the nephew OF the
beautiful Duchess OF Sutherland OF Stafford
House. pictured by Disrnei in "Lothair"
as "Crecy House." In which 80 many
Americans have been Hospitality received.
and whose great hall has echoed to tho
voice OF ShaItesbury advocating the cause
of the white and Garrison OF the black man. He
himself. too. has beon twice n visitor to this
city. Lord Ronald Is n Crichton In u small
way. His occupations have been wonderfully
diversified. He is u sculptor. has been a
painter. II member OF Parliament. q journalist.
and u globe tro;ter and the habits and tradi-
tons OF Stafford House. In which he was born.
hnvo brought him from boyhood to his present
age Of 81 into contact with nearly all the re-
markabls characters who have figured on LIES
scene during that peripd. from Mrs. Stowe to
Sara Bernhnrdt. and from Garibnldi to Oscar
Wilde. He Is extraordinarily easy and conf
Dental: let's us into the Sutherland circle with
ont the faintest reserve and gossips with easy
and artless grace about Dukes and Duchesses
and that kind Of people. The narrative. espe-
chilly in the early chapters. wanders from pal
AGO to paluce. until one grows dizzy with the
perspective and longs for the quiet retirement.
to which no brings us. OF Hughenden. and
He was u special favn-ite OF Disraeli. who ad-
dresses him rs dearest" and who Is presented
in a now and very endenring light. He visited
him frequently at Hughenden. and found him
always extremely pleasant. full OF quaint
humor. and never seemingly bored mt any
questions put to him. He was OF evenings
usually in great talk. In ono OF his talks no
ascribes his defeat In 1880 to be due. like Napo-
Icons. to the clements having had six bad har-
vests In succession one worse than the former.
Bismarck. whom he seems to havo greatly nd
mired and personally liked. and he were
perfectly Gaccord Had my Government
lasted. We would have kept the democrats
OF Europe in check; he is ono Of the few mon
TINT at my age have been able to feel real at
tachment for; but all that is now over. and
were he to como to England l should not ask
to see him. There Is no such thing as sym
patty or sentiment between statesmen.
have failed" he added bitterly. and he would
not care now to see mo-" Indeed. n feeling OF
bitterness at this defeat. strange in ono OF such
philosophic mind. seems to run through all his
remarks. and evon q personal bitterness
against Gladstone. He has no patience with
the Marquis OF Harrington whom no accuses
OF cowardice in not forming Government
when sent for by his advice and OF aban ID ing
woman. and that woman his Queen in her
hour OF need. He thought Lord Granville
would have accepted Office under Lord Hart
ington probably he would). but though Lords
Granville and Harrington had long warning
when sent for by the Queen. they both lost
their heads" In truth. they retained their
heads. the very fact Lord Beaconsfleld bit
terly dwslls on. OF his defeat being due to
Gladstone. made Gladstone necessarily his sue
cessor and the country would have accepted
no other. He said he had written to Lord
n " IN air fts,t aoI
OF the party into his hands-an interesting
fact Mt tho present moment OF a divided allegi-
ance to Sir Stafford NOrthcote, rs showing
| whom Beaconsiield desired to be his successor
| but that Lord Salisbury said his health would
not allow of this. An becomes chaos" he
| said pacing up and down the room and waving
| his arms. all becomes chaos when am away.
/ want to 80 south and winter Mt Cannes.
but cannot" Even when ut Hughenden he
| WAS not free at first after his defeat
for day from his former colleagues.
| Every train brought soma former Cabinet
Minister to Hughenden: Lord Cairns or
Mr.. W. H. or II. W. (which is it2 Smith
i never know which 1t is-or Mr. Sec
rotary Cross. whom l never can learn
| to call Sir Richard" Indeed for nearly
all his colleagues no seemed to entertain an
| undsgused contempt. and was eager to give
up the burden OF being their loader but" as
he ruefully said. they will not let mo give 1t
up" His mixture OF humor. drollery. and
pathos when talking Of those things Is quite in
describabe. or his achievement in putting
down the Feninn rising in Ireland he was
particularly proud. and revealed in the ystery
and almost halo OF romance that shrouded
| what no maintained was very near being ~
serious rising as '9s. Only three men," he
said. succeeded in stopping it-thst was
! Mayo. Hardy. and /. OF the history OF how 1t
was stopped by paying largo sums to some OF
the lenders for Information no one will ever
know; for Mayo Is dead. Cranbrook never
writes about anything. and have never kept a
| note or memorandum tso promised 60 the in
iormersl OF that most strange and curious
time. Cuseret taitsrward the Communist
GeneraD we had watched In his London lodg-
ings. and as he WAS on tho point OF starting for
Ireland to take command OF the rebellion. He
| was neatly stopped"
In later visits he often turned to his carly
days with sentimentality. On ono OF them,
sitting before blazing fire In winter in his