New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-09
NOTES FROM LONDON.
DR. FRASER-HUNTlNGTO BOOKS
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BILLIARDS.

of the Bishop of Manchester one of its best men.
He was perhaps, since Stanley, the broadcast OF all
her eminent cergymen. His name was the hrst
that came to mems lips when they wanted to men,
ton liberal eccleslastIc The High Church people
hate him. of course because he was liberal, and the
Miles Plating case gave them plenty of opportu-
mites for abusing him. They were never tired OF
quoting against him the nickname " Bishop OF
Denominations" which the less bgoted thought MS
best eulogy. He was one of Mr.. Gladstones DISH
ops, and the appointment is good example
of Mr.. Gladstones anxious desile to deal fairly oy
all sections of the Church. and TO put strong man
into an episcopal chair when no got chance. Inc
fact that he sometimes, as when ho appointed the
present Archbishop of Canterbury put in very
weak one. shows error of judgment, not of inten-
tiOn.
From the time Dr. Fraser went to Manchester IN
1870 he has been beloved aud respected through
ont all Lancashire | should call him an able man,
but not brilliant one. His great reputation was
due to character not to genius. People Thought OF
him as devoted, Woodworking bishop, with
much of that capacity for administra'
tisn which most bishops are rather wanting
in Englishmen like n man to know MS
business and do his work in a workmanlike man.
ner even though he be a clergyman. There was
no bene VIOLENT effort from which he held his hand
As preacher, what distin guished HIM was COM
mon sense. earnestness, and the pow r of putting
PLAN truths into plain speech. In some matters nc
failed inevitably. to escape the narrowing inil-
ences of his ecclesiastical position. He did much for
education and you will not have forgotten his visit
to America to study the question. But not even
the example of America could bring him to accept
secular teaching He declared so late as 1873 that
unless the education of England could be con-
Quoted on distinctly re igious basis. II
was hardly worth having He was win
the Church in all its efforts
to keep hold of the schools and make them sectar-
ian He need not he blamed for that. bishop Is
n general and must fight for his church. 20 ABOUT
his vote last year against the bill legallzinG mar
rages with deceased wife's sister. The Church mas
made that almost test question and DR.. Fraser
was able to 60 lvInce himself that such marriages,
legal and innocent almost everywhere else, would
he a sin and scandal IN England. lie was not, they
say. n great theologi1n Perhaps not, but he was
a man 10 whom religion meant something moro
than adherence to dogma conformity to
ritual.
A very striking notice Of the late William Henry
Huntington appears in VI. C!emenceaus paper, Ia
Justicc | mentioned NJ. Clcmcnccau rs one Of
luntingtons friends. He Mayor Of Mont
martrc. the quarter IN which huntington lived. He
now says:
During the long months Of the siege not week
passed that Huntington did not visit IN" Mayor
with his hands full of goid and bank notes 10 De
used in the best interests Of France and Of the 10"
pubic. The sole coudItlOn OF his glit- WH' that MS
lame should be kept absolutely secret II T. Only
to-day that permitted - disclose the scr
vices he rendered to the city las loved so ardchtF
NJ Clcinenceau is the most practical of French
men, but even be- cannot escape from French
mans owe of phrases. When D.. laws that Hunting
tons gifts were 10 les used for Ia" best interests Of
the French Republic hc mast mean that hey were
10 b. used by himself MAYOR fpr charitable Put-
poses Huntington was a Keen politician IN his
way and q keen Republican. II not something moro.
Rat do1 supp 'Sc be- gave money directly tor poit-
zeal purposes. Tie gave. he always gave. to re-
lieye suncrng-gayc TO the poor and not to the
politicians
without any help from statistics it il safe TO say
that the number Of new b. ,ks published tins au-
tumn Is beyond the average. II You look into =
London booksellers you Will find his counters Gov
cred two deep with volumes Just out All with NOR"
or less clam. on your attention. The number Of
books in expensiv" shape seems TO increase and not
diminish a. We have been told for some years II
must When nothing less than two octave volumes
will serve for "A royt,el lIfe of Bean Bruum'l I'm
What proportion are important pcr,onagrs 10 hc
trcat"di An answer. such - II Il, NAV be found IN
the Do Ogt phy OF 50 very great a NAV a. Darwin
winch Mr. Grant Alien has managed Ia COM
press into "a tim little book Of lass thlh
200 I2no pages. Ihi, belongs 10 Mr.. Andre"
Llngs new s,rl., OF English Worthless; th' last oI
them. or nearly 80. being The first 10 appear. Ihe
book of tine sel,nn which ever, b,ly - reading
who road, anything -. of course. the second part
Of the rrovll- memoirs. Sonr Ot the early critics
win, polnccd upon it with their SCISSORS, md
pubI,lcd di,io.ntod extract, on the day of ITS an
,curan,e insist that the second part i cs' ist"r-
rstlpg than the first. SOfr as nave read, think
they are wrong aud | agree with the editor, Mr.
Reeve IN his opinion that they are marked by
deeper insight into political history than tho
former Thare is less of scandal. less perhaps OF
sparkling nnecdotc but more knowledge, and
sounder comment on passing events. Another
publication which must have II word, oven IN the
most casual references 10 books. ~ tn" new volume
IF Ihackcray, miscellaneous essays. sketches and
reviews. This ~ one Of two which are TO complete
the So-called standard edition Of Thackcrays
works Mos,rs. Smith ~ Elder tell IA that they
have collected these papers order that the pirates
may not collect and publish them he excuse
will serve ~ we'll rs another Thackeray's fame
cannot be- increased by these fugitive writings, but
neither will il be diminished, and admirers ol
Ihackeray. who yearly grow IN number. have no
choice but 10 comp etc their sets b. the purchase Of
these supplementary volumes.
The United States lie CATION in London has lately
been removed from Members Mansions b lob VIC
torla-st Westminster. For the first tune within nv
ing memory il now occupies comfortable quarters
TIE rooms IN Members Mansions were too small
and too few IN number. Ono Of tho first acts oil
Mr Phelps was to give his landlord notice OF his
intention to quit them The present Offices com
prise separate room, for the Minister and for each
Of tho Secretaries of Legation, and a reception
room winch - cpmInOdious and we'll furnished All
these are on the ground floor. The convenience oi
American visitor. has been consulted rs well as
that Of the officers OF the Legation.
Mr. Phep, has returned to London after hoII-