New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02


meets all comers. His letter to Inc
Times OF Monday u letter Of deiiahce'
Since then Major Barttelot's brother has rejolned
with an air Of being considerably astonished ps
Mr.. Stanleys hint that he knows more than ne
has told Then came long American kilograms
giving pretty full details of Lieutenant Troups
testimony; then letter from Mrs Jameson. She
too, has a book in press. Then Mr.. Bonny iS
brought on the scene. Then the English press
begins to suggest that Mr. Stanley would better
stay in England, give up lecturing in America and
see the thing through. OF this rather perfidlous
advice the great Welshman takes no notice. lie
embarked on wednesday on the Teutonic; not
however, without parting shot in the shape OF an
lhtervlew-two shots. in fact He replies to Lieu
tenant Troup and the rest very firmly and very
guardedly, in a tone of unshaken confidence that
when all has been said he can hold his own and
something more
Mrs. Stanley sailed with him on the Tcutonic.
So did her mother. Mrs. Tenant, and her cousin,
Mr.. Hamilton Aide, one Of the most accomplished
and agreeable men in London, with his dramatic
honors of last season still fresh. The same
ship carries Mr.. d. O.. Mills and Lady Arthur
Wellesley The American Minister sailed the
same day on the City of New-York on two months
leave of absence.
Among the topics on which Mr. Gladstone has
discoursed beside Ireland. the wickedness of the
Irish Government and the wickedncss of the
American tariff, are the Dundee Art EXhb-
ton, the growth of art galleries. the
progress of art in general, Scotchmcn,
art, industry, the idea of beauty, the
price of tallow-candlcs, Mrs. Gladstone Mr. Glad.
stone, silk handlserchiefs in Huskisson's time,
Dundee, Lord Provost OF Dundee, and Mr.. Car
nege. He lavished euloglcs Mr. Carnegie,
on his activity, on the splendid manner in which
he has preached, or still more splendid manner
in which he has practised, the munifcent donation
of vast funds. These vast funds were gained
says Mr.. Gladstone, by Mr.. Carnegie's energy and
intelligence. He is the greatest ironmaster III
the world. Mr.. Gladstone seems quite unaware
that Mr.. Carnegie owes his vast fortune
not only to his energy and intelligence,
but quite as much to the existence OF
that very system of Protection which he de-
nounces as fraud, a plundcr and a gross
injustice Without this there would have been
no iron industry for Mr. Carnegie TO grow rich
by. Mr. Carnegie served Mr.. Gladstone as text
moreover, for an interesting sermon in The Nine
teenth Century" His article bears the title " Mr.
Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth-A Review and
Recommendation" lie applauds Mr.. Carncgies
idea of giving while alive. His recommendation
is 20 re-cstablish Lord Carlisles Universal Bnef-
cent Society enlarging it beyond its own circle OF
Evangelical Professionalism, each member 10 blnd
himself in honor to give yearly percentage o!
his income, TO be fixed BY himself. Not having
enough to do in settling the Irish question ana
breaking up and rearranging the British Empire.
Mr.. Gladstone is ready to assist the practical be-
ginning of this scheme.
Mr. Froudc's Short Study of Lord Beaconsfeld,
a little duodecimo volume of PC. PAGES, is better
account of the great Tory leader than can any
where else he found. II is Disrae the man who
interests Mr.. Froude most of all, and he has
painted portrait of him which is both like and
lifelikc. The clever Jewish advepturer stands
ont in almost heroic proportions frc& this small
canvas. He was not great statesman nor n
great writer, says Mr.. Froude. His political work
dies with him. He achieved nothing that will
last and his novels would presently be forgotten
but for their author. No matter. Disraeli remains
a great figure in his century original, unique, of
rare courage and genius, and now seen TO be q
much more amiabe, charming individual than the
p. bile has heretofore thought him. 1t is some
thing to have the most singular statesman Of his
time described by the first OF living artists. If
English politicians complain that Mr. Froude has
not dealt fully with Disraes political career, that
would be to write the political history of England
for forty years Gadstonian critic is angry be-
cause Mr. Fronde introduces his own Toryism
on many occasions and this it describes as
political impcrtinencc, whatever that may
mean 1t would have been ali right had
he introduced Gladstonism. These objections
are not important What the people will like
in this book is the vividness with which the story
is told his character depicted and the true nature
hoc luavc lpsen
a sort Of mystery man. lie preferred to be.
II was his way of playing the game. Mr.. Froude
has set him and his career in oar light. To
neither his virtues nor his fau' biographcr
blind. and from the first page TO st the book
has that fascination of style which is Mr.. Froudes
secret
Mr.. Mudie who died this week. will always
have a celebrity of his the founder of the
present lcnding-library system Of Great Britain.
He conceived the idea of lending books TO the
eral public on payment of a small yearly subscrip
ton lie had some literary gifts a sort of in
stinct for what people would wish TO read, and
remarkable business talents and organizing power.
lie created an enormous business out Of nothing,
modified TO a considerable degree the whole course
of the publishing trade in England kept up the
published price of books. and fixed in the English
public the habit of borrowing instead of
buyng books lie even found time TO form
opinions on the morality Of books as they came
out, and set up kind of censorship which has
not done much harm or good Nudes is now n
limited liability company with a hundred thousand
subscribers but still managed by the founders
younger son. II is noted among Mr.. Nudes
claims to remembrance that he knew Emerson
and published the first English edition Of Mr..
Lowells poems. e. w. 5.
ARTISTS HONORED BY AN ACADEMY.
Munich, Nov. 1.-Tae Academy of Arts here has