New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14

omewhat deaf, and he greatly felt the trouoie
of this. which. to &. man OF his extraordinary
social gifts implied very serious dimihuuoh Vi
the pleasures of life To the end ne taiked "on-
derfuly well. and in earlier years. beiore MS
deafness came upon him. no one was so quick III
the give-and-take OF conversation or so reauy
both with pregnant aphorisms ana win pr'sh'
and humorous repartee. His FAMILY worshppeu
him; and indeed. when one looks back upon MS
unvaryng sweetness Of temper. upon MS 'o'a'
disregard Of self, and upon his readiness 10 give
them Of his best. whether In great matters Ut III
small one does not wonier at the worship ~
is scarcely too large word to apply II the feei-
ing held toward him by many %. his sc'en''hc
friends especially by those few years younger
than himself: for they saw in him, not only Inc
great leader the protagonist in the struggle
between truth and superstition. but also the mos'
devoted the most kindly. the most human oi
men. He has left gap which none can Ill., III
this department OF knowledge. as IN aihoS'
every other. there are more clever men '"an
ever more investigators. more trained reporters
but here, as there. the great men nave o'sap-
peared or are passing rapidly away.
OXFORD IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
Let me turn from this great loss to other
matters. though. except IN the polit'cai world
there are few this week that seem 10 deiha"o
attention We have had the usual list Of honors
conferred by the outgoing Administrations tne
new Cabinet Is complete; and only rev Oh 'he
minor offices remain untitled. The Oh farNa-
ment is winding up its affairs as rapidly as pos
sibe; 1t Is to be dissolved on Monday. VI these
matters 1t is not for me t. speak. but would re-
mark upon one two non-political aspects Oh
the new Government. Eleven OF Its members
are oxford men. while only three come from
Cambridge; and strange to say the CABINET
contains the chancellors Of both universities
Lord Salisbury being the official head OF Oxiord'
and the Duke Of Devonshire having succeeoed
his father. not only as Duke. but by unanimous
election as chancellor Of Cambridge only one
member Of the Cabinet Mr. Arthur Balfour. can
definitely be called a man OF letters; but me- on
the strength Of his two philosophical books and
esnecial,y of '.The Foundations of Belief" may
claim a high place in that brotherhood. his
brother Mr.. Gerald Balfour who. though not
In the Cabinet. occupies the important post OK
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and is much
cleverer man than his chief. Lord Cadogan. mas
the same leaning to philosophical speculation
and the same dialectical ability. Nobody VINO
heard IT, or who has the Blue Book is likely 10
forget his tremendous cross-examinauon OF MT
"Tom" Manu. the spokesman OF the new social
,stic Labor party, before the Royal Commission
on Labor: and 1t is in consequence Of that scath-
ing exposure that the semi-Socialistic Radicai
naners especially THE Daily Chronicle. are so
furious with the appointment. 1t Is good RUE
that IL a man gets the better Of you In an argu-
ment YOU should denounce him as metaphs-
stefan; and II he has shown that your sociais'ic
nanaceas are valueless or inappcable. by all
means saw OF him. as 1.-The Chronicle to-day
saws OF Mr. Gerald Balfour that he "unpacKs
case after case Of mere formulate. propounds Idle
corundrums and gives as instructive display
~ obsolete subtleties and non-human economies
as ever did duty for political Judgment. vi
course this accession to Office will put stop 10
any literary activity on the part OF the brothcrs'
as II will once more interrupt Mr.. Goschehs
long delayed life Of his grandfather, VINO was
Goethe's publisher think at Frankfort On the
other hand. we may expect Mr. John Morieys
return to letters Of which. suspect. no one VIII
be more glad than himself
IN THE WORLD OF ART.
Sir Frederick Leighton has returned from
North Africa, very much the better Tor MS trip'
though not / regret to learn. In the ROBUST
health which was his few years ago. lie pre-
sided last night at the annual soree OF the foyai
Academy and was welcomed by very large
company. No rumors that can In any way DE
trusted are as yet in circulation about the cleo
ton OF successors, whether as academicians or
as associates, to Mr. Henry Moore and MI j..
z HodRson but many people are suggesting
that Mr.. Sargent should be honored. II II
not likely however. that there will be an election
just at present.
We are to have another good sale OF pictures
on Saturday, and yet another. the last OF any
Importance during the season. week later
The former will dispense the collection OF the
late Mr.. Charles Frederick HUH. member OF
a numerous family OF rich collectors, who nave
among them accumulated a famous library.
several first-rate pictures aid many cabinets OF
Oriental china. In Saturdays sale. amid num-
Der OF pictures OF less Importance. Constable
famous picture. "a View on the Stour. which
the publisher of the engraving chose to christen
"rhe Young Waltonians" will be brought to the
hammer and will probably establish record
price for Constables. 1t Is covered with dis-
| colored yarnish. but Is essentially In fine con-
dition. and Is a noble work OF the painters best
period almost equal both In quality and In at
trnctiveness to the Hay VAIN. which Mr..
Henry Vaughn gave to the National Gallery.
1t is always difficult to prophesy about prices at
auctions, unless one knows something OF Inc
secret wires that may be In operation. In the
present case know Of none; the picture Will
probably be fairly fought ,,r. and may very
| likely bring $1,000 or $4,000.
HUMPHREY WARD.
| NlNY rSES FOR TIE CASTOR.OIL PLANT.