New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10

ccrned young Gladstone, evidently ieu iI5c'
on magazines and newspapers. too. The Edin-
bursh" was taken in. but proposal TO sup,
scribe TO "Blackwood" and "The New Monthly
was thrown out. And we can we'll do without
them" AS for the journals they take In "The
New Times Qs it "The Times, newspaper?,
The Morning Chronicle and The st. James3
Chronicle" Gladstone does not care for any
OF them himself But he is rather keen tsn,,C On
certainly holds rather absurd opinions on some
subjects. He Is very curious ABOUT It's Ilck u
advertisements. without when ne unoers'a ,
mot without reasoD) no London daiiy can I'VE.
But surely. he says 1t has n very large circuia.
ton Then he asks his dear Farr il he can ana
out for him.
HISTORY OF AN ETON PAPER
Apropos there is here secret history OF the new
Eton paper. The Miscellany. with whose ior.-
unes Gladstone was intimately associated. us
affairs we're governed by n committee Doyle,
Hallam. Selwyn. Gaskell were prominent. ne
cditorship then in commssion-all articles
being submitted to their Judgment. BehJainlh
Bouverie was the pseudonymc for the many
headed chief. Percgrnc COurtcnay and Gregory
Griffin had served for two preceding literary
efforts However. The Miscellany. seems 10
have been go" for a time. at all events,
though, like other journals. 1t had lis ups ana
downs. Contributors. as usual. we're difficult.
Especially the poets. On the whole. Gladstone
was glad when he sent his last number 10 press
before going up to oxford ON the whole. ne
vas not satisfied benjamin Bouvcric was not
SO good as The Etonian" or The Mcrocosm.
as we'll hint at amusing passage uh5 oc-
Cured at OXFORD to the proposed admission
OF some sporting magazine when gave ilsc 10 d
vehement dcba.e. 1t is plain that tn" young
hoods wanted 1.-THE hunting and doggy mon
The debate vas conducted arid upr par. but the
motion was lost--we forget the figures. but
think it was closish thing. Thereupon me
ladies' began to canvass but owrg to ban
at Woodstock. at which they went to KICK their
heels Wladstone's eypressono the matter ap-
pears 10 have been dropped. The sporting mag
ha
society COR club formed for political and
literary purposes. 1t gives one shock to come
across such phrase as kicking thcir heeis
from the pen OF one whom we are accustomed TO
associate with all that is grave and dignhed-
even At the distance Of nearly century. But
such occur seldom as 10 force them into relief
when they do crop up. Gravity and dccofum
mark these letters for their own.
We just call to mind remark (etat 10 CON
corning the diminution In the years revenue ~
the nation. And won't the Opposition kick up
a row next Session Thcn-one fellow was rs
pleased punch" 10 get into the sixth. The
only relief we noticed In our certainly very
cursory rcrusal of the documents was story
about some boy whom Kcale had just logged
for going TO a circus. Wright II think was the
boys name oddly cnoughb had len his bolster
in his hcd To- represent him. with nightcap
neatly arranged at the top OF IL. but in vain.
i>ctt" smoked the fake Shocking slangD ard
sent the delinquent II the block The story i
told with mich humor. and las is duly pointed
ouU Without "XsggeratIOn We -. TIE
old man chucklinc over IL now.
lIu, It is the doings II the Debating Society
and the endless political discussions which really
iil these pages. Halam makes a brilliant
speech. but ~ an enormous length, Gladstone
reported II and knew. lie actually wrote out
forty-four pages of the debate which dealt with
fhc political conduct Of Milton. Passage after
pls.1s" shows how k"euly tn youthful Glad
~ipn" was even in those early ds ~ about the
proper conduct Of debate about parliamentary
forms votes. motions and 80 forth. Ne ~ fined
half a crown for making an Illegal motion. viz.
The conduct Of Warren Hastings 20 the Eohl-
las. II was moved and carried that il was lilo
cil % discuss tn" question on the ground %
the trials having taken plac' within ifty years
lie thinks Hastings not guilty on that point AT
an events. lie * very concerned about the
overwhelming load Of taxes and debts under
which England droops lie does not see how
fi"c trade In corn can benefit the country
though hc admits h" does not like the corn Laws
CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION
He IS provoked to reply t, FAIR on the sub
'"Dt ~ Catholic emancipation. Farr is death on
no" Roman Catholics Gladstone Is vehement on
their behalf and conducts a long argument 10
prove The occa.i0nal tolerance of Pope and
priests DO your priesthood wiz. English
,i"rg,D always csppuse the cause OF civil and
religious liberty h" cries Gu ink 10 Fsrr. H.
utterly denies ih" influence. - thr Pope ~ Ire
lad o. Doc dIur,rous. AMI 50 forth Then h.
rrI}H fut That ImJrOip a'i'n fr1l Do" granted
ls"riy h"f'r" - j. "'fDrt"d. Thct" IA quite the
DIT Glad. oi' r'ne in phfi'" af.rr phia'c. And
.h"fr . 10 p"roihtiNa 10 which ~ d"c'i .r- that
justice. tf"rrIi justice. con.ief.rrN ami eN.
."di"nr, demand IT, But hc IS Tory 90 the
Torres. and Is yes down on one Lam ire
'u'uiOG, I:a;..a' 81 ho 90 a debate Oh Wat 1y-
l"r boldly 3 AIDED Nn that aristocratir chauierl
iur the sacred ilrLts of insurrccilJu Man WIs
"ljIi every urrr-; here O., noth.uc sacred in a
kiry. This NIf evidently voted very lad form
and decidedly lpr. Poor law wa coughri
down IIaliain and Doyl" eiokc in the same
strain iioerycr. ~. Irmleoguc party vas de-
fcdt-d.
Tho Gladstone - those dlys wa no i,onoclasi
He Was against Elizabeth N the matter Of