New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-25

He has long been an orficial Of the Museum anu
A the author OF more than one valuapie ihuo~'
LADY Rvron wrote In November 1856. this let
Ter which is printed In the current NUMBER Vi
''The Nineteenth Century:
The mental event in my life since came mere
has been a visit from MRS. SLOW Wa IN chains
as Won once were / trust they Will De oissoNeu,
melted by the fire Of her loving Soul SO tIa' sn9
who has so deep sense OF the a.he She
Cod will not limit IL TO a part OF MANKIND. ohe
annears TO have Manichean principles iteal
those described by ST. Augustine In ms IRE as
having been held by him before ms cons ST.
a tin9dom of Evil warning against kngdoni
NJ Good an independent spirit or Evil! AsalnaS
these views you will believe me argueo anu
IL was without any mlstrusl Oh my wv" p'
! was so sure of my cause - o,,or
The only thing which she told me mao ever
suggested to her doubt about the Eterni.; 20. -,
punishment was the fact proved by reiol nI"so ~
pp~narience that the very worst criminals VINO
had resisted all other influences hau ,'Jd
brought to repentance and hohness py MI" ITie
ness Will not God, then, so act VIII III, IiIs
araaturesp Has He so constituted human beings
that they can be saved by Love, ana WIN , -
withhold that love from any t Suun hand she
train of thought; while, on the other manu-, smo
could not but believe EVIL unconquerapic -
its origin init is difficult to understands t 80
You should have been with u.s. NOT 80 ; NJ" her
combat her adopted tenets as to convince M
they were not in harmony with her own heai'
witness 10 the Truth. 49, so,h
On Sunday may learn whether .ne Int.nd
struggle is or is not to commence In the OIitvu
States II will not be confined 10 America.
Slavery in various forms threatens Europe
novo,,s. writing in the English Author
o.n,auv argues against the habit of many crit
g. ., ,o,,,rg In n review the whole plot OF
novel He holds that for books which depend
unon Mot and incident for their interest such
review is almost fatal.
Here is a portion of the report of recent ST.
ting of the Committee on Copyright OF the BTU
ish House of Lords Mr.. Anthony Hope oeiiis III
the witness-chair:
The witness went on to point out difficulties
IN connection with the clause relating 10 silliu, ,
faneous publication He suggested that siihui
taneously should be interpreted as giving , I-
tude of a certain number of days IN oeains
with cases between England and America ioI
instance there was great difhculty IN arran sm,
for exactly simultaneous publication especiai!
in the case of articles and stories Puo"s"eu '
magazines and newspapers. ,..,o,
Lord Thring--Yes; we should have no opJecton
10 give time but the difficulty is with America
The Witness-Yes: but II we got the law mere
we could first publish In America. :.
Lord Thring said the difficulty of the commit
tea was that 1t might be objected 70 oy the
Americans. and then they would get INTO
scrape with them. ,, .oIo
lord Knutsford said the Americans whole
point was to get publication with them.
The witness went on to say he thought four
teen or fifteen days would be Satisfactory
period. ...o. =,
Mr. Frederick Daddy. former member OF u
copyright commission. speaking on behalf OF tne
publishers did not agree with the perioo OF ioui
teen DAYS proposed. because IL wouIu give 'iine
for Americans TO bring a copy over mere, SET IL
up and publish II If necessary. ..-
Lord Knutsford suggested that simultaneous
ly'' should include fourteen days after puohca-
fion in America.
The witness said In that case he should not
object
">siatzsche Contra Wagner" is the new vol
ume IN the Nietzsche series coming out in Lon
don. Nietzsche and Wagner had been frlends
until the latter produced the 'TrlogY' ana the
"Parsifal" Thereupon Nietzsche declared tha'
Wagner was trying to make music do 100 much
He described him as great magician ana most
neople read that word as meaning juggler This
volume contains Niezsche's Anu-Chrls'' III
which he attacks Christianity.
This paragraph is from London Morning
POST" Of recent date: "Hessrs. Sands & Co. Will
publish this month Joe Choate's Jest Book
edited by VIII NJ Clemens. The title seems a
little irreverent for a work the contents OF
which are attributed to an Ambassador al tne
Court of st. James,"
Mr.. justin Mccarthy Sdyo III HIS
that At hts first glimpse Of the House Of Lords
Wellington was in his place. and II was MS
privilege not only to see the great soldier, but
10 hear him speak Il heard him make speech
and. although It was but short speech ana
NOT remarkable for eloquence It astonished
and impressed me more at the time than the
,preatest grafton The greatest Parliamentary
orator could have done. The Duke, as gain
cred from the speech OF another peer-a Law
Lord think II was-had already been onerlng
TO the House his opinion the measure under
consideration. and the noble and learned Loro
was now criticising his remarks. In the course
of his criticism the noble and learned per
sonaee ventured the observation that ne
feared the illustr1ous Duke had not quite un-
derstood the measure now before the House.
This drew the nlustriOus Duke. The Duke oil
Wellington sprang to his feet TO reply, ana ne
struck the table with indignant gesture NY
Lords he said, the noble and learned Loro h0s
said that ! don't understand this Dill wen
my Lords all can say is that read 'he oii
once that l read it twice, that read IL three
times. and If after that don't understand the
bill, why then. my Lords. all have 10 say
is that must be damned stupid fellow Then
the Duke resumed his seat. and that was 'he
only speech | ever heard him deliver.
OF Charles Dickens Mr. Justin Mccarthy says
that he was the very best after -dinner speaker
he ever heard. Il do not know, ne auus
whom should put second to him Sometime
feel inclined 10 give Mr.. James Russell Lower
that second place. ard sometimes my MIND TN
pels me to give 1t to LoWelFs countryinan' MI
Chauncey Depew. But. so far as my ,uoiSneh
can go, there is difficulty about awarding
first Mace to Dickens ] have no doubt that hi
after-dnner speeches were prepared In sora
fashion. but they carried with them no hint 0
preparation They seemed TO come nom th
gerry heart Of the speaker and go straight L
the heart Of the listener" In ordinary CONVEX
sation Dickens rather frightened" Mccarthy
IT felt uneasy when he spoke TO rne. His man
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