The sun., 1904-06-12
SOME NEW Moons
Grant DuN's Diary.

\ II twO;velitmcs published by Il. p. Dut-
tco a Cove havs what probably h the
DsnultiraAs installment Of, Nass From a
Diary By the Right Hon. Sir MouNrsTuART
Z. 0RAgT DuYI. The period covered by
ths many preceding volumes began with
Now Yesr's Day In 1851; and, although
As b Already 7s, the author hopes
d ooncissde tho work By the publication
n two moro volumes, whioh will bring
Gown his compilalion Of anecdotes relating
ID contemporary persons and events to
ths 2sd Of January, 1901, on which date the
Hrivy Council Of the United Kingdom took
he oath Of allegiance to King Edward
VII. Whether the author 10 very great
man, or whether he is endowed with the
tower Of conveying In Q sentence life
Ike impression OF any Of the tnnumerable
hteresting personalities mentioned In his
diary, are questions That We do not purpose
70 consider Even to PROFOUND them
asnously would seem to be "a ungracious
an act a. to look gift horse In the mouth.
We have reason to be thankful for the out
como Of tho habit formed BY Sir Mount
stuart more than fifty years ago. and since
kspe up persstently-the habit Of setting
down in a journal every remarkable fact
Or thought which came within tho chron-
iclsr's know ledge. The range Of the infor-
nktfod thus collected has been, OF course,
proportioned to the writer's experience,
vhioh has been very wide one, cempre-
Asnding not only the United Kingdom,
where politically and socially the author
hAs played conspicuous part. and British
hdh, where he was Governor Of the Madras
Presidency; but also almost every Euro
psan country and Egypt. Few indeed
40 the European m en- and women who,
d any field, became distinguished during
the latter half OF the nineteenth century,
q whom Sir Mountstuart Grant Duf has
lot something striking to tell us. In the
present notice of the latest additions to
h5s diary, we shall glance only at references
u the persons who are best known to Aneri-
oen readers; as, for example, Gladstone.
pisraeli, A. j. Balfour, Cardinal Newman,
Robert Browning. Tennyson, Matthew Ar
Npld, Goodwin Smith, George Eliot. Ernest
Henan and Victor Hugo.
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sThe first allusion to Gladstone Is under
dste of March Q, 1893, whom at club dinner
Spr author happened to sit next to Lord
yPrtescue, who mentioned that q week
hefore Gladstone was In the chair. He and
Kbrtescue talked Of the witty things that
hid been said In the House OF Commons
Qtadktone remarked that they were few.
shd that very much the best he had ever
Nard was Lord John Russell's answer
"a Fancis Burdett. when that ultra-Radical,
4own Tory, having said that there was
npthfng moro odious than the cant OF
r6triotism, Lord John replied that 1the
o1nt OF patriotism was, no doubt, very
osious; but there was one thing even moro
odiovsrrthat. was the reoant Of patriotism.
brd Eortescue told Gladstone that he
kad heard the retort, and had oheered
Lord John as loud as he could; but. In re-
counting the incident to Grant Duff. he
added, u had h ON tho tip Of my tongue to
sayte Gladstone, Did your but refrained.'
Gladstone In those days was a Tory. and
his friends did not at all relish the home
thsese Through tic amor OF their convert
md chzmpion =
!. Id July, 1905, some one related to our
Ghtasor the story Of great doctor who had
rto6hfIyatssnded lady apparently dying.
The one chance OF saving her which the
doctor could think Of was that something
should give her ., shook Knowing her
political opinions, no tried the effect Of
mentioning the natne Of Gladstone. Sum-
nSoning an her force she exclaimed,
sWretchi"-and recovered.
AT the Cosmopolitan Club ono day in
March, 1884, our author found number
Of .1nen engaged In discussing the Minis
tSriA changes neoessitated by Gladstone's
rSsiGnation. Tho talk led Grant Dun to
recall. that when Gladstone was staying
With him at York House in July. 1881. the
espat man said: well, I wonder what
IT. VII. be like whom you come back7
GIaH be. out OF 1t all" To this his host
natun ailt replied: sWhy should you bs2'
Gladstone rejoined: -Dear mel You do
not imagine for a moment that have the
remotest intentio OF remaining In my
present position; merely took 1t In order
to: put right one or two things which I
thought we're wrong; have no idea what
ever OF continuing to be Prime Minister"
One afternoon in April, 1894, Sir Mount
stuart went TO see Lady. Derby, who was
in London for few days. She told him
that on the 19th Of April, 1880, Mr.. Gladstone
was calling upon her. when not q little
tahef horror, the door opened and a servant
ainpupced Lord Heaoonsheld., The rivals
wefS Sd6al to the occasion, and shook hands.
Appafently this was their last meeting, for
Lord Beaoonsfleld died that day year.
In May, 1895, dining at club of which
they were both members, our author found
Goscsen in great force. OF his reminis-
cences Gladstone and Disraeli formed the
staple. It was indeed another member Of
the club. Mr.. Mapnde Thompson, who sup
ptIed the cuiious phrase used to him by
Mfs. Gladstone In speaking OF her husband:
Surrounded by halo Of humility but
it waa Goschen who recalled an incident
which formed q significant commentary
upon the amount Of time which all those
present at the club dinner-not one Of whom
'wAs particularly devoted to Gladstone
had/expended upon him In the course OF the
owHning. 6oschen said that not long
before be had been dining In Berlin at tho
house OF .Lasker (the Parliamentary op-
pohent Of the Iron Chanoellor). where
the epipions expressed with regard to Bis
mnrck were what they might be expected to
be there. And yet said some one after
critioism, bad had Its way. we have all
been talking about him for the last three
hours" Returning to Gladstone. Goschen
relsted that he had once gone TO him to urge
that particular measure ahould have the