New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
MISCELLANY.

: man who vas probably the last re-
naming link With Sir Walter Scott died
the other day in Scotland This vas his
sodson and namesake, MIR. ". : Seton
Karr. whose "reminiscences Of the novel
ist were many and interesting.
The house still stands III Cheshire
which, was built IN 1870 by Admiral
poare. The retired naval officer who is
said 10 have been the original Of Smol-
1crt-s Dirture of Commodore HaWser
Trunnion in -'Peregrine Pickle" A cor
,es,,ondent Of Notes and Queries says
that the admiral was his own architect
and took ship for his model. He
made cabins and officers and warrant
officers rooms. The grass plot before
the house was his quarterback where
his flag fioated from a masthead. All
who arrroached him when he was on
this supposed naval ground were re-
ouired Ia do it with their hats off and
every other mark Of duty and official
usage which an admiral has right to
oxpect on board his own ship. The
twentv-four hours We're divided into
watches and marked by bells; the &C
! c1lrrencfs Of the day We're recorded in a
! Iae-bnok. and the inmates Of Rellefieds
/ slept in hammocks. But, despite his
professional foibles. TO warmer hearted.
kinder or more hospitable gentleman
than the real Commodore TTunnion ever
existed Later BeIlefields was occupied
nv the Italian poet Alferi for short
time and the terrace round the house
still bears the name of "Alfieri's walk"
Tho Dickens testimonial stamps have
been placed on sale in England. To
King George was presented the artists
proof OF the first set Of the stamps
Queen Mary has ordered 30 Of the
stamps. II appears that the British
projectors of the testimonial had in view
another object besides that Of benefiting
Charles Dickens's descendants. 1t IS
hoped" says The London Telegraph"
That as a by-product this effort viii
awake public attention to the injustice
81 the present copyright act which
ia kes away from a writer's heirs the
property he created and presents it as
free gift to the public at large. y com
poser of books and an inventor of ma
chinery are the two greatest creators
right law and the patent acts make the
possession OF their products ephemeral."
ir Markinfield Addey, an English
publisher, who many years ago con-
tributed articles 10 the newspapers Of
this city and founded i'm New Hamp-
shire the newspaper known as The
white Mountain Echo has Just died
in his own country. In talking about
his publishing experiences not long ago
lie recalled the fact that between 1880
and 1910 hardly more than dozen
novels appeared in the course of a year
In the sos when the great English
royelists were busy, about fifty works
of fiction came out within u year. The
output is now a hundred times as much.
Mr. Addey remembered that the con-
tr!butors TO the old-fashioned ANIMALS"
used TO he exceedingly well paid. Sir
Walter Scott, for example. received as
much as 900 guineas for a single article.
There is an Illuminating glimpse of
Martin Hume IN Mr.. Cunningham Ora
hams introduction 10 his friends book,
True Stories OF the Past: London to
him appeared 10 be vast museum Of
antiquity, chiefly. Of course, Of the
Elizabethan period. which he had made
lis own Walking along some dDgy
street hard by the Bank, he would re-
mark, Near here Julian Romero did this
ol that or DR.. lopez used to live some
where close to the corner of "A street
that once was here. 1t was pulled down
about a hundred wears ago" OF the
writer's life Mr. cunninehame Graham
goes on 10 say;
Think what an HneYeutfm life 4 man
who lives bE literature condemns himself
10 pass. Others are preaching praying.
cheating and lying. lighting exploring. in
yoEtinE Iisizing their lives, and sailing OH