Year: 1873

DEATH OF LADY BEACONsFIELD-ACTION


OF THE WINCHESTER AUTHORITIES on TUND-


ING.


IRON THB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUSEl


LONDON, Dec. 19.-I have said something in
former letters Of the singular animosy with which The
Tines has pursued Mr. Greeley ever since he became
candidate for the Presidency His death did not seem
to soften the dislike with which that journal viewed
him. and to-day his burial is made the occasion OF an
article which is senseess and wanton outrage upon the
memory of great man. The hot passions Of the cam
paign in America hardly produced anything bad 1t
is an elaborate ampoon the keynote Of which is struck
by comparison the funeral of James Fisk and
the funeral of Horace Greeley. Anybody in America
may have public funeral, The Times only he be
notorious enough. Mr.. Greeeys title 10 honors OF that
sort found consist merely in his canddature for the
Presidency and an adroit puts his candidature
pretty much on level with that of George Francis
Train. man who had been nominated as President,
SAYS The Times and is succeeded in his editorial func-
tons by an actual Viee-PresideDt, must surely be
deserving of all honor. "The last great funeral
OF NewYOrk was that Of Col. Fisk" Then
comes a condensed biography of Fisk, "a debauched
and vulgar scOundrel" an "unabashed sw1ndler,"
who "lay in state precisely like poor honest Horace
Greeley" The writer has taken pains 10 hunt up some
eoemporary account of Fsks funeral and to pick out
such parts Of that ceremonial bear in his mind re-
sembance to the honors paid Mr. Greeley; and he
passes mock eulogy upon the latter as man entitled
respect IN spite OI
his nature" not going to waste any epthets on
writing of this sort 1t may give pain Mr.. Greeeys
friends as it intended TO- but the only real injury
done TO the reputation Of the journal publishing the
insult


Lady BeaeonsAelds death attracts an attention quite
out Of proportion her personal fame, to her
position except as the wife of Mr. Disraeh. What she
was celebrated for her husbands devotion TO
her. She was almost years older than he, and when
he married her Qn 1889 she rich and he was poor
She gave him the means Of pursuing political career
which had opened nauspciousy, and which there was


likelihood OF his being forced 10 abandon for want OF
means That does not sound like marriage Of romance,
yet the truth is that Mr.. Disrae showed 10 his wife
from the day of their wedding to her death a
rare tenderness and devotion On her side, she looked
up to him with attachment Of perfect disnterested
ness admired him when others sneered at him. believed
IN him when the world set him down as " another
failure" loved him beyond all doubt and linked her
life completely TO his When in England man with no
money narries woman who has much the wife's
property almost always tied by very strict settle
ments on herself. 1 don't know what the settlements
may have been in this case, but there any
question between the two about such matters. What
ever she had to give she gave freely She was not
brilliant She does not appear to have had much
even OF that tact and social cleverness which come
naturally 10 many women, and which are so very
helpful to Prime Minister party leader IL his wife
have them. She would talk about her husband too
mueh and with too open admiration People laughed at
her perhaps little but liked her well enough, and no.
body who cared stand well with Mr.. Disrae could
treat his wife with anything but respect and Difference
Very touching stories told of her devotedness
to him. One night, when great debate was
10 come of in Parliament, and she started
with him 70 drive from their house in Grosvenor-
Gate 70 Westminster her finger was crushed in the car
rage door as shut Lest he might be agtated by
the knowledge Of the pain she had TO suffer, she con-


drfy nd bp
the House and through the debate and made great
speech at the end of it without suspicion of what had
occurred There nothing she would not do or endure
for this dozed husband, and no possible return which
he ever hestaed make for her trusting and admirable
affection When he went out Of Office, in 1858, and
asked TO take peerage he declined 1t for himself, and
transferred it to his wife, Everybody thought the
piment graceful and deserved. 1t is easy TO imagine
what she thought Of testimony in her behalf from Eer
husband so public and unusual She died at 50. Her
husband g. The history OF their relations amid the
cynical skeptical, selfish society in which they lived
reads like an idyl of very different times The funeral
takes place today and will be entirely private only one
or two friends and the tenants Of the estate being
permtted 10 take part in it, II is characteristic OF Mr.
Disrae and reads with pleasure, that he has for
bdden the usual ghastlyludcrOus display In which
undertakers delight The hearse is 10 be plain, as Dick
enss Was and the pumes and trailin gI:habands and
scarves which make such occasions profitable TO large
class Of tradesmen are forbidden.


semiofcial contradiction is published 10 the semi
official announcement OF the decision OF the Governing
BODY OF winchester School in the funding" case. II
is averred the Governing Body did not decide that
funding should be continued with notifications, or that
examinations in school slang should be perpetused
But hear that in fact the decision first made known
had really been agreed by the Governing Body but
had not been put in writing or on record so that when
public opinion proved 10 be adverse to they were able
TO reconsider it, and TO give kind Of contradiction to
the statement What the upshOt OF II all Is 10 be we 90
not vet know 30 far the boy who was the victim OF
the assault B concerned, his connection with the school
is pretty much ended At the close Of the present term
he and his brother quit Winchester, and will be placed
in charge Of the man who wrote the "Hunchback ana
Paralytc letter which made such mark In the con-
troyersy. The author OF 1t is the famous coach or
private tutor who has sent so many pupils through all
sorts OF competitive examinations. with almost never
failure. Hunchback and paraytc as he Is. from Kick
raoeyed ON the base OF the spine when schooboy, he
retained his mental vigor, and being debarred from
many occupations chose that Of tutor, for which he
proyed TO have extraordinary fitness In his hands,
young Bargowre will have no reason TO regret the loss
OF an education at Winchester For the moment the an
OF the dispute about discipline and fogging has died
away but don't think the incident has died out OF the
general memory or that the impression OF II will be lost


The truth Is" said eminent Engshman TO me, last
night our public school system is brutal Our boys
have splendid stun them and turn out WELL and so the
public schools have got great credit But they turn out
we'll in spite OF the system not because Of it." agree
with that entirely, and know fathers who would as
think OF sending TO the Penentary as TO
winchester change will come, though 1t viii come
slowly. as everything comes in England.


1t is impossible not TO devote one paragraph to the
weather Neither the Oldest nor the youngest inhaoit
ant remembers anything 80 perseyerngiy bad On the
authority Of scientific meteorologis are assured
that for lis successive days II has raned more or Iess
every day during part OF the "A hours. u you 80
TO bed-as you may possibly two three times
with parting reflection that to-day at least has NOT
rained, you 70 be walked before morning oy
Crea gales frequent,