New-York tribune., 1871-09-27

SPEECHES FROM MEssRs. GLADSTONE AND
DIsRAELI-THE EASTERN QUESTION.
LONDON, Tuesday. Sept. 20, 1871.
The Russian squadron escorting the Grand
Duke Alexis sailed from Falmouth for NewYOrk at 230
p N to-day.
Mr. Gladstone arrived In Aberdeen to-day. and was
presensed the freedom Of the city at the Music Hall In
the presence Of sOoO citizens He made speech in re-
sp0nse thanking the people for the welcome given him.
he declared that he st looked onwards and upwards
and spurned ali base motives The Government found
the Irish question difficult, but hoped TO solve 1t
Mr. Disrael at banquet at Hughenden. proposed the
toast The Queen" aud accompanied 1t with speech
Hervent ouoRy of Her Majesty. Her duties, he said,
we're excesslve and no Englishman had such complete
control Of the political traditions Of the country as Its
sovereign.
"A. stondar6 of to-day says that sdvioes from Berlin
,por that the relations Of Russia France, and Turkey
have become moro intimate.
YHI QUEEN SAID TO BE INCAPABLE OF PER-
FORMING HER DUTIES. 80. Is's -
FNsa n. HrGl4 rto-dev. ..'e, i'sr O., 81 = o.
LONDON, Sept. 26-The Right Hon. Benjamin
Dsrae in proposing the health Of the Queen at dinner
saHuShsnden today said she morally and physic-
ally incapaclsted from performing her public duties
any LONGER The excitement tremendous Some OF the
journals viii suppress this part of the speech
TIE NEW THACKERAY-LONDON IN VACATION
LONDON, Aug. 90-It is o real pleasure to
quote Messrs. smitf Elder Co.'S announcements OF
new popular edition Of Thackeray "New, cheap, and
compact edition Of the whole Of MT Thackerays works.
Hays the advertisement in twelve monthly volumes OF
about 100 pages in crown svo at five shnhngs W @
each printed In clear, readable type" Aspecmen Is
Issued with the September number OF The Cornh WHICH
the great novelist used to edit and fully bears out the
promise Of the prospectus The type Is not 30 Dig or
tha NJ Iluetrated
fwenty-tvo volumes which all welEtO-do admirers Of
mackeray have bought during the last two years But
each b sufficiently good and may venture to say better
for the money than would now be given in America.
Publishers here beginning to find out that popu-
k editions pay and that they do not interrupt but pro-
note the sse Of more expensive editions Messrs Long
hAAs who long dsbeeved and protested proved true
viA Macaulay and Mil. Neasrs. Chapman Hall
proved it formerly with Dickehs and more lately with
Oyle whose Sart0r Ressrtus In two-shilng form has
Sh over 5000 copies. Still Later. they have found 1t
Rusia their reissue Of Diekens In siKpenny monthly
volumes, beginning with Oliver Twist, two parts Of
which have been published or each part, house in
LoOdn subscribed in advance for G0OOo copies Tlcre s
DO limit to the market which in directions the Lon
dOs Pa0shers have but Just begun to explore As for
hssssy, it is only within two years that he has been
purehSsable at any price In complete and uniform shape
Nof can even the Illustrated edition be called quite
Ior@ VAsseh s the only that 10 nearly sol, since
AeSs1s Smith Elder, from mistaken notions OF econ
omy varied the type-settinG in different volumes. 10
e edition the price Of Thackersy complete and read
e VIII oe only three pounds sterling equal to SIS nom
eQus regret to say twice that present rates
american booksellers Importation Ihaye said before
e sV now and shah have to say many times again,
~e 'ose rates Of importation exorbitant aud i'm
- an unreasonable tex the American buyer OF
-"tsa eeORA Bot even at these rates you will get
A'rsy Tor go instead Of about $50 which You have
Tor adtt
s' .' VI which in London the pnce is about s3S. tbs
-, uANe OF The new edition will contain Vanity Fair,
PofHan OF Thackeray and will appear October /.
80 inc promise OF NEW book, new edition, is a
,S'H H u August, when the book trade in every de-
~. - ~ its deadest, and when the monthly
es nave the air Of appearing under protest and
s1s . OF contents are redolent Of padding. Not an
-, them all is probably In town. The printers'
,r:S :H toem for aught see For It is not re-
n, , !" oe IN London IN August hardly dare date
tt..,, ot hoMsty. except that letter-Vritng is
ma. 80. occupation 90 disreputsble that 1t
- nNe dtnerenee when or where you do IT,
st ~ eolOrs OF daily papers aud correspondents
lo-, Noe may se allowed TO remain in town without
~ sH' they have any TO lose which "a doubtful,
sHa mere tAshion or rank hyperbole 10 "a that
IA - goes out Of town in August and that the town
P.,,,S' Ane HnssS 70 gone, but abe u never here
n. ~, zone; neither LoRds nor Comnons are left
t~.ru ru m London; think Of the drearinesa. The
a. snSSaptJ; and a. Tor sCQnantaaees, daty You to
ao.. e' walk up Regentst; it is empty Pas into
!. @i ,.i n u empty. Cons down through st. Jame,,s-
-. .e fAn Mall; they are empty, BOTH Hardly Anon
60. sns them has customer, stray Americans ex.
btroll at your leisure through the fashia..h,
r.,s' shcnAble quarters, thrsugh Mayfair ana Bel.
go. through Kensingtoa and Baysxater. C1ossA
- HAre you in ths face, and silent streets seho
t."sno noesS football. Look in as tbe elubs You A..
-. you md 70 much porter and his red v.i,t.
N. osn OF them TIE other half ere repairing and
~. sOrrOvfuy swsy from fresh plaster ana wat
h yoe have fashionable tstlOr. end shouId enter
n~ sfoom 70 order 0 lOangssg suit, I belisv.
n""A ~ sANvu tAa 1oor "a vous 80 ~.