, 1881-04-24

| that she felt strongly when similar in5unc
tion left by Lord Palmerston was disre
| gartled. This paragraph was written anu
sent to the papers by the Queen herself. The
Queen
| WILL SEND THE PRINCE OE WALES TO TIE
FUNERAL
| as her dlrcctreprcScntatiye, and she will also
be represented by the leading officers OF ile1
household The Prince Of Wales and the
Duke of Edinburgh will walk i'll the pro-
cession froin the parish church at Hugh
| enden to the grave that will receive his re-
| mains.
The great question which now agitates the
| Conservative party is the choice Of
4 SUCCESSOR: TO LORD nEAcoSsF1ELD.
It is not impossible that his Lordship left
some record Of his opinions OH this subject,
| for he frequently referred in the early part
Of his illness to some memoranda to
| which he attached great Importance. Lord
Kowton, who is sole trustee of his papers,
| and Sir Philip Rose, one Of his executors and
his trusty friend and solicitor, have searched
anxlons1y fur these memoranda, both at
Hughentlcn and at his house in CurZon
street, but Without success. On Wednesday,
not Tuesday,
TlfE DAY OF THE FUNERAL,
as at first announced. the Conservatives will
meet at the Carlton to see what they can do.
Lord Derby would have been strong man,
but he has identified himself Of late with the
Liberal party, not only III the Lords, but in
the Liberal caucnscs III Lancashire. Tho
general feeling is in favor Of the Marquis
of Salisbury, not because he is popular,
but because it seems to be a case of llobson's
pronounced too dull. The Marquis would
probably refuse to serve under Lortt Cairns,
but it is said Lord Cairns would accept the
:Iargnis. The best solution at tic difficulty,
therefore, appenrs to be tile selection Of Lord
Salisbury. It
WILL. BE RECEIVED WITH MANI FoREBoD-
IStS.
lie is identified with all the most question
able details of the so-calletl = Imperial
policy.' lie was the author Of the famous
secret treaty exposed by Il clerk in the
Foreign Office, and, if what II.
Watidngton says be true, made another
secret arrangement nledslng England to let
France seize Tunfs by way Of offset 10 tic
British occupation OF Cyprus. lie is regard
cd with great suspicion and dislike by tile
country gentlemen, who have not forgotten
his .lesertion Of the party in 1886, when Mr..
Disraeh sought to fill the sails OF
THE BEcALMED TORY H.A1:E
by extending the franchise. 1t is just posi-
bic that tha Carlton Club meeting, in order to
give the party breathing time, may put the
leadership in the i,autls Of the Duke of Rich
lnoutl and Gordon for awhile. The Conscry-
alivcs have a great opportunity for COIL
plcte reorganization. hut circumstances will
prevent them from taking advantage Of it.
MEssl:s. W. S. GILBERT AND ARTHUR SUI
1Iv.ASS
two-act " entirely new and original esthetic
upera' entitled ''Patience; or, Bunthorne's
Bride" was produced tonight ar the Opera
Conl;que, before 4 large and fashionable
audience. 4 note III the play-bill reads
thus: 1.-THE management considers it
advisable to state that the libretto
OF tile opera WAS completed in November
last This is intended as all answer to a
charge which has been made, that Mr.. Gil
bert was following III the footsteps OF Nir.
DurIand, who was lucky enough, in ''Tlle
Colonel" to strike oil, The present crusade
against the so-c;,led "csttletic that is, the
c.azy-class, which clinss to the skirts Of
artistic and cultivated sections Of the me-
tropolis. Mr.. t;ilbrt's libyetto Is, however,
totally unlike Mr.. Burnand's witty adapta-
ton, and is thoroughly original. Its scene
is laid
IN "G1rEERr1A,'
the people living therein being Gilbertian,
that is, grotes1ue, picturesque, and unreal.
The story is easily told, resembling n'ure tho
story Of 1.-The Sorccrer" than any other of
AIR. Gilbert's works. The opera opens
with scene representing Il glade
close to All ancient castle, where twenty
~ raptuEous niaitens" dressed in esthetic
draperics, playing lutes and rnRnt'olihs, sing
in tho 1;lst stage of despair, all their love be-
ing concentrated on Il lnaleesthete, RcyintlM
Bunthorne, played by Mr.. George Gros-
smith. Jr. a troop Of dragons
come OIL the scene of their former
lteart-coiquests, but are c!'aErined to find
their old sweethcarts changed and indulging
in the gushing jargon Of pscutlo-estheticlsm,
and refusing; to listen to the suits Of tleshy
warriors. They have reached, as one dra-
matte writer says. that transccndcntalisln
Of delrium, that acute acccntuatlon of Sill
pre1nest ecstasy. which the earthly
MIGHT EASILY 3t1srAKE FOR INDIGESTION,
hut which Is csthetic TRANSPORTATION"
Love in the minds of tic raptl:ous is the
embodiment Of purity, the abstraction Of re-
fincnlent. the idcal!zation Of utter selfish
ness 1t is scarcely possible, i'll cable dis
patch, to follow the details Of tile
1,lOt. It is enough to say that the
Colonel, Major, and Lieutenant: OF the
regiment determine. III the second act, to
become esthetic with their warriors, in
order to win back thoir lost loves. By the
time this is accomplished, the girls thcnl-
selves Have seen tho folly of their ways, have
grown tired of the estlletic creed, and have
to naturalncss and viyacity. !
The libretto contains soale love ballads Of
poetic beauty. Mr.. SuIllvan's music IS not !
original. 1t has lots Of GO" AID
some Ut the ballads are extremely pretty. l. |
scxtct at tile conclusion 81 the first act
hear the soft note Ut I'M cci,oing vuice
OF an old, old love iong dead-
is extremely sweet Mr.. Sullivan had add
ed quantity of jingle, but it must be admit
ted that Mr. Gilberi's words demand this
There are some pretty dances and taking
but altogether the music is
.ather disappointing.
ONE SCENE
II the opera, where tie Colonel, llUjor,
mt Lieutenant enter in esthetic dress,
me holding Il suufIOwpr, and another tulip,