New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30

CABINET CHANGEs-IRisH LEGISLATION IN THE
HOUSE or LORDs-AN ENGLIsHMAN's OPINION
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COMING TO THE UNITED
sTArEs-THE LONDON THEATRES.
[Br CABLE TO THE rRrBUNE.l
LONDON, July 29.-Cabnct gossip broke out
afresh with Earl Kimberey's appointment to the
Duchy of Lancaster. The Tories insist that Mr..
Gladstone intends TO resign office and retire from
public life altogether but these stories, though pos
itively and freshly asserted, have foundation.
The Kimberley arrangement is obviously temporary.
Nobody yet predicts what shape the expected re-
casting OF Cabinet Offices during the recess will
take but the Radicals are pushing their claims
more industriously than ever. Mr. Chamberlain's
friends again talk of his resigning If he is denied
Radical colleague in the Cabinet
THE ARREARS BILL IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
The Lords debate the Arrears bill was of slight
importance. The real contest begins on Monday IN
committee. The Marquis of Salisbury is still
determined to make the bill optional. requir-
ing the landlord to join in his
tenants application, and computing the tenant right
as part of the assets. The Ministers may concede
the latter but not the former. A collision between
the two Houses will occur, but it is not believed
that it will be serious
IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
/ Mr. Freeman publishes in The EOrtagauy RerieW
his impressions of the United States He acknowl-
edges cordially the constant and unmixed kindness
received. He discusses America throughout in a
tone of friendly enthusiasm. He speaks OF his
respect for the character of its society," and insists
on the essential identity of England aud America.
! MATTHEW ARNOLD TO LECTURE IN TILE UNITED
STATES.
Matthew Arnold meditates visit to America.
Nothing has vet been settled, but he will possibly
90 this autumu His view is of lecturing in the
principal Eastern and Western cities but not be-
yond st. Louis He contemplates course of three
lectures in each, giving an account or summary oi
one of the principal subjects which have occupied
him during his lifc-one religious, one literary and
one social and political.
OTHER DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Mr.. Herkomer sails early III October, intending to
spend seven months in America, devoting himself
mainly to portraiture, and probably giving few
lectures to art students, remaining mostly in New
| York.
George Jacob Holyoake goes to America at the enc
Of next month, returning i'll November. He pro
poses. meantime, to collect materials for book t(
promote emigration, supplying practical informa
ton about different parts of America. he has
grant for this object from the Treasury He will b'
| Mr. IngersolPs guest at his seaside cottage on hi
: arrival.
The invitation of the Bar Association of New-Yorl
to Lord Chief-Justice CoIeridge to visit America al
their guest has been declined for this year, t.
other engagements, but Lord Coleridge's answer
forwarded yesterday contains a promise to make
the proposed visit next year in August.
THE STAGE IN LONDON,
The London theatres are rapidly closing. Ristor
at Drury Lane and Irving at the Lyceum give fare
well performances tonight. The Haymarket closed
YESTERDAY, Modjeska departing for America
"Ooette~ after all, proved a considerable success
"The Colonel" at the Prince of WaleS's Theatre
came to an end on Monday with the Booth repre-
sentation Wyndham abandons the Criterion, als
starting for America. Booth replaced Richeleu
this week by "The Fools Revenge" winning
fresh triumph filling the house nightly. He goe
shortly to Switzerland, returning in September 70
. nrovincial tour. c. W. 5.