New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
TOPICS IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL.
LONDON, Sept 2.-Thc Dublin police incident
causes anxiety but the common belief is that the
question will be settled. 1t is generally adj
mitted that the men have just grievances and that
the Government is prepared to remedy them. The
police acted imprudcntly but their conduct is open
TO much excuse, because of long-prevang bad
management. Fortunately the agitation among the
Irish constabulary has been partially alayed. aud
if the difficulty is confined to Dublin it soon will be
overcome, and the temporary use of the military
may have wholesome effect
ABUSE OF THE PRIME MINISTER.
Politics have been quiet last week. but the Tory
magazines are bursting forth with the most violent
abuse of the Prime Minister. The following is not
from cheap, vulgar, partisan newspaper which
might have reputation to make, but from the once
respectable BlackcooFs Magazine. 1t thus winds
up a long datrlbe of frenzed bludgeoning: Gain
like-hearted woodsplitter, grand old libeller,
scrupulous old antagonist, bitter and malicious old
| reviler, speedy retribution awaits thee Who are
they who have not called Gladstone hOary villain,
wretchcd rascal abandoned miscreantY" :" And go on
| for half number. IchabOd. the glory of the mag
| is departed
TIE MONTHLY REVIEWS.
The other monthly Reviews contain remark
| ably good articles Madame de Novo-
kof drops her nom de plume in The
| Nineteenth Century article on Temperance
Reform In Russia" in which she says much that is
interesting foreign policy, anti-semitism ANA
other subjects not remotely related to the title of
the article She asserts that the Jews are to the
Russians what the relics of the AmOrtes and the
Canaantes were to the Hebrews of old
Mr. Freeman's second instalment of his American
impressions in The FortaIghty Reriec will attract
attention. He thinks that the pendulum which
before the war swung dangerously in the direction
of States rights Is now swinging dangerously In the
other direction. He is alarmed at the negro Irish
and Chinese elements in the population, and main
tains the right to get rid of strangers if they
nuisance, whether they are the Chinese in America
or the Jews i'll Russia.
LITERARY NOTES.
In November the Longmans will publish Long
mans Magazine, for sxpence. The contributors in
cude Freeman, Froude, Lord Lytton, Justin Nc
Carthy, Smiles, Mrs Oliphant, Huxley and Tyndal
The title of John Morey's new magazine prob
ably will be The English Critic.
Kegan Paul paid Tennyson 5000 for his latest
- A to vii
pass as piece dOcodsion but 1t is more calculated
to illustrate Tenuysons cage rness to make check
than to MAINTAIN lis reputation.
GOUNoD's REDEMPTION"
The Birmingham musical festival was great
success Three new cantatas were pro-
duced including production by Sir julius
Benedict, "Graziella" The words to this
cantata werewritten by Henry Hersee. They
are stted twaddle aud do not assist the COM
position which musically is rather weak.
The great work of the festival was Gounod's ora
tor1o, THE Redemption" for tho copyright of
which Novello gave GA 900. There has been no
such event since the production of Men,
dessohns Elijah in 1916. 1.-The Redemption"
may Justly be called the composers sacred master
piece Beginning with the fall of man, it ends with
the miraculous diffusion of the Gospel taking in the
Passover and the Ascension. The piece naturally ex-
hbits traces of music suitable to light opera.
For instance the JOY is the Joy of lovers rather than
a joy of the divine kind. The march to Calvary is
grand composition but the critics question its style
on religious and aesthetic grounds. The simple.
okor,,s VII tla ,,arch IA worthy
of Mozart. There are not many solos, and the piece
runs on continuously in Wagneran fashion.
CETEwAYo OFF FOR HOME.
Cetewayo has gone home, taking with him loads
of incongruous pres ents from enthusiastic ad-
mirers. He had shawls for his wives.
lack knives for his sons and even an
timacassaYs and bulldog. The Governments
treatment of Cetewayo has encouraged Maharajah
Dhuleep Singh to demand compensation for the dis
turbance In the Punjaub. thlrty-fye years ago. The
Government has already treated him handsomely
on all matters of finance. This Prince has signfe
his intention of contestng Whetby in the Conscrv-
atve interest next year.
ADJUSTING FRONTIER TROUBLES.
LONDON, Sept. t2-Reuters dlspatch lom Non-
stantinople saws, 1t Is announced that in conse-
quence of diplomatic communications between Con-
stantinope and Athens the status quo ante has been
reestablshed and all hostiities on the IurcoGreek
frontier have ceased The Porte affrms that the
Greeks were defeated in all the encounters that
have taken place since Sunday. The disputed
points will be settled by an agreement between
Said Pacha the Turkish Minister of Foreign Al
fairs and NJ. CondOunotis, the Greek Minister 10
Turkey. They had meeting to-day"