New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-01
The Times takes care of its poor, and other pa
pers may well go and do likewise.


Mr.. Wards name. you may have noticed. figures
among those of persons presented at the last Leyce
Perhaps never before was any man introduced 10
the awful presence of royalty in a more summary
way. He happened to be at Stafford House an
hour before the ceremony was to begin He had no
intention of appearing at the Lev6e Lord Stafford
told him he ought TO- Lord Ronald Cover said the
Same thing. Mr.. Wards pleas that he had no
clothes that bis name had not been sent IN, and
that he had not applied to his own Minister, were
all promptly overruled. tailor was sent for
The raiment he produced this swift summons
seems to have been Peruvian Admiral's uniform,
OF some such matter, but Lord Stafford pronounced
it the correct thing for an American Amphitryon'
hurried our Uncle Sam into it, boldly took him IN
past the officials by The entree "a very solemn and
sacred privilege the entree ISL. assured the puzzled
Lord Chamberlain it was all right, and himself
presented his prot6ge tn the Prince Of Wales, who
received him graciousy. And neither the Marquis
of Stafford nor Mr.. Samuel Ward has yet been sent
to the Tower.
Mr. Irving Bishop has been having skirmsh
with Mr.. Labouchere and does not seem to have
got the best of it, Mr.. Labouchere. who says
plainly he thinks Mr. Bishops " thoughI-reading
a piece of trickcry, has for time past been
Offering Mr.. Bishop 81 900 Bank Of England note
it, under conditions that should prcrde coiiusion
or unfairness he could tell the pumhcr - The -
without seeing it. Mr.. Bishop with Lac t1urish a.
trumpets announced his acceptance - the chai-
lenge and the test to come of last hight NJ et'
james's Hall. But it presently appeared that Mr..
Bishop had not really agreed to Mr.. Laboucheres
terms. Mr.. Labouchere said Il will pnt the ho'e
in Mr. Firth's hands Mr. Firth is Sir Charles
Dilkes colleague in the representation OF Chelsea
he alone shall know the number and shall bo the
subject of your experiment; Won shall have ~"
guesses at each figure, and IL in the end yo' .re
right the note is yours But Mr. Bishop. who was
to risk f100 on his ability to "read the figures,
declined to try it with Mr. Firth; insisted on
having somebody chosen from the audience, or
committee and / know not what else. Mr..
Labouchere and Mr.. Firth accordingly stayed away
from last nights meeting, which proved large ana
tumultuous. Mr.. Bishop amused and irritated his
audience by number of tricks. dr. Charies
Russell. the eminent barrster, appeared on the
scene Unexpectedly. put f5 note III the hands oil
Professor Ray Lancaster and told Mr. Bishop he
should have it if he could guess the number But
Mr. Bishop was no more content 10 operate ON Pro-
lessor Ray Lancaster than on Mr., Firth. In the
end one Colonel Trevel supplied another 20 note,
and Colonel Statham. with knowledge oil the
number. became the subject of Mr. Bishops expert
ment; which succeeded. The result IS the usual
one. Mr.. Bishop Will not attempt his coninring
upon men of trained scuteness or upon men skilled
in science or versed IN detecting tricks; or II he
attempts them. they fail. But when he can lay
hands on men Of n different class. easily impressed,
controlled. or msled by Appearances he succeeds.
This is what he appears to have done last night;
and be thereupon appealed loudly to the audience
10 compel Mr. Labouchere TO hand over his { 900
note IL need only be added that this singular eK-
hibition took place under the patronage OF some
very distinguished persoDs-Royalties, Dukes and
great people OF that kind, to whom must be added
the American Minister. those who lend their names
for such purpose may be thought TO assume a very
considerable responsibility.
Not many days after we had learned from Mr.
Yatess ord "a world which TO leave America
out in the cold that Mr. Wilkic Collins lisa great
master of novel-wrIting, Mr.. Arson has expressed
the same opinion. Mr.. Arson. If you do not happen
to know him. IL actor, and acting stage-manager
nj the Adelphi Theatre. At that theatre Mr. Wilkie
CollinSs drama. frank aud Riches was produced
last Saturday and welcomed by an apprcciatiye
audience with shonts of laughter. II 1t had been n
farce the shouts Of laughter woud have been graft
flying to author and actors alike. But the play is of
the serious and Intense kind and the laughter OF the
audience was no more complimentary than 10 was
when Mr.. Tcnnyson's Promise of May" woke the
dersion OF the pit. Mr. Arson took the meTriment
very seriously indeed and finally. when the curtain
went down on the third act came forward to pro-
test against he liberties the audience werc taking
There were lie said ladies behind She curtain. 81
say il IL crnrl At this moment one LADY, will
not mention names-is lying actually Frustrated by
these cowardly attacks. If not absolutely faintIng.
Once more, will you hear the piece to the endf l
ask You this in justice TO a grand master-1lr. vii
kie Collins"
The audience assured Mr. Arson that 1t was not
hon hay
culing.-"i.'sthe piece" Still they did in a measure
respond to his appeal and the piece was allowed to
run its course But the claim OF actor 10 silence
the expression of public opinion Is none the less
generally and deservedly condemned Nobody pre-
tends that there cabal against Mir. Wiikle
Collins's play. The house simply found the piece
unendurably bad and said so. aud were qnite right
in saying 30. The fainting lady was the American
actress Miss Iingard. who has won popularity here.
and to whom he salvation of the piece. If saved IT
be, will in great measure bo due.
Mr. Bedford. the bookbnder, is dead. His name
has been known for generation and his reputation
during a long period stood higher than that OF any
English rival. Bound by +. Bedford" vas at one
time Thought TO be a guarantee of good workman
ship and which is not less important OF complete
ness in the book stamped. or Late years, MI
Bedford,s standard of excellence fell OF. The
American collector who cares for good examples OF
his work will do we'll to CHOOSE bindings executed
not less than ten years ago. Ill health had some
thing to do with the nferiorty of the more recent
work; and other causes which one need not now
dwell upon. man is perhaps entitled to be judged
by bis best at any rate not by his worst work. and
by the standard Of his country. Tho best things
Bedford ever did never approached in merit the
half dozen second best French binders, while TO
Jrautz incomparabv the first artist of the century,
nobody would dream of comparing Bedford lie
himself cheerfully admitted the superiority oil the
French used 10 90 to his place in iork-st lie was
always ready to discuss bindings and have heard
him say more than once that all the good he knew
he had learned while working with Cape "a french-
man at one time in reputeD, while all the bad things