New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-30

strongly for now trial, and That Mr. Justice Den
man. tue third member OF the Court, VIII ni'ina'oS
side with the Lord Chief Justice
The clever and bitter writer in The UOrld who
signs his Letters to Eminent Persons hoSmo','
deyotes portion Of his opistle TO MI NIihls Coi-
Inns published, this week, TO dsparagi1g Mr. iehry
James The attack has all the air OF beng 10 con-
t;nuation Of that TO which The Quarterly Recie'c
gave admission and authority. Il might even Ne
coniecured 10 come IRON the same hand were 10 nos
that tine writer in The Quarterly might 10 expected
to seize the OF his first public re"ppearahco
IN anoog,ze for his offensive and mistaken charge
that Mr. Henry James and Mr.. HOwells had been
pufinr each other in The Century The precise
place occupied by society journalism IN literature
or It's ~ luence or literature might De dfhcull 20
define Bu. It is clear that tho writer OF this VII
lis Collins LAT Ter has no doubt ut all that fame ana
fortune and the future arc within his gift. Mir.
WIlkie Collins is praised in terms that mlgn'
seem excessive if applied to Thackeray' WIN
whom, indeed, he is hracketed While we arc
warned against admring the veneered VuiRari'ie9
and yelled emptiness OF writers like MI henry
James The brutal energy Of disparagement winch
was conspjcuou, IN The Quarterly reappears IN
phrase after phase; the simperinE Stiffness OIL NJ
erary fops VINO compose the school OF which Mt,
Thought and thnness of expression ." and many
moro. This Mr. James might survives but how can
he again life his head when he knows that tue Ais
tarchus of The Horld has described him as an
"elegant Yankeo"S On the whole, rear thdt
Americans are not at this mOmont IN favor III tho
editors Office of this amusing sheet Mr.. SIeuul"n
was assailed with persistent rancor WINE nc was
IN England. Mr.. James is assaiied while No Is III
America. No circumstance OF time or loc"l,y
ava,ls The American who presumes TO De popular
with the British public has nothing for +" pu, "
endure the wrath of Mr. Yates, or to disappear a'o
gether.
One of the two meloaramatic pieces IN which You
will presently see MIR. Irving in America was again
prodaced here ut the Lyceum Theatre last Satnr-
day" The Lyons Mail"-a brilliant Ruoiehco 40
sembllng to enjoy the revival. -lhe bells mas
also been played for two three nights ana thiS
believe, is the play with which Nj. irving wiz
open his season in New-York. fshonld have said
on purely dramatic grounds that the c"oice was u
wise one Mr.. IrvIngs Matthias is, IN some points,
his lest. and in nearly all one of his best mperson-
atiops But The academy has discovered a reason OF
its own for the Preference which Mr. irving gives 10
these plays "They are pieces in which ;transat-
Iantic ssnstiveness can fUd no means oi comparing
him with tho gifted native" Truly. And with
what pleasure does one recollect the total absence
Of any such thing as csatlantic senstivensss, ana
the readiness Judge. let saw, Nv Booth ON MS
merits and without ary reference whatever TO tho
gifted natives OF Great Britain. The Aoddemy now
ever striving hard TO DO Just and In part succeed
Ing does declare It's opinion that Mr. Irving nav
ing impressed America with the originality OF his
art in peculiar mslodrama. may proceed TO persuade
n djficnt vet not an ungcnerous public OF his
claim 20 be- listened TO as an interpreter OF shake
speare This il. in a measure. nattering, and in
still larger measure British IL will perhaps inter
est You IN eh moro hear that Mr. Irving has been
doing his best TO convince Mr.. Matthew Arnold that
an aprreciAtivo and paying public awaits him IN
the Untea States; with the success have already
described. u W. Dc