New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-14
for the crops that nearly two years must eapse
fore he fully RECEIVERS his tenancy"
The CRAVE OF SHAKESPEARE.
DETACHMENT OF THE MONUMENTS
MISS FoRTEsCUE's AMERICAN ToUR-FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE IRISH PEOPLE.
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Too'ioN VI The IRISH PEOPLE.
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LONDON, Sept 13.-Great interest s excited at this
moment here by the alleged mischief doing at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon to Shakespeares monument by the in
considerate conduct of the local authorities. The sub
ject is at least as interesting America it is TO Eng
land American subscriT tions have been extensively
gwen to preserve those monuments. Halliwel
Phillips saysi
Everything al Stratford on Avon is at present
under the control of a few individuals who unfort-
unately mbucd with the spirit of modernization. No
relic of the past safe in their hands and it will be
public misfortune If contributions of money are forth
coming to enable them to continue their work of dete
rioration. decisive evidence of this has quite
recently been given seventeenth century monu-
ment to one of the poets family only removed
from the church but thrown among lumber AMI ire
parably injured This was bad enough. but now a
resoi alton committee propose to the stone and
recut the letters step by which the authority and
biographical value of the original will be ecctually
obliterated Another of their intentions is of far
serious import. Ii Ia proposed to build a new
vestry the north of the chancel, proceeding that
will involve the destruction of the of the
ancient charnelhouse and the alteration of of the
immediate surroundings of the poets grave. This
reckless spirit pervades every work Of the kind at
ana unless ltS progress Is arrested IL
be long before every ancient vestge of the Snakes
peaIian town will be either falsfed destroyed"
Everything has now been settled for the dramatic
tour of Miss Fortescue in America She has given The
TRIBUNE representative the following account OF her
programme the first she has made public
I" sail for the United States The Etruria with my
mother and sister the 25th inst. opening in New
York at the Lyceum in Gretchen on October Is.
.bor oh tbo
of Mr. 5lber who has always insisted that it is his
best production ] take with me Charles Sugden, Mr..
Terry brother OF Ellen Terry, who made such a hit
in playing Sebastian to his sisters Viola in
Twelfth Night and Miss Hodson sister Of Henry
Labouchere. Mr.. Labouchere is old friend who
has taken most kind and particular interest in this
American venture of Indeed, may say that his
great and critical familiarity with matters theatrical
and his sympathetic know ledge of the American pub
lie have greatly encouraged me to make the expert
meDt of this transatlantic tour, to which have long
looked forward with the liveest interest and pleas
ure There is no country so much desire to see, and
/ mean 10 see much of it IA possible. From New
York We go to Brooklyn. Buffalo, Albany, Boston,
Philade phil Washing on, Baltimore. Cincinnati. st.
Louis Chicago and Canada All this am told will fill
up six months tour after which shall be delighted
if find myself strong and well enough to cio the
great continent ard visit San Francisco
The Times " will publish tomorrow summary OF
the facts affecting the actual financial position of the
Irish people. showing that during the six months
ending June 80 the actual evctions amounted TO
three out of two thousand tenances throughout Ire
land also that in the years from 1879 to the
present Ireland proper has contributed $780, IA to
the expenses of the National Irish cause; also that
the savings banks deposs since Is 10 have increased
25O per cent or from &, 200 600 to Ga. 100000 /;
also that while the rental OF Ireland has been dmin-
ished to the extent of half million year an equiva-
lent amount has been added to the drink expenditure
by the increased consumption of spirits aud beer, and
this while the population is the and while, in
England and Scotland with increasing populations
distinct falling of is recorded and, finally, that on
! the authority OF " The North British Agricultural
| Gazette" March, 1882, in England rents raised
23 per cent between 1910 and 1850 in Wales durin &
the same period 34 per cent and in Scotland 40 per
cent while in Ireland the contrary the rental had
decreased within that period and further cut down
| by the land act of 1881 These statistics will be
used to conrOvert the contention of Mr. Parneil that
tie Irish tenants need special protection against the
| action OF the land law during the curren, autumn