New-York tribune., 1886-08-15

papers, which always welcome n fresh topic IN the
duh season. Repeated attacks on the selfshness
exclusiveness and jObbery of tine Academy have
finally brought its defenders into the ied The
defeuce promises to be more damaging than the
attack. Royal Academciau in The Times justiiies
the monopoly on the ground that the Academy
provides art schools at heavy cost. and complains
bitterly because some of his colleagues send their
pictures to other exhibitions and so reduce the
profits Of their own shop Certainly nothing short
of Parliamentary inquiry will secure reform i'll
the Academy.
The departure of the Prince and Princess of
Wales for Homburg on Thursday is the signal for
putting up the shutters Of the few houses IN MAY
fa,I and Belgravia not vet deserted Thither have
preceded him or will swiftly follow most of that
coterie which migrates in the tram of royalty from
London to Goodwood from Goodwood to Cowcs.
and from Cowcs to whatever Continental watering
place the Prince favOrs Uomburg in years past
has been Englis colony during August. or thcr
an Angl0-A american colony. The usual throng OF
Americans follow in the Princes footsteps. Never
before were so many american ladies at Cowes or
on the wing for the Continent
The competition for Royal favor has produced
strained relations between certain we-known
ladies belonging TO tho Anglo-Amefican colony in
LoudOn. Discussions smOthered for a. while now
threaten to become public Anonymous letters
have been sent and received and lawyers consulted
The close of the season in London or a course OF
Homburg waters may avert postpone the scan-
dal. To-days kilograms say that the Prince ami
Princess stop at Schwaib bach their way to hon-
urg
The successive matches of last week and this,
under various conditions. between the lrex, Mar
jorIe and Gcnesta once more prove. IL the opn"n
hp piacic nj a (rPupSta.
Yachtsmen are again saying that an Ame ican vic
tory over the Galatea, which thev don't admit tn
he much better than the GeDesta would leave the
question of relative superiority of English ana
American yachts still open. They are more tnai
ever convinced that tn lrcx is a better boat than
either the Gencsta or the Gaatca.
The Athenacum which Is occasionally evil to
American writers. has a long review Of Mr. Morse
".Irticrson.' which il prOnounces an exceedingly
good biography. written i'll an excellent spirit and
IN temperate tone. NE spectator, Lot less Gu %
gistic. recommends Mr.. Morse's book as sy'npa-
the,ic Ilfellke portrait Of an eventfn career But
Jefferson is not popular personaee in England.
The motion to set aside Cyrus W. Flei rs twenty
five Thousand dol lar verdict against James Gordon
Bcunett for alleged libel has been argucd on tech
meal grounds. The court consisting OF Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge and Mr.. Justice Denmsn. post
poued It's decision. but both pretty clearly intI-
mated that thev thought TIE action should have
been brought originally IN New-lork. where the
merits of the case could have been more fully tried
The supper to Wi son Barrett. minus Edlnu =
Yares, who absent from Illness. and plu
Charles Warner. produced highly remarkable
speec les from the-chAlrman and from Mr.. Barrett.
rhes speeches prove conclusveiv that The sup
posed professional ,alousics of actors have no ex-
Istence. Everybody admlres every body else,
whie the aiiectiou OF English for American actor.
knows no bounds. Mr.. Barrett concluded his char
acteristIc speech by asking the benedictlon OF an
All-W ise Father on all his guests
Mr. Lowell IS spending the week ne the enest OF
the Earl and Countess of Pembroke. al Wilton
House. near Salisbury. lie goes next week TO
Cornwall TO stay with Leslie Stephen. then for a
fo tnigat to Wntby AMI sails for Boston tho mid
die of September intending TO return to LONDON
next summer.
he distinguished American surgeon. Dr. Bill
ings. delivered address Medreine IN tine
United States. before the British Medical Associa
tion at Brighton. which ma &c. hear, great I'M
preston on the Brlnsh doctors. G.w.s.