New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-25
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a cupvy,olt. 1888: By The Nse- York 7rshun,
YoxnoS Nav 24.-Count Arco left London this
.f,ernoon for Southampton to embark on the Nord-
deutscber Lloyd steamship Lain Tor new iorh.
His appointment as / said Tuesday, slghllles
wish of the German Government TO accreuit 10
the United States Government as German Minister
a diplomatst Of real distinction, KNOWN "plli'ies'
and high position in his own country. AS nave
seen something Of Count Arco during MS soay III
London 1 now add that he goes to America wl',
feelings of strongest cordiality go the country and
people lie takes with him messages oil gooo-"al,
from his own Government to ours, and he VIII
deliver them in the same spirit which prompted
them The Lain may be expected IN New-iorN
Friday morning Of next week.
Southampton is a surprise TO both SIDES. Inc
liberals did not expect to WIN IL; the tories uiu
not cxpect TO lose it. Wherefore, though prior to
election it was admitted by both that
the contest was conducted chiefly on side issue,
the Liberals having won naturally claim the re-
suit as victory for Home Rule and protest
AGAINST coercion The Tories say No; you chose
n fight on local matters some peculiar to South
amnton. and some broader, involving one OF the
critical points in the Local Government bill"
But even this they say with WY faces. What
aver NAV be true Of Home Rule, our Conservative
friends have clearly got blow. They took issue
with the temperance party, which is very strong
In Southampton. They softened to some extent
their proposals about compensation for quashed
licenses, but they stood by the principle OF MI
Ritchie's measure On that. at any rate, they
have been beaten. Southampton is the first con-
stituency in which this question mas been fought
out. and the result is plain enough. MIR. Ritchie
will have to modify, if not abandon these licensing
clauses of his bill.
Looked at more broadly, with reference to Home
Rule, Southampton is not, they say, cause OF
unmitigated grief either to Lord Randolph
Churchill or Mr.. Chamberlain. Lord Randolph is
likely to see in this defeat another proof of his
Preston argument about broken pledges and the
futility OF mere coercion as a permanent policy.
Mr. Chamberlain now Sir William Harcourt's
guest at Lyndhurst in New-Forest has been flying
kite A journal, which sometimes serves him
as an organ, published this week new draft OF
his old scheme of Irish Councils as a substitute
for an Irish Parliament 1t cannot be said that the
reception of this suggestion was on either side
very fattering. The Tories, for the most part,
passed it over in silence. The Gladstonians said:
This will never do' Still, they found it in
teresting as evidence that Mr. Chamberlain, like
Lord Randolph, felt that something must be
done and some policy offered to the country.
The Parnellites scornfully rejected the Rirming-
ham boom; avowing moreover, cy nically enough,
that if they got all that Mr.. Chamberlain Of
fered, they would use it as another lever to agi-
fation for entire Home Rule Well Southampton
comes opportunely as reinforcement to that party
of discomfort inside the Tory -Unionist camp Of
which Lord Randolph and Mr.. Chamberlain are
beginning to be regarded as the leaders. South
ampton may not denote open hostility to coercion,
or to the general Irish policy of the present Min
istry but it certainly does not denote enthusiastic
approval
The Calvinist Methodists have, perhaps, an idea
that it is possible to annex Mr.. Spurgeon to their
denomination. They have been passing a vote
Of sympathy with him in his present ecclesiastical
troubles He replies in q remarkable letter.
Mourning" he says, over great evil in some
of the churches, sacrificed peace, friendship and
repute to be clear of it. My protest was resented
and Judged to be needless" But he considers
that the discussions have more than justified
his charges, and repudiateS again the compact
which was made without his concurrence. He
then adds: 1t has cost me many wounds
and much dishonor to have been the accisser OF
my brethren. 1t is still more painful to find
their great errors not regarded as serious by the
mass of professors. My only course is to follow
o separate path not, however, separating myself
from any Of any denomination who hold the faith
once delivered to the saints"
That is Mr.. Surgeons way of saying that the
Calvinist Methodist who agrees with him is a
better Christian than the Baptist who follows the
down grade" with the Baptist Union. Wider
than ever, therefore, is the breach between the
Baptists and their great preacher.
No serious attempt seems likely to be made
TO interfere with Miss Calhouns production Of
the Colerdge-R Robertson version Of IIawthorne's
Scarlet Letter" Mr.. Hatton's priority in time
only reminds pIaygoers OF good memories how
poor piece was his Hester Prynne.' 1t never
gained a hold on the public nor kept the stage.
Mr. Aveng's recent effort seems 10 have been
suggested by some hint that Miss Calhoun intended
to use the subject Mr. Aveling has, however,
acquired no rights either legal or equitable. Mr..
Coleridge, to whom the chief portion Of the
present adaptation is due. and Mr. Robertson, who
has supplied many technical hints have wrought
together with view to turn Hawthones novel
into really dramatic form Rehearsals are well
forward and the strong company engaged to sup
port Miss Calhoun say that they have got good
acting piece The first night is not yet fixed
Mr. Wyndham gave last night at the Criterion
Theatre his 30oth London performance Of David
Garriclx" Each visitor received .as a souvenir
porcelain photograph of Mr. Wyndham and Miss
Mary Moore.
Faust has ct last been withdrwn. Mr..
Irving last night put up Mr.. Calmour's Amber
Heart and Robert Macarc" at the Lyceum. The
former is not play but fanciful study in verse,
which is pretty enough in conception and supplies
Miss Terry with part Of which she has made
very beautiful and original character Her sue
cess during the first act was very doubtful In the
second it was overwhelming Probably she has
done nothing more perfect or powerful, nothing
more full of strange charm and deep pathos than
her Ellaline," and nothing in which he- mastery
over some very subtle secrets Of her art was more
visible. The audience paid her well-ea-ned hon.
sce. Mr.. Irving's Robert Macarc.' which fol-
lowed put. il must be said certain strain on the
LOYALTY of his friends and admirers. Comedy it is
not and a comedian of Mr.. Irving's stamp is out