New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-23
MR.. PHELPSs FAREWELL.
TERMINATING HIS RELATIONS WITH THE
BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.
TIE IMMIGRATION oUEsTIoE-IRIsH STATES
MEN IN JAIL-AN INDIAN DrNNER-LoRD
pEAcoNsFIELD's HOME RULE VIEWS
"THE ST. JAMEs's GAzETTE"-MR.
wYNDHAMs NEW VENTURE
THREE. ILLUsTRIoUs
rsr CABLE TO THE TRrBUSE.J


london. Jan 22-The American Minister yes
serday afternoon had his last official interview
with Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office. /
Imagine, therefore, the British Foreign Minister
now understands that the departure of Mr.. Phelps
from England at this moment is not due to the
fact that Republican President will be inaug-
urated next March. Many Englishmen suppose
Mr.. Harrison is already installed in the White
House Lord Salisbury is better informed de
knows that Mr.. Phelps would, naturally, have
remained here another two months. The Foreign
Office people know it too, and they know that
Mr. Phelps goes home because the British Legation
at Washington is vacant. This useful knowledge
will gradually filter down into the general Eng-
lish mind. Il will be understood here by the
time Mr.. Phelps steps on board the steamer at
Southampton that the diplomatic affront offered
the American Government by Lord Salisbury has
been resented in the correct diplomatic way
Mr.. Phelps's conduct throughout this difficult
business has been, so far as an outsider has
means of judging, energetic in more directions
than one. He has shown firmness and courage.
He appreciated the delicacy of the situation
from the beginning of the Sackville incident and
he has never, think, varied in his view of what
ought to be done Americans have to thank him
for his unfinching insistance upon an American
view. Americans in London sincerely regret
his going, and none moro than those wLo
have urged it as the only means by which the
American Government could express its opinion
Of Lord Salisbury's conduct.
The report of the Committee on immigration and
Contract Labor excites the English and some OF
them unduly. q More protection cry the Cob
denites IN their shrill way. The Daily News
would fain hold Mr. Harrison and his supporters
responsible for what it calls an attempt to tax
the foreigner out of the United States. Nor does
it relish, nor viii the English generally relish, the
passage in which England is named jointly with
Switzerland as the chief offender in the exporta-
ton of paupers The Times" however, admits
that Americans have no lack of excuss for strength
ening their immigration laws. and hints that
England might we'll take lesson from them.
Mr.. Balfour and the Irish Members between
them continue to keep the courts and officers of
Justice busy. The Court of Exchequer in Dublin
yesterday heard habcas corpus application, based
m purely technical evidence, for the release OF
Mr. Edward Harrington, now enduring hard labor
in Tuilanore Jail The application was unsni-
mously refused, and Mr.. Harrington will have to
serve out his six months sentence. MIR. Sheehy's
arrest in Glasgow was under warrant dated
January 2, the execution of which seems TO have
been deferred until the Govan election was over.
Mr. Sheehy, who, like Mr.. Harrington, is Mem
bef of Parliament, is charged with conspiracy
under the Crimes Act This probably means that
he took part in the Plan Of Campaign
Mr.. Dadabhai Naoroii. whom Lord Salisbury
lndiscreetly called black man, is now being
completely whitewashed. dinner given him at
the National Liberal Club brought together a
number of persons of distinction. Lord Rpon,
who did something all unwiftngly TO unsettle the
foundations of the British Empire in India, pre-
sided and spoke. Mr.. Naoroji spoke Slr. Fred
ericls Harrison spoke, and Others spoke, all in
one tone All these gentlemen seem disposed to
apply the principles OF the English Parliamentary
system to India, win its 900 600, 900 Of Orentals
VINO differ in race, traditions, sympathies and
many other things from each other much as
tom the English.
Mr.. Edwards Pierreponts interesting account in
g The North American Review" of his interview
with Lord Beaconsfeld on the Irish question has
been reprinted here. Some of Lord Beacons6eld's
friends Thought at first Mr.. Pierrepont must have
misunderstood what was said But il has now
been pointed out that these declarations, with
all their Home Rule favor. are in the same tone
with what Mr.. Disraeli said in the early part of
his career. II he took different views of this
question at different times, he has had a still
more illustrious imitator.
Another memorial to Matthew Arnold is. pro-
posed Friends especially interested in his ed
ucational work are raising funds to establish
Arnold prizes in literature for distribution to
pupils in the schools of Westminster The sub
scription in charge of Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge finally amounted. 1 believe, to over $4,000
The Editorship of The ST James's Gazette
seems likely to occupy the courts. MIR. Green
fc tr,4o. fah hpsr
Mr. Gibbs the late proprietor. What for is
not SO clear Mr.. Stcinfopf, the present owner.
and Mr.. Greenwood contradict each other point
blank touching the reasons for Mr.. Grcenwoods
retirement Mr.. SteiDkopf saying they were fnan-
cial. Mr.. Greenwood they were political. Most
people believe there was some question of es-
tabhshing relations with the German Govern
ment TO which Mr.. Greenwood refused TO be n
party
The production of Still Waters Run Deep
at the Criterion Theatre marks another step in
Mr, wyndham's new dramatic departure. John
Mildmay is even more remote than David Gar
rick from those characters of lighthearted comedy
in which Mr.. wyndham made his earlier reputa-
tion. The acting Of it calls, il any character
calls. for reserved force. Mr. Wyndham played
It nervously at first, but during the last two
acts with power Of suggestion, with outbursts
of suppressed energy, and with pathos even, which
surprised the house. Mrs. Bernard Beere was
q robust Mrs Sternhold. Miss MSSy Moore a
euriously quiet Mrs. Mildmay.
Mr.. Irving. who intended 10 resume Macbeth
last evening, was pcremptorily forbidden By Sir
MorelI Mackenzie to leave Brighton. The
gestion OF the lsrnyx proved more obstinate than
Yves expected. Rest is all Mr. Irving needs, SO
Mr.. Vein. instead of Mr. Irving, was the Mac
beth whom the Prince and Princess OF Wales last
night beheld at the Lyceum. Mr.. Irving now ex.
poets 20 remain at Brighton during the week.
The news from Mr.. Bright the last day or TIVE
has been less favorable. 1t is feared another
crisis may be imminent
Mr.. Rusljn Is no better. g. W. s.