New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25

London is full to overaowng. The opera house
is thronged and blazing with diamonds, but the
theatres hardly sharing in this general splendoI
of prosperity
Lady Salisbury's Foreign Office party much
| IKE other Foreign Office parties certainly not
less well done or less well attended. So Of the
great official dinners. Lord Salisbury as Prime
Minister had the King of the Belgians
as his guest. Lady Salisbury three hours
later was receiving Queen Isabella of
Spain at the bottom of the great staircase in the
/ Foreign Oflcc. Foreign royalties always
thought by royalty loving Britons to add To the
interest of all public celebrations. Now tie
! curtain has rung down, and royalties. native and
| foreign have vanished; or soon will vanish. The
! Queen of England has gone to Balmoral, and the
| Princess of Wales has gone to Sandringham Am
| bassadors, Ministers. Parliament society, all have
fled to the country to escape the horrors of the
holidays, which begin to-day and last through
next week
America is responsible indirectly for one of what
! lre called the birthday honors bestowed on
| Wednesday by the Queen. Mr. Charles Hail.
who headed the British delegation 10 the Maritime
| Conference at Washington last autumn. is made
knight Of the Order of ST. Michael and ~.
| George, and becomes Sir Charles Hall He Is one
OF the most popular of men, ornament of that
select group known Us the Prince Of Waess set.
Mr. Henry Calcraft Permanent Secretary Of the
Board of Trade, who gets a Knight Commander
ship of the Bath. is hcnceforth Sir Henry Cacraft
The English civil servior has few more eminent or
more competent officials, and III, distinction IN
society is not less than in public lite. The other
appointments hardly call for notice.
JUDAH" the new play rs M Henry Arthur
Jones produced at the Shaticsbury Theatre on
Wednesday, is a bold experiment. as successful as
il is bold. and novel The author has chosen a
morbid topic He deals with fanaticism. hysteria-
imposturcS and other unprcmisns matters, which
in less skilled hands would insure a complete
failurN There were even in his hands critical
moments there are episodes which "ein
necdlcssly painful Bnt Mr. Jones has shown
himself a true dramatist He never forgcts MS
dramatic purpose, but treats his social thesis IN
cidentally and rises 10 heights III the last act
which shook the house with passion. Mr.. VII
larls rendering OF the hero was worthy oi the
author This is probably the most intelectual
most convinced and most convincing performance
this fine actor has yet achieved The success
both Of the play and Of the PLAYER was complete"
London has not had for a LONG time such She
| atrical sensation.
physician. has completed This week tie album
which she began last year in America for pres
cntation 10 the first Of living French chemists.
| NJ Pasteur This interesting volume is trlhu;"
Of respect from a very large number of the fore
most men Of ENGLAND and America. The dcdl-
cation 10 VI Pastrur a> been signed here by royal
tIcs hv ministers. peer, Members OF the House Of
Commons eminent soldiers. Judges surgeons. ply
scians. artists writer's members OF lc-rned soclc-
ties heads and fellows Of universities and col
lcges both in England and Scotland. and many
other persons Of distinction. II contains ~ 50
curious collection OF notices in many stranc"
tonpues. II is presented to VI Pastcur to-day a.
his house in Paris. II IS in all ways very c-
markable volume: remarkable also for iS beauty,
containing drawings by Sir Frederick Leighton,
Nr TaGclna and Mr. Du Nlurics. like an iluni-
mated missal Of old Mrs. Prcsiley has, in fact.
carried out her graceful plan with complete sc
cess.
Major Pond is in London. arranging for winter
lecture campaign in America lis chief prize thus
far is Professor Bryce the author Of d" The Amer-
can Commonwealth, who beyond doubt can lcct-
ure AS well as write aud has. in fact lccturcd foI
many years At Oxford He - one Of the not too
numerous lecturers who have something 10 say
and know how 80 say a. Canon l.ddon is NIB
bling al the bait which Professor Bryce has
swallowed, and MAJOR Pond think, he shall land
tins big fish If lie does, You viii hear
man Of genius who Is by common consent
tie first living preacher of the English 'hafcn.
Long dcbarrcd from Episcopal honors by Inc
Queens prejudice against him, Canon l@ddoh
was lately Offered The Bishoprlc Of ~. Albans
but declined IL because be IS too old. He II siNiy-
three Age. If anything may prevent him from
going to America, which he greatly desires to
visit Mr. Stanley, too you may Se. for win
him also the cntcrprlsng Major Pond Is ncSotl
ating His market value rs a lecturer Is Just
ten times what 1t before his last African
expedition. Il. w .