New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
the American millionaire who is now residing
at Cluny Castle, Scotland.

the American millionaire VINO Is now ItsiuiH6
at Cluny Castle, Scotland.
Sir John PuestOns appointment as Constable
of Carnarvon Castle raises some Radical ire lt
is a job! cries one Gladstonian journal, which
takes up the question in tragic tone and insists
that the place ought 10 have been given to the
Mayor. 1t does not matter one straw who holds
II, but the appointment was meant as compH-
ment 10 Sir John. who is popular in Wales. Inc
secret of the Radical wrath is the fact that he is
to stand for Carnarvon borough for the next
| Parliament, leaving Devonport, for which he has
long been Member His Gladstonan opponents
carry poltencss far to remind him that there
was once a Sir John Puleston who was hanged
in the courtyard of Camarvon Castle. llneal
ancestor 10 the present Sir John.
| There has been some comment on the fact that
| the Prince and Princess of Wales dned ON Monday
with Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. 1t IS
| unusual. they say for the Prince TO dine twice
| in the with the same person. ms
| date, moreover. chosen so as 10 prccede by
two days only the dinner TO Lord Randolph at
| the Conservative Club. IL is Inferred. therc-
| FORE that the Prince wishes 10 help Lord Ran
| dolph back into the Cabinet. This sounds as
| if it were concocted in Paris. but it does really
appear in a London paper. The Prince. of course,
neither could nor would interfere in poli-
| tics Among the guests at this dinner 70 meet
| the Prince and Princess were Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
| stone, the Duke of Orleans, Lord and Lady
Rosebery, Lady Dudley, Lady De Grey, Baron
| Hirsch Mr. Henry Chaplin and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Chaunccv Depcw. This. far more than the Con-
servativp Club. was dinner Of conciliation. or
OF reconciliation.
Mr. Dcpcw has been spending the last fort
night in scenes of social dissipation, not even
| holding aloof from Royal society. lie and Mrs
| Dcpew were at n garden party given by the
| Prince and Princess of Wales and met them again
| on Monday at the dinner given by Lord and Lady
| Randolph Churchill. Another notable dinner
was al Lord and Lady Roschery's. in Berkeley
| square. where Lady Roscbcry showed herself so
far a good American as 10 override the distinctions
! of English rank and Mr.. Depew took his hostess
| in to dinner Most Of this week. however. he
has been obliged Ia cancel his engagements, being
confined 10 his hotel by n severe cold, from which
| he had recovered sufficiently last night 10 dine
| with Mr. and Mrs. Jcunc in pretty conservative
| company.
| He has not escaped the interviewer on this
| side nor the Interviewer who transmits 10 the
| other side his views Of Mr.. Dcpcw's views. Some
| Of these latter Mr. Depcw finds himself unable g.
| recognize ~ his own. Nor is il likely that he
| would. after being the guest Of the Prince of
| Wales. make the remarks attributed 10 him re-
| spectnE his host
Mr. Henry Jamcs's THE Tragic Muse" is
| roughly handled by some Of the critics. lead
ing literary journal opens by saying that this book
has much ingenuity and careful accomplishment,
| but little or none Of the kecnness of perception
| and discernmcnt which made Daisy Miller and
| A Bundle Of Letters famous. Other critics
| not less competent, consider The Tragic Mus"
| not indeed the best OF Mr. Jamess no'cIs but
one which no other living author couh have
written with such delicate study Of dinicult sit
nations, human interest and genuine power of
dclneating character
The two final volumes Of Mr.. Teckv's History
OF England in the Eighteenth Century are an
nounced by Messrs Longmans for October They
| will tell once more the wearsomc story Of Irish
conspiracy. Irish disturbance and Irish rebellion,
and finally Of the legislative union Of Ireland
to Great Britain Mr. Lecly has, however. new
material lie has. | gather. been allowed an
| inside view Of tie political history OF that period
| When his account is published the world will
| have better means OF Judging whether fitt's con
duct in securing the Union was Mfr Gladstone
would have us believe, altogether that OF black
guard
Mr. Nat Goodwin's season az the Gaictv Theatre
| opened with Mr. Brander Matthews's play. a
Gold Mine" English critics like This American
piece so little that Mr. Goodwin himself gets hard
| measure from them They do not seem (" care
| for the crisp dialogue and rapiI succession of
| ioSes which they call American They Complain
Of the plot and structure. and advise Mr. Good
| win to show what he can do in some stronger
| play. On the second night, nevertheless, the
| piece went very we'll before moderate audience
Mr. Goodwin's style IS a novelty here, but effective
| in many respects dry, quiet, reserved, lacking
at times in force, but very complet" and piquant
| in It's way. He well deserves "A better reception
| than he has yet had. q. w. >.