New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30

this seems hard Judgment what means the appeal
of the secretary to the fund for the relief of the
widows and orphans of the crew OF Her Majcsty's
ship Serpent? Jacks family is starving. while
the public pours thousands into General" Booths
Golfers in aid of an untred scheme OF philanthropy
which many experts think fantastic There are
people so indiscreet as to ask what will become of
the money and the scheme should General
Booth die His successor in the Salvation Army
will take charge. answers General Booth. Well.
General" Booth is man with much power OF
organizing things and some business capacity;
but there is no Apostolcal Succession in the Sal
vaton Army, or none as yet, and the next Cen
cral" of those motley forces may be fool or
knave.
The Social Purity people, who, under the name
Of the National Vigilance Association. superintend
public and private morals, have turned their at
tention from Mile Zaeo and Rabelais to Mr.. Par
nell The orator of the occasion was Mr.. Stead.
Not content with oratOry merely, Mr.. Stead, whose
sense of duty leads him at intervals to flood Lon
don with filth, has issued penny pamphlet on
the OShea-Parnell case, with such comment as
might be expected from that source. The pamph-
let. of course. sells as The Maiden Tribute of
Modern Babylon" sold, and as other Holywcll-st.
literature sells.
One thing settled the first day of the session
is that no Parliamentary Commission will be ap-
pointed to inquire into the charges and counter
charges relating to Mr.. Stanley's rear column.
No less parsonage than Mr.. Gladstone himself
put question on this subject to the Government
with what expectation it is not easy see So did
Lord Granville in the Upper House. But Mr.
Smith in the House of Commons and Lord Sails
bury in the House of Lords said with decision
that nothing of the kind would be done.
Amid much else more interesting and important
people waste little time on the performances of the
fanatics in the London County Council. Messrs
Lidgett McDougall IL Co. have, however this
week proposed one more blue law. Mr. Lidgett
moved and Mr.. McDougall supported proposal
to refuse future licenses to any music hall where
drink is sold. Some of their more rational COL
leagues pointed out that they had no legal au-
thority to impose any such restriction. That is
an argument without effect on these fervid souls.
There was debate, the usual nonsense was
talked, and the proposal was finally referred to
committee.
Legal authority has been more successfully in
voked against Miss Golden. This lady persisted
in sitting in the Council and voting after she had
been judicially declared incapable. The action
for penalties resulted in a verdict for S675 AMI
costs, which Miss Golden will probably have the
pleasure of paying. Meantime, she and her irlenu
Miss Cons have discontinued their attendance.
An opinion about Mr.. Gladstone has been sup
piled from unexpected quarter Some enter
prising journalist asked NJ. Renan what he Thought
of the ParneI business. He had nothing more
valuable to say on that matter than that MI.
Gladstone's view ought TO have great weight
Then lie added: IL have the greatest admiration
for Mr. Gladstone a statesman, and wonder WHY
he does not confinc himself to politics When, Tor
instance he undertakes to eXpound the BlDle, ne
is no longer that great and strong man we know
as politician To which Tory writer retorts
that "Mr. Gladstone's own countrymen, on the
contrary, wonder why he does not confine himself
TO explaining the Bible" Both Views are interest
ing.
Seldom has any private funeral drawn out ~
many signs of general sympathy as that OF the
Countess of Rosebery on Tuesday. So great were
the throngs in Berkeley Square, where Lord Rose
berys town residence stands, that all trafflc was
stopped, ond large force of police, mounted
and foot, took charge. 1t was very much the
same for long distances in the streets through
which the procession passed and all the way to
the gates of Willesden Cemetery the sidewalks
were filed with spectators. The secret of all
these manifestations was simple enough Lazy
Rosebcry was known from one end of London to
porous classes for her charities and for her I'M
remitting personal efforts in behalf Of the poor.
Not less remarkable the gathering of people
inside the house and at the cemetery. The Queen
was represented by Sir Henry Ponsonby the Prince
and Princess of Wales by Sir Arthur Ellis, and the
Duke of Cambridge by General Bateson. The Roths-
child family to which Lady RoSebery belonged were
all present Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone, both among
her most intimate friends, came together, and Mr.
Gladstone went to the grave against the remon-
STRANGE of those who thought it risk to his health
IN a cold morning. The list of other friends is
TO long to complete, but included Count Herbert
Bismarck Lord Spencer, Sir William Harcourt,
M Henry White, Lord Stanhope, Professor Bryce
AM many other eminent names and many repre-
setatives of important bodies Sir John Lubbock
wa present chairman of the London County
ColnciL There were flowers from the Queen and
from hundreds of others. The Queens wreath
| was inscribed: A mark of sincere regard, from
| Victria r. l." The hour for assembling at the
| hous was TO- 1t was nearly l2 when the ceme-
| terry was reached, where the brief, simple and
| dgniied Jewish ceremonies were soon over There
| are nany Americans who will feel that in Lady
| Roseery they have lost a friend and friend Of
! their country.
! Mr.. Wemyss Reid's Life of Lord Houghton"
will no, be published in London till Monday, but
a review of it appears in Thursdays papers 1t
is an excellent account Of of the most inter-
esting men Of the last generation. q unique ind-
viduality, in fact. Mr. Reid knew him well dur
ing many years, was his guest and is now fifty
his biorapher. His capacity for this difficult task
was proved by his Life of w. L. Forster for
difficult such task is, from both its magnitude
and delicacy. Lord Houghton left thirty thousand
etters, and his acquaintances and friendships in
luded almost every weknown man in Europe,
whether in society, literature, politics or courts
lie had wit which was none the less
lifting because kindly. lie wrote and spoke
freely. He touched the life of this
| cntury from Wordsworth. on the one
lnnd, down TO Lord Tennyson on the other, and