New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-27

PRESIDENT OF the Board OF lraue III Di'i"Nli y
Government. dismissed him with the remark lie
is duh man." Sir j. Ferguson is duli man
in his House of Commons aspect, almost stupid
man. and be has been made Postmaster General.
This curious appointment is greeted with signs
of amazement in Liberal circles, and with signif-
cant silence by Ministerial journals
Three elections are now pending two of which
will contribute useful information IN con'ihuahce
of the lessons of earlier contests. Inc uhiru
vacancy is for Cambridge University ana does not
count in political sense. Mr. KaiRes was us
last representative and was fairly good speci-
men of the University Member Inc CONSTITUENT
bodv is composed almost exclusively of the clergy
Of the Church of England, who make u clear
that none but Tory and a Churchman need ap-
ulv The neculjar position of the constituency is
Indicated by the fact that the election Is dehp-
eratelv postponed till it be seen how Sir D. fer-
ousson fares at Manchester. If turned out there'
Il is arranged that he shall be elected for the UNI
versitv. He now sits for Northern Manchester
and before he was promoted TO the fosVonce
careful inquiry was made as to the chanCes Vi lilo
reelection. These seemed good that the ap-
pointment was made. Since then the Minister
alsts have been losing heart. The Liberals nave
found a candidate in the Editor of " Inc Man
chester Guardian" who in 1886 REDUCED OH o.,
Ferousson's majority 10 327. II is apprehendeu
that bo NAV do better next time. The third
vacancy il in ButeShirc, whence the Lord Advo-
cate has retired Oh taking his seat on the Judlclal
bench Buteshre is one Of the safest Tory coul-
ties I'm Scotland. and the Ministeriahsts hope at
least to maintain their majority
Mr.. Henry Jamess play, The American, was
produced tonight at the Opera Comique. IL mao
been looked forward TO with keen interest," Do'h
in the dramatic and in the literary world i"e
anpearance of the stalls was a striking com-
mentary on the phrase still prevalent, that Lon
don is empty. This is Mr. Jamess first essay as
q dramatist but the people he brings on the stage
are not wholly unfamiliar. The characters nave
lived before in his successful novel whlch p'"Is
the same title Christopher Newman, the million
aire is played by Mr.. Edward Compton, OuU 'io
nrincipal interest centres around Miss Dateihan'
who wears ego made her fame as Lean, anu ho"
comes to the stage to play the part oil Mad'ihc
de Bellegarde in Mr.. James's piece III the hoNei,
il will be remembered. the story does not end
bo,nilv Madame de Beegarde interferes in the
loves of Christopher Newman and her daughter
and breaks of the match, the bride that was TO
he GOES into convent, and the American ior-
,ornIv wanders over the face OF the earth. NJ
lanes has mdiciously varied this, all endihg
happily.
Mrs. Sheldon whose recent visit to tne lh'eiioi
of Africa attracted much attention, is once more
settled down in her riverside home by the lhaineo'
She is still suffering from the effects oi ,he "',
cident when her bearers, crossing river drople'
her some thirty feet into the purling stream, ouV
ia on a fair way to recovery. She mas h"u fe'
nm ON her lawn sloping TO the Thames tne 'en'
with which she travelled furnished as IL was
,vben she halted for while in any particular
snot When hard marching was the order oi
tbo dav she lived in q cunningly contrlvcd paSkee
chair not too heavy 10 be carried with her lfisue
over difficult places and yet oommodions enough
for her 70 make her bed In it at night. ms III
genious contrivance will figure prominently a'nons
Tho Illustrations of her forthcoming book IN WHICH
Mrs Sheldon relates her adventures
During the Parliamentary session, at the nels"'
of tho wave of moral indignation against MI al
nell discontinue spread to the CONSERVATIVE ianN'
or tho rumor that one of Her MaJesty'S Ministers
,yas about to be made correspondent IN a ol'oloe
emit After an anxious time it was announce"
,bot arranqements had been made whereby Vhe
soapdol was averted Nothing has since peeh
heard of the subject. To-day suit was ehtereu oS
t,o husband of wife closely related to the peer
one All the parties are we'll known in society
The trial. which is looked forward 10 wi'h heeh
,,torest will come on in the Michaelmas term
i''iN''' IL. w. L.