New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-11

Sir Edward Reeds letter, il not of great
Importance from its authorship. NAV he taken
as sign. He, like Mr. Labouchere. Is under
stood to be disappointed man. He expected Of
flee, and no office was given him. His inde-
pendent position now enables him to discover
and to announce to the Liberal Association Of
Cardiff a number of obstacles to Home Rule.
His letter seems to be meant as notice 10 the
Ministry that he shall only vote for Home
Rule Of his own pattern.
1t is hardly probable that the Cabinet scheme
will he abandoned in Difference to q politician of
Sir Edward Reeds calbre But Sir Edward is
Member of Parliament and his opposition would
mean reduction of Mr.. Gladstones majority by
two votes.
The Evicted Tenants Commission has suspended
its sittings and Mr. Justice Mathew has returned
to London. There is report-I do not know
whether well founded-that Lord Chancellor
Herschell has discovered some law or precedent
forbidding the discharge by an English judge
elsewhere than in England of such duties as Sir
James Mathew has been performing in Dublin
If the report bc true, IL will crafty every
body; except perhaps Mr.. John Morley. II Is
understood that the Commission will presently
be called together again. 1t must 20 through
the form Of completing an inquiry the bottom Of
of report The duty laid upon it by Mr. Morley
was TO find some means OF reinstating evictcd
tenants who had been cnticcd into the so-callcd
Plan Of Campaign. which has been judicialy de
cared 20 be criminal conspiracy against pay
mcnt of judicial rents. The signal failure Of
this conspiracy. and the unhappy condition Of
lis victims the real cause Of the present Com
mission. Differently constituted and conducted it
,,1 A
he clad IL relief could be given TO the tenants who
were in most cascs the mere dupes of leaders
whose objects were political Whether Parlia-
ment will vote public money for such an object
on the strength Of partisan inquiry and testi-
mony from one side only is another question.
The presentation Of The freedom OF Liverpool 70
Mr. Gladstone last Saturday was an occasion which
showed him AT his hest. Tho Mr.. Gladstone whom
everybody likes and ndmircs reappcared. The
honor was one which his bir'h-city might long
since have offered him, had not party spirit run too
hiQh lie received II with the most charming
urbanity, and acknowledged il In n speech from
which every trace Of political feeling had been
sedulousy banishcd. Politics were replaced by
municipal culoeics. and still more delightfully."- by
personal "reminiscences. His demcanor and lap-
.,uagc enlcarcd linn 10 every hcarer and reader
cxccpt. I fear, TO Manchester. That great rival
10 Liverpool was not plea'cd TO hear that in Mr.
Gladstoncs opinion her ship canal will 10 more
for Liverpool than for herself But that Is only
an opinion.
The theatrical novelties Of tho week include a
new play al the ST lamcS's Theatre. which is
success IA new adaptation OF an old French farce
at the Comedy Theatre; new speech 10y Mr. Irv-
ing az tie theatrical Fund dinner; a now speech
by Mr.. Bc.rbohm Tree on the drams and n new
article in The New Review" by Mr. George Bar
low, with new criticisms on English actors AMI
acting, which oddly enough the actors do not like
Tire play which Mr.. Alexander produced at the
81. JaineS's Is nh agreeable little dramatic idyll
Iy Mr.. Carton. aerccably acted by Mr. Alexander
and Miss Marion Terry, with some help from a
company which has the unusual merit Of being
well trained and acting together II is acrcca-
bic, also, as a contrast To Il Lady Windermcrc's
Fan" The moIbd tore and artificial note Of
Mr.. Oscar WlGo's piece did not prevent II from
keeping the stage for several months. But even
an English public will not listen forever TO the
cracking Of thorns under pot. Mr.. Carton has
perhaps as much 10 learn about the structure Of
a play and the tue nature OF dramatic writing
as Mr. Wilde has, but hc starts with some sense
Of loyalty 10 nature, with stock Of right feel
not nippant or cynical. His work is pathetic
and delicate wanting in vigor, but not wanting
in interest
Mr.. Irving appeared at the Actors Bcncvo-
lent Fund dinner in the novel part Of rail
road expert He paid trbutc-nore too high
TO the railway genius OF his chairman, Mr..
Forbes, who directs the fortunes OF dozen
or more important roads, notably the London.
Chatham and Dover. These he attends TO in his
leisure moments His serious business In life Is
buying pictures and presiding at such festivals
as those of last Saturday evening. Whatever
concerns art interests Lin. and he has discovered
the secret of managing railroads without entirely
the interests Of the public
Mr. Bccrbohm Tree is. with Mr.. George Alex
andcr, all of that younger generation OF actor
who follow at no great distance III
Mr.. Irvngs footsteps. He is az impatient ol
criticism, and especially Of Mr.. BarlOw's crlti-
cism as Mr.. Irving himself He holds many
sound views, and others css sound; as, when
he boldly asserts that the vauntcd superiority
Of the French stage over the English Il thinS
Of the past. The patriotism of that opinion Is
admirable TO defend IL on dramatic or 1T
rrary. grounds would be difficult. Mr.. Tree in
one breath rcvilcs Mr.. Barlow for saying, with TOO
much truth, that English actors Cannot recit"
poetry at all, and in another admits or rath'i
asserts with pride, that in England there Is
10 recognized standard Of clocuton. Ilc hardly
seems to perceive the contradiction between these
two views Mr. Tree is responsible, also for the
statement that acting is affair of the imagina-
tion and cannot he taught. II he formed that
opinion from the study Of other English act
1rs-not all, but many-its genesis seems nat
lra whatever be thought Of its soundness. Per
laps it is too much to expect Of one man that
ne should both act well and explain why he acts
we'll
Mr.. Rudyard Kipling's latest lnmpoon on America
las elected an answer from The American Girl,
Who makes, think her first important appearance
n print as a correspondent TO "The Times Ire
American Girl Is Miss Elizabeth L. Banks. She
writes a most amusing, vivacious and good