New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

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for any other than the political leader until lately
known rs Lord harrington. The feeling among
all classes in the University. graduate or under
graduate, was in his favor, and even his politi-
cal opponents agree that he is well fitted for the
place. which is one, not Of distinction only, but
of important duties
Mr.. Gladstone has taken hand in the discussion
about the Old Testament and the modern criticism
on it, started some time since by company o!
wcll-meaning but not too enlightened believers.
These gentlemen issued a sort OF bull against
scientific inquiry into the authenticity OF any part
of the Scriptures. Their manifesto was chiefly
remarkable for its impotence l, signed by
no name OF the first or second rank in the Church,
and it had neither novelty nor weight. Out OF
it, however grew up a correspondence in the
press in which such champions of blind orthodoxy
as Lord Grmthorpc took part but no person
of much authority, either clerical or scientific
Mr.. Gadsone's appearance on the scene may
give life TO this languid debate, or may not. lis
letter is addressed to The Record, an organ oI
intolerance He is however, far too cautious 10
commit himself to the into:rlnt view. Ills
sympathies are with the party which he describes
us one Of reverence to the Holy Scriptures Inc
effect of his letter WILL nevertheless, be dlscoura@-
ing 10 the orthodox group. He gives away the
greater part Of the case when he urges 'n'V
they should. in eudeavorng 10 defend the
Scriptures, proceed upon the very same cohS'deI-
,ions of evidence and of general rcasonabencSS
as would govern our mental processes Ill o'hel
matters" That is precisely the ground taken
thirty years ago by Professor Jowett in his article
on the INTERPRETATION Of the Scriptures III
volume then bitterly denounced a. hcrctlcal, even
iuidcl the famous Essays and Reviews. IN
tcrprct the Scripture like any other bo0k, Sal"
Professor Jowe,t Nobody is a more deNout
churchman than Mr. Gladstone. Yet now we ma
him coming round TO this reasonable view. Ills
letter is full of commonscnsc, and Is odlous 10 'he
authors of the bull.
NJ Guv lie Maupassant's condition seems to ne
thought he te 'ess lie is violently insane faraiN-
SIS is creeping upon him, and his doctors say 'n"V
even should he live his mind Is gone. lie MA
!, in him IA be the first living writer of French
fiction. There are those VINO thlnN that ne alie"N
was snd if Won have regard ONLY to two things,
he certainly was Ne had no living e1ual az
writer Of French. save perhaps NJ. Dumas. ana n"
c1ual in tie structure of short stories. There If
al this no:ncn: both in ENGLAND and America a
widespread admiration for Mr. kipIng. lie, TOO.
has proved that he can tell story briefly ~
has a tcrsencss Of method and power OF omlttihl
the uon-essental which is far more American
than English But to compare Mr. klpline WIN
" de Maupassant 10 compare clever De-
einner with a master
Mr. Eipling has this advantage: lie may bc
read in day-schools. and VI dc Mtnp"Nsah'
cannot But questions of morality are one t"lMs'
ote,tions Of literature another. II Is posSlhic !"
INDIE " de Maupassant ss a writer. without asking
whether hi, influence is ethical lie broke some oi
The Commandments, bnt he knew how I" SaN 'N-
,l,. yybot he wanted to say in the most lucid aud
ID
is an education in style. lie had opserva'ioh'
nicmrpsqueness and peiccptioa of charactcT a.
we'll as of external things. The books which were
70 show him at his hest were Yet TO be written.
and now will never he written.
" Emile de Iaveleye's death is followed by the
usual number of respectful and rather elaborate
eulorics of which the tone is conventional. He
WAS one Of those men whom we ought n admire and
do not He had many accomplishments much
learning Of a miscellaneous kind. some Authority
in economical studies some in literature, an am
biiion toward onnisciencc. fertility that I'M
paircd the weight Of his writings university
profcs>orshp at Lir-c. and Belgian title OF
nobilitr The lras; ludicious Of his pancgNrists
reminds the public that he was ono of th" leading
spirits in the Society for the Suppression Of the
State Regulation Of Vice. That stamps him as a
crank of very mschicvous kind He Was on
bat his lud2men. was never in proportion 10 his
mower Of interesting himself in the most various
topics.
Mr. Gilbert's secession from the Savoy Theatre
has not disturbed his hold on the public. he
Monntcbarkr produced at the Lyric Theatre l.
thought one of his best compositions, if not the
hest Of all His humor s quaint as ever, his
dialogue as pointed, the surprises are as numerous
and his power Of seeing things differently from other
prople is in no respect dirnishcd. Ont Of plot
which seems 10 promise little he has made play
which sustans ite interest TO the end and delights
the audience Mr.. Ccl!icr's music In very unlike
Sir Arthur Sulvan's, less learned less eerous' 50
light az sometimes 10 he nsy, but az whole AK
ina, and full Of the tuneful animation which the
text requires The opera, as a whole, mas an n'c
needful elements of popularity, and seems likely
10 secure that long ran which is now whether
avowed or unavowed the aim Of almost every
| author, composer or manager
Mrs Hodeson Burnett was i-adviscd in bring
ing out her play, The Showmans Daughter al"
still more nprudcnt in taking tie loyaty lhed'rr
in order to bring il out The piece is od-asihoAr"
thin. and wcari>ome, with few of those TRAITS
which have made her books acceptable 10 the
English public.
In the list Of new or newly produced plays De-
! longs Mr.. Sydney Grundy's \ Fools Paradise
| at the Garricl Theatre. This piece has been seen
in America under thc title Of The MouSe"ap'
and Won know how morbid and painful u j. DIV
they say that the British public likes poison on
| the stage and Nj. Grundy's piece was duN "P-
| nlauded There certain theatres ana ccrta"'
| actors whom il is the fashion to applaud. Inc
| Garricl, and Mr.. Hare, who is both manager an"
lending actor there, enjoy the benefit oi 'hi'
=. /. m az
| nrod,ccd al this house, and long since MI. Il"Ic
| Inns thought it ncedu 10 vary his style il" -
| . good though ovcuatcd, actor, whosf acting runs
| very much in a groove