New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

pouring forth from the publishers than ever be-
fore, or often before. They consist. however,
very largely OF reprints o. technical works, or
Of literature in its most cphemeral and fmsy
form The Christmas git-book is the most fire.
qucnt of all.
There is no new novel Of note, unless Mrs.
Amelie Rivcs Chanler's Barbasa Dcring' he an
exception; a story in which there signs that
:, real gift is fast ripcnng into maturity.
Miss NIarsdcn's book the Siberian lepcrs is
70 be the book Of the season. says her publisher,
who ought to know
Mr. Rudvard Kipling has resumed his contribu-
tions to The Times" and there is rumor of a
ncw novel by him on its way across the Atlantic
II he be- in America, it is fair TO warn him that
his English public Is waxing inpatient. His
admirers. the most judicious among them, demand
not merely new book. but book that shall
give promise Of power 10 write something more
nban a short story. Reasonable or unreasonable,
70 consider if he 10 rcan and still more, to
increase. his rapidly reputation.
Mr. E,sants resignation OF the chairmanship Of
the Society of Authors arises from mistaken sense
Of dclicacy II is in fact, his answer 10 the taunt
that il is Mr. Bsants society that he runs H.. and
that the great body Of authors, or the best AUTHORS
have no part in its labors. That IS.
I imagine. publishers complaint. II
is the expression Of the Jealous sIlsceptI-
M,itics Of the publisher on behalf of the
author But the society numbers $50 authors
Mr. Peasant would have been we'll advised TO take
no notice of such criticism. His resignation will
not extinguish them. II is perfectly true that
Mr. Bcsant has been the life and the soul Of the
socictv Many others have co-opcraed, but he
of hc and cnthflSi-
.sm which started and sustained it. and made it
,hc success IL is His only important mistake has
hccn 10 make Mr. George Meredith president In
succession to Tcnnyson. That, perhaps, was not
his doinc but il was done with his consent.
Sir Frederick Pollock succeeds Mr.. Bcsant, who
remains n member Of the Executive Committee and
may have as much so do with its management as
bcforc Sir Frederick il both barristcr and man
~ letters. and very capable in both capacitlc'
How bc will run" to use Mr.. Bcsants word the
society remains to be seen.
Very interesting is Mcssrs Sotheby's announce
mont that they will sell by auction on the Fri
dov hcfore Christmas the original autograph manu-
.cr,n, -, Poems by Two Brothers, 70 wit. Alfred
and Charles Tcnnyson. There seems no reason
20 doubt the conunencss Of this unique literary
,ooeuro 7, reaches M,%srs SOthcby from the
xocrtors Of the lsst Of the Jacbsons. th" firm OF
nubllsbcrs who issued Poems by Two brothers
N 1897. receipt for $50 for the
oonvricht signed by both brothers accompanic-
the manuscript The larger part Of the manu-
scrin, j. in Alfred Tcnnysons hand. lh"r" i 4
i,tcr from him besides various other particulars
which are stated. The Briton j. already IN arms
AZ the notion that this manuscript should ]"
boucht by anybody but the British Museum.
IIc thinks himself invncihlc. since Mrs. hyland'
kent the Althorp Library from going to Amcn'"
with if the story Of the Mltch"ls whlch N""
nublishcd be true, some useful help from III"
auctionccrs But 1t IL not yet certain tha' th'
British Museum can or will buy this IcnnyS'h
manuscript.
II is stated apparently with authority. that Mr.
Cust Conservative Member Of Parliament Tor me
Stanford Division Of Lincolnshire. If ID" r'd'
huvcr of Tie Pail Mall Gazette. or j.. ~ an}
rate 70 direct and edit it. That gives promise "i
an interesting paper Mr.. Gust ha- lttl" OF no
experience IN journalism. but has lons been r'-
nardcd by thoec who knew him ~ coming man
on the Conservative side. He. liz" Mr. "'"rs"
Curzon and one or two more. l. amons III" ri~ihs
hopes, not perhaps of th' stern and un'"nd'hF
Tories nt is doubtful whether many are "it'' bn'
Of the cultivated and rational CoL,crvatiNcr WHO'S
main cr,cd il no, 10 80 too fast Since this paper
was sold il has been neither fish, flesh nor io"'
and seemed altogether uncertain of its true mission
in life a mild flavor Of Tory democratic 90
cialism pcrvadcd it. There has been no Lack ot
ability, but a great want Of d"int" ann. IL i
safe to predict that under Mr. Gust there VIII u"
no such want n that. He knows ms own NINA
and GOOD deal about the minds Of others. and
il he will really give himself TO journalism jour
narn will have gained brilliant recruit
g. W. s