New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27

40 good a lighting force OF Egyptians that the
DxfvfSffeS d6<fot dare to make stand against
them This seems to indicate that Egyptian
troops can be depended upon to protect Egypt
and reconquer the Soudan. and that the Ensisn
garrison may safely retire. The advance upon
Dongola proves too much to suit the purposes
OF British diplomacy What must come. now
ever some time " the partition OF the sultan
dominions and England Is establishing herSe'I
so firmly in the Nile Valley that her portion OF
the spoIs H. dccreed In advance. Her Egyptian
title will be sanctioned. while Russia France
and Austria divide European Turkey and Asia
Minor among themselves. With Egypt under
her direct control she may well remain satlsned
with her splendid isolation" and listen with
cynical amusement to reproaches respecting
Russian ascendancy at Constantinople On the
Nile the work of pacification and reorganization
"a well in hand: in the Sultan's Asiatic and Eu-
ropean dominions it has not yet begun. ara y
will require the presence Of vast standns
armies Russia L. French or Austrian. before II Is
finished.
The Queen has confessed with gracious tact
that she has been deeply touched and grained
by the expression of the loyalty and anecton
of her subjects in recognition OF the length Oh
her reign The spontaneity of these manlesta-
tiosis Of respect has been most characteristic
feature, and the whole Empire has been thrilled
with the touch of sympathy. Her services to
t,,onarchical sentiment In Europe can only be
silently recognized by reigning houses with
which her personal influence is very great.
The Bow Street investigation, while unfin-
ished suffices TO prove that the dynamite con-
spirators had no intention Of exposing them
selves to danger by handling their explosives.
They expected to hnd some agent obgng
enough to make use Of dynamite bombs, while
they themselves remained safe In retirement
drinking cocktails. The evidence indicates that
Bell was sent to Glasgow on a secret hunt Tor
al, amateur bomb-thrower and that he failed TO
find one. He be punished under the Ex-
plosives act for his part in the conspiracy out
Kearney and Ha.nes cannot be eXtradited unoer
the treaty with the Netherlands. although they
can be dealt with by the local courts for having
dynamite mechanism in their possession AS FOR
lyman. there is not much sincerity in the British
demand for his surrender on charge OF COM
plicity in the Phoenix Park crimes France will
have tosdeal with him II there be any proof that
ne is concerned in plot against the Gar but
no satisfactory evidence Of this has been pub
lished.
So close was the watch kept by the detectives
upon these garrulous and convivial conspirators
that the wonder Is that three Of them should
have been prematurely arrested abroad, where
their extraditon was probematical. The police
were so we'll Informed from the outset that
suspicion was excited that one of these brag-
CARTS treacherous informer. The plot Is
chiefly interesting a study of alcoholism.
.s'''cymbeline'' is drawing great audiences at the
Lyceum Theatre and the booking already ex-
tends well into November that Mr. Irving's
as produced is a masterpiece Of stage manage
ment and scenic art. The refinement and taste
of the series of lovely scenic pictures serve to
illustrate Shakespeares poetical romance In Won
derland without converting 1t into vulgar melo-
drama Miss Ellen Terry's Imogen has created at
once public demand for her subsequent appear
ance as Rosalind Full of dignity and gentle grace
In the first two acts, she is enhancing as Fidee
masquerading a boy among the Welsh noun
tains. She lie at her best in the scene which
Helen Faucit loved, when 1mogen receives a
summons from her lord to meet him at Milford
Haven and reveals with unaffected delight her
Joy over the prospect of the reunion playing
alternately with madcap impetuosity and with
tragic pathos. She makes an ideal Imogen Mr..
Irving's Iachimo liz subtle and original. 1t Is
bloodless creature that energies from the box
and stealthily approaches Imogens pillow. and
stress Is lal0 throughout upon tne Inteuectuai
qualities of the Italian mischef-maker and
wager-winner. The cast throughout Ia strong,
every player catching the poetica spirit Of his
part. No company ever received more cordial
welcome to the London stage than Mr.. Irving's
after its long absence The effect of this mas
| terly, refined production OF "Cymbeline" is to
elevate the standards Of the London stage and
| to strengthen all the best tendencies Of dra-
matte art after a long, barren period Of frivoty
and inanty. The version OF the play shows
| great judgment in the necessary curtament Of
superfluous scenes and obsolete humor. 1t
sufices to produce the true artistic effect Of
Shakespeares idyl of early English tradition.
with It's Elizabethan setting. and sacrifices none
Of the real poetry of the beautiful romance.
Mr.. Wyndham's return from the Highlands
early In October will be the signal for revival
Of Rosemary" at the Criterion Theatre. His
health has been greatly improved by long
outing in Switzerland and Scotland Mr.. Hare
Is delighting the provinces with his fine acting
| as Eccles in Caste. Marie Coreis Sorrows
of Satan" dramatIzed by Mr. Herbert Wood
gate and Paul M. Berton. will soon be produced
by the Grosvenor Theatrical Syndicate with a
! grand flourish OF trumpets
The publishers announcements for the winter
season are diffuse and formidable on paper, but
singulary barren in new works of real impor-
lance. They tend to confirm the theory that the
present period is not favorable for intellectual
activity and original research. One Of the
chief events Will be the publication Of Lord Rob-
erts's autobiography. "Torty-one Years In India"
which promises to be a standard work Of refer
ence in recent military history.
Mrs. Wards "Sir George Tressady' Is re-
viewed at great length by the English press,
and on the whole favorably. The Athenaeum''
treats 1t with more reserve and circumspection
than the ordinary critics, remarking that what
makes Mrs Ward such puzzle is that her work
is so strangely made up of good and bad and
that the greatest failure In her new novel is the
character of Marceila Maxwell, who instead of