New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

few fresh notes of public discussion. Sir Robert
Giffen has been debating with optimism British
finance, and advising the Treasury to abandon
the Gladstone system Of relieving local taxa
ton. The project Of creating British academy
OF historical science is vaguely proposed. and
Lord Dysarts offer of 10000 toward the es-
tablishment Of a. national theatre Will be dis
cussed on Sunday night by the old Plzygoers'
Club. national opera house will have the
preference so far the municipal Socialists
are concerned. DR.. Villiers Stanford contends
that it would not require larger annual sub
vention than 10000.
The chief religious topics are the appoint
ment OF Roman Catholic commission on Bib
lical studies, with power to delimit the de-
batable ground between orthodox and incom-
patible doctrine. and the announcement that
the confirmation of Canon Gore as the new
Bishop of Worcester will take place the day
before the conservation, and thus offer a strik
ing proof of the hollowness and unreality of the
official proceeding, since there will be no time
for enforcing the protests of opponents.
The dramatic season Of coronation year is
one of exceptional promise, with two plays by
Stephen Phillips under rehearsals Forbes Rob
ertson back in the West End Theatre. a new
play by Anthony Hope Hawkins at the Gar
rick Theatre Martin Harvey IN Eugene Aram"
and Irving in q revival of Faust" The Ly
ceum Theatre is in a fair way to declare
dividend, William Gillette having won a most
remarkable success Sherlock Holmes and
continuing to play nightly to crowded houses.
The winter exhibition of the new Gallery,
opened with private view to-day, may al
most be regarded as a literary event. 1t is
collection of portraits, letters, SEALS drawings.
miniatures arms. armor. coins and relics of the
oarlsas
times to Edward VII. The Duke of Devon
shire. the Society Of Antiquaries. Charles But
-ler- H. Dent Brocklehurst, Lord Denbigh and
Francis Laking are among the largest
tributors, but the treasures have been drawn
from 125 private galleries. There are sixty royal
manuscripts. sixty-siX portraits of early kings
to Edward VI, with reproduction OF the
Bayeux tapestry illustrating the departure of
Harold for England; siXty-two portraits of the
Elizabethan and Restoration periods, 1O5 por-
traits of the Georgian and Victorian eras
fairly representative display of armor. coinage.
seals, and an interesting collection OF Tudor and
Stuart relics and coronation plate. The eX-
hibtion is a unique show for the coronation
year, and will have special interest to students
of history and the literary class.
There is a good deal of unnecessary mystery
about the settlement of Mr.. Pearson's suit
against Hall Caine. based upon the suspension
of the serial publication of THE Eternal City"
Statements and denials follow one another with
suspicious rapidity, but there is little reason to
doubt that the matter has been virtually
ranged by Clement Shorter and that 1t will
never go into court Mr.. Pearson. according to
current rumor, will pay Mr.. Caine $500 and
claims for damages will be withdrawn by each
side. The litigation would have been most
costly for both publisher and author. and the
,Iola oF oTO J,rxy aly
decide whether certain passages were immoral
or otherwise was fantastic
There is more controversy than news In the
London literary world Several important prot
ects are under consideration by leading pub
fishers. but the only important book placed this
week is Frankfort Moore's story OF Cromwellian
times entitled Castle Omeragh" It will be
published by the Appletons in America and by
Constable here. Sir William Preece is writing
a book for Murray the telegraph and the
telephone. Andrew Langs history of Scotland
is nearing completion. Conan Doyle's defence
OF the British army against foul libels is almost
ready, and Fisher Unwin announces the first
novel Of a series. The destructive criticism OF
Mrs. Gallups book on the Baconian cipher has
brought on an all around shakespearian dis
cussion in the columns OF 1.-The Times" by Emil
Reich, Sidney Lee and other experts. Mrs.
Gallup will take UP the defence OF her theories
at an early day, but hardly hope to offset
the evidence supplied by typographical experts
that she has been chasing moonbeams. The
debate in it's present stage turns upon the
period when Shakespeare's unique greatness
was recognized, which is matter Of academic
interest. Rudyard Kiplings critics have burned
a good deal Of damp ammunition in attacking
him for showing evidence that he is fighting the
Briton rather than the ornamental sportsman,
and Canon Anger has brought down laugh
upon Alfred Austin by dsclaiming the author
ship Of an indiscreet letter Enthusiastically the
Poet Laureate's. L. N. T.