New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

in Cane Colony. So successful has ne oeen tnat
his admirers advocate his employment as an
imperial missionary on large scale with cir
cults In Australis and Canada; but the exlsen-
ces of the Unionist Government Will REQUIRE
snee5v return of the ablest politician and CAM
naisner TO active work in the home field Loro
Rosebery made minor point in his Plymouth
sneech when he ridiculed the dispatch of an
exnensive mission to Persia to bestow the Garter
upon the Shah, who might more easily have re-
ceived It here a few months ago. Obviously
there were state reasons for the deferred cem-
pliment which the Foreign Office has not dis
closed.
Lord Rosebery was on safer ground when he
oontrasted the processes of debt collection in
Nicaragua and Venezuela, and Illustrated the
danger of a German alliance by reference to
the intervention of England, France and Spain
in Mexico in 1861 England was compelled TO
withdraw from that affair when the ulterior
aims of Napoleon III were disclosed. The tenn
porary association of England and France IN
what was originally a debt-collectng errano
created bad feeling between them, and LORD
Rosebery assumed that the same result would
follow the Anglo-German alliance which was
unpor ular in both countries.
The discussion Of the Venezuela affair In the
absence Of official information as to the precise
oSoS'f~1NNN>N -N-NO
natured comments the minor episodes. Lord
Charles Beresford is dismissed by THE Spec
tator' with the caustic remark that what he
processes to know on this subject is not knowi-
edge Dr. Won Holeben excites ironical SYM
pathy for having told his imperial master what
was agreeable for him to hear rather than what
was true and the batteries Of the new German
Ambassador addressed to everybody in America
are pronounced amateurish and undiplomatic.
The German alliance has caused, first and last
as much bad feeling in England the famous
dispatch of congratulation from the Emperor to
President Kruger.
The Kings return to London has not rescued
society from what Jenkins describes as Slough
of DeSncid. The King goes to the theatres and
small dinner parties when in town, and accord
ing TO the tradesmen. may well be in Wind
$o- or the Riviera so far as setting the style
for general entertainment Now that neither
the Boer war nor the period OF court mourning
be assigned excuse for the dulness
of society. the truth is blurted out that every
body is poorer than he once and can't af-
ford to entertain in the former style. The gen.
eral statistics of trade may be what they may,
but incomes in the West End have shrunk with
the succession of bad years the Stock Ex-
change, and living expenses have steadily in
creased with the burdens of local rates and in
come taxation. The expectation that London
would become a brilliant capital with the re-
occupation Of Buckingham Palace has not been
fulfilled. The theatres and concerts have good
patronage but there are fewer restaurant par
ties and midwinter dances than ever. and there
is sluggish social life with quiet games Of bridge
as the chief consolation in fashionable sets. An
exceedingly dull season is expected in the
spring.
A new suite in D for the violin and the piano
by Arthur Hinton was heard at the Broadwood
chamber concert to-day and warmly applaud
ed. There were four movements with melodi-
Gus themes. Another novelty was Sir Alexan-
der Mackenzie's setting of Owen Seaman's
poem, entitled "A Revere of the East. Lorna
Doone" dramatized in four acts, will probably
be produced in London, with Annie Hughes as
Gwenny after favorable receptions In the prov
inces. Kingsley's Water Babies will be pre-
ceded at the Garriek Theatre by domestic cur
tain raiser, entitled Amelia" written by Nigel
Playfair. Mrs PoIlie Emery will have part
similar to that of Keziah in Lady Hunts
worth's Experiment" Mrs. Burnetts Sara
Crewe." when transferred to Terry's Theatre,
will be followed by lib and Little Christina
The revival Of The Merry Wives of windsor
at His Majestys Theatre IS a welcome event
Mrs Kendall has fallen out Of the coronation
cast but she was not at her best in part not
suited to her, and Mrs. Tree, as a substitute,
acts with charm and spirit Ellen Terry re-
peats her rnatchless performance as Mistress
Page and, by whimsical humor and sparkling
vfvacitv. puts Mr. Tree on his mettle and en-
abIes him to surpass his usual work as Fal-
staff. Oscar Asche, Lionel Brough and Lily
Rrayton act WELL and the performance is de-
lightful from beginning to end.
The religious press is not impressed with the
German Emperors interest in higher criticism
when what is described as the necessity Tor
the further development of religion involves the
declaration by Professor Delitzsch that there
can be no greater mistake in the human mind
than the helief that the Bible is the personal
revelation of the Almighty.
A more practical theme than the reconstruc-
ton of the Bible by German Orientalist schol-
ars or oxford critics is the appeal OF the rlch-
est hospital in London, St. Bartholomew. Tor
a building fund, when it has site OF enormous
value which could be sold and the money raised
without embarrassing other institutions. Inc
Roman Catholic cathedral at Westminster Is
gaining color and richness from the decoration
and memorials The high altar is now in place.
and a series OF chapels, with ceilings adorned
with mosaics is approaching completion Inc
baldachino over the high altar is supported by
eight onyx monoliths from African auaiiies
A more prosaic subject than the sumptuous
decoration of the cathedral or the qulbphns
over the Babylonian origin Of the Ten Com
rnandments is the pathos Of the professions OF
unemployed reservists through the streets IN
the piercing wintry weather. These veterans
from South Africa are under strong ponce es-
cort. for Scotland Yard breads another lralai-
gar Square outbreak; but they excite pity wher-
with begging
- oe7oa &c generally condemned for not pre-
inr the National