New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

s,s--rbvtion bin and a nnsI measure before ap-
pealing 20 tie country. but Re assumes '-'@'
Austen Ch7raberiaiu's budget VIII not excite
-e,-,l- on he ministerial side. Nothing can De
,-,-,.-fl-,a whom 3 trimming Prime Minister
.v-.rs lie orronerts and colleagues IN hezioi-ty
and so~erts the respou sfbility by keeping me
-,r+v -oretber as the supreme end OF puoAc
Ifrs The Ministry may not split up on the IN
po.ition Of new taxes and the party may hahs
together.
ono of nv s1-cvv7est inforTnants forecasts the
ezcars OF tho Ministry from disruption and oe-
feat after the Budget speech He assumes tha&
Austen Chamberlain. acting IN his fathers IN
terests. viii add either penny or twopence 70
the income tax. as q practical demonstration OF
.be necessity q tie revision OF ;he fiscal sys-
TEN by the free traders on the Unionist slGe
He reasons thet he VIII have to take Lis own
medicine. because income taxation IS an essen
tai feature OF the old school OF Cobdenite prao-
tee. and protectionists who share Mr. Cham
berlain's views win Be glad 20 have the tax
payer well bIed. so that he can be brought to
his sensos respecting the disproportion between
direct and indirect taxation.
Al parties and balls have been Put OF IN con-
sequence Of the court mourning, but week eno
entertaining goes on as usual The courts may
the rovaI visits 70 Denmark and Ireland have
not vet been made. There have been interesting
functions. Ike the visit OF the King and queen
10 the new hail OF the Law Society where
President Gray Hill the prominent Liverpool
solicitor explained felicitously the plans Tor
creating n law school by the cooperation or me
Inns Of court with the solicitors organization
Another Incident has been the Queens surprise
visit 70 the Alexandra Trust where she had
rourpencs halfpenny luncheon. and charmed the
working women. cooks and dish washers with
the sincerity OF her manner and her goodness OF
heart
Since the Duke Of Cambridge's stately funeral
IN westminster Abbey. there has been q rurnor
that his valuable collection Of miniatures and
snufrboxes viii be dispersed next year at Chris
ties This is probably a sequel 20 the remarka-
he sale OF the Hawkins collection. which has
haan 4, r-or-ess this week Nr. Hawkins eX-
pan5e5 more than $4,000 IN making the col
lection which nIled his residence IN Portland
place. b11t when he died his heirs could not DO
anything but send Il 20 Christle's where the
Inferior hair has already melted to4oOO Tho
Rothschrds. Lord Bosebery and scores OF col
lectors were present when the most beautiful
OF suuTboxes n existence, OF Louis Quinze de-
sian. with enamel panels OF bouquet flowers
IN pOlyCEr0rne by Iaalnelln anu reNIlhBs @
Brazilian diamonds ives sold TO Duveen
Tor $4,000 The Seligmans were under
bidders, and there was q brisk competition but
J. Pierport Morgan was behind Duveen, and
could not give Up the most precious snunbox
N the world There IS general belief in Bond
street. II not In the City. that Mr. Morgan VIII
settle down n London, where he IS doubling the
dimensions OF his West End residence and pre-
pairing 20 stock Il with ons OF the costliest pri-
waite collections OF pictures. miniatures. enamels,
suufr5oxes, porcelains and bi3outs-ie IN exist
enca.
Sir Edwin Arnold's death has been followed
by discriminating notices Of his literary work,
which the best critics now consider was over
rated after the publication Of The Light Of
Asa" and had a success curiously out OF pro
portion TO SIS real merits.
Maurice Hewlett. when entertained by the
yyhitefria~s Club, made an unsuccessful attempt
- bellttle his best work The Forest Lovers
by an ingenious and fanciful address on the "a
vival OF romance
Edmund Gosse has been receiving compn-
mentary dinners on his appointment as Librarian
Of the House Of Lords.
George +. Brett has sailed for New-Tork, A.
Ter a comprehensive survey OF the book market
here, and with the conviction that American
writers are holding their own IN originality and
freshness. I. y. L.