New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
AFFAIRS IN LONDON.
Prospects of Liberal Ministry-Mr.
Balfour scith the King
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bent upon upsetting the coalition OF a Wing Min
,stry before IL can be formed. ! learn to-day
from an authenticsource that Sir Henry camn-
-Bannernan and John Morley have agreed TO
serve under Lord Spencer IN the next Liberal
Ministry and that the latter expects 10 become
prime Minister after the general election. Rad
,ssls Ike Henry Labouchere. John Burns and
Lloyd George have secretly favored this course
Cor many months. on the ground that the Lib
e-sl majority viii not be large enough TO enable
the new Ministry to dispense with the Irish vote
and consequently that the Prime Minister must
be 8 consistent Gladstonian favorable TO Home
Rule What is now stated most positively is
;hat Lord Spencer and Sir Henry CampbeIl-Ban-
herman have secret understanding respecting
the leadership OF the party and that reversion
10 the Home Rule policy VIII follow the forma-
ton of the government The subject has
taken definite form since Mr.. Morley's return
from America, and Lord Spencer's intimate
friends now expect him TO receive the promotion
which Mr.. Gladstone was prepared TO recon-
mend after his own retirement from public life
Lord Rosebery's psrtisans assert that neither he
uor Mr. Ascu.th can take Office under govern
ulent committed 10 the revival Of the Home
Ruie cause snd that Sir Edward Gray had this
contingency in mind when he took an important
commercial post which would prevent his ac-
ceptaace OF any ministerial Office.
Auguste Roain was not present to-day at the
opening reception OF the international Society's
winter exhibition. but he VIII attend the dinner
N honor Of Whistler on washington's Birthday
when the memorial show begins. The Whistler
committee is anxious 10 secure the services OF an
eminent American OF natiOEsl reputation the
orator on that occasion. The winter show OF the
International Society at the New Gallery is most
varied and interesting. The statuary is less i'm
last NJ IN gl1i pF Yv0r
Is 2 big marble bust OF George Wyndham. Her
bert Hampton has also obtained a good likeness
Of Sir Henry Irving in a marble bust The pict-
u-es in oils include ". NJ. Chase's portrait of
whistler, painted a dozen years ago; a strong.
dignihed portrait of Rodin by J. E. Blanche;
Lucien Simon's brilliant portrait Of Blanche
himself in his studio. CarOlus-Duran's ad-
rirable portrait Of a little girl with
white noodle and Two portraits by John
Iavery and Robert Brough. A full length
agure Of a woman with a richly embroidered
Spanish shawl IN Charles H. Shannons gypsy
family is the strongest subject Charles Rick
etfs Descent from the Cross is the only relig-
ious work. A. D. Peppercoru's Road by the
River is the best landscape. and there are q
dozen more fine French pictures by Eugene
Carriere Charles Cottet and other painters.
Americans supply nearly one-third Of the draw
iEgs and engravings in the black and white
room. Among these American works are Tim
othy Coles and Henry VOLTS wood engravings
Joseph PenneI's brilliant series Of etchings Of
skyscrapers IN New-Yorlz. D. S. McLaughlan's
etchings, Albert SterEer's chalk portrait Of
Mrs Humphry Ward. Mary Carsatt's etchings
printed in colors Charles Fromuth's pair Of pas
;els Pamela Coleman Smiths watercolors and
Frank SIura' s charcoal drawings. Mr.. Pennell
has succeeded in making lower Broadway and
Forty-seoond-st. most picturesque. He has inn
pa-red an Old World effect to the New-York
stock Exchange and the skyscrapers in William
g. and Park Row. and has discovered a new
Tower Of Pisa in the st Paul Building
The peace talk which has followed the tragical
fall Of Port Arthur has come from every capital
except St. Petersburg. So long there is silence
there. peace is cuckoo song at Vienna, Berlin
Ind Paris. The japanese. having won every
point IN the campaign. are quite ready TO open
negotiations but every forecast Of the terms
which they are willing 10 offer is proof that the
war must go on. The Russians, defeated on land
and sea, fan back upon the MOSCOW tradition
snd hope 70 draw the japanese army inland
toward Harben and exhaust its resources by
Fabian tactics and mastery inaction.
M Balfour has been IN touch with the King
81 Chatsworth during the week, and has not
employed himself al golf alone. He takes a
stronger interest in diplomacy than III any other
branch of administration and brings 10 it
most subtle intellect Dispatch boxes have been
forwarded 10 him daily and the King has been
kept fully informed. There have been no fresh
announcements Of court functions the coming
season. The idle rumor that the King and
Queen were going together TO the Mediterranean
has been contradicted. They will open Parlia-
nent usual in state at the middle Of Febru-
sry, and The Queen win make visit TO Copen-
hagen al the middle OF March. The King, un-
.ess detained 10y important foreign affairs. viii
probably 60 TO the Mediterranean on the royal
yacht about the same time and remain several
weeks, visiting Athens and Malta, and possibly
Cairo. The cruise Is not definitely arranged,
but The yacht is reftting for long cruise.
Tenants and hunt balls are in progress at
country houses with shooting wherever there
ere home preserves. and great slaughter Of
phessants and waterfowl. Amateur theatricals
have gone out OF fashion in holiday entertain
Ing. Ar. Chamberlain has been guest at Lord
zetland's Yorkshire home where he has been
working on fresh tariff speech for Lancashire.
HIS enemies taunt him with counting lords and
being undemocratic, but he remains the repre-
sentative man OF the middle class OF England.
The great majority Of the Tory peers favor
tariff reform but court influence is against il.
chstswor5h and DaImeny strongholds OF
res trade. and the House Of Lords viii be more
eTeniy divided on the tariff question that it has
beer since the disappearance Of the Whig peers.
The theatres are trying crude experiments.
Julia Nelson and Fred Terry have excited the
hostility OF an audience at The new theatre
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