New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
ENGLISH ELECTION WILL
M CLOSELY CONTESTED.
;, French Cable to The sew-rOrk Tribuno.l

- Of the most closely contested coil4i"e
inc +be counties were armed with housenoiu
si The number Of candidates for Parma
suhl04,s never been so large, and with the
he -,,,,,y, scale of expense allowed by the Act
msoeo more than 81. 100000 will be expenoeu
OF Co. s,,-i,r the election of less than hah
u .,on, The number of members re'uiH
o. .so5 Will be smaller than at any recent
uh'sf or5 Of these there are more Liberals
@ T-,icnists. All bat two borough DIVISIONS
''- .ontested including every London seat Out
h4' 30 no ITnionist candidates in the twenty
81. county, divisions. The Liberal alliance WIZ.
hin0 Marty is close and effective, but halr
w .-on seats may be lost owing to the TIL
H. contests The Unionists are likely u
~ &C many seats where the tariT reIorliIers
~ h.,t 71pon defeating the free fooders' me
,,.os are drawn outside Ireland Tor inc oAlli0
III the main issue, which is fiscal REFORM
-. Rule. Chinese labor, Transvaal eouc0 I4oi
Nv o+bar questions are discussed from inc pi"'-
anu b,+ Mr. Chamberlain has succeeded III
4O.-o+in, the attention Of both parues oA
-, ,,olfcv Mr. Balfour lost control OF Inc
I a.o+,o, when he declared that the nsca4 CUES
-rorId he taken UP by the Cnionlsts aRteI
ts.,- restoration to power and that lnere w.
:. constructive legislation. Mr. Cha1nDerlaii 1l
= ern1ained what would be done 10 carry 0u'
~. retaliation and preference poHcles
80 ha a moderate scientific tariff framed IoI
t,o nurpose of supplying workers IN Ihe Oil-'eu
E1,,gdo1o with more employment AS MT bai
Ai-e 49,. -, alternative measure to propose. the
Tr,,onists are now fully committed 10 Tue pr
t.a4i,o tariff for labor The Duke of DeVonshlre'
IeoN, lr.sa,or and other Unionist free traders
~ ,o,-e no excuse for declining to support the
1.,-o1 canse Messrs Morley, Fowler, Asqultn'
,1,-ror Rurns Churchill and other LIBERIA
-.oI,ers have concentrated their fire upon MI
eSo-ba-1ain.s protective tariff. He in return IS
-,sLt7e an aggressive fight in the Midlanos' anu
+bs 17nionist speakers are following MIN "llhou'
.-ot+,re for orders from Mr. Balfour. The Free
r--odsrs are driven into the Liberal camp put
.,a tariff reformers are rallied ana relnVlsoF-
o+ad and recruits are drawn from the oppo7ilS
side Mr.. Chamberlain can hardly hope 10 over
+brovr free trade in single electoral battle out
- co,,nt with confidence upon having
compact body Of PROFESSIONALS IN opposlrioh
nth him in the next Parliament and upon, fore
49, .+e next I-nionist governmGnt to bring In
moderate tariff.
DEATH WARRANT or PARLIAMENT.
The king returns from Chatsworth 10 sign
tbe death warrant of his first Parliament on
,Tor5ar and Nv the end Of the week the results
- the first batch If elections will be known ne
7rIu entertain the members of the diplomatic
before opening the new Parliament. The early
courts are expected to be unusually brilliant, as
q dozen new peeresses, Liberal and Unionist, are
awaiting presentation with a swarm Of brides.
The marriage OF Princess Ena Of Batten0ers
and King Alfonso is set down for June by the
society journals Prince Arthur Of Connaugnt
starts next week for Japan as bearer OF the
insignia Of the Order Of the Garter for the
Mikado The elections have not broken up the
ball al Belvoir Castle in honor OF the Duke OF
Rutland's granddaughter. Lady Violet Manners.
nor several Of the best known hunt balls, but
gayety and shooting viii be suspended at coun-
try houses for a few weeks Lord Rosebery has
not gone 10 italy, bur is remaining in the back
ground at Mentone. No prominent Unionist peer
has followed Lord Wimborne into the Liberal
party. but the Duke of Devonshire, Lord
Goschen, Lord James and q dozen more con-
vinced Free Traders are expected TO cross the
House Of Lords when the session opens The
children's fancy dress ball at the Mansion House
last night was almost political event. as a
miniature Prime Minister and an imitation John
Burns in blue serge and bowler hat were among
the youthful r-asqueraders
NEW GALLERY EXHIBITION.
The New Gallery was thronged tonight with
patrons and friends Of the International So
ciety. whose exhibitions now outrank those OF
the Academy I'll variety and artistic excellence.
This show Is restricted to sculpture and Oil
paintings The big central hall, relighted by
changes n the roof. contains many impressive
works Of sculpture. Among them are Robins
lie Baiser," Bartholome's colossal Adam and
Eve twenty Of Constantin Meunier's bronzes
and many statuettes torsos and bronzes of
the American sculptor, Paul Bartlett Boldint's
portrait Of Miss Salarnan and four brilliant
Besnards are the chief attractions of the south
room. The Scotch portrait PAINTERS, Sir James
Guthrie, John Lavery and Robert Brough. have
the central spaces in the large west gallery
where the works OF Mesdag, Israels, Vending
and Samberger are exhibited. The most inter
esting room is the one where the works of a
dozen French irlpressionist painters. living and
dead. are shown. The group includes Manets
lie Llnge" and other paintings from the Bern
helm collection, Louis Legrand's lie Balm" ana
many brilliant examples Of the art Of Renoir'
Degas, Monet Forain and Pissaro The Penn
sylvania Academy has lent series of American
pictures among which one stands out. George
De Forest Brush's Mother and Child" as SUI
perior, Winslow Homer, Irving Wiles and Thomas
kaklns are other American exhibitors There
Will be second international show in the mid
die Of February Of water colors. pastels ana
black and white work when will include $50
1ipes q american work. IhlS VIII De opeiie1
by NJ Rodin himself with special American
functions
NEW PART FOR H. B. IRVING.
Mr. Mcclellan has supplied H B. Irving at the
Shafteshury with a part similar TO the one
which made his father famous in The Bells,
and he plays it well, giving terrible portrayal
u renorse. Mr.. Mcclellan has. however. tried
~ GO too many things in The Jury Of Fate.
winch lacks the unity and directness of Leah