New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29
LONDON.

THs REFORM BIIL--MR. GLADSTONE GIVING WAY-THE
WEDDING OF PRINCESS MARY OF oAMBRIDGE-DE-
TAILS AND GOSSIP ABOUT 1T - HOW PRINCE
CHRISTIAN ATTRACTED THE NOTICE oP QUEEN
VICTORIA IN GERMAYY-ITEMs.
From Our Special Correspondent
The Reform bill drags its slow length along in commit
Gee the Tories ayang themselves Of every opportunity to
hit it, as If it were indeed the wounded snake in Popes
oimile 1t has made very slow progress this week. The
chances of the measure becoming law this session seem
dubious M Hunts amendment, substituting GA
rating for fl4 rental franchise in counties rejected
BY majority of only seven. Mr.. Gladstone, too has
rather backed down" by Withdrawing clause, which
oct will allow the Tories to manufacture votes Of course
In their own interest The effect Of is TO make fl4
holding Of land without house upon il, command a
vots They have something Of the sort in operation in
Scotland and member from that country showed how 1t
worked by stating that without really dividing an estate
A. was pos BILE to get many 81 votes out Of what was
On fact only one occupation. Yet the amendment passed.
Mr. Bright ana others leaving 'e ouSe ,"s 90
tie Tories and Adulamites are propotonatey exutant
The badgered Ministry resembles the nero OF the story IN
think the Arabian Nights, who attempts TO ascend an
enchanted hill the top OF bch is great pnZe, beng
assaed with shouts and curses, and enes and laughter
and warnings from the stones in hs path II he LOOKS
back he ia transformed into OF them only by pressing
onward needless Of the clamor can be succeed II MI
Gladstone loses his resolution, Why then,
Dow
There is really lack of direct horough-gong earnest
out Of doors Oh the question which Is dsheafen-
ing. 49,.
MARY Of Cambridge than Of Reform. have frequently
iDmated that she extremely popular here, BENG good
LOOKING oy AID very rather char
sctersie ofthe family Her late father renowned
FOR taking the chair al charity dinners, when nc always
subscribed handsomely; her brother is Commanderln,
Chief Of the army, and great friend and companion OF
his cousin the Prince Of Wales by whose side he gener
ally stands at cyees and court presentations laughing IN
concert (He was fast young man once, had the hand
some actress Miss Farbrother 10 mistress and kicked bus
foot through the panel Of door al the Italian opera
House during the Tamburini Row. Well, the jolly Pm.
married to the Prince Ieckthey say the name OF
our choice on Tuesday last Kew her residence an easy
distance up the Thames. But for the rather showery
weather the ceremony might have been pronounced royal
ldylL There the little church nesting IN its mantle
ofvy side Of the village green, and the little req
brick housea relic Of the days OF Queen Anne-on the
other the covered for the bridal procession stretching
the groapsOf villagers and Cockneys the anxious
sming school children each with her basket OF flowers
whereWith 20 besprinkle the path OF the Princess
and the brightly dressed ladies, all intensely inter
near the bridge. and aass and other deeora.
tons. Inside the little church looked rich and
and roya purple at ,he altar, though the absence Of
howersexcepng bunch clustered in the middle OF the
Taulted ceing0~as generally eommen,ed upon. ta nc
mAjesticay you would desire. There the beaut-
ful Duchess of sutherland, the sedaeoong Duchess Of
Marlborough who can however knock over her brace Of
pbeasants with any lady in the land, while her purabc
husband amuses himself by distributing tracts TO his
wants and tradespeople the Gladstone ladies' aud that
paragon OF raign0nne grace the Duchess. DAumale,
dessea a. only Pan senne knows how, aud as only
Princes could afford to- there was Miss Burdet Coutts,
looking ike relation 70 tho Old Lady OF Thread
needle st. and many more AL the gentlemen wore
"hght speckled trousers, with no obirusys pattern
thereon white Waistcoats gay oO0red scarf or neck
tes and blue or black dress preferably The former
and adorned with GIT bnttoHs 'Ilie Is ~ Fgear iof
weddings" AT about III clock the Queen appeared
dressed 10 unitgstod black usual, with the neylt-
betiary stunt cap under her Grape bonnet and with her
Tie Prlcsss and party Then the organ ceased aud there