New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-30
ENGLISH GOSSIP.
THE oUEEN's ILLNEss-MR. JENKINS AT TKUho
COMMODORE RODGERS
TFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, Sept. l9.-NOW VnaI Ci'o MN
danger is over, the public is allowed 70 Know nV
Queen has been seriously ILL., The two medcsi JpurnaS
=, london uublish pretty full particulars OF her
Nsiestvs state Of health since last August WINE sun
a, 0sborne abe suffered from loss OF appetite heaou
rest,essness at night general depression, ana sen
NammAton OF the left tons The latter pSSSou O, -
thu Queens general health did not improve 80 =.
WAS hot and so was Windsor and the journey nOi.u
Ralmoral was decided on, in spite OF some lctnUo
,rnoo. IN parliament and In the Press against inc
OannOta1 srg vas artat&esl DsStSthroat and could
neither swallow nor speak without difficulty AS this
Rrew better swelling appeared under the arm whch
presently developed into abscess This was openeu'
and then the general symptoms became more laVoraoe
the abscess healed kindly and the Queen present wen
enough drive out and has every prospect OF compee
recovery. The medical authorities, however agree III
stating that II ust DO some time before she restored
to her usual health,
The astere Republican may think these details super
fuOus, and that good deal Of unnecessary russ Is
made the easily applicable illness OF woman OF o.
But tho austere Republican would be mistaken. Inc
Queens health is a political question: and very grave
one; and inasmueh ashat is admitted on all hands, one
can only wonder at the intensely stupid way In which
tho matter has been managed. She has not been well
advised although the bad advisers In case ike this
must have been Cabinet Minsters-Mr. Gladstone him
SELF probably who cOntrves to show on occasions curl
ousy imperfect knowledge Of and Of the world In
secuson has grown in strength. Society complained
that the doovs Of buckingham Palace were always shut
in its face WestEnd tradesmen grumeled at loss OF
custom. Politicians scandalized at what they De-
gan ct last openly to call neglect OF public duties ana
the Press more or less respectfully but continually
moro urgently lectured Her Majesty the growing in
convenienoes Of her retirement She was told that
she could not give parties and balls she might
hand over the Palace, and money enough TO keep
1t open. to tho Prince and Princess OF Wales
who would readily undertake now the royal functions
which must come to them later Then the two
Annuities had to be voedtS000o year to the Princess
Louise on her marriage with Lord LOrne, and $4,000
year to Prince Arthur his coming OF age. AS the
Queens wealth is very great, the popular feeling that
che might provide for her children and not throw
new burden on the sOrelypressd taxpayers was very
strong and the argument that made stronger was the
Queens failure to satisfy the public desire for her
moro frequent appearance in the great State ceremo
uas and In her proper social sphere as we'll Ana laSt
August as Parliament on the eve OF adjournment,
there rose cry that weary members were 10 De kept
two days longer in town because the Queen was at Bal
moral 500 miles away, and double journey must De
made to ret her signature latest acts passed. and to
prOrORue the two Houses This difficulty got rid OF
by help Of the telegraph and Of intervening Sunday
but the feeling Of annoyance at Her Mesys absence
was openly expressed in Parliament, and SUI more
openly nearly everywhere else.
Now all this might have been averted by plain state
ment OF the truth at the time. The statement OF 1t to-
day brings out gush Of loyalty or Of what passes for
SUCH all the country. There is at any rate sin
cere sympathy with the Queen and lively recollection
all at once of her many private virtues and the long
record OF her public services. The austere Republican
may object to the latter and that her public ser
vices slight proportion to the recompense she re-
ceves for them. am not going into that question she
dOes and long there is sovereign any sovereign
must do certain amount Of hard work. the throne not
being after ALL bed Of roses, and the power OF the
Crown being as have sometimes tried to explain in
these letters still very real power. But what can be
said for the Judgment Of Ministers who allow the Queen
to bear for months weight OF odum which three
words from them might have relieved her from
completely Their excuse will be that they dreaded the
effect Of authoritative announcement of the Queens
illness until they could couple it with declaration OF
her recovery There less Republican talk;
the funds might go down. nay had not Mr.. Odger pub
shed to the world his resolve that the Prince OF Wales
should not ascend the throne In peacei The result Of
which astuteness is that this moment nobody believes
the Queens recovery complete doubts that she has
been In real danger feels the least security that they
will at any future time be allowed to know her true state
OF health What else could come Of the Ministerial policy
OF drynursng the British public in days when the pub
lie believes 1t has Ougrown its ongcothes What is the
use Of Ostrichhidehgs out OF
&c that fierce light which beats upon the throne
And blackens every blOtf
The III luck Of the Ministry pursues them steadily.
Another ship aground and another election
for the Tories In one the other Ill luck
mismanagement. 1t may seem hard to hold Mr. Chders
responsible for the bunder Of the lieutenant who landed
the Racer sandbank but there be no doubt the
party chiefs have thrown away the Truro seat 1t Of
no use to blame Mr. Jenkins to accuse him Of going
down to Truro against the wish Of Mr. Gyn and the three
or four 0nates who undertake to settle in London the
canddatures for all England They ought never to have
put up Augustus Smith. He was brought out to con-
cIate the mOderates. 1t was known that there was
strong Radical element among the Truro Liberals that
uot have Mr.
Messrs. Glyn & Co. deliberately chose to offend
the most powerful section Of their own party
knowing that Mr.. Smith conservative
Liberal that not few Conservatives were ready to vote
for him. and believing that the Conservatives would put
up no candidate Of their 1t was woful miscacu
Iaon Mr. Jenkins. now known to the world as the au
thor Of that certainly clever but possibly overpraised
"GinGs Baby" was asked by the Radicals to go down
10 Truro, and he went
few days canvass showed Mr. Smith to be in hope
leas minority in the Liberal party and he withdrew
ThereupOn the TGres, whose indifference Mr.. Glyn
had relied 30 conhdingly, mprovised candidate COL
Hogg President Of the Metropolitan Board Of Works
ondon) and after spirited cOntesto few days only
elected him by majority Of 100 out Of total OF 1O4l
TOtes The moderate Liberals would not 60 to the polls
Tor holding such subversiye views as Mr. Jenkins
capable Of speaking with disrespect Of the exist
ing social system Of England and of doubling whether
al the available wisdom Of the world lodged in the
breasts Of the parOchal authorities So they stayed
away. and Col. HOgg elected by 70 votes
ess than the number polled by the successful
liberal candidate in 1885, One Liberal says
that, had the party agreed Mr.. Smith he would
rave been returned without contest. Perhaps, but
hat ia merely ignoring the fact that the party would
cot agree Mr.. Smith Mr. Gladstone and his leuten-
may well take note Of the fact and try to dis
its meaning instead of vanly explaining 1t away.
The Liberal party Of to-day s the party Of 1885, 1t is
radical party and its radcaism is Of kind that