New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-11

Italian, from having always had an English nurse
and nursery govemess Hearing one of his suite
of attendants remark on the perfect clean
ness of the ship, he won all the hearts o
the officers of the Baroda by crying out
"Clean! Why, isn't she "a great deal cleaner
than ours ~ The first officer said that they
had some English cake on board, and asked permits
sion to offer some to his Royal Hghness The gouv
ernanc began to make some excuse, saying that she
was afraid it was time for them to be returning on
shore. etc. But the little prince interrupted with a
very decided " Excuse me, am very fond of English
cakcw 50 the cake was brought, and justice done
10 il the little fellow adding. rs he munched #,
:" | am going to school in England, am. am not
going to school hercw His uncle. the Duke of
Genoa il will be remembered, was educated at lar-
row, under the especial care of Mr. Matthew Arnold.
The next day the prince came on board again, with
a gracious message from his mother Mammals
compliments and | am come to thank you for show
ing me the ship. and for all your Kindness and here
is my portrait, if you would like to have it."
The Princess Margaret passed great part of this
last Summer here at Venice with her son, winning
golden opinions and all hearts, she does wherever
she goes The evening before she left Venice, it
having been made known that she would say her
adicus to her friends the Venetians that evening,
she came down into the Piazza, throughout the
whole extent of which the people were packed like
hcrrngs in a barrel, and walked among them all
round the piazza. She had a veritable ovation, and
the enthusiasm of the people was ndescribable One
other attempt she made to see something of the
strange interior of this wonderful city was not 50
fortunate She came down from the palace one day,
accompanied only by one or two ladies and gentle
men, and entered the NrcGte that labyrinth Of
lanes is called, which is approached by the arch
under the clock tower in the piazza They are
very narrow, and contain all the principal
shops i'm the city, resembling an eastern bazaar in
Cairo or etamboul rather than anything else in
Europe. But the Princess was obliged to rcllnquSh
the hope Of seeing them, for the crowd which came
together at minutes notice made it in these mar
row thoroughfares absolutely impossible for her to
move on She gave it up, and got back to the palace
as well rs she could among the very announcement
"viyas" and blessings of her too aiiectiOnatc sub
iccts. Her only chance would have been to come
out about three in the morning. And even then 1t
might have been feared that the population would
have rushed into the royal presence in their night
dresses as soon as the vicinity of the royal lady was
known. Go where she will, the popularity of the
Princess Margaret is unboundcd, and her kind
thoughtfunc>s and grace of manner well deserve
that il should be SO.
Among the nOtabllIticS here TINS Autumn may
mention Mr.. Ru,liIn, who is, 1t is said engaged IN
preparing new and revised edition of his celebrated
stones of Venice the scope of which will proOa-
bly include the addition of fourth volume.
Tine p. aud o. boat, the Surat the largest of their
magnificent fleet, is just getting up her steam a, She
lie, of the tya de Schayoni, exactly opposite my
Windows. and must 20 and see her thread her way
ont across the lagoon through the it is to be feared
yearly increasing dihcultics OF the channel. But
this is a very sore subject at Venice. And IT is adj
mitt,d on an hands that something must be DONE
and that without much more delay if Venice IS to
be preserved rs a seaport for the next generation.
T. 4. TEOLLOpE.