New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-12


going on that an old jest is revived; whether by
Lord Beaconsfeld's friends or enemies it would be
bard to say. The jest is that Lord Beaconsiied is
going to marry the Queen or perhaps 1T would be
more decorous to say that the Queen IS going to
marry Lord BeacOnsicld. There is nothing people
will not saw so they say this They said 1t directly
the Queens visit to lIughenden was announced
This is period when gossip and scandal OF all sorts
arc, perhaps moro rife than during the season
itself. 1t is the period when great country houses
are thronged with guests. The company comes and
goes, each new batch bringing fresh contribution
of stories from some other house. and on their de-
parturc carrying on to third the store they have
gathered-tle ball getting bigger with every turn.
The Hughenden visit has already become n legend
Lord Beaconsfeld's soiciude about il curiously
shown. IL SEM for Lady H., who is supposed to
know the Queens tastes better than anybody
else, to come to Hughenden in advance. On
her arrival it appeared that Lord Beaconsfeld was
DESTROYS to be informed what Her Majesty liked for
lunch that was why the venerable woman Lad
been invited to make the journey TO Hughendcn.
An oracular response of Lord DeacOnSHcd IS quoted
to the same end. After he had become Prime Min
ister and had made himself Earl and when he had
begun to receive those invitations from stately old
dOwager COuutesSes and DuChcs5es which had been
the dream Of his life, some friend asked him which
of them he was going to marry The Earl drew him
self up, more sphnx-lkc than ever, and answered:
"Sir, there is but woman in England whom
can now marryw The reckless Britou who repeats
this tale ganishes it with the still more shocking
comment that John Brown will have to abandon his
hopes the respectable JOHN Brown. moreover, hay-
ing still one wife in the flesh do not suppose there
one atom of truth in all this do not repeat 1t as
thing true or probable. bat as fragment of tie
tyio qarQ
less and quite flippant waytO explain to themselves
and those like them, the intimacy of the relations
between the Prime Minister aud the Queen. That
the relations are intimate, exceptionally intimate,
admits Of 10 doubt.
There have been expressions OF ast0nl6hment III
the London papers because the German papers knew
Of Tie Queens intended visit to liughcnden before
any animation of it hal been published here. There
is 10 cause for establishment. The German papers
are represented il London by a man who does
not think such thing uuimportlnt. DR.. schies-
nger may not have better means of information
than his colleagues of the Metropolitan press,
but lie sometimes makes number use OF Them. One
OF the leading German papers has story to the
effect that the Queen. on leaving liughenden, gave
Lord Beaconsield a copy Of tine third volumc OF the
" Life Of the Prince Consort," advising him to gel
lis colleagues to read il, it might be useful to
them. The volume in question IS. filled with bitter
enmity to Russia in the shape Of "reminiscences OF
the Climcan VAR and was, az have before re-
marked brought out at this time aud with this full
ness of anti-Russan material, expressly 20 inlamc
English feeling once mdfe against Russia. Whether
the story be true not, II fits in well with the rest
The German papers, moreover, may probably
enough get some of their English news, directly or
indirectly, from the wife of the Queens son-in-law
who happens to be their Crown Prince.
Again. it isannounced-frst whispered, then freely
stated in conversation, then proclaimed in print
though not authoritatiycly-tha Her Majesty, as a
mark Of sppcia approval and gracious favor 10 her
trusty Prime Minister, will open Parliament III per
son on the I7th Janulry. She may or may not, but
the announcement elects no contradiction, and
whether She does or not the desired effect Is pro-
dnccd II Is one more proof for the general punIic
that Lord Hca .Onsicld enjoys greater share of Her
Macstys personal regard than Prime Ministers
usually ENJOY. The inference that the political pir
poses of Lord BeaCOnsiied have the support OF the
Queen Is easy. And every such report, and every
bit of talk TO which it gives RISE does certainly
make Lord Bcaconsleld's position stronger and the
position of lis opposing colleagues more diihGuit
England has it's Faubourg ~. German as well as
France. Society here Is less political, no doubt bltt
continues 10 play a considerable part III political
life, and viii always continue 10 a certain extent,
It takes It's tone from the Cour. The great mobiles.
the families, whether noble or not whose social
rank Is secure, can afford 10 be independent. Bat
those who On the outskirts. whose names are on
the drbaable list for the next party at Marlbor-
Palace are not independent. In their ranks NAV be
counted not few members of Parliament, and the
votes of those members may turn majority one
sway the other. 1t is in precisely snch circles ~
these that II il thought good form" 10 be on the
side of the Court. II il from such circles as these
that Lord Bcacousiicd recruits his slender following
of Ilbe rails whose cOnSciences do not permit them
10 join Mr. Gladsoncln denouncing the atrocities OF
the Turk.
Much moro amazing than the repor! about the
opening OF Parliament, is the report that the Queen
a. 81. III
buckingham Palace during Il part of the London
season. Such nmor would lately have been dis
missed as Jui:c incredible. Never since the death OF
Prince Albert has the Queen lived in Buckingham
Palace. She has hardly slept IN 1t Of = night,
Whether because OF some ASSOCIATION IN her own
mind Of this succeed palace with the death OF hcr
husband for whatever reason, her aversion TO u
has been uucOnGuerable No remonstrance has
availed; seldom fancy, has rcmonstrance- except
in the public prcss-brcn attempted slice the late
Lord Clarendon tried II and failed. now many years
gone His fate proved "A warning 10 everybody. lie
had been one of the Queens most intimate an! trusi-
ed friends; it. was said that since Lora Mel
bourne, tlierc~ was nobody, whom the Queen
liked much as sho liked Lord ClaIGh-
don. But he ycuturcd day to urge Her
Majesty TO take up her residence for while IN
Buckingham Palace aud shc never forgave 1t. The
too plaill-spolcn was never alter on quite
the same terms with his royal mistress. lhc story
must be- known to Lord Be1conshed; Is 1t likely
that he has rsked piece of advice which cost Lord
Clarendon dear If he has, and If his adyic, has
been taJcn il Is pcrlaps the most striking token,
among all, of the ascendancy ne has won over the
Queens mind. And 1t will cndear bin 10 the hearts
of the West End iradoSmen of London II may Ike
wise give rise to reflections the part of the future
historian should il by and by appear that the ques-
ton Of peace for England has really been
made e. turn, IN never so slight degree, on such
piitry devices rs these 10 which Lord Beac0nsheld
j. freely believed to resort. q. W. ).
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