The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-29
oiyADA AND HER SEMI-ROYAL TICE.
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TIE Court In Mourning - Catholic Bishops
nenouncing the Low-Nccised Dresscs-'Chc
Coming PrOtectionist Movemcnt-N citation
for Less and Cheaper Government The
II Duke OF Edinburgh md Ills False DentaIS.
OTTAWA, Dec. 2G.-Thc vicc-rcgal court Is
sungcl in mourning. The MARQUIS travels
bout New Edinburgh and this city with his
suite and spends u portion Of the day sknting
AMI toboganning. but thu Princess keeps within
doors. Her Royal Hghness. so the gosslps say.
Is not only overcome with grcf ut her sisters
death. bit homesick. This j. her first expert
enco away from home. ind so far it has been
sad one. The people. however. arc doing their
best to cheer her up and MAKE her feel that sho
has fallen among kind friends. Letters and
. kilograms Of sympathy have poured in
4 nom every section Of the Dominion.
even from British Columbia. On the
other hand. the newspapers arc still
discussing tho unfortunate low-necked dress
ukase issued by Col. Littleton on the occasion
Of the st. Andrews ball. and commenting with
won,ed vgor and planness Of speech on the
danger OF trying TO introduce court rules in this
Intensely democratic country. Tho MarQuis's
4 private secretary. Mr.. Kidd, keeps n scrap book
. (which he preserves every article bearing on
i his Exccllcncy's regime. and II must be far from
4 pleasant reading just now. The scrap book
vas ono Of Lord Dulrcrin's dcas. His sccre-
nry. Mr.. Campbell. spent half the day going
over the papers sent to tho Governor Generals
. Office. and cutting out the humblest paragraphs
! rejecting on that noblcmsn. Archbishop Tas-
chereau OF Quebec has devoted sermon TO tho
lOw-necked-dress matter. urging the French
Canadian ladies TO preserve their native mod
esty even at the risk Of losing the good opinion
. Of courtiers. The acting Bishop Of Montreal
. Mgr. Pinsonnaut. has published letter con-
i graduating the editor OF LOpbuon PUbi,gge on
On article which appeared in that journal
severely condemnlng the order. His lordshp
/ trusts the French Canadian ladies will ignore
! H. and adds that by doing 20 thcy will not for
felt the respect Of good men nor the love 81 God.
who assuredly does not recognize that mode.
. either at court or elsewhere. as one becoming
. his female creatures" Their Excelicncics are
said to be much ANNOYED at Col. Littleton' =
. blunder. He served for four years under Lord
| Dullerin. and remained here for tho express
I purpose Of coaching Major Dc Winton on the
ways Of the country.
There is moro serious trouble ia store for the
! Marquis. The Government will at tho COM
ing session. which opens on the 10th Of
| February. Introduce the so-called national
. policy a measure FOR the readiustment OF the
tariff on a strictly protective basis. Sir John
Macdonald owes his return to power to the pro-
te.tion cry. and dare not shirk the issue. This
will call forth u vigorous protest from the
British manufacturers. AMI as the Marquis Is n
stu free trader he will naturally bo inclined e.
side-though. OF courae. a Governor-G General
cannot openly take sides-with the Liberal or
free trade party hers whose leaders are mem
hers Of the Golden Club. Macdonald Is not the
man. however. md particularly Just now. to
tolerate any Interference from the Governor
General He will have a majority OF at least
sevent5 In the House 81 two hundred and six
members. ma the country. strk almost 20 death
ot hard times. AMI unyiou. To- try the prOteci i've
SPECIFIC. II Overwhelmingly behind him. The
slightest attempt on the part oi ia" Marquis or
OF beWnlns street 10 interuose IN the matter
would be instantly resented and, indeed. might
lead 70 the Swapping ~ what Lord Bcaconsfipld
calls the Silver thread that binds daughiert "a
mothpr. Whan this awkward question Is dis
posed OF. tue agitation against tile cost OF gov
eminent will b. formally brought before Par
lament. The Dominion 4, by far tie most
governed land on eurth. The Gov"rnor-Gene
ling EXPENSES, which. in Lord Dufferins tine
averaged $40 900 yer also come out Of tho
public chest. There are eight Lieutenaut-G Gov
Quebec Nova Scotia. New Brunswick Prince
Edward Island. Mapitoba and British Column
ba. and one for the Northwest Territories. The
salaries Of these officials amount 10 $40 900 n
year and then there H. the cost OF their rcspec-
lures. the Dominion Parliament aud the lurlia-
ments OF the seven provinces. with an advisory
board or council in tho territories. These to-
gether are composed OF go members. equal In
fact to the representation Of Great Britain aud
Ireland in the House Of Commons. Each OF
these Legislatures has It's separate civil service
Inc cost OF government ana legislation. Do
minlon and Province. and 81 the various sery-
Ices Is upward OF i've millions yenr-.t big sum
l0rA nation oI only Tour ma lions scattered over
Tue face OF poorand inhos pitable country three
million square miles IN aren. The people are
crying out against this cumhrous and costly
buruen, but there y no way ot tightening II
short OF Qbolishing the Provincial Legis luiurea
ana establishing leg lsative union in place OF
me Federal system. This. Of course. means
the overthrow Of the present constitution. n
step that would certainly lead TO confusion. and
might drive some OF the smaller provinces into
| the American Republic Lord Duierin. a far
sighted man. felt this popular movement conf NJ,
| years ago. and often sought 10 turn IL aside OF
delay It's progress by honeyed warnings against
meddling with the national institutions; but
the Canadian taxpayer has no sentimental
/ The subject Is now much discussed the hard
times being powerful aid to the ugitatOrs for a
IeglslutlVe union una the new GOvernor-Gene-
RAJ Will have ~ face H. Il not at the coming SEES
sion. at all events in 1880,
The Duke Of Edinburgh did not create IA
| yoranle Impression on those who met him at
| Halifax last month. and his recent denial 81 an
i interview. NJ which he was made 10 say that he
| was opposed 20 Beaeonsheld's policy has stnr-
i MN express himself against Jlugoism, &C.
nounce the Primo Minister OF England. and
praise his father in-aw. the Car. IN semi pub
Ne conversations, when. 80 lar As could be-
Judged from his densdnor. he was quito aware
Of what he WIS talk inc about Tie gossips have
Il u that between the Duke and Lorne there il No
love lost. The letter-a Liberal by birth and ed
ucaton. the son Of the most radical Duke ia the
peerage-dessrted his party on the Eastern
question and chung 10 the ,Jingoes. whom his
gracious mother-in-law IL known TO support
/ This fired the ire Of the Duke of Edinburgh
whose wife. II is said. controls alike his politics
and his household; and. ~ they had never been
very warm friends. they soon became secret en-
emies.
The rumor In the Canadian and American
4 press mat an interesting event Will occur a
i hldeau Hall before sprinRtime is untounded
borrower. such an occurrence ID regarded a.
altogether improbable. The mourning season
expires on the 2gth prox. but no entertainments
save the routine dinners TO ministers will b.
given until Parliament meets