The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-16
WIT IS GOING ON IN EUROPE
Public attention in Great Britain has bee

Arthur. Duke OF COnnaught Even the Iulu
war seems to have been forgotten. Tho news
papers in their ecstusy Of loyalty. have been
giving for several weeks past the most minute
details of the preparations at Windsor, thus
stirring up public interest to point which
appears ridiculous to any person not saturated
with British nunkeyism. While it is natural
for tho masses to take interest in n wedding Of
| this kind. and while the well wishes OF every
body are with the young couple. 1t is nevertho-
! less undeninble that this matrimonial alliance
| has absolutely no more significance than any
other marriage In high life. Both tho bride
| and the groom are representatives, OF second
| class royalty, and neither has the slightest
chance Of ever coming to the throne. or even Of
exercising much influence upon the future Of
the reignng dynasties
In France tho two notable political events OF
the week were the victory Of the Governmental
the impeachment debate and the explanation OF
NJ. Icon Say concerning the conversion Of the
| rcn,es.
The impeachment question looked Mt onetime
very dangerous. A party OF radicals insisted
upon bringing before n jointtrihunal. composed
| OF the Senate and the Assembly. q number Of
| Ministers and Generals who were in Office under
| MacMahon. and are supposed to have conspired
| for the overthrow Of the republic II was to
be- n kind OF trial for high treason. II
| the plan had been carried through. Franco
would have been plunged into n state OF most
unnecessary ana dangerous excitement. tho is
sue OF which nobody could predict. Gamheita.
with the common sense which has character
lied all his proceedings for the last four or five
years opposed tho project from the very begin
ming. The accused Ministers did not succeed.
they are forever out Of power. and the obvious
ly best thing to do was to leave them alone. for
MacMahon WIS not likely to allow them to be
| tried without being tried himself. and that
would have made OF the trial either farce or
| "a very dangerous affair. Fortunately. the rad-
| calls were defeated. and all danger from that
| quarter has passed away.
The Loon Say episode had much less political
| significance. but the sensation 1t creaied was
| intense. He WIS accused OF financial jobbery
| in connection with the conversion OF the rentcs.
| or Government bonds. from a per cent to a 4
per cent. security. rumor was suddenly
spread that the Government intended 10 reduce
the rate Of interest upon tho national debt. A
n matter Of course. the price OF the rentes fell
| nearly per cent. and there was an in
cpient panic in financial circles. A few days
later the rumor Was denied. and those
who had sold out found Themselves
considerably out OF pocket Meanwhile 1t be-
came known that the Rothschilds had been
! heavy buyers Of the securities on the downward
! track. NJ. Leon Say. now Minister OF Finance.
and formerly clerk Of the great banking firm.
was Mt once accused Of having nut up the job
! TO give his old friends a chance to make turn.
| Tho accusations were so violent that parlia-
mentary investigation seemed unavoidable.
From the explanation given by NJ. Leon Say il
appears that the whole thing was an accident.
The members OF the Budget Commission have
been discussing the question OF the ACCESSIBILITY
Of s...l
charges ON the national debt. The fact leaked
out. and the spectators on the Exchange
| began at once 10 discount the probable results.
| Tho Government itself never had any such
| plan In contemplation. and NJ Say. in his state
ments before the Commission. explained why
he thought any such step impracticable. The
| Commission accepted his views 10y majority
OF IS 10 s. and. upon the fact becoming known
on the Exchange. the rentes at once went up
again.
Lent has considerably restricted the social en-
gagcments Of Paris. and has pfoportionately in
creased the gambling in the clubs. In London.
too. this kind Of pnstime is making alarming
progress. The Truth SAYS;
1t Is pity that the law be amended so as To
encompass the gaml ling cubs which have become such
Lctwe,n these places and tho I'D he of which Crrk
i"ris was the hest known Tor The only qualification Tor
TIE ballot = merc farce The PAVING OF subscription
bank pu down Co be- PLAYED aeanst d,v alter day does
| not prevent the place irom benz gambling house.
| Crockforl's. alluded to here. was famous at
one time all over Europe; everybody who Wis
! tied London in that epoch was sure TO pay his
tribute TO the enterprIsng proprietor OF the
| house Its history il as follows:
! crcktnrd WI, originally sual nshmongcr in Fleet
street lie won some money ou Che tuu hy backing an
share IN sauuns mouse N King street. where In -hor'
time. he made arte sum. on which De- oincl Others
! "a D.
n Ai' W Nctr ~ 'hr cNnrt OF one season DTS 'front.',
90 81 James, street ami gut his s,.cucd cub no,i,i
Of one season aoGn" te rs9,uS he ntt g l5't'
lace cost nearly $4,000 A.at The m,.,rn limitations
French hazard bauk. which Wa. tut down ni.lty. sx
,ettirom July 10 Octohrr Al tir close oi II, season
mcn,ss chr.tnG, nx VA, csS ps;ea ssl g n s,sa i
VEN y, mas irsu,as ", 'ldents ,rn,Nti or
sands year 10 compronise actions OF this de.cuYtun
Possibly with a view 10 keeping the youth Of
oxford out OF mischief Senior CASTELAR, has con-
scented to visit tho learned city and deliver
course Of lectures on spanish literature. Tho
| invitation rendered to him is due TO the initia-
tive OF Prof. Max Mailer. who being himself a
famous linguist, seems to have overlooked tho
fact that Senior CASTELAR, does not know word
of English. while not one oxford man out OF ten
knows French. and not one out of a hundred
understands II word OF Spanish. Nevertheless
eloquent orator Will use tho French Ian
guage through the whole course. but
the farewell lecture will be delivered
in Spanish. apparently for the purpose Of Civ
Ing the undergraduates an idea Of how that
beautiful language sounds in the mouth of a
great orator
Tho Empress of Austria has not been allowed
10 take her son with her to the hunting fields Of
Ireland. The loyal anxiety Of the Huugarians
for the safety OF the heir apparent induced them
to send population headed by Count Clam
Calais to beg the Emperor not TO let his son
| hunt The TOri says
| Francis Jo.eph when mi, request was made laugh.
in1y sad Nv good tIunt. WIN do ynu ALWAYS let YOUR
own son huutf Sc" hln general, among the nrst m
lhc h,li = Clam GNH- more ut l.ss matter, itte
YOU Majesty answered the Count. but tlc youth ui
whom TIE iuturt tranquility and sonl government OF the
empire viii rest should not lightly r.k M. neck The
promise was al once given aud Prince Rudolph remains
| az home.
1t mas always been puzzle TO the subjects OF
the Empress how she manages to preserve her
youthful complexion Notwithstanding her 40
years. correspondent OF tho BhlchaH Re
rieio undertakes 10 explain the same phenom-
| tuDn in the cusn Of nuothtr wntnnn Spnnlfp.,