The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-21
IRELAND AND AN EMPRESS.
HAS TIE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BEEN INDUCED
By THE IRISH PRoTEsrANTs TO MATCH THE
CORK AFFAIR?

DA 4nE 1hioh f6OlEoAAN1o ~ mAA~A AHG
CORK AFFAIR?
From the Dublin Freeman's Journal
curious story about the Empress of Austria and
her intended visit to ireland is going the rounds of
the press. As our readers know, Summerhil House.
county Meath, the residence of Lord Langford was
taken some short time by order of Her Majesty
as hunting lodge for the season. The imperial
hunting stud was sent across few weeks ago. and we
believe that next Wednesday had been fixed for the
starting of the imperial suite from Goedoello. where
the imperial family passed Christmas. Her Majesty
was to follow on the ID of January Now,
it we are to believe the gossip. hitch has
occurred to mar all the arrangements and put stop
to the projected trip 1t said that during her hunt
ing sojourns in England the Empress received
neither that attention from the Queen that res
pect from the aristocracy which she might expect
and indeed. courtesy demanded. Her Majesty
carried away with her. in conscq uence unfavor-
able impresso ion of England, great to cause her
to accept the suggestion Of choosing Ireland instead
next time as haunting field with greater pleasure aud
alacrity When the Queen however heard OF the prepa
ratons whether from herself by the ad vice of
one ut Court, she is said to have charged Prince
Teck. who is married to the Queens cousin and who
was formerly an officer in tho Austrian service with
mission to the imperial family, to represent the in
convenience that might arise from the visit and dis
suade the Empress from her journey 1t is told that
Prince Icck was to impress upon the Emperor
especially how administrative people the Catholic
Irish and how they would be likely to show their
respect tor Catholic sovereign by giving her very
enthusiastic welcome which might be used tor other
purposes than merely an illustration OF Irish hos
pitaiity.
ROYAL ROW.
The Emperor so the story goes. comedies entirely
with the Queens view, but the Empress appears
to il ut all, and is determined to have her own
way. SO, az old Tom Carlyle would put it. there Is
"a tongue and eye skirmish in the Imperial
"circle OF domestic tea The whole story Is prob
ably the imaginative invention or society jour-
nalist who finds himself In the and ont
oil the season; but 81 zero, ben trordt0.
1t is true that Whatsoever side the cause
lay the Empress OF Austria abstained from connec-
tion with Windsor st. James during her time in
England. 1t is also true that her OF faith
with the people here, who Catholic irst that the
history of her court, where our Nugents and our
Nolans found so generous "a home and fair field;
that our soldier-ioving sympathy with the gallant
white-coated service, apart from hosp tally our
reputation for which virtue, thank goodness remains
untarnished, would insure to the Empress Eliza
beth from chivalric Celtic people not only well
come, but warmth. But such expression OF natl-
raj good feeling aud good taste could be construed
tortured into political demonstration, and
might prevent island from ever being set foot
on by man or woman of distinction. 1t would be IN
obstacle to General Grant, who has just left us,
Protestant and been feted by us, it would be to
the Empress Elizabeth, who hope, VII not be
deferred or prevented from visiting us. But perhaps
taking the fable quite too much
We hardly believe that the Queen would be i'll
advised to make the storied remonstrance. When
Her Majesty herself she loyalty and warmly
received 1t is only to be regretted that she has not
come again and often.