The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30
WHIrIs CONC ON IN EUROPE


completed tho draft OF constitution for the
province while tho Bulgarian Assembly prom
ses to complete its constitutional work before
the lat OF May. The election OF Prince Batten-
berg to the throne Of the new principally is ap-
parently insured.
The young Prince Ia n son OF Prince Alexan
der OF Hcsso and the Polish Countess julio
Iaucke. who was granted tho title Of Princess
OF BattcnberR. He is. accordingly. cousin
OF Prince Charles OF Hessc. tho hus-
band OF the late Princess Alice. His
eldest brother. Prince Louis. is Lieu
tenant in the British navy. Prince Alex
| ander himself. who Ia but % years Of age. Is
Lieutenant in the dragoon guards Of Hesse-
Darmstadt. The members Of tho Battenberg
family are nephews and nieces Of the Empress
| of Russia. who is Hesse- Darmstadt Princess
by birth.
In France tho great political question Of tho
moment s the projected transfer Of the As
sembly from Versailles to Paris. 1t is safe to
predict that. until this question is settled. no
other question will he seriously agiated.
On Tuesday last Queen Victoria accompanied
by Princess Beatrice. and attended by small
suite left England for the shores Of Lingo Mag
giore. She reached Baveno on Friday night
md took up her quarters at the Villa Clara.
| Part OF her suite occupy the adjacent villa Of
| Marchioncss Grimald while tho servants
have rooms ut the Hotel Bellevue. Some time
ago upon learning that the Queen was coming
to Italy. King Humbert requested to be- in
| formed where he hould send the royal train
TO meet her Majesty. The Queen expressed
| her gratitude. but said that she had n train OF
| her own on the Continent. This train took her
! from Chrrbourg to Aroma. whore her carriages
wcro waiting to convey her to Bavono. The
Queen made her journey very quickly and did
not stop anywhere. except II few hours at Paris
to receive the visit OF President GrGvy.
| She IL to remain Mt Bavcno until the Goth OF
| April. when she will 20 to Germany. Some oil
the ultra Protestants in England are not pleased
with the spot which the Queen has selected for
her soiourn in Italy. La,o Maggiorc IL ashrino
Of Catholicism-more Roman than Rome itself
| Tho country around preserves the traditions of
| the Borromeos who furnished a larger number
Of Cardinals than any other family. She will
walk in the shadow Of tho very castle in which
81. Charles Borromeo. the moving spirit OF the
| Council Of Trent. the enemy Of the Reforma-
ton and the uncompromising defender OF the
temporal and spiritual authority OF tho Pope.
was born.
Queen Victoria went to the italian lakes
| strictly for the sake ~ recruiting her heath;
but her journey Is likely to start new fashion in
Grcat Britain. Hitherto British travellers have
been seen on tho lakes only during tho summer
and fan; vet early spring is tho choicest season
for visiting them. They ara ut their best then.
while the lnvigoratng influence OF their eli
mate Is at its highest. BY selecting this region
at this season OF the year. the Queen sets an
example which will be speedily followed. not
only by the British but by tho Continental and
American fashionables too.
A great benefit will probably be derived from
II. The ruling fashion has been TO spend this
time Of the year ut Nice. Mentone. Cannes. or
Monaco; and that means in nine cases out Of
ten. occasional or constant gambling. At the
Mediterran6o at Nice they play baccarat: at
Monaco. any game you please. but chiefly rou-
lettc. From Mentone to Monaco Is only five
mile drive. From Cannes to either Of the gam
bling centres is but short railway journey.
Consequently Englshmen and women. sup
posed to be enjoying the lovely sunshine and
the panorama OF tho changing hues OF sapphire
and malachte OF the Mediterranean. have been
in fact spending their time at gambling tables.
Some OF them actually live at Monaco. but have
their letters from home addressed to Mentone.
for fear Of what friends may think.
The game Ia very neavy one. and the British
colony has not been any luckier than usual this
season. The Duchess Of Manchester who had to
leave Cannes suddenly few days ago. on ac-
count OF the death Of her father. won large sums
sodid Lord Dupplin and one or two other fortu-
nate players; but the majority were cleaned out.
Tho black cloud which has been hanging
for years past over the old ducal house OF New
castle seems to grow thicker and thicker. Only
n few weeks ago the old Duke died at n hotel in
ST. James place. with nobody by his side except
an old servant. He for years had been scpa-
rated from his wife and lived upon an annuity
OF f25O0 paid to him 10y his mother-in- law.
Mrs. Hope, to whom he had surrendered the
whole Of his estate. He was man more slnned
against than SHINING He ran through tho best
part Of an immense fortune solely because he
could never refuse assistance to friends.
His largest liabilities were incurred by
going security for other people. He died OF
govt. for which he had doctored himself with
homeopathic medicines. The boy of fifteen
who succeeds him has always been weak and
some years ago he broke his leg. He was In
charge OF nurse, who patched up the leg with
the aid OF n country doctor Later on II had to
be rebroken and set anew. But this operation
does not seem to have been much more sue
cessful. for the leg had to be amputated a few
months ago. Poor little Lennie. as he il ia
military called. was slowly recovering from the
amputati on when the news OF his fathers death
reached him. 1t has quite Frustrated the boy
and his medical attendants give but little hope
OF his recovery On Wednesday last new blow
} was inflicted upon the little fellow 10y the burn.
ing OF Clumber House, the NottinghamshirC
s'oN VI Nho ioHh1s ACCOUNTING 10 lle cdulc 10
spatches. the works of art it contained have
been destroyed. The property was of immense
value. and has been admirably taken care Of by
Mrs. Hope since she bought up all the Noting
: hamshire mortgages of the late Duke.
Notwithstanding all these calamities the boy
II ho lives. will. ut his majority. find himself
worth some s400. 900 n year.
The loss inflicted upon Earl Granville by the
recent fre at his mansion on Carlton Ho us,
, terrace. London. was. after all. not very large
None OF tho works OF art were destroyed
though many of them were damaged by water
and smoke. The Earl treated the calamity
with commendabe cheerluness. Upon being
sympathizingly questioned in the lobby with
regard To his losses. he said he would not hay,
boon completely ruined by the Are were 1t moi
for the fact that Lady Granvllles wardrobe hat
been destroyed.
The fishing season has opened very poorly
through Great Britain. The salmon disease
still fingers In the rivers running into the Sol
way Tho fish continue TO die OF a kind o.