The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-01
WHAT rs GOING ON IN EUROPE

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tive party is to DO " Beer. Bible. and Boacons-
field"
This means that the Cabinet will do its best to
prevent any burning question coming up before
tho country, and that politics in England will
remain for months to come as dull as they have
been for many months past.
The Continental excursion OF Queen Victoria
does not seem In any way to have affected her
moroso and retiring disposition. To Judge by
tho improvement OF her looks, her health has
been considerably benefited by her residence in
Italy. But her disposition has not grown any
more sociable on that account She recently
held court at Windsor Castle TO receive adj
dresses OF congratulation upon tho marriage OF
the Duke and Duchess OF Connaught from tho
corporations Of London and Dublin. but she
did not have q word to say to the members OF
tho population. Persons who approve OF every
thing Queen Victoria does. plead that II ia ono
OF the rules OF etiquette that the Queen shall
not omen her lips in an interview OF this kind;
but tho mass Of the English people view the
matter in q different light. They seem to bo
growing tired OF sharing all the sorrows OF their
sovereign without having the privilege of shar-
ing any OF her joys. The death OF the smallest
baby OF the ROYAL family il supposed to be n SUI
flcient cause for the whole country to 20 into
mourning. for all the theatres and public places
Of recreation to close their doors and for the
Queen TO retire for several months into absolute
seclusion. But when there is n marriage. or
any other pleasant event in the royal family.
her Majesty, even II she condesccnds TO receive
populations. does not vouchsale to give them as
much rs a thank you"
But the Queen seems never to be too DOWN
hearted to attend to business. Archibald Forbes
has shown the unconstitutional part taken by
her in tho management OF diplomatic affairs;
and now comes q more commonplace business
transaction. in which the character OF Queen
Victoria has shown tsclf She learned. n short
time ago. that II valuable black pearl belonging
to the jewels Of tho British crown. and stolen
from Windsor in 1928. had been discovered in
Pesth. The Queen Immediately gave orders to
secure II for her II II could be done for go 900
or less. The jewel being in tho hands OF
pawnbroker the bargain was easily struck at
the proposed price. Then the poor pawnbrokor.
after getting his money. was locked up in
prison. 1t appears that the stone had bcen
pawncd with him. for the pnltry sum OF twenty
forms. by n man who had been personal SER
want Of the famous sportsman. Count Bat
thyany. The Hungarian nobleman seems not to
have known the value OF the pearl. at that timo
mounted in scarfpin for he made present
Of It to his valet. Some years later the fellow
began TO drink. was discharged, returned to
his homo in Pesth. and in moment Of distress
pawned the jewel to the jew who is now locked
up. The interesting question now to he solved
is: How did the pearl como into the possession
Of Count Batthyany?
Tho news from Zululand Is by no means re-
assuring. King Cetywayo has obtained q con-
siderable success over some Of his tribes who
were willing to surrender to the British. and
has since declared that he will neither surren-
40 hfu,ealf ~ al IN ~ t,d
so. There is consequently very little hope OF n
speedy peace-especay as the new position
occupied by Cetywayo behind tho Umveosi is
reported exceptionally strong. The London
World says:
Itisno doubt possible TO fall back ppon the comforting
even at such unes Of crucial iria come To- lie ront a.
hereoiere Hut i must not lie forgotten that, man tor
recruit lie is certainly not les brave aud he viii be
side There are other and gravcr grounds
he 's Zane oS a3, ~ so saa rsGu'g The Sass Of
Y truus ~ certain seasons 81 the year Err long,
be burnt. The watcreonrses dried M These rhy.icsi
Of do foS SeSnes e s. smS
marches.greaty drawn out from the scarcity OF sup.
unusual calls their personal endurance may eN
Don. Of soldier, lar below The age When The best Str
nes have fixed at the minimum Tor those engaged in the
Next week will be one Of considerable interest
for the literary people OF London. On the ninth
OF juno an international congress il to assemble
there for tho discussion of authors rights.
Victor Hugo. Edmond About. Alexandra Dumas.
Ivan Turgueneff. Emilio CASTELAR,. B6lot lola
and more than 200 lesser men Of letters from
France. Germany. Italy. Austria. Spain. Bel
GUM, and even from Brazil and san Salvador.
are to enjoy the hospitality Of the English Jour-
nalists. who have formed a reception committee
with Blanchard Jerrold for President. The
illustrious literary guests are expected to spend
week in London and to visit shakespeare's
birthplace at Strntford- on Avon.
Theatrical matters in England arc reviving.
John Holingshead is soon to bring over the
Com6do FRANCHISE. who are TO play at the
Gaiety Theatre during the six weeks needed for
the repairs OF their own house in Paris. With
tho exception Of Nine. Agar. the whole company
will appear for the first time before a London
audience. and Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has
promised to one Of the Paris newspapers to
write up her impressions OF England and the
English.
curious fact in connection with this enter
prise is that two OF the most popular pieces OF
the repertoire Of tho Theatre Francois. the
" Demi Monde" and Dame aux CamGlias."
have always been prohibited by the theatrical
censorship OF England Lord Mount Edge
cumbe, the new Lord Chamberlain. has partial
ly reversed the old judgment. He maintains the
prohibition Of the " Dame aux CamGlias," but
sanctions the production of the Demi Monde"
1t appears that this resolution was arrived at in
consequence OF a witty letter which Alexandra
Dumas wrote to the Prince of Wales, in which
he politely said that the authorities who nut the
embargo upon these two pieces must be either
set OF fools or a set OF hypocrites.
The well-known sensational novelist. Mr..
Charles Reade, is hard at work trying to adapt
the - Assommoir " for the English stage lie is
going to make a new dramatization Of tho novel
without preserving all tho Objectionable and
unmanagcable features of it. The title OF the
drama is to be Drink" and Warner and
George Honey are to take the principal parts.
Tho racing season is at its height In England
and France, and the cable has already brought
us the results Of the principal events. Tho first
OF the three meetings usually held at the Bois
de BouloGne has been brought to a termination.
and the scene has been shifted to Chantily 1t
is not generally known that the Chantilly races
are due. not to Frenchman. but to n Russian
Prince Labanoff, father OF the present Russian
Ambassador at Constantnople He resided in
the neghborhood Of Chantilly had been granted
leave 10 hunt in the forest and GOT nm n cnrt .