New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-11
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN EYGLIsHMAN,s NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.


gentlemen, should expiate by some such exquisite
torture being made shakers or Plymouth
Brethren for the rest OF their natural lives
The remark is well enough on the Stage
and occurs in play which has been oil too successful
but a. George Gordon Noel sometime Lord Byron, some
where remarks the devil Of it Is" that all the average
idiots Of which the world is composed repeat why
certnly" tort eta frdrers and the congenal ercns
never have this terrible phrase out Of their mouths
There was plenty OF excitement over the American
horses this Derby. and when Mr. Lorard's declaration
to win with sachem made known there was general
Ella ulation OF Why, cerny enough to drive one clear
out OF what ttle mind cricket matches dinners Wagner
and Irish politics had left FOR EPSON sachem ia fair
andtear horse but Gyeror he would easily have
beaten the very poor field Of horses opposed to him Inc
Derby dey wac batting the Objectionable phrase which IL
Just now the OF society, very pleasant day IL
would De pleasanter IL were, like that fortunate ami
nal the camel. endowed with plurality Of stomachs
good sound luncheon arriving az ones box in the
grand stand will hardly permit of second edition of
the meal after the Derby the HILL in the dip or
the step OF drag. But oil went of very agreeaby'
notwiths ,auding the absence from Epson OF large
number OF sporting NJ P- who would have contributed
greatly to the enjoyment OF their friends.
There is another word hateful Why, cert'nly."
and that is CHEEKY" Everything that is agreeable has
been for sometime past called CHEEKY by those who
in it." Cheerful Is only used by persons in
society in irOnca sense, and "Jony,' after being
fashionable, am told, quarter OF century ago, has
iapaed again into yulgary. CHEEKY" pronounced
with very cultural r." Is now the only word one
may money the and yet pronounce the cee
bration CHEEKY If the Holsters good and the Pom
merry properly iced. 1t certainly "cAeery" din
that Prince OF Wales gave the members OF the
Jockey Club the evening Of the great race
Tne club il well known to be the most aristocrauc
body in England, aud the dukes and peers came
wearing Their stars and rib0oEs OF the Order
OF the Garter and other orders. OF course the
Duke OF Beaufort present and, curiously enough,
was the third Oldest member there. The two seniors
those venerable peers Lords STAFFORD and strad
broke Lord Stradbroke is the head OF the Rous family
which produced that celebrated d" horse-marnc " Ad-
mlral Rous, and he Is, in fact, the great newmarket
sailors elder brother. Lord Stradbroke pillar OF
the turf long before many Of the younger ones were
born ard bloomed, II " Corinthian" columns may be
said 10 bloom In that pre-scientito and pre-arusuo
period in which fourshed tie " wild Mar
quls " and the wicked Earl" just departed
Lord sradbroke s eightyeght years Of and never
married TIL he was siytythree He owned Derby IA
voriics about the time when Merry Monarch won that
race instead Of Alarm and Gruncher" Greviles party
we're wild with fury winning with the wrong one,
and the butchers wife had tine queer dream about the
green instead o; the red cap which made her husbands
fortune He has survived sundry generations OF the
Husgraves one OF whom he married The MuSgraves
il will De recolected the family who own the famous
cup called The Luck Of EdenhalL' Lord stradbroke
has five children and his eldest son Is not yet OF age
Lord Straford-de-cendod think by the female line
nom the celebrated Straforis the head Of the BynS
family and il another fine old sportsman, but much
Younger thar Lord stradbrOke. being barely seventy
ak He Is the father Lord Enfield and o, twelve other
children.
In the artistic midde-word few events have caused so
much excitement Of late he SoiTee EohemenHe given
this night week at the unfinished Pandora Theatre 10
nv Mr. fred Thompson,
manager It was attended by considerable number Of
married ladies' in middeclass society, and an army OF
actresses and others. II bold attempt to mnSle
various touches sociaes, thing hateful TO English
women No lady OF the first flight was foolish enough to
CO. but many enterprsing sOckbrokers and merchants
wives put 10 al appearance When they found what at
nosphere they were in the majority Of them drew
together protection aud went away early or
A. soon as they could get their husbands away; bat
some OF the stockbrokers wives It out and danced
bravey among the actresses and others IL was ex-
tren,elv unpleasant for the who had been silly
enough to bring their WIVES and unfair to the SEN
sibe ones who had left their wives At home for "othcr
fellows wives there report their behavior to
their own suppressed spouses.
on Monday a great success made by the cricket
match AZ the Orleans Club Twickenaamthe old house
once occupied like Claremont, By part o. the exled
Orleans family The cricket superb, and some o. the
gilt was rubbed OF the Austraans who had this time TO
meet stroug eleven who hit their supposed fatal bowl
ing all over the place. Their old and new demon
bowers" tried in vain and the honor OF the IN
Gni,bed match remained with the Old Country The
cue WAS lcous With it, level carpet Of greensTard
and framework Of superb horsechesnut trees IN full
bloom. There a military band and several
thousands Of spectators. In the evening Sir joan Ashley
who launched the club dinner to the Australians
aud few friends, and there was much hearty speech
making and good-fc,lowship cannot however, assert
m ka
have the horrible fault o. sefassCryeness
and consequently never appear to the
English to be what is called " good form" suppose
society has yet had time TO cTys.aze into proper
form in Australia, except among the high officials
and great sqnaers" to neither OF which classes does
The crcketing team belong. They good fellows APP
parenty but their has none Of the qetne's and
real or affected mo iesty, almost amounting to sede-
probation, which is considered form IN England
1rerret TO hear that General Burnaby is seriously ill.,
This r,u ernan Is the ba!lO0nist and rider 20 Khva
but the guardsnan who, together with conrade' had
tremendous quarrel some years ago with the American
sportsman Mr Ten Brock. abont bet on the spelling
Of reindeer or randeer according either Johnson
walker Admiral Rous appealed to, and the upshot
OF II all was that Mr. Zen Brock did not pay the thou
sand pounds he WA alleged 10 have lost
Iieutenant-C oouel Henry Wellesley, Of the Greaadcr
Guards las retired from tho service This gentleman
the heir apparent the Dukedom OF Wellington being
the eldest surviving Of MaJorGeneral Charles well
esey brother OF the present Duke who died IN l95S
when people their money they apt to say they
are cheated Very remarks have been made On
the riding Of Mordan Bruce in the Derby On the
other hand the winners Shotoyer IN the Derby and
Geheimniss in the oaks loud in their praise Of Tom
Cannon. who rode both winners PeT-ons skilled In
hor-eracng have been FOR years pls that there
no Jockey living. Fordham and Are Ter included who can
give weight % Tom Cannon, Dat the public have Wait
until he scored couple ~ easy Victories 20 oEnlc IA
merit Both the great EPSON prizes 20 this year % tc
House OF Peers and peers who extremely popular
Tue Duke NJ Westminster Woo owns -hoOYcr ~ 'Hor "
TO Oe married 10 the sserOf Mr. Cavcnds, VINO marlel
the Duke. daughter some !.ur AM hat year, ago Dy
the Dukes marriage he VIII thus DE broihrT--lh"
To his own daughter ami soihtw and uncle ID his nlc
GRANDSON The Duke l. hfy-aiK years old ana Mss
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