New-York tribune., 1885-03-08
LONDON GOSSIP.

AN ENGLISHMAN'S NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.
lFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE IRIBusEl
lam informed from the best source that the
Queen is seriously disturbed the Guards being ordered
away to Egypt In these dynaInitng days Her Majesty
has strong opinion that the bodyguad OF the Sovereign
should be Ia London, Windsor elsewhere Ia personal
attendance As the Guards happen to be some Of the
best Of the troops have the Government has de-
ternned send them to the 'front.' to the great JOY
may add Of the Guardsmen themselves.
The Joy Of few OF them has been terribly dssned
As the climate of the oncOming season In the soudan
simply dabollcal. all the men ordered to 20 With SIR
Gerald Graham have been examined by the doctors ana
many rejected on the ground that they would be hope
iessly Inyaided before they could no any work. Any
rious of the liver any Of the viscera
has been held to dsqua and colonel and ten other
oacers OF the Guards bowling with disappont-
ment and fury.
What makes the matter worse Is that men not held
healthy enough for soudan will be sent to Ireland
the dreaess and therefore the most dreaded Of military
quarters.
Mr. Archibald Forbes. the famous war correspondents
ot The DAD Necs Is also one OF the disappointed he
was on a lecturng tour in Scotland when he heard u
the decision send the Guards 10 the seat OF war VIA
suaki,n He instantly returned to towL and voiun-
tsarad In 20 out at once He interviewed sir Gerald
Graham made arrangements to go out with the seA
engaged his sleeplng-car and ordered his Quilt Then
he met his In tho street and was at once oreed
"a he valued life and w'shed to do his dnty 10 h
employers as well to himself, ~ dismiss from hs
mind every thought OF going out. He was III despair,
and believe cursed the luck which made him encounter
his docor the latter ws obdurate and poor FORBES
has gone back finish his lec,Iring tour sadly dis
couraged.
There is great deal OF fight left in this old country
vet Newspaper men, well officers, are burning 70
20 10 the 'front.'
On Sunday a most impressive sermon preached in
the Chapel Royal by Dr. Butler, tue Head Master OK
Harrow lust appointed 10 tue Deanery Of Giouescer
rhetoric. Dr. Butler made the late General Chinese"
;orion killed Kbartou, the theme OF his DISCOURSE
m Sno sd the
the sermon premature as theFe Id" ooeh no eonA"o"
OF General Gordous death.
There is likelihood OF Mr. Val" Prinseps portrait
Of General Gordon being shortly engraved. or at east
reproduced in photograyure. The picture was panied
several years ago tbs Royal Engineers lo which
corps Gordon was a member Mess at Chathan-s sore
OF Headquarters for the Engineers as "o9~en Is lor
ng a psr rea picture Of the Delhi Dur6sr held for
ne absurd purpose Of procaiming the Queen Of England
Empress OF conquered and subject province IKE indA'
depicted Gordon In his Chinese costume.
There was big dinner at Baron Ferdinand de Roths-
chds on Friday nigt. fhe table was covered, eseeps
the. margin required for the plates. with oaak oI
orchids of the aud cosest kind Readers of fhs
TRIBUNE Will reneDber tn tne orchidomsns - nov
Tue strong nSi which once Injected Holland The humid
forests the tropics are r.nsaeAea Ior % ,
exeSty aud eighty pounds Tor single root Bar.a
Ferdinand de Rotnsehi Is an eminent osSdSn a nls
beautiful OF orchids-some. believe. actua'y unique IN
this country aa yion nm Mr. H. stacy MARKS R. A. ones
a comic song Lord Crewe Is caiieu me-, ue uou' a. n,.
Da ,r ase The third orchdan in England is Mr.
PEACOCK a worthy egg merchant. who was once per
na..d to sart a newspaper. and suffered verely
thereby Mr.. Peacock has marvellous conssuon os
orchids brought together by the work OF many years
ami the e penditure OF vast amount OF money p.,
Very considerable people were present a1 tne ho'ns
child dinner
r,avaiand who when heard that Lord Roseoefy bao
married Miss Hannah daaghter Of Baron Meyer r ae
Rolhschild said ;" don't know the iady ia'i 'a'
believe they are very well-to- do
r,,s understood that Mr.. Bernard II. Becker In his
forthcoming volume enlarged IRON articles an teer Wos
I'M IN he favored NY the collaboration OF the subjects OF he
sketches and notably wtn that OF MI JOHN hsete.s S
Mllais. II. A whose utter'uces oh "'' '' VIZ
most profound interest
Mr. Campbell of Islay. tine brother-in-aw OF LORD
Granville, dead He was at 'Sy S
bai no more right to be called Campbell OF lsy tnan
IN the moon SS1 HIS wsss eseS o. in Scotland
to say an agent 1 Sf Sp,as, ns ae% se~a nSxs DO
Argyll Whether e, ssy ne but the Spsbes OF cenneeon
a mat he became possessed Of the Island Oh say ana
the Duke q nrSs Ssa ne 70
Scotland being bs moi ,hSr Sh of Mr. Yp
@ t dem was Obliged sell his Island Of islay %
tnas the territorial designation. unfairly assumed va
Ser are chiefs in the North who are perfectly en-
,.,sJ to the curious they go byi sncn ~ Inc
sIishom, Cameron OF L0chiel," and CInny NcIhsnr-
san Who or at least tho last two OF WHOM stv tne
anu,ne tscendants of the ancient chiefs anu sti, o.
the same country ike Lord Inchquin In iressnds
SIpy te Tbs siIs OBrien desceudrd from the KINGS q
wvster OF more doubtful authenticity Is that nne oia
,,as,sin auS.i The O'Gorman Mahon," NJ p for County
C1ara who is really Mr. OGorman, and assumed tne
amS Of rhe ana the chietincy. he V the orElnss
81 Thackerays The OMulligan" and wsnied 70 navS
hi Hood for his description OF him. fte ODonoRnus
sa "a said In his own part OF ireland 10 no 10 sn
csitic chief but Saxon who can claim ~ escus
rem tIa ODon0ghue" of Noah's time VINO d,sos' TSa
-, %, into hs Ark but had boat OF MS own vanS
Nae giilicuddy OF the Reeks II more semu ,nsr
chief His ancestor not. think Se vu ,.e.Iis
ried the daughter and only child o. tno ss ~ liz
cuddy (prononnce Maocuddy ANA pscr1v Who o has hem
ancient inhabitants thereby ,bs ncturssSuo range q
to Killarney Will ad recSie esuumits Known as Macsir
mountains Sa WIN TEs present Macgeaddy is an agree;
es Ss sgsasieman endowed with red hair and peaueiut
otsteis. ..,. . gaptleman at nres&nt In high
.n,srrasion ~ especially with the Prince of wacs 0
h. he is pal" The Prince gives him cupe "a"
s aiwnys inscribed to Tho Mackenzie OF Alntai
T.Sans the dictum of IT, r. H. IL as good an eeeoecs
s another the person In question has ~ esxn -
the title he haA assumed. HIS father wss "as01 :"
Aberdeen.
am assured that Miss Connie 0christ has not mar
rsd the seiou Of great banking hrn Win wnoo neS
nams has assoessd BY ths reckless scrnss u M
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