New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-30
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Ero,n lfr. Laboueneres rru,h. London. yune rs.

From Mr.. La6oucheres Truth. london. June ls
ANXIOUS TO SEE BEATRICE MARRIED.-CaD0n
congratulate himself Gu account OF the queen having
decided that Princess Beatrice should be married IN MS
church hear that he has been pesered and worried
beyond all belief by all sorts and conditions OF people
who are painting 10 witness the ceremony The fact thai
the whole of the ngements are as matter OF course
taken entirely out Of Canon Protheros hands; but APP
pcants Will not realize this state Of things
The wedding will practically be as private as II II had
taken place In the chapel AT Osborne, and II VIII be most
SIMPLY arranged. The only advantage Canon Prothero
gets AT FIR Is that the OF the church has
been repaired ana improved by the queen in oer mat
IL may prove equal to the exceptional demands WHICH
will be made upon It's powers
RoBBING A Pores 1oMB.-The municipal
authorities OF Verbo have certainly hit upon strange
anu dsgraceful method Of enrlchiny the pubic museum
of their One night, about fortnight ago. several
VI their officials and band OF workmen entered tne oia
church Of sta Maf'9 p al aran V VIII was buried
there 1868. They opened this tomb ana violated INC
inner coffin, IN wncn the body OF the POPE was iouhuin
fair state OF preservation dt was presumably eva.
balncd). and arrayed in Papa robes Tho corpse was
one Of the fingers the richly agrafe by which
the cape fastened at the breast was cut away and
and portion of the cape. The desecrated corpse was
then lied back into the coffin and replaced In the
tomb lille the spos were taken 10 the municipal build
ngs with view 10 their being placed IN the museum
or the city It may be hoped that the Italian Govern
ment will take measures Tor the adequate punishment Of
the perpetrators of this gross outrage.
AUToCRAT HAMILToN.-The island of Arran
is the property OF the Dnke OF Hamilton whose para
object lord OF the SOIL is to convert as much
the island possible into game preserve for tho
enjoyment of himself ani his friends during the month
which he passes AT Brodek Castle every autumn that
instead its resources being developed the popu-
lation being encouraged in their avocaons, everything
keep away. and the aboriginal lnhaD-
itants surfs ArTan (which Is twenty miles by
forms great contrast to the nelgborins island OF
Bate, being fety years behind in everything and 10
monstrous that In these days so large domain
should be subjected TO the selfish eaprces OF one man.
The Dukes latest proceeding as absolute monarch ~
the slaud has been 20 refuse permission 10 the United
Presbyterans TO erect church, aud s actually stated
In the letter OF the agents that the Duke will not sane.
ton the use Of any building for such purpose for
longer period than the three summer months one
would really think that were back in those palmy
days OF T0rys when Scotland gr0aned under the iron
yoke and the uueXampled jobbery OF Henry Dundas.
The Duke of HamtOn's political leaders viii scarcely
thank him for this exhibition Of Intolerance, which Is
certainly unreasonable ana hardly satisfactory return
for the Thistle which Lord Beaconseld bestowed upon
hial