Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-06
EOrpi"n GOssin.

The clergy of the diocese of Canter-
bury intend to present Bishop Parry
with his portrait as a recognition of the
admirable manner in which he has dis
charged the duties of bishop sufIragan
during the last fifteen years.
The late Duke of Abercorn and the
Duchess Of Abercorn both figure prom
inently in Lothair," and they were
great fayorites of Lord Beaconsfeld,
who regarded them, and very rightly,
as ideal specimens Of the high no.
bility.'
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
have returned to Eastwell Park from
their visit to the Prince and Princess Of
Wales at Sandringham, and about De-
cember 18th they will entertain their
royal hghnesses and a large shooting
party at Eastwell.
The Princess Royal Of England the
wife Of the Crown Prince of Germany
speaks with more than average huency
French, German, Italian, Spanish, and
English Of course, and is at home in
Latin and Greek, beside having a know
ledge of the elements Of other languages.
When Mr.. Millais was created a baro-
net some one in London ventured to
say that the best card for Sir Coutts
Lindsay to play for the Grosvenor Gal
lery winter exhibition would be col
lection of the works Of Sir John Mil
lais. The old baronet and the new one
are in accord, and Millais exhibition
will be the art show Of Bond street
this winter.
Regarding the much-talked-Of Sir
Henry Ponsonby's letter about the
Queens private fortune, which epistle
was never intended for publication, it
is said Sir Henry was both sstounded
and Mortified when he saw it in print,
while the Queen was equally wroth,
and the telegraph-wires were kept busy
for some hours between Balmoral and
Aix-les- BaiDs transmitting inquiries
and explanations.
Apropos of the recent celebration of
the birthday of the Prince of WALES,
a curious point, interesting to the
guards, arose at the birth of the Prince.
1t had been the custom for the officer on
guard at st. James Palace to be pro-
noted to majority when royal child
was born. The guard was relieved at
lO:45. At that hour the new guard
marched into the palace-yard, and
three minutes later the child was born.
The question rose which officer
was entitled to the promotion.
The officer of the fresh guard
claimed it because the relief marched
in before the birth, and the keys were
delivered over to him but the other
officer claimed it because the sentries
had not been changed when the child
was actually born; his men were still
on guard, and he disputed the fact of
the delivery of the keys, arguing that
in all probability this had not occurred
at the moment OF the birth. Although
on inquiry there was found no prece-
dent for the promotion, it was never
theless given. The old guard got it.
The Comtesse Walewski is hopelessly
cut off from her pension of 2O,OOOi.
year, which she was granted as widow
of Comte Walewski. Her appeal to
the Council of State has been rejected,
and as the condition Of the treasury
obliges ministers to be economical,
there is no chance Of the decision being
quietly oyerruled. The arguments
sgainst her were, first, that she is no
longer widowed. she having married
eight or nine years ago an Italian named
Alessandri. lie was not more than
twenty at the time of the we'd
ding, and is, therefore, still young,
as well as abIe-bodied, and quite in a
state to support himself and his wife.
The second argument was that France
owed nothing to Comte Welewski. He
was the natural son of the first Napo-
leon and Of Polish adventures who
consoled him during the retreat from
Moscow. The success Of Louis Napo-
leon brought Walswski per saltum from
an obscure consulate to brilliant posi-
ton and from 1852 to the time Of his
death he was not only thrust into
splendidly paid situations, but often
received magnificent grataities from the
Emperor.