New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-09
GOSSIP ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS.
IL.

ROCKINGHAM PALACR.-If Buckingham Pal
ace s TO kept closed. as has been Tor the last
,rsntv-forir wears think that ii is maintained
ase the other royal residences by the taxpayers 1t
would be well admit the public under proper restrc-
fions as at WINDSOR view the state rooms and the
Mature gallery Tie collection OF pictures at TINS palace
ope of the finest in the world and soul
them from one years end TO another In addition to tho
numerous gems" which are in the state apartments;
Their ARE and back rooms To- stock half dozen
museums There is also splendid collection OF NINA
lures representing celebrities of the reign of George II
snd his successor. All these Interesting and valuable
objects belong to the Crown e. to the naton and II is
rather hard that they should be Kept where nobody can
SEE them. The Prince Consort was Jealous advocate
for admitting tne nSe TO pTyIfe and he
aid every thing IN his power to facilitate the throwing
open the State apartments at Windsor Castle In spite
Oh the desperate opposition OF few pedantlc wooden
heated Court fuuctiOnaries II he were yet awe nave
tents woald long ago have Deen thrown Open but
unuckly there Is nobody to represent the matter prop
erly 10 the Queen
ALAS! Poor CURATE "A highly edhying
anecdote is told The CiB Press of the manner III
which a certain CITY vicar performs the duties OF his
parish This gentleman according 10 my % M d =,
pay curate $50 year to do nearly the whoe OF the
work. The unfortunate curate asked that ms salary
should be raised e25, and was promptly dismissed Dy
his generous superior The vicar then touhu ahOtHFI
that he allowed to live in the Wears house Behs
absentee, the worthy parsOn agreed hut subsequent
~ the new curate asked for small salary when the
vicar Inagnanimously consented to allow him to take IN
dodgers
A LINK WITH THE PAsT.-Lady Role, who
died ON Friday az tho age Of nnety-one, was Inc l5'
lux with long distant past. Her husband, whom sh
survived for fOrythree years was born III the reign OF
George H. ana entered inc house Oh Oou,os S o a.
Der Tor Devon III lIIs ana he was again fetuIhVu III
lisa at that famous election when Mr. Pitts supporters
as %n0 S2"n1y and aG 6 Shs M Role had an
Implicit belief the Minister to whom he gave an UNI
as he exercised considerable influence among the
county members, who then conspicuous for their
sturdy independence. lit made himself obnoxious TO
the Wings by the severity OF bscommens on certnJoOs
for which Fox and Burke we've respon ble aud II was
alia.f Ia for att aeEa NAT
OF the scurrllous "Rolliad IN which he was de-
scrbed as procaImng Ills descent from Rollo the Nor
man. Role accused Sheridan OF promoting III
bring proof home TO him he would take proper steps
have the guilty persons head stuck on Temple Bar
From Nine Aaoras Nourello Recuc.
THE LATE KING OF SrAIN.-lle is clever
enough TO have been the inventor of gunpowder hut as
he was born somewhat wor IS history for
this he takes interest the method OF using It,
lie has passion for the science OF Every work
upon this subject which appears any part Of Europe
DE causes be translate into spanish On his writing
tab lies pamphlet the reorganization Of the
which would do honor TO the most experienced military
expert. III. admiration for the German army l. un-
bounded and one OF his ambitious dreams has been TO
colonel the Uhaus. the right to uniform in the
German regiment. assuredly was for him source OF
pleasure, but NOT as IL so generally believed because o
any hatred toward France. on the contrary, Alfonso
Nil hat country, ana he has for Berlin, as COM
pared with Paris, the same low opinion as ne mas Tor
French compared with PrusSian regiment He knows
~, ny i v niers of every @rlI herve he could eli
them all by their names Besides his taste for military
shot and Keen rider and ,kitu fenccr. At the Casa
di Campo he delights in the pasme Of pgcOn-S hOotng
and bets heavily upon the results He spends much Of
his time IN the nariroom, taking lessons from Ger
tai Duke vHp II said, receives 1900 francs year
for beating the king at this tlrce times week
AuAso POSSESSES considerable conversational powers
but the activity Of his mind l. such that he gives ntlc
time listen his companion. When the latter starts
an idea he ha~eus interrupt ana finishes tie phrase
and sentiment IN his IL l. kin2s prcrOg awe
10 make use his subjects brains Although his
mothers he does remind her by his per
sonal appearance. lie Is thin well as short. HIS
eyes however resemble hers excerpt that they ack the
peculiarly penetrating glance oarac eristc OF the ex-