New-York tribune., 1885-02-08
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLISHMAN'S NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS
Copyright, 1885.

fpRov AN occ ,sroSAL CoRRE sPONDENT TRIBrNEl
LONDON, January To-
The excitement of the week in what are
called intellectual circles hns been the case OF MT
Edmund Yates in the Court OF Appeal The arguments
turned simply on legal techncaes. but the interest OF
the case seemed nowise abated by the
of dry detail and damnable iteration"
The cause OF this most famous newspaper tral VIII DO
fresh u the memory Of all who take interest In such
things paragraph appeared in Ths World stating IN
effect but not mentioning names that the present Loru
Lonsdale. formerly we'll known on the Iuri as mug"
Lowther had eoped from the hunting Held win Lauy
Grace Fame the daughter OF Lord westmore'anu' Inc
paragraph which was utterly unruthful. was written
by Lady Sradhroke wife OF the head OF the t us lamy'
a very cid man whose lady presented him WIN son
and heir when he was seventy years OF age. Inc
libellous lady, who s like many members OF the arS
tocracy. fond of writing paragraphs Tor the so-os'
society journals is very we'll breh behs ono Vi '0
Musgraves of Edenha, the family possessing INC CUP
known as "Tne Luck OF Edenhall" the subject OF u
ballad by Schiller Nothing, however, has happeheu "
this lady, whose lord is believed at THIS m"io' w "
completely ignorant OF ser atrocious caiumhy' io''
briefly stated, are the circumstances OF tue case WINE"
| induced Lord LoDslale and Lord Westhorei'na '"
invoke the utmost rgor Of the law against MI i''e,.
Nv the way saw Lord westmOrelands old racing Ph
or confederate In Berkeley Square only rev aay 0o
| Nr. Ten Brock. an American spor's"''" WV WV, ,.
| here more than twenty years ago. looks 'cI! '' ~,
than ,ybon he won the Cesarewch with Prforess the
; Irmn,re and various races with Paris, 1ronpiesoe
| and s,telle Two and twenty years ago lie ioohe"
| prematurey bowel gray ana feeo'' Nom ,'' '
whittier hut he seems to be "gong stronger INA" o.
His orange ana black belt" ike Lord "cs'moIc''H
rasn and silver brad have been OF the Turf Tor very
- .n. It,s h,weyer recolleoted by old turtles
,,, Mr. Te, Droeck at first hoiset the stars anu stripes
a. his ooors and employed American Jockeys IL was
| only after the memorable dead neat Oh 'nr"e 'o '
C..arewitch between Proress. El Hakim ana queen
hlS Amn An
and mt up Geogo Foriham who won the deciding neat
easily. , 49,. .uaao,,o
Lord westmcreand is the backbone OF the prosecution
,,st the propretor of Th- World rs IL natural when
one reflects that is unmarried daughter oil MS woSe
cbara,er was assaed But have not heard that Lady
stradbrose has In suffered from ncr escaado
The Appeal Court was very full when the case was called
Mr. Yatess sons looked In and among them the newly
married Mr. Charles Dickens Yates who on the teast OF
the Epiphany espoused the pretty aud accomplished
widow OF the late Mr. Duton Cook the handsomely ana
nearly the best of English dramatic ana art critcs IL
will be- recoected that Mr. Cook went home 10 tea ABOUT
sixteen months ago and died on his own doorstep 'rS
Dnton Cook is clever pianist ara by her maiden name
of Miss Scaes suggested hdeOns pun To one of those
persons to whom nothing is sacred. Miss scates said
he, must be an-ice-gri'
Mr. Woolner II. A, sculptor AMI poet mas IN MS
s,vdo and distributed his house In Welbecs-st
wonderful collection OF pictures by tn" artists whon ne
most admrs, He Is lucky enon;h t. own portrait OF
osperal wolfe who defeated the French army under
Moncam on the Heights OF Abraham. AMI large num-
her OF paintings by Bennington, vino. strange to say
has always keeDiy appreciated IN far's th'n
I'm fnndon; by Constable including fhe oieoc farnh
a,d D.dham Vale" and by Turner In varions periods
from The Ferry to Chateau Gaiard" Mr. Wooiher
ba. a an sone fine specimens OF Cotton, Of Old Cronc
| and or Mnreldy, including u wonderful nymph.
triumph Of hesh-pantng He also possesses an aston
| ishng "Horse Race" by Gericault, superh Paolo
yeronese and many more remarkabie WORKS ihciidhs
o,derfu bronze OF animals all presentation specimens
from Hehner himself the princpe of animal scnlptors
| Mr. Woolner H. A., was originally olo OF tho fre-
Raphselite Brethren. r. Bs as they were CALLED IN
the studios There we're seven OF thcn including mr.
| Millais Mr. woolner. Mr. Holman Hunt-who mas just
finished big picture after seven years OF incuoao
The death OF Lord Aylesord at Biz springs In Texas.
where been cattleranchne Tor the last TWO or
three years concludes career which has m 'hroWn s
nstre the peerage. While yet at Eon lie iaie q Doos
on tho Derby an tho strong drink ana ,s, siromger @
Of Lord Guernsey s in or cs he
Inherited the eardom and family estates at the age of
and G rroceosa asSy " d SS a,Ie1
Tns was in 1871 and high links went on a. Packngton
II m1 d for end pSoas @sas hs s fShen c
with cody Ha So das tns Of
ioskeys and the idol OF the Texan COWBOYS The Turt
unuGy TO him ana & Inc as nc G Re s@ c" is
| home without being wit ho was merry fellow fnll
III eTe Who aceonpanied the Prince Of Wales
o his vsi 10 india in 1875 when Canon Duckworth and
poor poo sr even soollumored Billy" Russell found the
fun too fast furious tor him. In the precedns year
Of wales in magncen, style at Packlngon Hall in War
wicksnire his ancestral seat which he subsequently
s married sy % s cs pretty
Williams daughers OF Colonel rosrS Ma' ns CI onc
time Lady AyIesfris name was associated with that o
With the Duke Of Marlborough Tor several years past
sometimes London but generally IA tari & an @ nn,
calling hei Lord Gucrnsey and also ihai he long ago
ever had scaudalonsy dssoute ina, tue queen
Proctor ntervened and no doree was am9S,er q, ns
Duke Of AbercOrn and sister OF the OF ns
CS%ne GS%ne obaned Su however, divorce asanst m
memorable lawsuit known a. the % Biandfora case
NSw ana the many bf ro marrying her. and her
will theu have advanced by ber misconduct wv" steps N
fhc peerage to great scandal or Englsn society
sufficiently shocked only the other day by Lord shrews
marriage with Mrs. Mandy 70 sa aver taf asr nster
these two divorced women will be permitted to go Y
conrf or bc received In the best sOciety Tire Queen
ver srct on ich points and will not allow even lade
who divorce their husbands aud are themselves spotles
| 10 come to court
ne OF the famous Jack
spelt St Lsger Whose name VAS given to tho gre A.
reason oommander Of the forces in Ceylcn. where h
died at the age o forty after being the founder
the Fourth when Prince bf Wales. superstition stil
extant his Irsh estates is noteworthy rs an ntahc
~ the wide distribution OF certain forms OF folk rc
n ia said that spirit is still driven by headlcs
coaohnan phantom coach. drawn by headless horse
and attended by headless fOOtnan II Is curious 4
compare this with the legend of Blicklng Hail. In Nor
folk built tts site OF .he ancient dwelling oi t
R,Isvns Anns Boeyn was probably born ana certhnl'
lived ali through her childhood at Hcking Hall before
she was taken 10 evcr Castle 10 Kent near 20 a
and Tnnbr,Ige Wells. 10 Ia said at Bckng that VI
Thomas Boeyn pronounce Bhen) the father OF once
Anne drives forth year carrying MS own hed
under his arm coach drawn by four headess horses
and makes circuit OF twelve bridges near Biickling
Concerning Sorfolk may add that one OF Its ch'e
luminaries, Mr. Clare Sewell Read, NJ. P who went
Amnrica with Pell report 70 the House OF Com