New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18

by the dense crowd gathered at this point so Is
History written.
AS the procession swept on, it met, believe,
better welcome. Things have not yet come to SUCH
pass that the Queen can drive through the streets
of London IN semi-state and evoke no BURST oi
loyalty She transacted the ceremonies OF the cor
ner-s stone amid general enthusiasm and with
some practical help from that skilled mason tne
Prince of Wales; the Princess looking on; mere
were speeches by the President OF the Royal CoIege
of surg cons; there Prayer by the ArchDisnop
of Canterbury; there were presentations OF
and lawyers in gorgeous robes, there was Singing
of the National Anthem. and last OF AL quote
again from my historical 1onrnaLher MAJESTY, ere
tons had been performed graciously permitted II
William Jenner to kiss her hand. and bowed repeat
dents which befel at the Savoy did witness, so on
none of them can enlarge. perceive, indeeo, WIN
greet that IN this sketch of the days proceeoings
the Royal Mews encroach on the space that shonid
have been filed by Royalty ITSELF but that Is mat
ter WIN ch it is too late to amend. " W. o.
NOTES on SOME ROYAL MANNERS AND
CUSTOMS.
frnoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRBrNE :
LONDON, April l.
Signs of discomfort with royalty, or perhaps Oh
dislike for the Queen herself, have OF Late been
rather more frequent than usual. The groanlne as
the Oneen passed on her return from the House o1
Lords to Buckingham Palace was not mentioned IN
the London papers. The Kissing OF the regulation
toast to the Queen at n workingmens dinner at the
Criterion was reported in full and questions were
asked about it in the House of Commons, and ex-
plantations were gwen by high functlonaries. Last
week, when Her Majesty drove away from the
Palace to the Savoy. in almost dead
silence the loyalty of the British re-
porter was fervid enough to convince him that
there was loud cheering. And now comes another
dinner difficulty One of the press agencies reports
that prominent member of the Stratford-on-Avon
Liberal Club proposed nat the toast of the Quecn
should be omitted at the forthcoming banquet 10
celebrate the election OF Lord William Compton
On this worthy. however, the tables were turned.
lie was straightway objected to rs ainember OF the
committee on the ground that he Is disloyai per-
son. and his expulsion was moved. ms
was lost by a small majority, upon winch
so many members resigned that the
friends of the disloyal person induced HIM
in turn to resign and the tronble is healed over
for the moment. But ii remains to he seen how the
dinner will 60 off The explanation of these
demonstrations is not far to seek. Whether the
opposition to the monarchy is growing may be
Question. Oppositi ton to some of the burdens and
70 some of the of royalty iscerainly
growing and makes Itself heard more loudly than
ever in Parliament where for many years 1t has
been more or less audible Representatives OF the
classes to whom these burdens are peculiarly irk
some are more numerous, their confidence increases
with their plumbers and they have found con-
genial leader in the person of Mr.. LaboucheIe.
Perhaps Mr. Bradlaugh ought also to be mentioned
as leader.
Then it has to be added that there are social as
well as political grievances in connection with
ROYALTY There have long been such grievances.
perhaps there have always been. but these too are
now becoming more local. People complain who
never complained before. One Of their complaints
relates to dinners and other ho,pitalitles For
years, and suppose for centuries the royal invita-
non has assumed the force Of royal command.
He who is honored, as the phrase goes, by sum-
mons to the royal dinner table at Windsor must
accept at the cost of no matter what H.
convenience to himself or others There
are certain urgent excuses which may IN
certain urgent circumstances be accepted, but they
hardly affect the rule TO which they are rare excep
lions As a rule moreover, these royal commands
are sent out at the eleventh hour, even at 1145
| The guest thus hidden has perhaps been engaged
for three weeks to dine that evening with friends
in London. That avails hun not: he must throw
over his host aud hostess and repair to the royal
| board The host and hostess are probably annoyed.
their dinner is deranged there is scramble to lind
| other guests at a few hours notice-nOt always
so complicated as they are in London
there are explanations to the guests who come and
there is much violent language; strictly suppressed
| but all the more violent inside. Yet no host or
hostess dreams of blaming the person who renders
obedience to the queenly mandate; they vel know
| thew would have to do the same thing themselves
| in the same circumstances.
| These social catastrophes might be averted
if the Queen would do as other people do and
mako up her parties two or three weeks
| in advance If she would even issue her sub
p9nas two three days IN advance she
would create fewer difficulties for her subjects
But the last thing Of which any royal parsonage
| takes thought is the convenience Of others The
ROYALTIES OF Great Britain all brought up to the
belief that it is for others to consult their conven-
| renee. This doctrine extends far beyond the pre-
cin,s of the throne or the four walls of the BAN
oneting hall at Windsor. 1t embraces every member
| Of the royal family it has been known to reach
even further than that not only Royal Highnesses
but that inferior ordeEof superior beings known as
Serene Hghnesses, have assumed this
| prerogative not always with success.
There is many an English noble who
deems himself as good porcelain as any of the
princelings of German Duchy. One Of the real
ROYALTIES once in moment OF frankness impaired
to friend of her own her real feelings on this
| perplexed subject: My dear, II you knew how we
| are brought up you would only wonder We are not
| worse than we arc"
| OF all the royal family the Prince of Wales has
the repu alton of being most considerate OF Others
| He deserves it, and strives to deserve it, as much
| as Prince can. His kindness OF nature Is beyond
question, yet when it comes to contest between
| the more amiable part OF him and the rigorous
reouistions OF court etiquette it is seldom or never
ich lie
excuse OF being q very busy man perform
inc week by week functions which from
years end to years end may be called mnu-
merable 1t would. 1 dare say, be difficult
for him to arrange his life In such way as to
ans xer all the calls made his time and yet ac-