Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-06

The Queen In London-SIr Henry l Welf-The Bulgarian Prince-In- | dIgnant F1rs. Weldon-EccentrIcitf 1 of Justice-Some Humorous Stories. l Special Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CoUR- 1 IER. All Rights Reserved!
 LONDON, Jan. 23. 1 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: | The Queen has positively come to London
 for couple of days and opened the new 1 Parliament in person yesterday. Like the Private Secretary"-I hope you have all ! seen and enjoyed that play-the Queen 'tdoes not like London, de-u know" She hos elected to pass through her loyal and peaceful subjects very much as the Czar
 drives through St. Petersburg. There was the escort of the guards closely surrounding the carriage, but in addition almost the whole metropolitan police force was concen- trated in the neighborhood. The regulations of admission to the Houses of Parliament
 were ludierously strict. The members of the press themselves had to procure special tick cts and prove their identity. No less ridicu- lous were the orders about the ladies' dress
 es Admission was peremptorily refused to any lady who presented herself with her
 neck and throat decently covered, or with her head nnadorned by plume of feathers
 Thus in the most severe weather we have ex- perienced for years there was presented the painful sight of ladies sitting in their car riaees in low-necked dresses awaiting their turn of admission Among the ladies most to be pitied were perhaps those who could have placed on their corsage the label, "To be let unfurnished." The Queen is really very inconsiderate.
 Sir Henry Wolff, the British envoy to the East, will shortly return home from Egypt. Everybody will be glad to hear it, and this for two reasons. First, because at the open ing of the new season society will be able to enjoy the company of a most charming and witty causeur and anecdote teller; then be- cause there may be some chance of learning what his mission was about When Lord Salisbury came into office Lord Randolph Churchill immediately established his per sonal supremacy and made the new prime minister understand that he was not going to be satisfied with the Indian secretaryship, but that his four followers in the House of Commons were to have a good share of the spells. The young lord was not to be trif1ed with and his four staunch friends immedi- ately obtained four high positions. One was made Lord Chancellor of Ireland; another solicitor-gene eral third civil Lord of the
 
 Wolff, had an inclination for something at the foreign ofic. This, however, could not be entertained, so he was appointed her Ma jesty's special commissioner in Egypt. Sir Henry has been able to escape the November fogs and to spend very pleasant time at Constantinople playing at diplomacy with the highly amused Turk. The Standard sa- pieutly observes: ''Sir Henry Wolff would necessarily have to come home at some time or another" The Daily News adds: "Now is as good time as later tinae" Wise talk no doubt Nothing serious was expected from his mission. But owing to inexperi ence he might. have drifted into danger, and if the English get him home safely without any harm being done it is possible that a kind House eff Commons may not complain 1 at having to pay the expenses of the little l excursion. The right honorable baronet is l in the enjoyment of perfect health. |
 Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, who was l finely snubbed the other day when he sent a | feeler to the Berlin court to ascertain how | far he could hope to obtain the hand of a | royal princess of Germany, has been, ever | since he proved himself to be firm ruler, a i skillful general and gallant soldier. quoted | much higher on the matrimonial market. | I do not think that the Bulgarian prince is so anxious for matrimony as some people are pleased to assert. It is under stood that he basks in the sunshine shed by the presence of one who is as devoted and 1 u SOO0 oedl luoI6 cHtcIIdIuluB tEdu | any wife would be, especially if coming from a German house. The person in ques tion is beautiful French lady, whose figure once graoed the Parisian boards. She has comforted the prince in his trials and in times of actual danger she has not left bis side. Such devotion demands consideration and the lady herself thinks so. The conse- | 1uence of Prince Alexanders swearing at the l altar to cherish another woman would be an ! row, an exposure and possibly some scratched faces. An affair of this kind, carefully hushed up at the time, prior to the marriage of another German princeling well known in England. For some time he had been rehearsing the drama with lady who had un- ) rtunately conceived true passion for him. l h e announcement of his engagement to the | au ghter of a royal house at first stunned nd then maddened her. It is said by s'So- iety'1 that there was great noise and no mall difficulty was experienced in keeping it rom the ears of those who would have heen reiudic ed against the young man in conse- uence. In the end the lady was amenable } the arLyument of that frst-rate peace, laker whi oh is named Gold, and the prince scaped with only the loss of handful of air-which | should add he would be very leased to recover at present.
 A fortnight ago I stated how Mrs. Weldon ad succeeded ia bringing an action in Paris gainst M. Gounod for the recovery of ten housand pounds damages he was condemned 0 pay her by the Queens P~nch of England. Irs. Weldon has nIHs~u very nasty trickI . ba latest oratorio, "Mors ct Vita, " is
 Pertormed at the Royal Albert Hall