New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-31
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRONICLED AND CRITICISED bi III"
EDMUND YATES.

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LONDON. jan s0.-The Queen, who VIII hoia =
.opncu at osborne either on Tuesday or Weohesuay
next has again changed her plans having decidea not
% leave ENGLAND TIL the middle OF March Tier
Majesty is TO reside al Windsor Castle for ABOUT
month after leaving Osborne. and Will mako TWO sho
soiourns at buckingham Palace during that Per'ou'
Empress Eugenle and Princess Frederica OF hanover
are 10 be guests osborne before the queen leaves
there Lord Salisbury will pay a visit to Her Majesty
within the next few days.
ROYALTIES CAN BIZ ECONOMICAL
pr,rcess Ionse and Lord Lorne are staying In
Naples where they live in a simple unosteh'a''o"'
fashion dining AZ the public table and otherwise p"0
Using rigid economy. The Princess ana her hueo
travelled incognto. and on their arrNai a. r -
walked to the hotel The manager ho"e'oi, .
n,zed the Princess and offered her sui,e Vi ma.
noe,ts IN the first Aoor for notabies lhoo
declined. as was suggestion 'n'' WV
guests should eat in private
THE PoPr's JUBILEE GIFTS
7 ba,r that the Pores Jubilee gifts are valued az
$500 600 pounds sterling. OF course ths ,.'.''u0
tho money presents. One OF the most poautii"i on"
costly gifts that His Holiness has received Is oro'
sent by tho Prince of Monaco. 1t was maze IN rarn'
and is constructed Of gold ncrusted from TOP 10 oo
tom with diamonds. rubies, sapphlres ana enicrau''
II is a masterpiece of tho jewellers art.
BoFHM's STATUE OF THE QUEEN
The statue Of the Queen, which Mr.. Boehm Is exc
cutting for the University OF London VIII DC piacea al
tho top OF tho first flight OF the grand staircase Ill
rectly I'm front Of the main entrance MI Boehh mas
expressed himself as highly pleased with the situation
The statue Is to be than life size. hope that
the distinguished sculptor will embrace the opportun
ity now offered him of handing down to posterity a
standing protest in marble against the abominable
carcature of the royal countenancc which stamped
on the Jubilee coinage.
LORD HARRINGTON AT MONTE CARLO.
Lord Harrington is resting from his political labors
Mt Monte Carlo. Tho players at Monte Carlo seem TO
have The best of It, 1t is rumored that the number OF
"Trene Guarantee tables is to be further reduced
MR.. GLADSTONE SITTING FOR A PORTRAIT.
Mr. Gladstone varies the mOnOtony OF his hie at
Florence by giving numerous sittings for portrait 10
Mr.. Thaddeus young Irish painter whose reahs'io
picture Of the Pope resulted In an excellent engraving
and two actions for libel Mr. Thaddeus Is OF course
a patriot and his portrait Of the cxPremer, which
Mr. Gladstone declares shall be the very last is des
tined eventually to find home in grateful Ireland
A DINNER DIFFICULTY.
There Is difficulty as to the Parliamentary dinner
which always Is given by the Opposition leader at the
opening of tho session. Neither Lord Granville nor
Mr.. Gladstone now possesses town-house, and Dir
william Vernon Harcourt cannot entertain his col
leagues as he has given up his house In Grafton-st
An auction at No 7 Graftonst. last week may serve
as straw to indicate how the political current Is
setting Just now One may confidently assume thaI
Sr william would sell his furniture and give up
his town-house If he expected to be again Cabinet
Minister at early date.
LORD LYTrELToN TURNED UNIoNIsE
Lord Lytteton has become Unonist in spite OF
his intimate friendship and close family connection
with Mr. Gladstone. He is supposed to have been
Influenced by his brOtherin-law, the Duke OF west
Minister in deciding to the political ties which
have so lately bound together the Gadstones and the
Lyteltons.
CHECKING A CHEAP CONSPIRACY.
The Stuart demonstration in the Carmclite Church
nt Kenslngton has been suppressed by Cardinal Man
ming with a prompttude that leaves nothing to be
desired The requiem for the reposc of the sonl
of King Charles III. announced only because Its
promoters had not thought expedent to let the head
of the archdiocese know what they were about AS
soon His Emnence heard OF the cheap conspiracy
and OF the crown from Nathan's that was appropri-
atey enough to decorate the catafaque, the archie
piscopal foot camo down very straight indeed.
Whether an order like that of the Carmees has not
possibly the right to celebrate requiem mass Tor
any Christian soul is question: but even II the Car
dina has pressed his prerogaive almost In the man
ner of the lamented Stuart, Rome and the Church in
general will probably wink at that. The Pope has so
emphaticalIy roc. gnzed accomplished facts of far
more recent date than the Act of Settlement, and has
turned so cold shoulder during this Jubilee time 10
all pretendcrs that this curious little cacke about
Queen Mary III. Is not likely to get more than a
pontfcal smile Of amusement.
THE TURF SCANDAL STILL SPREADING.
Lord Durham for seven years has been Owner
horses. and since 1882 member of the Jockey
Club. He took Primrose House at Newmarket on
lesse from Lord Rosebery In 1887 and the purple and
straw sleeves victorious seventeen occasions
Lord Durham. as he sits in the society Of his books
and his 600 old newspaper cuttings makes no en-
ncavor to avoid the burning question AS no leans
back in his chair ne talks with perfect frankness of
his recent speech and of all that is likely to result
from IT, "What I openly said at York. he tells you,
@had been the common talk of the racing world for
months. did nothing than formulate in public
I'D accusation which had been made over and over
again In private. l never intended to confne my
imputations to the nand out running of single horse
attached then. and still attack, and shall attack
the end the general policy pursued by the guiding
spirits of particular stable. Recent events have,
think, amply shown the correctness OF my structures
willing to write out my speech and publish 1t,
II there IS any difficulty about cause Of action but
] will not be party TO any inquiry which cannot
DO carried with the legal formalItIes and publicity
which alone can give IT value / am anxious to afford
my advcrSarics every possible facility for bringing
such civil criminal charge against will put the
truth alschoOd of my allegations clearly in issue;
but informal investigation, where the attendance
OF witnesses cannot be compelled and where oaths
and nations alike dispensed with would
be worse than a farce / resolutcy refuse to with
draw my words. and after what have said have
doubt that the Jockey Club will uphold the ruling of
the stewards to the my opponents must
adopt
MR. BARNARD's DIFFICULT POSITION.
Having said this with en,ph 4sis Lord Ducham goes
on to talk Of other things Whatever may be the
ultimate decision with reference 10 the action taken
against Mr. b. Barnard by the stewards Of the Nice
meeting the Incident hardly fail to prejudice Mr..
Barnard's prospects Gladstonan candidate for
tho Maldon Division OF Essex. Non conformity Is
very strong in that division, and some OF the "unco'
guld' have had their minds sorely exercised by the
knowledge that their candidate is owner OF
horses. After the Nice occurrence, Mr. Barnard VIII
md 1t all tho moro difficult to coax the Nonconform-
lists into complalsant mood
SMALL Hops OF ITALIAN OPERA.
i said last week that notbfng ,rac so,,tnd ahont