New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-20
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embark on the Victoria and Albert which - 10 :"
,ooored I'm the stream a. the luggage has pcen
placed on board bow guard VIII be SET LOT tno
night and the Queen will dine and sleep on board t"o
Yacht which IS 30 start for Cherbourg on Nedhesu"'
az soon as letters and newspapers are received nom
Iopdon The Victoria and Albert Is to be escofted
across the Channel By the Osborne, the Alberta ana
the trinity The yacht Galatea VIII pilot her Tho
Queen will dine board soon as the yscm reaches
Cberhourg harbor Wednesday evening" ann uho
luggage will he removed to the port station curing
the meal after which Her Majesty starts In speci@
train direct for Florence which IS to be reached aoo"
O n m Friday the route being by Paris the NOM
Gents tunnel Genoa and Pisa. Day ana night siiooh'
will afford every possible comfort, so ha' 'no i"eu'
of so long a journey IS reduced to minimum
Everybody will be sorry to lcarT that On The e's
Of tho ouecu's departure for Florence, just when all
the preparations for the journey were eonpc'e poop
Mr. kanne director of Her Majestys travels. had
stroke Of paralysis. Mr. Kanpe possessed mot Tor
egn orders than any body about the Court ana was mo
most discreet as we'll as tho most dcorated e ephrt
Dental servants. The Prince Of Wales has Dcon
Obliged TO cural bis stay In Berlin and hurry pacA
without the projected halt at BRUSSELS as Inc ouecn
desires to hear personal report Of Emperor freocr-
icks health and other important matters ahco""S
his family before her departure for Italy
THE QUEENS VILLA.
Tho villa Palmierl. where the Queen VIII resids
during her stay In Florence, has been described by
one ablo speak with authority on the SUBJECT as 'hs
falrest spot on the Tuscan Mount. The villa STANDS
on the Bologna road, about two miles from the fofts
San Gallo and within a short distance of ficsoie' IL
,olopg GOD for many centuries the Panien family,
who were OF great note In Florence aud 1t originally
bore the name OF SchifanOa, but subsequently oecao
royal property, and the Grand Duchess OF tuscany
sold II TO the late Lord Crawford, who cxpehaed aS
least SEQ 600 IN Improvements and add1uohs anu -
now the residence Of his widow, who placed II at ms
f.ta.
Docameronp plainly resemble both the house ana
gro,t,ds The Palmieri road ghich leads to II, has
for centuries been known as the Via Beccaecio ana
the water mills mentioned In the Dec amcroh' arc
close at hand and still at work Below IS The famous
Val Della Belle Dome villa, which was the constant
resort OF the great artists of the sixteenth century
and within the grounds Is private chapel, which
undoubtedly wa, the original OF the one Represented
In RarbaeIs celebrated sposalizlo" in the Brcra Cal
lery al Milan.
SEAT FOR Mr. CHAIEERLAINs son.
! hear that a Llbcral-Unio seat f. shortly TO
lie fond for Mr. Chamberlain, eldest son oil 'he
late Fishery Commissioner. lie has been spending
the las, two wears In Paris and Berlin, and with excel
lent introdnctlons at hts command has been enabled
TO obtain intimate acquaintance with fehch aho
German politics and politicians IT Is SAID that tTncs
| Bismarck took a great fancy to him and Frequently
| entertained him dinner. Dir. Austen Chamoer
lain was one of the most brilliant men OF his day 81
| Camhrfdac and a q speaker at the Union ClIb was
| very popular.
| THE SWEATING COMMITTEE AT WORK.
| The Sweating Committee commenced It's Iaoors on
Friday but adjourned in order 20 allow, for the hrsu
time In Parliamentary history the examination OF
witnesses through Interpreter. The secretary %
tho jewish Board Of Guardians IS to translate ITO
grievances Of tho Polish talors, and Lord RothSchld
who takes deep interest In the matter, Is marshal
ling ali or Israel IUr Lite projection oi 'neh
| humble rel gionists.
| IRISH POVERTY A MYTH.
Statistics of deposits the the Irish savings banks
given in the Registrar Generals recent report provo,
speaking generally, that Irish poverty myth Ever
since 1881 the deposits have been increasing contlna
ously tho total Increase amounting to nearly
10000 sterling. The precise figures are On
December 81 1891. B. 765, 900, and on December
81, 1887. ai07o,oOO. The money in these banks
represants small savings and comes almost entirely
! from the agricultural population, which, be IL Cd
| served has diminished In numbers during the period
The startling statement may Therefore, De nlane WIN
confidence that tho tenant farmers In Ireland. a.
! class are considerably richer than they we're SIX
years ago. and 1t may lie asserted with equal CONF
dence that the same could b. said OF any other
| class or community IN the United Kingdom
| THE SIANESE RAILWAY SYSTEM
| Now that the Siamcse Government has arranged
with sir Andrew CLARKE for the construction OF largo
| portion OF the line proposed by Messrs Coiquhoun
| and Holt Hallett for connecting BuTmah. Slam and
China by railway, It Is to be hoped that the Govern
ment of India will Ia awakened to sense of the inn
| portance Of opening up this vast and new district 10
trade by constructing for comparatively short as
tance-eighfy miles-the British rnc which Is required
IN connect the Siamese system with British Burnah Al
| the seaport town OF Montmein.
HoNoR5 TO FAMOUS SENIOR wRANGLER
| IL IL intended TO slgnaEe the retirement OF MI
Routh Of Pcerhousc, from the congcnlai and hlghiy
remuncratlve occupation Of senior vranscr by making
| "A presentation of his portrait 90 Mrs Routh IL
| all the most distinguished pupils should subscribe.
a. IS probable the list will he orc OF the most re-
markabe ever published Mr.. Routh's career as Q
coach for the mathematical class list In tho nver
sty Of Cambridge has been one OF uncAampied suc-
cess nearly thirty senior wrAns'ers having passeo
through his hands, tho most formidable conpeefof
having been Dir ". H. Besant, brother OF the we'll
known novelist Mr. Routh himself was senior
wranglcr in 1854, tho late Professor Maxwell and
Mr. IL r. Droop being spectivcy second aud third
REMARKABLE NoNAGENARIANS.
| An article on longevity In " The Nineteenth Cen
turyn Is very Interesting but two Of the most TO-
markabe living uonagenarans are not even mentioned
SIR Provo Wallis who brought tie Chesapeake tn
unphan,ly into Quebec harbor In June, 1913, VIII 10
ninety eight this year. Last summer his memory
was sound that Of man Of forty, and he walked
about bareheaded In tho sun among the flowers al
Fuutlngton Another equally robust nonagenaiiau
halls from DorsetshIrc. Mr. George Gollop, OF
STROBE will also he ninety eight this year lie is
representative of very ancient family In the west
Of England and succeeded 10 It's estates IN u.s. lis
Is doubtless the doyen Of the English squ'rearchy.
and whom nearly eighty the father OF twins. Tho
author of the article In question may be Interested
, to know that Mr. Gcllop still tass keen Interest
Ia politics. quotes Horace with singular correct ness
and writes charming letters 10 his daughter, the wfo
, of Mr.. Henry Reeve.
VANDERBILT IN BOND ST.
There Is 10Y In Bondst MIR. William X. Wander
bnt II going Ia for art and has already purchased
l some magnificent articles Of viru. The Rothschds
are no longer to rule the brio abrac market and
American dollars bid fair to become common nj
, Christies Hebrew shekeis. Nor Is this all Both
Mr. Vanderbilt ard his wifc-the latter by the way.
is the enthusiast -tacitly admit that 80 Far a. Limo
gcs onamcs Reiscncr cabinets and scvrcs china ard
concerned. thelr cdncat ~ by ne means cnmprtc