Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-22
ENGLISH SCANDAL.
British Society Rotten to the Core-Na-
tional Disgrace.

British Society Rotten to the Core-Na-
tional Disgrace.
LONDON, November 21st.-If half the
stories afloat are true, London is to have a
trial that will develop details as disgusting
as those of the Dublin scandal. The latter
was brought into Court through libel
suit brought against United Ireland by Sec
retary Cornwall, of the General Postoffice,
in Ireland. He had said that Ireland was
no longer fit place for gentlemen. United
Ireland promptly replied that it would be
rather a fine thing for the country If ne and
his kind were cleared out, at the same time
limiting broadly at the practices in which
Inspector French, head of the Criminal
Department, and several others of less
prominence were connected. Then Corn
wall brought suit and lost it. Then the
Government decided to prosecute, and it
looks as if that prosecution would not be
the last of the kind, distasteful as the job
must have been.
In the present instance the Earl of Eus-
ton takes the place of Secretary Corn
wall. Euston is the eldest son of the Duke
OF Grafton. He has instructed George
Lewis TO take criminal proceedings against
Parke, editor of the new half-penny paper
called the North London Press, for having
stated that he was one of the principals in
the Cavendish- scandal, and that he
had been allowed to leave the country to
defeat justice.
Parke is the sub-edito of O'Connor's
Star, and those who know him say that he
would hardly make such allegations unless
be believed in his ability to prove their
truth. He is, however, mistaken on one
point. Euston did not leave the country,
though it was generally understood that he
was advised TO do so.
Others who are said to be implicated
have fled, but Euston declared that he was
innocent and stood his ground. Recently.
however, he has been frightfully goaded.
The publication to which he objects is not
the worst lash that has been applied. AT
recent race meeting a number of his ac-
quaintances turned their backs on him,
and, unless he were willing to become
ostracized, he was compelled to accept the
first chance of trying to prove his inno-
cence.
The scandal is three months old, and for
nearly that length of time has been the
talk of the West End clubs and not a few
drawing-rooms, untitled as the topic is GER
tainly for the latter. But old as it is, not
whimper of it appeared in the daily pa
pers until within couple of weeks, and
then so guardedly as to be puzzle to
lut RcucIdl puOilC. II was lOO TASTY "
handle without the strongest justification,
and it is not improbable that it would still
be under cover but for the runor that Po-
lice Commissioner Munro had threatened
to resign if he was further thwarted by
high Government officials in his efforts to
bring the alleged culprits TO Justice.
So far only three persons have suffered
for the crime which runner attributes to
dozen or more. These persons are two men
named Week and Newloye and woman
who assisted in managing the resort in Cav
endish street. These persons were con-
victed on the testimony of detectives who
were put on the track by the telegraph
boys who frequented the house, and whose
well-flled pockets first attracted suspicion.
at the Police Court and at the Old Bailey
the proceedings were shrouded in secrecy.
All that is known is that the prisoners
were sentenced to short terms of imprison-
ment. 1t is maintained by the police
authorities that several members of the
nobility were permitted to escape through
tips given by the Government officials
1t is not improbable that the names of
several persons who are innocent have been
mentioned as among the guilty. One
member of Prince Albert Victor's party,
and whose brother is with the Prince in
India, was recalled from Egypt. under
sand that the names of Lords Arthur Som
erset and Ronald Gore are banded about
as if the csse against them were certain.
To-dsy's Truth says: There has been a
direful scandal on board the Victoria and
Albert. owing to the trusted and highly
favored petty officers being detected in
offenses of peculiarly henious description,
for which the Queen would consider keel
hauling light punishment. The appoint
ments on board the royal yacht are so
much coveted that it is wonderful anyone
thus employed would be so insanely reck-
less as to commit himself ruinously and
irreyocably."
GOOD MOVE.
LONDON, November 21st-It is reported
that the Prince of Wales is determined to
have what is familiarly called the scan
dal of Cleveland street" completely investi-
gated, and, if necessary, publicly exposed.