New-York tribune., 1889-12-31

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Copyright: 1889 The Ser- York Ty1tn.
London, Dec. 3o.-I believe that In the opinion o.
the Ministers the time Is now approaching when Her
Majesty may undertake Royal progress 10 Ire
/ land There are st disturbed areas In Ireland, but
! the country IS settling down and Is more peaceful
than II has been FOR many years The Queen Is anx.
ions to 70 10 Ireland II the visit would help 10 alay
irritation and advance social peace. In ali probability
therefore, Royal visit to Ireland will be one Of the
events Of 1890 but the matter Jill not be definitely
settled TIL month or two later ere Is, OF course.
a risk that the Nationalist will Royal visit
az Unlonist demonstration. and al feel 1t patriotic
duty to make things unpleasant for tie Sovereign.
7 think however that this Is not very serious dan
ger IL Is the policy Of the Natonalists 10 parade
now as Ioya subjects and they could hardly in the
| face Of this, show disrespect to Her Majesty
NOT TO MARRY PRINCESS MAUD.
The circumstantial story about tho impending be.
rohal of the Dnle Of Augustenburg and the Princess
Maud, of Wales which elegraphed last week from
Berlin is papaby untrue. for the Prince and Princess
actually have never met. 1t is a marriage which
| would no doubt, be very acceptable 10 the Royal
family for the Duke. who is young man Of excellent
character and disposition, Is not only brother Of
the German Empress and nephew OF Prince Christian.
but his mother Is the Princess Adelaide OF Hohenlohe
Langenburg daughter Of Princess Feodore OF Lelnin
gen, who was a daughter Of the Duchess oi Kent By
her first marriage The Duke OF Augustenburg, who
was horn in August 1863 owns large estates in sesa
and has an allowance Of $4,000 year from the
Prussan Government 10 compensate him for the loss
Of his ancestral estates in schleswig Holstein IL Is
curious fact that his mother the Duchess OF Augusten
burg would have married the Emperor Napoleon In
1852 but for the opposition OF the Queen and Prince
COnsort
NO ARBITRATION WITH PORTUGAL
can state confdentially that Lord Salisbury Is
Iv m he
Of the difference with Portugal and the Foreign Office.
of course is very confident that Portugal, after little
diplomatic struggle protest, will abandon the
travagant pretensions it has put forth.
Mr.. PARNELL IN POOR HEALTH.
The statements in separatist papers about an ar
rangement between Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Parnell for
vigorous concerted action at the next session is all
moonshine for Mr. Parnell is so very unHel that his
appearances in the House Of Commons will be
few and far between. His health has been In
a most unsatisfactory state for time past and
Of late to have been getting worse Mr.. Par
nell IS suffering from a very serious malady which is
attended by fits Of intense mental depression. He
is wholly unequal to the active political work which
his adherents press absurdy and are ignoranty ar
ranging for him. The charge brought against Nr.
Parnel will involve his temporary retirement from
the leadership of the Irish party. The nominal
management OF the party will for time be put INTO
the weak though gentemanly, hands OF Mr justin
Mccarthy, but the policy VIII De really uHc0cu oJ
Mr. Dillon There those who think that IL Mr.
porne once gives up the leadership he will never
be permitted to resume IT, Several OF his leutenants
have for long time been in state OK parual revolt
THE ALLEGED MARTYRS OF CREwE.
The mother which was raised over the so-called
cases of political oppression In Crewe Is mereiy
little party game. The ballot absolutely protects
every elector in the exercise Of his vote, and the
officials Of the London Northwestern Railway knew
that even IL inclined to their workmen they
could not secure their votes. The whole story Is
meant to excite feeling In Cheshire ana Lancashire
against the Unionists. The political martyr arrays
was q nathetic parsonage and the Gladsonians hope
that the stories they telling about the Radicals
~ Crewe being dismissed and punished for their
political opinions will improve their political fortunes
in that part Of the country. A demand Is TO DO
made for select committee TO inquire into the sub
iect.
THE TIMES's" HEAVY EXPENSES.
very ridiculous story is going about that the Gov
ernment intended to ask the House OF Commons when
il meets for a account Of the Parnell Comms-
son but that Mr. Walter refused TO accept the pro-
posal Mr.. Walter, OF would be the last person
to expect or accept such thing, and 1t is about the
last thing the Government would be likely 10 propose
The story is that Colonel sanderson and the Ulster
peope are very keen that something Of the sort should
be done and are urging it on the Government Tnere
is no precedent for such proceeding and 1t Is not
in the least likely that the Government will create
one H. as reported the has cost =" The Tines
over goo 900, may be quite certain that the House
OF Commons would vote that sum. IL wouio
not be an unusual thing for the Government 10 pro-
pose vote to pay the expense of witness as that
is always done as matter Of course In the case Oh
n Poval Commission. and that would diminish the
outlay 10 the propretors Of The Times but VOTING
money TO pay counses expenses Is quite another thns
The Government are In fact paying some of the cost
of the Commission n the shorthand writer's reports
which are taken for the Of the Judges, and uee'
fore for the Government. The Judges called no wit
ncsscs which may be urged as reason Tor leaving
the expenses as they stand, but it is not unlikely
that money for paying the expenses OF witnesses VIII
be provided from the Exchequer
EMPEROR WILLIAMS ARAB sTEED.
Emperor william is in the future TO appear |"
great reviews and state functions, when on horSeoaeA
mounted on a magnificent Arab, which has been pre-
sentcd to him by the sultan and which, like the s'eea
of Mr.. Horato Sparlns would be invaluable TO star'
an undertaken, as it is entirely black. without
single speck of white
THE BISHOP OF DURHAMS LEGAo1ES'
The Bishop of Durham worked nine and ten hourss
day IN 10 the day before he seized with the ~
ness which proved fatal He knew how very v"
carous his tenure of life was, and was most ankles
that his works should be completed in such form N"
the copyright might be valuable legacy TO the do
ccse of Durham, to whom he has bequcathed them
as well as all Of his private fortune, after y"
death of his sister, to whom he has len i~
life his rents. The money l. left in the lot"
Of a trust to supplement the present income OF poor
clergymen and endow fresh hvings that may
created in the diocese.
BELATED HoNoRS TO AN ARTIST
At the forthcoming Deceased Masters ExhD!uon
al Burlington House. the Royal academy will maA'
somo attempt render tardy honor TO an artist W.
whom living il showed not the slightest respea
Alfred Stevcns-our Alfred stevens, not the Ne
painter OF the same name, who believe and nope
stlll In the flesh. A room is set apart to repfoss"
stevens as a sculptor designer, painter and dranenS
man. but IL Ill in no sense be exhaustive dsp"'
II the genius of the sculptor Of TIE Wellington MON"
ment.