The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-19


\, gary at that time, the Bishops relatives
Y We're unable TO take possession Of the prop
erty. After the Invasion IL was found thai
the number OF persons who had "A right e
share in the property was upwards Of 4
= thousand. As they were unable to agree
!, among themselves as 10 the division Of the
estates an appeal was made TO the law
The courts OF justice were so afraid Of do.
Ing injustice by precipitate action that all
the original heirs, and even the next TIVE
generations, had passed away before de-
cislon was arrived at. Meantime. the ex-
penses Of the law and administration had
: 10 be paid, and while these have well nigh
. swallowed up the once vast fortune, the
heirs have increased in number 10 more
than two thousand. Now that the judgment
: Of the Court has been delivered, the Bishops
descendants mud that property that should
have now been worth probably quarter Of
a million has melted down 10 something
over three thousand pounds. out Of which
they have still TO pay lawyers bill Of one
thousand pounds. This will leave the for
tunate heirs at least a sovereign apiece.
Her Race to Death.
I one Of the most romantic suicides in the
River Thames for many years past has just
been brought 10 light. As Inspector Long
and boats crew OF the river police were row
ing past Oh ring CIR Ia iding pier, their
attention was drawn 10 dark OBJECT sud-
denly rising 10 the surface Of the water.
The men rowed TO the spot, when they found
that il was the body Of a young woman. ap-
parently about twenty. The lifeless re-
mains were made fast 10 a line, and lowed
10 the landing stairs at Lambeth Bridge.
A shell was speedily procured. and the body
| was placed therein and conveyed 10 the
mOrtuary at Lambeth. The cor0ner's
officer for Lambeth was sent for,
and on making inquiries he sue
ceeded in obtaining the identification
Of the deceased as Miss Margaret H0dgsOn'
aged nineteen years. IL would appear that
the other night the deceased met party Of
friends consisting Of young women and
men at Lambeth They thoroughly enjoyed
themselves in singing. and became merry
when tho deceased suddenly became ex-
cited, and exclaimed. "NOw | will commit
suicide in the river Thames" Her friends
took no notice Of the threat. and thought il
Joke, when the deceased rose from her seat
and ran into the street, followed by about
| twenty young men and girls. The chase
was exciting, but the unfortunate suicide
was soon lost to view. Whether she lcaped
into the Thames nom the Embankment or
Westminster Bridge is not known.
Division OF Australia.
The Premier OF New South Wales has
written 10 Mr.. Gladstone and Mr. FrOude
on the subject OF responsible government
for Western Australia. Mr.. Gladst0nes
reply says: although my early years were
in a party sense Conservative, / am not
aware Of ever having given an anti-Liberal
vote on Colonial affairs, and il the Western
Australian question should be in such a
condition as to call for notice from me
during the next session, trust, 90 far as
an Octogenarian may. that | may be con-
sstent with myself, and may not disappoint
you"
Mr.. Fr0ude writes: ave must take things |
as they are. We cannot now complain If
our (COloniaD policy has borne it, natural
fruits, though the great body OF English
men are now, for the first time, awake 10 /
what they will lose il the Colonies part /
from them. hope and believe il will not
come 10 that, but if the union is 10 be pre-
served, il can only be through the perfectly /
free, spontaneous feeling Of patriotism in
the Colonies themselves. No one has dep
Gated more than have done the schemes
which have been put forward for the consti-
tutiOnal federation Of the empire under a
common Parliament. IL would be the most
certain road 10 quarrel and rapid disinte-
grafton. / believe that you need US as
much as we need you, but you will have TO
find that out for yourselves; and II you
are in a condition 10 stand alone,
and grow into great Australian
independent Union. no one can or will wish
10 prevent YOU, or depreciate your underta-
king. We have made our own bed, and we
must now lie IN il. AS 10 Western Austria
liza, have not looked into the subject; but
where there is unity Of race | should think
that colony need not be delayed any longer
in its ambition for seli-goyernment. or
course, | should wish to see that enormous
territory made available for the redundancy
Of our own crowded population. But do
not expect 10 see any government in my time
capable OF taking out great masses OF our
people and settling them there; and West
ern Australia cannot wait indefinitely.
Perhaps the best way would be % divide
the country. and found one or more new
States ont Of it. II must come 10 that in
the end.".
Baron Hirsch, the old millionaire banker
and philanthrOpist, has been blackballed
Dy the Paris Jockey Club. Alphonse Roth
schild and others threaten 10 resign. Baron
Hirsch was the fnancier who. In Noyem-
Der, 1887. sent a letter to the Car Of Russia
Offering "A sum Of SlO,O0O,OOO 10 found IN Rus
sia primary schools for Hebrews, and $780,
900 10 be at the disposal Of the Gar for
works Of charity. After receiving a report
from his Minister Of the Interior, the Car
signed his acceptance of the gift. The ten
millions was paid into the Bank OF Eng
land, and Baron ROthschild and Baron
de Worms were made trustees. IL was es-
timated at the time that the annual interest
Of the amount would be 100000, which
would proyids for 1000 schools and $1,000
children. Never was such a muniicent
gift made BY rich man in his lifetime.
Baron Hirsch made his money for the most
part in Oriental railroads. The Jockey
Club is excessively exclusive, and its pOr-
tails are entered only after the greatest diff
Guilty. 10 j. the great international aristO-
cratic club Of the world.
A Montreal man has been cOndemue 20
pay the sum Of 81 as damages for having
called upon a person in factory with a
view 10 collecting debt. The court held
that the domicile OF the debtor is the proper
place at which 10 demand money that is
owing. IL further declared that % ask 90
the street for money that is due constitutes
an assault. IL would appear that the aver
age debtor has far more protection than the
creditor.
II is almesi certain that the Law Of Guar
antees would not have a chance Of passing
in the present Italian Parliament, and very
doubtful whether. if the Pope were willing
to accept the benefit Of il, II would not be
modified to his disadvantage. For the Law
Of Guarantees comedies the very point
which the Italian Liberals most dislike
the sovereign character Of the Pope. They
would for the most part, be willing TO rec
ognize him as the first Italian subject, TO
give him, in fact, the station and dignity
which the Archbishop Of Canterbury enjoys
in England. But when they see ambassadors
accredited 10 the Vatican, and foreign sOFe-
regns received there as on equal terms,
they feel much as Englishmen might feel II
the same things went on at Lambeth. IL IS
true the law Of guarantees sanctions all
this: but the law Of guarantees was passed
a long time ago. and as the Pope has never
acknowledged its validity, he can have no
moral claim to the immunities II grants
him. The adoption Of this attitude by the
Italian Liberals goes far towards bringing /
them into conflict not merely with the tenn
pOral claims Of the Papacy, but with lis
spiritual claims as well.
The civilized nations Of the white race are
reviewing their efforts to suppress the Ami
AN slave trade. The negro race is the only |
one that has patiently submitted 10 bepreyed |
upOn and enslaved in all ages. Neither the |
aboriginal American nor POlynesian races |
will live in chattel slavery. The early span
iards and our Puritan fOrefathers thought |