The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-16

next surviving male heir for the term OF
their natural lives. In January, 1870, ne
was appointed TO succeed sir william
Mansfield as commander-in-chief OF the
forces in India, and held that position al the
time Of the Prince Of Wales visit.
In June. 1876, be was appointed 6oNeiho.
Of Gibraltar, in which position be Is aoou'
10 be succeeded by General sir John A1>e,
who was Lord WOlseley's chief oil stan III
the Egyptian campaign. lie was oonis
mander OF the Abyssinian EXPEDITION vi
iSS2. and on the 30th Of December on tna1
year h. was raised 10 the rank OF nel1 mar
shall. In 1856 he was appointed high con-
stable Of the Tower.
IT is said that there is a skeleton IN ever!
household. but it is. perhaps, not generally
known that there was one, literally, in
Robert Browning's apartment in the Casa
Guida. i'm Florence. some thirty years ago.
II was kept there in a cupboard, and was
intended for n model for anatomical draw
ing. One night. however. al a time when
Home. the spiritualist. was IN Florence, and
"A constant visitor at the Casa Guida-tOr
both Browning and his wife We're firm be-
levers I'm Home al this time, though the
husbands belief faded in the face Of the
disclosures Of after years-the skeleton fell
from its resting place and frightened lady
visitor into a III. II is hardly needful 10
saw that such an untoward occurrence was
a source Of great distress 10 Mrs. Browning,
aud the skeleton promptly disappeared, 10
be seen no more.
The death Of Macdonald, an old servant
Of the Prince OF Wales, at sandringham
the other day. gave The Prince an opportu-
nitv of showing his usual kindness 70 SER
wants and subOrdinatcs. lie and Prince
George attended the funeral. and wreaths
from various members Of the royal family
were laid upon the coffin. Macdonald had
haen i'm the service Of the Prince COnsort
before he went 10 the Prince Of Wales. He
had been paralyzed for some years ana IN
able 10 work. but the Prince gave him cot
fage and pension, and when the queen went
10 -audringham last year she paid INN a
visit.
LORD NAPIER, OF Magdala, whose death
was noted yesterday, was born on the IS
land Of Ceylon, where his father was ON
dntv nj the time. ON December 6. 1910. He
entered the Bengal Engineers In 1913, and
saw his first active service in the suffer
c1mpaign. lie was Senior Engineer at the
sDige of M00ltan. and took part in the bat
fle OF G0oierat. During the Indian mutiny
he occupied the position as Chief Of the In
/ eineor Department with the army OF sir
| Colin Campbell.
LORD SALISBURY will have two more
$ res in addition 20 the Bishop Of Durham's
at his disposal shortly, for the resignation
of the Bishop Of 81. Adams is daily expect
ed. and the Bishop Of Truro, who is IN
Egvpt. is about to resign in consequence OF
the breakdown Of his health, which has m
clpacItated him from attending to his
duties for two years.
THE city Of Rome seems TO be an almost in.
exhaustble depository Of interesting relics
Archu0logists and students generally vii
be interested in the latest find. which II
claimed tO be nothing less than the pave
ment of the ancient temple of Jupiter.
THE Argentine Republic was reinforced
last year by the arrival Of more than 5OO,OV
emigrants from Europe. A large portion o
them were Italians.