New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13

position amongst the delegates was on the other
side.
Iii the second week of its existence, the Free
Education act is showing an Improvement IN the
matter of increased attendance. From Manches-
ter, for example, is reported an increased average
attendance of upward of 1000 Efforts are being
made all over the country to mark the savings IT,
sulting in families from the operation of the act
and to set apart the money for the benefit OF Ihe
children. Parents are urged to open savings Dahk
accounts in the name of their Children and 10 put
therein the threepence week that formerly went
in school fees now paid by the State. This happy
thought is widely appreciated and is being urged
with increasing force and system by school man
ayers. Many have opened savings banks in con-
nection with the schools and look after the weekly
pence as vigorously as they did when II was the
main source of school revenues In Manchester
alone 5000 new accounts have been opened IN
school savings banks.
The weather has suddenly taken change for
the better all the country more especially In
the South There have been long days OF sum
shine. Harvesting is now everywhere In full SWING
and the farmers, not prone to confession OF that
kind agree in the admission that after ALL The daI-
age done by the persistent rain and wind fell consd
erably short of what was expected. The consequence
was quickly felt in the grain market, where prices
have steadily dropped through the week.
Doncaster has benefited by the happy change,
the st. Leger, being run in brilliant weather.
Tranby Croft had its usual Doncaster party, and
Sir William Gordon Cumming. in his modest re-
tirement will probably read the list Of guests
with interest. The Prince Of Wales was not there,
though he might had ne pleased have reached
the course in time to see the ST. Leger won. On
off ha iNa6
Homburg. and took a special train to London.
He remains here few days and then proceeds to
Scotland. But Though the Prince was absent
from Tranby Croft there foregatheTed this week
one or two Of the members of the historic party of
last year There was Lord Coventry, who took
prominent part in the famous pourparlers, Cen
eral Owen Williams, who at the Princes request
handed over TO Sir William Gordon Cumming the
tenner" he claimed under circumstances familiar
to the civilized world and Mr.. Berkeley Levett,
of the Scots Guards, who when the news of Sir
Williams perfdy was gently broken TO him cast
himself down on his bed and lifted up his voice
in passionate protest against the possibility Of a
colonel in the Scots Guards and baronet cheat
ing at cards There is much curiosity to know
whether baccarat was played. but it remains un-
satisfied.
London is now in the depths of the dull sea-
son, but on Monday the pool will be effectively
stirred by the marriage of the Earl of Dudley
with Miss Gurney. The Prince of Wales has
signifed his intention Of being present, and will
bring with him the Duke of Clarence. Lord
Dudley's last prominent appearance in public was
in connection with police raid on a private
gaming house at the West End. There was at
the time pretty story that the police had been
put up to the job by the young Earls mother,
alarmed at the pace he was going. 1t was prob
ably not true, but it was acknowledged TO be
well invented The Countess sf Dudley has trans
ferred to her son the devotion she bestowed
her husband, the late Earl He has not hitherto
shown himself worthy Of it, but now better things
may, perhaps, be looked for. The famous Dud-
ley jewels, worn by the beautiful and stately
lady who, after Monday, will rank as dowager
countess, have been reset and will pass into the
possession of the bride.
When DR.. Magee died, very shortly after he
had been translated from Peterborough to York,
it was found that he had left behind very few
Of this worlds goods What made the position
worse, and probably mainly accounted for it,
was that he mad large family nine sons and
daughters all told. Still the emoluments of his
position seem to suggest the possibility of pro-
viding adequately for his family, if only as an
example to the incumbents of the seventy-four
livings Of which he was patron. His salary
as Bishop of Peterborough was G4 500 year
and he had enjoyed its regular pay.
ment for nearly quarter of century.
1t was more than doubled when he
was translated to the Archbishopric of York, the
annual value of that See being 9l 900. Arch
bishop Magee lived only long enough to draw one
quarters salary from the Archiepscopal revenues,
and the e1 900 drawn from Peterborough was
all spent. number of his friends, with Lord
Salisbury at their head, endeavoring 10 raise
sl 900 to be invested for the benefit of the Arch
bishops family. The movement, however, is
very Slow little than one-third Of the amount
being forthcoming up to the present date.
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