The sun., 1891-11-15

bourses took alarm. and warliks canArds are
again houfishine in every capital The facts
that Germany. Austria, and France are pre-
pairing still further TO increase their armies.
that England and italy intend to spend more
money on war ships. that Turkey is neeo-
tiatins with benevolent Mr. Krupp for moro
artillery. and that British troops In India are
to be reinforced. must Of course be accepted
AZ signs OF peacss 30 also must the forthcom-
ing visit Of the Imperial Russian Ohancel-
lor to Paris. Monsieur do 0iers is going
vats business. OF course. he has .
dear little ten.year-oid granddaughter there
whom he yearns TO See Tho little Rifl
might catch cold travelling to her grand
papa this time Of year. and 90 the old gsntle-
man Il going to tr&vel to her. Every one knows
that old gentlemen like long journeys In win
Ter and stand 40 risk Of catching cold them
selves.
Lord Randolph Churchill viii bs back in Lon.
don from the wilds Of Africa about the middle
Of December. He will hnd MI. BAliouf. his
former friend and eollsssae and subse-
auent rival. promoted to the lsad-
efship Of the House Of Commons,
and Il viii not take him long to ascertain that
the fantastic twsddle which he has contributed
to the 0rsphe in his new character Of special
correspondent" has done him an immense
amount Of harm His Newspaper correspond
encs has revealed Lord Churchill As 4 man Of
marrow mind and shallow character. full Of
petty jealousies and unreasonable prejudices.
and eaten mp with personal vanity and SELFISH
ness He has become the public laughing
stock and the Tories say they no longer fear
him. It Is not surprising to hear ru-
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from political life 6slisbury's hatred Of
him is as strong as ever. and Churchill will
never obtain ONCE in any government con-
trolled by that noble Marquis or his nephew.
Mr. Balfour. The prospectS Of the Conserva-
tive party are not cheering. 20 that Churchill
will lose little BY retiring. at least for few
years. He may get another chance during the
temporary confusion Of parties which will fol-
low the death or permanent retirement Of Mr..
Gladstone.
The ancient ceremony Of nominating High
Sherihs Of counties for tho ensuing year took
place on Thursday at the Royal Courts Of JUS
Of seeing the Chancellor Of the Exchequer
in his oflcial costume Mr.. Goschen.
BY virtue Of his high oflce. presided. sitting In
the Lord Chief Justices chair. and vsry funnyh he
looked. clad In an elaborate robe Of rich moirs
SIX. which . dowaSer duchess might have en-
vied. The front and sides Of the robe were
nearly covered with tht:k gold lace and en-
broidery. Silk-fobed and bewiseed Judges.
and four Cabinet Ministers occupied the lower
seats. and the sight seemed to give Mr.. Go
schsn much satisfaction. He looked quite
cheerful throughout the proceedings. and for
tho moment had evidently ceased to brood
over the sacrifices he has made for his beloved
country. The oflce Of High Sheriff Is q very
dignifed ono. but fearfully expensive. No
salary attaches to It and the holder has to
spend much money to maintain the dignity.
Everybody seeks to avoid It and the Crown has
70 use gentle comptlsion to Ill itin each coun-
u court over which ths Chancellor OF the Ex-
cheQusr presidss. The High Sheriff IL charged
with the duty Of selecting three nance from
the magistraey list Of every county for sub
mission to the Queen. who. afterward sitting
In council solemnly selects the FIRST name in
Saeh tho. thus appointing the unhappy man =
he ONCE Of Hlsh Sherin. which he is bound
In Default Lots Of magistrates sent excuses
on Thursday. mostly pleading III health OF
poverty. Ono asked 30 be exempted because
he WAS "the youngest son Of 3 younger son.
and Of small ne.ns" Another wanted to be
excused because he was dependent upon .
small income from his wife's property. and had
eleven children. whom he sent to the cheapest
school in the county. He frequently had to
borrow money nom his banker. and 20 on.
The Duke Of Flies example Of selling ances-
trail acres and investing the proceeds in secu-
rides quoted on the Stock Exchange. and
therefore more easily converted. has become
contagious Several great landlords are pre-
pairing to follow the lead Of the Prince Of
Wales's son.in-law. and the Duke Of suther-
land has already applied to the Court Of Ses-
sions at Edinburgh for authority TO disentail
some Of his estates in order TO be legally free to
sell them. The Duke Is o territorial maenate.
He owns 17634S acres In 6utherlandshlfe.
17.495 acres In Shropshire and 1874 in
stafordshire. His tenants pay him E126.6O0
yearly In rent. The Court is not likely to give
him the desired permission. as his eldest son
and heir, Marquis Of Stafford. Is opposins the
disentaiiine. and the Duke Of Westminster
and. oddly enough. the Duke OF Fife. have
Joined In this opposition as "curators" for the
younger sons. The Duke Of Sutherland has
given no reason for seeking to upset things
Evidently he cannot urge the welfare Of his
younger sons. which 10 sometimes success-
fully pleaded as an excuse for disentailins.
and he cannot allegs personal poverty.
Tho storm over Europe this week has had
even more widespread effects than the hurri-
cane Of last month. Even now the full extent,
90 far a. the Continent goes, cannot be sscer-
tained. the telegraph wires In places having
been wrecked for many miles. Floods and
wreckaae. however. are general In Great Brit
ain. The effects OF fhe storm were most Sc
verely felt ON the southern coasts. and
the futile attempts to launch hfeboats
from q sandy beach in the teeth Of
the hurricane. while shipwreoked sailors were
being washed. one by one. from the rigging in
sight Of thousands OF spectators. was heart
rendins spectacle The wrecks on the British
coast alone on this one day numbered thirty
eight vessels. and the number Of lives lost, so
fara known. amounts to eighty-seven. France.
Spain. Germany. Belgium. Holland have all
suffered severely from the visitation.