New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-10
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BERIAIN'S BERMUDA
PURCHASE.
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copvrfcht: 1891; By The Tribune Assoetdtion
1ondon. Nov o.-I have the best authority for
@,ne that there is no foundation whatever Tor the
mort that the King and Queen of Italy are 10 pay
.tse visit 10 England next year. when, IL mas been
.,nounced, they will be the guests OF the queen az
wludsor Castle and Buckingham Palace Their Males
a.x have never yet been invited to come to England.
,,r have they ever expressed the wish to undertake
.ncs an expedition. The King and Queen Of Italy
I'D not come TO England without going also to some
ss, Courts and the expense Of sovereign visits is SO
.ooruuous that any such tour would be regarded as
.,rvularly unreasonable in the present dsorganized
state Of Italian finances.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF sASDRINGHAM.
s,ndringham has been an unucky place for the
prnee of Wales who never would have purchased the
,aie II the Prince Consort had lived another year.
buckingham was bought from Mr.. Spencer Cowper for
100000 mainly through the influence Of Lord Palm
.-son steptather Of the vendor. The nominal
,,nta was about G., 900 year. but the whole estate
ras in the worst possible order. The house is small
.nd dilapidated, and the demesne has been utterly
pegioced The Prince had to build end plant, and. IN
ased 70 carry out costly improvements Of every kind.
both on the place and on the estate The whole
rental has been expended the property during the
twenty elgnt years, In addluOn 10 winch a sum
has been spent on the new house. new gardens, the
mark snc the home farms which Is nearly as much as
the original purchase money.
PRINCE LUCrEy BoNAPARTE.
Prince Lucien Bonaparte had suffered some years
RON weak irregular action OF the heart. and the
Ocs Of ast winter were distressing to him here. he
s,c;dod TO leave London this autumn for Italy, where
be died. His friend and physician, Mr.. Isambard
Owen. with him in his last moments. In the
Early part OF this year Mr. Anderson Critchett
cessfuy operated upon Prince Lucen for cataract and
the closing months OF his life considerably
frightened by restored sight. The Queen liked Prince
Lucien than any other member Of his family and
h. invariably dlned with her once or twice year dur
ing his long residence in England He always sent
Her Majesty the first copy of all his dry but erudite
treates; and when Life In the Highlands appeared
he received copy, with highly nstterng autograph
Inscription from his friend the authoress The late
Prince Consort often visited Napoeons nephew, who
was the last member of his family who saw the Prince
Imperial before he sailed for the Cape. Prince Lucien
bore greater resemblance 10 Napoleon than any Of
his relatives, but much taller. His striking face
was familiar to the inhabitants OF Westbourne Grove
and be preferred to carry stout stick given to him
By the Basque peasants rather than elaborate cane
studded with bees and crowns which, with the broad
red ribbon OF the Legion Of Honor. he received from
his suspicious cousin during the Empire. lie had
handsome allowance but this came 10 end in 1870
and he had since been in somewhat straitened crcum
stances, although the Empress Eugene added some
thing from her private purse 10 the pension he received
from the English Civil List In recognition Of his lit
erary merits.
THE CARS dislike FOR EMPEROR WILLIAM.
The story in the daily papers about the Emperor OF
Russia giving up his intended visit to Berlin because
the German Government had informed him that there
Mot there ~ 1tS l. he
purest fiction. A correspondent In Copenhagen in
forms that the Emperor never for q moment enter
tanned the idea Of visiting Berlin. as it was his patic
ular Wish TO avoid meeting the German Emperor, for
whom he has a great dislike, a sentiment which he
takes no pain to conceal The expenses Of the
Fredensborg hospitstes amounted to about E5o, 0oo
but this outlay docs not fall upon the King Of Den
mark as everything paid by the Emperor of Russia
on the occasion Of these family meetings. Tho an
in the papers that the Emperor has 1ast
purchased villa at FTedensborg is incorrect for the
house meant, which is Q chalet in the royal demesne
on the shore OF the lake. built for His Majesty
two years ago.
FINE GIFT TO THE PRINCE OF WALES
1t has only been under extreme pressure that the
presented by the deputaton Of the theat
rieal profession, Mr. Bancroft Hare, Mr. Beerbohm
Tree Mr. D'Oyly Carte and Sir A Harris 10 the Prince
Of Wales. at Sandrngham. got ready for the oc-
carat gold. and weighs about 100 ounces.
PRINCE BLsMARcK's MEMOIRS.
Prince bismarck has finished the first volume Of his
memoirs, which, however, scarcely brings him beyond
the threshold Of his public career. He has decided
that part Of the is TO be published during his
lifetime. The fact is that by law which Prince
Bismarck himself passed when he prosecuting the
late Count Won Amin, Prussan minister or ambas-
sxGor rs prohibited from publishing any documents
whatever which relate to public official transactions
without the express permission Of the sovereign; the
result being that Prince Bismarck would be obliged TO
submit the proof sheets TO Emperor William for his
approval, humiliation which the exChancellor GER
tsenly would not endure. and His Majesty would be
10 cut out the most interesting and important
passages.
A DEsI RABLE PRIVATE SECRETARYSHIP
The Duke Q Westminster has just lost his private
secretary, Colonel Scotland. and am told that In the
course Of week he received several hundred appDca
tlons for the Office The Duke has appointed his
nephew Captain Arthur Cawey, adtutant in the 10th
llussars. Lord WeuocI's younger brother who will at
once retire from the army. The post Is very de-
srable one the salary being e. 900 year, with the
use Of two furnished houses. one In London within
short distance Of GrOsvenor House. and the other
IN Cheshire, at Bccleston village. near Eaton Hail.
LORD LYrroNs PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
nave reason TO believe that Loru Lyttoh VIII sEorLy
resign the Paris Embassy in consequence Of the I'M
sssfaotory state Of his health and that his success
scr there will be Lord Duiiern.
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT THE DUO D'oRLEANs.
In Charles Nesbitt Frederick Armstrong Who by the
way. claims pedigree almost long as that OF the
bsarbons. the Due dOrleans viii find an adversary
srthy Of his STEEL While at Brussels Mr.. Armstrong
arid everything hefore him In matches with duelling
ssecs and finally won the championship al the fOils
he also a formidable boxer, and beat all the
MEMBERS Of the club which assemblies at the well
norn sale Dupont. except one. His hostile In
'entsns toward the Duke have ben open secret In
Bruss,ls for some time. and month ago he wrote 10
one o. his former adversares asking for his services
second whenever he succeeded IN finding the Duke
NJ. Armstrong; feats of strength astonished tn.