New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-03
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRoNICLED AND CRITICISED BY Mr.. ED
MUND YATES.
THE QUEENS COMING TRIP TO ITALY-EMPERoR
WILLIAM PLANNING TO VISIT ENGLAND
IN ASCOT WEXFORD ABERDEEN
THE IRISH NEGOTT ATOMS
pApON UIRSCU,
rpY CABLE TO THE TnrBUNE.1


cop,r'igbf: 1901 nv The Tribune A'soctaffon
London Feb o-The Queen who Is to return To
windsor Castle from osborne week after next, Is 10
START for Florence March o. At Portsmouth she
VIII embark board the royal yacht victoria ana
Albert which will remain at anchor in the harbor all
night. on Tuesday morning, March "a as soon a'
letters and the morning papers have arrived from Lon
uoh, the Victoria and Albert Will proceed 10 'hcT
bourg escorted by the osborne, the Alberta the Ad
mralty yacht EnchantresS and the Trinity yacht ana
the French port will be reached early in the afternoon
The Queen is to dine board the yacht and In the
evening will start from the port station for Florence
Where she is to arrive on March 90, travelling round
rarS by the circular railway, proceeding by the Mont
tents route to Genoa. thence through Pisa. The
queens stay in Florence will be about three Weeks
ai'cr which she will probably 10 Darmstadt Tor
lew days a visit to the Grand Duke of leSse, where
the Emperor William will meet her. The Queen would
travel from Florence to Darmstadt by way OF Milan
ana the st. Gothard route, which she has never yet
travcrsed
HE QUEEN PAYS HER OWN WAY WHEN ABROAD.
The Queen IS to occupy the beautiful villa Palmeri,
near flcsOlc which has again been placed at her dis
PoNil by the DOwaEer Lady Crawford The state
eh That the country IS bearing the cost Of alterations
IN the villa is absolutely untrue Not farthng has
ever been paid by the country either directly in
directly, account Of alterations work Of any kind
Whatever at any place which the Queen has occupied
abroad and all tho expense Of her journeys and OF her
foreign SOlourn has been paid by her II her private
purse. The Villa Palmeri happens to be in perfect
order. and certain trininG alterations and additions
which the Queen required carried three years
AGO. absolutely nothing has 10 be done there now.
Even the Queens oWi special bed Will not have to be
SEPT from Windsor to Florence. the Queen left bed
al tie Villa. which she took there I'm 1898 and also
OF hcr favOitc caSy-chars. \ friend. who has Just
returned from Florence. me that It would be
most inudicious II the Queens advisers recommended
her to 60 here next month: for minute might be
the precautions taken 10 protect the Villa Palmeri
from the risk of infection. the whole atmosphere OF
the place would he permcatcd by unwholcsOme emana
lions There many other places on the Cont
ncnt open 10 her where sort OF risk would be
incurred. that II would be folly to court danger.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS PURPosED VISIT.
The Emperor william has privately intmated
that he would prefer 10 visit England early In June.
before his cruise 10 Norway; but the date Of his
arrival viii not be fixed until he meets the Queen at
Darm-'IGt in April. The Emperor will Of course re-
side nj Buckingham Palace during his stay In London,
and state ball and a state concert will be given
there during hi> visit. and possibly garden party.
The Emperor wishes t. be here during Ascot week.
but there all kind, Of difficulties in the way, as
his presence at the royal meeting will be most dis
tasteful 10 the Queen and by means agreeable to
the Prince ~ Wales. \ party at Windsor Castle
lot ~uuuiugdalc Park. owing to the dcmSc Of his
bcncfactpr. Will have hire place for himself for
The week. and could not get which would accOmmo
date his own party and the Emperor also TO say
nothing II the ftct that the Emperor would scarcely
add To- the hilary Of the Princes usual Ascot circle
s0ycreicu's visit - the raccs moreover would IN
volvc A revival Of old Ascot, state which has not
been since l-GO. and which the Queen would not
permit. II the Emperor persists In coming
for the Ascot. | fancy that he will be
quartcrcd at Cumberland Lodge. and that tho
Queen win arrange matter, with Prince and Princess
Christian.
BAUDOCIN'S RESEMBLANCE TO NAPOLEON.
The late Prince Baudouln principally remarka-
bic for his extraordinary likeness to Napoleon I'm his
youth He had NspOleons youthful face exactly, only
much refined and icalized and his eyes were dreamy
and pcnslvc. The old story that Napoleon was
supposed to be lover II the Grand Duchess Stephanc
OF Baden. grandmother 81 the Countess Of Flinders
THE SULTAN OF LAHORE.
our old friend the potly sultan Of lahore, IS once
more among Us but hl, appearance has not been i'm
proved by the tweed suit he has substituted for his
Eastern robes. He has evidently learned something
since l--G for he ha, added an English secretary "a
hi suite who arrangcs Interviews, gives plquant per
sonll details his employers magnannlty. and FUR
u,htS statistical Information n 10 that Malay STATE
which is % turn out an Colorado IN the near future
lpuCNt
has settled down at south Kcnsngton so "a 10 be
close to some Of rs former social sponsors
LORD ABERDEEN AND THE sCOrCH STRIKE
Lord and Lady Aberdeen have been spending the last
week or 80 m trying to put end to the great Scottish
railway strike, and In tn. end have been succes, fl.
Lord Aberdeen Ia, some acquaintance with former
strikes IN Edinburgh. for, nearly year ago. on the
occasion Of the cabmens strike there he had to drive
from the station with hs luggage In milkcart 10 the
New Club.
DrAM\ by PROFESSOR GEFFCKEN.
Professor GcfFckcn who was imprisoned about two
years AGO for publishing extracts from the diary OF
Emperor Frederick without permission, has written
historical drama I'm five acts, entitled "A Contest for
the Crown which was successfully produced at the
Constance city Theatre.
THE BOULOGNE NEGOTIATIONS.
The proongation Of the Eoulognc negotiations causc'
much ANNOYANCE to the Glad. OniaE Liberals. The Me
Carhyitcs are still appealing for assurances. Mr.
O'Hren +, 80 far PLAYING Mr.. Parneus game that he
wants Mr. Glad clearly and definitely pledged to
certain points in the Home Rule scheme. The McCar
thy party will be satisfied with the statements already
made by Mr.. Gladstone But under the coercion OF
Mr.. O'Brcn and Mr. Dillon. they are constantly asking
for more distinct assurances Mr.. Gladstone resentS
this want Of confidence and the communications pass
Ing between the Irish party and the Liberal leaders
have shown more than some degree Of aspery.
MR. sHAw.LEFEvREs MOTION.
There has been much rccrmlnaton among the Lib
erals over Mr. Shaw. Icfevrc's motion Friday In ne
gard the Plan OF Campaign. The member for Brad
ford somehow believed that he would be backed by the
chiefs OF his party; but, before leaving the House on
Friday. Mr. Gladstone gave instructions TO the Official
whips not to tell TO the motion. Mr.. Gladstone has
sense enough To sec that Mr. Shaw Lefevre had bochcd
the ease: and lc desired far possible to dis'o-
.f.t fr,r
in the end declined to lend his voice to the lettering
cause.
WILL. NOT ACCEPT THE HONOR OF KNrGHTHOOD
Mr. Justice Wright has created q sensation on the
bench by 40 announcement that he does not intend
IN bo knf Tho announcement "A little