New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-29
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
cupoNrcLEp AND CRITICISED BY MR. ED
MUND YATES.


THE NO FEES SOCIETY.
Try cAsLR TO ruK TRIBUNE
cun,rfcht, 1891 BY The Tribune Association
s.nt os.-rhe Queen had private gather
49,. ,n one Of the grass parks Of Balmoral the other
us :, which various games were keerly contested
. oom,rtitors being either tenants or employees OF
W naImorl. BirlShal and Abergeldie estates ~ was
quiet affair, for which not single INVITATION
S Int ont and only royalties and the househoia
we. ryssent. The Queen gave prizes OF the value Oh
$50 ,o,,r>,,,,c
,,,, pp1xcE OF wALEs's FAMILY IN MoURNiNo.
~, a,.ncholy death Of Grand Duchess Pau pidceu
iie =, Che Prince of Wales in mourning, as she
VINO 80 ~ the Princess and also her goddaugh'er.
va, "a event upset ali the Royal plans, but the
80 ~ wales will probably proceed to Denmark IN
-. Ars The Princess remains with her parents dI
.ssonShoro her visit to the Duke and duchess OF
I..asar,anS Cmuensen having been postpohed IN con-
on.noe Of tho family mourning and also because oi
the uncertainty that at present prevails respechs 'no
~,o,s ~ the Emperor and Empress OF Russia
THE ROYAL PARTY AT FREDENsBoRG.
r. 80. and stormy weather which has prevailed IN
nn.rr aur,ng the last month mas considerably inter-
60 with the diversions of the Royal party al freeehS
.o-v There have been no shooting paruesi as See III
yng Christians forests, and the only occasion upon
,ifh the monarchs and princes staying at inc ocloSs
ut out together when the King Oh sWedeh hVI'eu
.hem 10 hare hunt in the picturesque island Oh HON
a, +ho Sound This was great success, ana De1oe
- snort commeneed there was dejeuner served In
=, ,..st and afergard an early dinner on board King
49, Yacht. The Fredensborg party went by train
A. rls,nore and thence to Holm In the Royal yach1'
rha Emperor has enjoyed three pursch huntS ana was
socoupanied each time by King Christian and Prince
and Princess Waldmar. They started ae III
.h n,rning and returned at IL, deeuner being serVeo
In the forest Of Gheb after the hun@ Aho AiP-'
Killed thirty deer altogether.
GERMAN PRINCE IN THE INDIAN ARMY.
Ir,nco Christian Victor of Schleswig HOlstein has
earned his first mention in the dispatches He served
os orderly officer Of MajorGeneral Ellis in the BLACK
n,nntaIn expedition and has been commended by his
late chief for the zeal he displayed In tho discharge
NJ his duties The Prince left the Black Mountain
force in order to join his battalion, which proceeded
% service with Sir William Lockharts expedition, SO
that he now has had taste of active service In o"o
little wars on the Indian frontier
THE ROYAL YACHT OSBORNE.
The ROYAL yacht Osborne Is now In the DOCK at
por,srnouth She will probably remain there many
months Her hull is to be thoroughly surveyed
with a view to ascertain If she is 1T to receive new
boIers: but most likely, If not fit, she Will have
to be made so. The history OF the Osborne Is
ourious one She was laid down Mt Pembroke about
August 1860. She left that port for Portsmouth in
the spring OF 1871 On examination after her arrival
she was found tO have been built in such mmsy,
shOddy fashion that it out of the question TO COM
plete her for sen. AS she was there Tor a whole
year she was most carefully left alone lest any
question should be asked by an inquisitive mem
Der Of the House. She afterward stiffened and
strengthened with extra iron bulkhcads. grels and
good deal of her planldng, originally rotten FIR
was replaced by mahogany and teak. The Osborne
was eventually commissioned in June, 1874 and her
first trip intended TO be to take the Prince OF
Wales to open the Guildhall in Plymouth His Royal
HiGhness, however, the weather being nasty pre-
fcrTed the rail- Immediately aterward she took the
Princess Of Wales and her children TO Copenhagen AZ
ter being placed the following year at the disposal Of
the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh TO pay visit to
the late Gar of Russia at Peterhof she accompanied
the Scraps during the Prince of Waless voyage to
India and back the longest sea trip ever accomplished
by one Of the Royal yachts.
THE QUEEN OF DENMARK'S BIRTHDAY.
The Queen OF Denmark received number of beau
tfu and valuable presents on her seventy fourth birth
day. which was celebrated at Fredens6org the other
DAY. and a shoaI of eongratulatory kilograms ar
rived including messages from the Queen, the Duke
Of Cambridge and the Duchess Of Teck.
THE GRAND DUKE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Grand Duke of Meekenburg- Schwerln, who about
six weeks ago for several days lay at the point of DEATH
rallied In a most marvellous manner. and last Friday
left Ludwgsust accompanied by the Grand Duchess and
children fer Paris on the way TO Cannes, where they
are 10 reside during the ncAJ scNcH HnOlIthS' AhO
Duchess Of Edinburgh recently paid brief visit to her
cousin, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbnrg-Sehwerin
at LudwigsluSt.
DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF HACKE.
The Countess of Hacke who was attached to the
household of the Empress Augusta for nearly fifty
years died the other day at Cobentz, where she had
apartments in the Electoral Palace. The Countess
was a clever woman, with much quickness and Vi
vaclty IN conversation and had great reputation Tor
ability and wit. She came to England With the En-
press then Princess of Prussia, in 1855, On the ocear
sion of the marriage of the Princess Regal to the Crown
Prince Frederick.
BEATING THE MARCHING RECORD.
Lord wenlock has beaten the marching record by
ndirg twenty two miles in one morning and aiterwaN
holding petitioners durbar in the afternoon at Cud
dapah lie earned the gratitude Of the community by
requesting the authorities to refrain from all decora
tons and display.
AN ANCIENT MANSION RESTORED.
1t is curious that the late Lord Northesk SHOULD
have died just as he completed the restoration OF
Ehie Castle his palace in Forfarsmre which Is the
Oldest inhabited house in that country and famous for
having been the country residence of Cardinal Beaton
Tbs work has been carried out with the greatest care
the mansion having been restored in appearance tn Its
ancient condition and the only addition is the tower
SIR JAMES FERGUssoN's CAREER.
sir James Ferguson has probably served Her
Majesty In moro capacities than any man living ana
IN all hes done good work. lie was distinguished
solder whose bravery conspicuous in the C1inea
and who was wounded at Inkermann Sir James mas
since been Under secretary for India and the Home
Department and has served the Governor of Sonth
Australia, Ncw-Zealand and Bombay. Sir James
Ferguson is a man Of undOubed ability, and no one
viii more welcome his new appointment than his old
comrades at the Crimea The FergussOns Of kikerron
have been men Of note in scotland for four generations
In the present day Sir James FERGUSON and his brother
Sir Charles Darympe, cOnclusively provo that the race
has not dcgenerated.
THEM'CARTHYITE APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
Both paes in Ireland pretty well gravelled for
want Of funds but the AntParnellite party is going
to issue tesh appeal TO the Irish in the United
States. For NE present no deputaton is going over.