The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-01
IN The NORTH.
The English Royal Family in
Scotland.
Sir John GOrSt to Be Selected as POStmaS-
ter-General.
The British Exhibits at the Worlds Fair.
Interest Taken by French and
English Artists.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Edmund Yates
special ca6legran to the Tribune from
London says: The Queen is to reside at
Balmoral until the third week in November,
the court will remove to Windsor
e. Empress Eugene is expected
,y at Dirk Hall. which the Queen has
o her for as long period as she likes to
there. AberGelde Castle is to be occu-
for month by the Duke and Duchess
oi vonnaught. and other members Of the
family will take up their royal residence on
the Deesde. Abergeldie Manse, which
was lent to Lady Biddulph last year. is now
placed at the disposal of DR.. Williams, who
is in attendance on the Princess Beatrice.
Prince George OF Wales has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of Commander. The
Prince has been close upon six years a
Lieutenant and it is pretty well understood
that his future progress in the service will
be so regulated that he will not reach the
highest ranks at so early an age as his
uncle. the Duke of Edinburgh, did. 1t may
be hoped that he will become as distn-
guished for knowledge of his profession as
that uncle, for our royal family is ce ertainly
not lacking either in brains or capacity for
work.
Sir John Gorst has every chance, it
seems, of succeeding to both vacancies
caused by the death of Raikes. His ap-
pointment TO the Postmaster-Generalshi
may be looked upon as a foregone conclu-
sion. The Under Secretary for India has
of late occupied too much of the popular
attention for the heads of the Conservative
party to be able safely to continue reward
ing his merits with subOrdination to less
prominent politicians, which almost
amounts to neglect. There seems, also, to
be every probability that he will be Sc
lected as colleague of Sir Gabriel Stokes
In the representation OF Cambridge Uui-
versity. His academic qualifications are
abuudantly sufficient. He was third
wrangler and Fellow of ST. Johns College,
on which foundation he now holds an hon
orary fellowship, while his practical expe-
rience in the House of Commons would use
fully supplement the scientific attainments
of Sir Gabriel Stokes.
The carrying of treasure by British men,
of-war is custom Of considerable antiquity
Special regulations as 10 the disposal oil
money received for this service have always
been in existence, and the latest were issued
bY royal proclamation no longer back than
August 1883. OF the circumstances under
which the Espiegle conveyed Balmaceda's s
81 .ooc COO to MOntevideo 1 of course know
no more than my neighbors, but do know
that it Is in the highest degree improbable
that Captain Arthur Clarke in any way laid
himself open to reproach. There is not in
the whole service an officer more punctil-
ious in the observance of rules. nor, l may
add, ship that had a happier commission
than the Espiegle.
Things pass out of memory pretty quickly
in these days of rapidly succeeding events,
but most people will recollect the Calliope
as having. by great good fortune, escaped
to sea during the hurricane in Samoa when
the German and American men-of-war were
not so fortunate. She is now being recop-
pered at Portsmouth after the defects in
her hull had been made good. The defects
we're so serious that her performance at
Apia seems all the more wonderful; but it
was the good condition OF her engines, not
of the hull, that saved her.
Sir Henry Woods starts Saturday for
Chicago to make preliminary arrangements
for the British section in the 1898 exhibi-
tion. Though tile grant made by the Gov
ernment is smaller than that given to any
previous industrial exhibition, yet the exDe-
rience gained in Paris in 1889 should enable
the royal commission TO provide with the
moderate amount at its disposal all the as
slstance really wanted by British exhibitors.
1t seems likely that If the makers of ma
chincry hesitate to compete with their
American rivals, yet the artistic industries
will be well represented, as several Of our
largest manufacturers have already an
nounced their intention Of taking part in
the fair. There is also reason to expect the
colonies generally will take a more prom-
nent share than they have in any previous
exhibition. am given to understand on
good authority that the French Government
is ready to expend as much as 100000
francs on their section at Chicago. The
greater part Of this large sum is to be de-
voted to fine arts, and the reason Of this
unusual liberality is that the citizens OF
Chicago intend to spend very large
amount of money in filling with objects Of
fine art from the exhibition big hall which
they are building as permanent memento
Of 1898. The opportunity will be as good
for English artists as the French, so English
painters and sculptors shonld note that any
good work sent to Chicago has an excellent
chance Of being bought for the permanent
gallery there.