The record-union., 1891-10-20
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Yates' letter to
the Tribune from London says: The
weather at Balmoral has been wet,
stormy and cold during the last ten days,
but on Friday, which was the most
wretched day, the Queen drove through
Braemar, accompanied by Princess
Christian, in an open carriage, and went
on to Newmax Lodge. where she lunched
with the Duke and Duchess of Fificld. The
weather became worse i'll the afternoon,
but the carriage was kept open all the
way back.
Never has any function been subject to
so many changes in programme as the
Russian Imperial silver wedding next
month. 1t is now arranged to come off
in the Crimea, and the King and Queen Of
Denmark will go there, if possible. but
the Prince and Princess of Wales have
definitely declined for many reasons.
Amongst others, the former celebrates
his tiftieth birthday on the same day, and
could not conveniently be away from
England.
The palace in Corfu, which the EN-
press of Austria has only just completed,
is one of the most luxurious and at the
same time most curious buildings in
Europe. 1t is nothing more nor less than
an enlargement with modern appliances
of one of the patrician dwellings in Pom
peii. lncandescent electric lamps, hid
den among the foliage and decorative
friezes, throw their light on a series of
freScoS representing NEUROLOGICAL
legend of Achilles. The gardens are also
illuminated by electricity. The furniture
is strictly Pompeiian in design.
Lord Rosebery is residing with his
c1,i oty IL 7
field has been staying there with him. He
will probably pass some time in Egypt
during the winter with his mother, the
Duchess of Cleveland, who is about to
proceed there for six months, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Lady Mary Hope
Lord Rosebery has finished a monograph
on Pitt, which will probably be very
Stanhope, placed at his disposal an in
valuable collection of Pitt papers at
Chevening Irony.
The present situation of affairs in Ire
land could not be more strikingly illus
trated than by the fact that Healy has to
go about under police protection, while
Balfour goes everywhere unshadowed,
Healy requires the constant service of
police in plain clothes. There is no doubt
that some extreme supporters of the late
member for Cork would attack Healy if
they had chance.
Great stimulus will be given to the
UnlonIst party north by the Liberal
Cnionist Conference in Manchester. The
chief speakers will be Lord Harrington
and the Duke of Argyle. The Duke has
not spoken in public much of late, but
his splendid faculty and distinctive criti-
cism is of advantage to the Unionists in
the coming struggle. The Liberal Union
lists are improving and strengthening
their organization all over the country
4 hoe hrn tot, 3D. 4l,,4, Inp.
constituencies their voters will win the
election, and this is a fact that makes the
GladStonians rail against them with so
much bitterness.
/ regret to hear that the new torpedo
ship Vulcan, from which great things
were expected, must be pronounced a
complete failure. She was intended to
She has never been driven more than
eighteen, and that only for short periods,
and she Is now hopelesSly hors du COM
bat, as her builders are literally done for.
II is sin and shame that in this, the first
engineering country in the world the
money OF the taxpayers should be wasted
on guns that cannot shoot and boilers
that arc unable to steam. The reason of
the failure is the same in both cases-a
faulty system of construction. Similar
boilers were only last week, in the face of
all this experience, put on board the De-
vastation at Portsmouth
a fortnight ago / stated that Com
mander Younghusband was hurriedly
telegraphed for to examine the Victoria's
big guns. l have since been informed
that after he had done so, with the assist
ance of an expert from Elswick, and had
caused several impressions in gutta-
percha to be taken of the inner tube,
near the muzZle, there was no alternative
but to give positive instructions that the
gun was not to be fired again. We have
the flagship. commander-in-chi OF the
most important squadron, deprived of
the use of half of its armament, and it is
not unlikely that the other half is in
much better condition. The Victoria
ought to be sent home at once and re-
legated to limbo along with the Sans
pariel and Benbow, till all three are
armed with reliable new guns.