The morning call., 1891-10-27
PRINCE GEORGE.
No Objection to Serve Under a
Post Captain.
lntiMatiOn Of Important Promotions to The
PeeFaga Soon TO Occur.
The Ameer Of AfShaniStan 10 Visit England.
Evidence Of His Close Interest In
British Affairs.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

New YORK, Oct. 26-Edmund Yates. in
special dispatch from London to the
Tribune says: L suppose that man cam
not be loyal to the Prince without giving
occasion for vain talk, but may state posi-
lively that no difference of opinion has
arisen between Prince George Of Wales and
his father as to the young naval COM
nlander's appointment. The Prince of
Wales is anxious that his second son should
60 regularly through the mill, and Prince
George has had enough experience in the
navy to recognize the wisdom of such a
course. There is no truth in the many
rumors at the clubs and elsewhere that he
objects to serve under Post Captain.
Several important promotions in the Peer
age are on the tapis. The Queen is again
pressing Lord Salisbury to accept Duke
dom, which was mOdestly declined in the
jubilee year, and lie urges as a reason for
his non-acceptance the recent extinction of
the Buckingham aud Cleveland titles. On
Lord LansdOwne's return from India he will
probably become Duke of Kerry. Lord
LIGHTER is likely shortly to become Marquis
of LIGHTER and Earl of Holland, as he is
most anxious for the revival, in seme
shape or other, of the title of Lord Holland
Lord Willoughby de Eresby will also have
an Earldom and will take the title of An
caster, as his Barony was so long associated
with the ancient Dukedom of Ancaster
The new Lord Barnard appears TO be neu-
trail in politics, but either party would be
willing tn ba Eari1onn of Oar at
in his favor if he definitely joined their
ranks. at the extinction of the present
Parliament Lord Salisbury will, | hear, rec
ommend to the Queen Peerage on the fol-
lowing Commoners: +. S. Powell, who has
been in Parliament for many years aud is a
very rich and influential Yorkshire land
owner, but has no children; Tyssen Am
herst, whose income from Hackney ground
rents and estates in Norfolk reaches, if 1t
does not exceed, s10o.000, but who has only
daughters, and Sir Massey Lopes, an ex-
member Of Parliament, whose .only son has
just mar led Lady Edgcumbe Albertha.
There have been rumOrs and counter
rumor5 of late as to the chances of the
Ameer Of AfghaniStan visiting this country
ths year. | am in position to state that
his present intention is to do so. An au-
tOgraph letter from A0durrahman has been
received, and in it he states that he is
anxious to cross the great black water and
come to England. The Ameer has done a
good deal of enforced wandering in his
time, but It is hopeful TO learn that his eX-
perience as a traveller has led him to prefer
Il trip to London to journey to ST. Peters
burg. He has recently shown close inter-
est in English affairs, as witness his direc-
tions to his London agent to procure him
mechanical experts and machinery direct
from the home country, instead of through
their representatives or rivals IN India.
One curious instance Of his interest may be
cited. He refers to the last sessions OF the
Manipur debate in the House of Commons,
in terms which show that he has studied il
closely, and he alluded 10 the author of one
of the most talked Of speeches made on that
occasion AS endowed with all the wisdom of
Alexander the Great.
ii is probable that the opening of Parlia-
ment will be fixed Tor tine first week in Feb
ruary. | do not fancy that there is auy
chance Of the Queen being present, as her
Majesty will be then residing at Osborne.
Herbert Gladstone never delivers pnliti-
cal a ddreSs without saying something either
foolish absurd, iudiscreet or unreasonable.
Last week at Leeds he had the effrOntery 10
complain that BafOur, ScGtchman, is now
to be succeeded in the office of the Chief
Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land by an EDgli5hman instead Of by an
lrishman. Lord Salisbury is only following
the example of Gladstone, whose three
Chief Secretaries were all EngliShmen, and
every one knows that II the Separatists
again come into office. John Morley. who is
no more an 1Tishman than he is HindOO,
would return to his former post
Davitt has agreed to place himself at the
disposal of his country.