The morning call., 1891-10-06
ROYALTY'S MISHAPS.
Several Narrow Escapes by
Crowned Heads.
Ehe Queen Regent Of Spain Ordered 10
Winter in Egypt
Illness Of the Dake of Suh8rlald-MFS.
Nackay to Go 10 ROme-HeaVy
Guns Useless.
sreeial to THE MORNING CALL

New YORK, Oct. Edmund Yates
special eablegram to the Tribune from Lon
don says: l have the best reasons for
knowing that Prince Louis of Battenberg
has no desire to be appointed to the royal
yacht. There are business and other mat
ters waiting to be settled up at home. and
he would like eighteen months or so of half
pay and the command Of another sea- going
ship. Last week was one of narrow escapes
for Continental royalty. To say nothing of
the attempts on the life of the Emperor of
Austria, his daughter-in-law, Grand Duchess
horse at Karivn, and a similar mischance
befell the little infant King of Spain at
Madrid The Queen Regent Of Spain is
worse, and in the doctors opinion her pro-
iected stay in the south of France must be
abandoned in favor Of another visit to
Egypt, where they advise her to remain till
April or May of next year. 1 hear that
Franz Won Senbach is painting fuli-length
portrait Of the King OF Saxony for Emperor
William, who is believed TO have directe
the appointment of King Albert as Regent
of Prussia in the event of his own demise
before his eldest son comes of age.
The Duke of Sutherland has been seri-
ously i'll at Dunrobin, though he is now re-
ported to be- somewhat better. He is
thought to have strained his heart while
Devastating, and DIR. Muirhead was called
in from Edinburgh to attend him. The
Duke is now out of danger, though still far
from well.
Mrs. Mackay, VINO has returned from
Homburg, went to Scotland on Wednesday,
where she will remain during nearly the
whole of October. In December she goes to
Rome on visit to her daughter, Princess
COlOuna.
One of the most important cases which
will come before the Court OF Session dur
ing the approaching sittings will be that OF
the claim of the Crown against the Duke OF
Hamilton for $4,000 in respect of the Gov
eminent duties upon the value of the art
treasures in Hamilton Palace, which were
sold a few years ago. This case will be
htard by the Inner House, and it is certain
10 be carried to the House Of Lords.
Gladstone, on Thursday morning and
afternoon. posed as a high-chuTchman at
Trinity College, Glenalmond, OF which he
was one OF the original founders. He took
Up parable on behalf of the clergy, whom
be enthusiastically eulogized. and then
rushed of to Newcastle to take part IN the
gathering of his Radical followers, where
the disestablshmento of the Church Of Wales
was one of tile chief items.
Ex-Fenian Head Center Stephens has
been allowed to return to his native country
pn pledges given by some Of his friends that
be will live quietly and take no active paft
in public affairs. Stephens is now an old
man and in feeble health. He could not
give the Government much trouble, but if
lie attempted it he would soon find himself
in the grip of the law. / believe, however,
that Stephens only desire is to end his days
in Ireland. This IS natural, and his harm
less wish may be gratied.
II has been definitely decided, / am told,
that the difficulties in the way of the reopen
ing of the naval exhibition at Chelsea next
spring are insuperable. This being the case,
! can only wish every success to the show
which it is intended TO start on similar
lines at Liverpool. 1t will be strange if
perhaps the most important commercial
port IN the world cannot give US an exhibit
zion of maritime matters that all the world
Will be anxious to see.
The Salvation Army is desirous of acquir-
Ing one of the largest vacant sites on the
Thames embarrassment, near the temple, for
the erection Of a stuIeudous and colossal
headquarters and assembly halls. The
Corporation of London, who own the prop
erty, are already being beggel not to listen
to any such proposal, and it is expected
that however liberal the terms may be the
arlny's request will be refused. The project
is being revived TO build a magnificent
Mansion house on the embankmeut In con-
nection with the exhibition of the Holy
Coat in 1reves the curious fact has just
been discovered that all the robes of the
Cardinals have been supplied to the Vatican
for more than two centuries By firm at
Hartscheld, near Aachen, which has always
enjoyed a monopoly in the manufacture of
cloth Of this particular color and quality.
| hear from Chatham that the war-ship
Ran hptu has arrival ar tbot to
her crew and that the three ships that are
the 1l0-tOn-guns are to be kept In future
strictly in reserve so that their tender and
almost useless ordnance shall not be pre-
maturely worn out in time of peace by
firing reduced charges at long intervals.
This IS indeed prudent step, especially as
l am informed that for long time nobody
has dared to fire the BenbUw's guns with a
full charge; that the VictOria's guns are
so defective that the superintendent
Of the royal gun factory at Woolwich
was telegraphed for from Villefranche to
proceed there at once from Hamburg, where
by good luck lie happened to be, to inspect
them, and that the Sans PaTeil, the only
other ship that carries the ElsWick fail
uTes is not to be allowed to carry out her
usual quarters expenditure of ammunition,
if she should be. which doubt, attached TO
the channel feet The sooner that these
three ships are supplied with guns that are
serYeeable and not SO entirely depend ent
On machinery for working them, the better.
RIGHT OF ARREST.