The sun., 1892-05-01

| OF the House hc seoms bowed and shrunken
| with age. when no is speaking his chest .ex-
rands and his shoulders are sauarcd-sn
actual physical transformation takes place
before ones oycs. Another obvious explana-
| tion OF the quality Of his voice is the rapidity
and vividness with which his ideas troop Into
his mind clad in instructive language. With
q mind iiuuefled with ideas and n physique
which has doned age. 1t is no wonder. after all.
| that his voice should be so finely effective.
Last nights speech was indeed triumph.
and mono cheered more heartily thnn the po-
| litica opponents with whom. for once. he was
| in cordial agreement
| At EN- auction snle OF china on Thursday
fourtcon OF tho lots wcro catalogued as
"iormorly the property OF tho Right Honor
able W. L. Gladstone. and disposed Of by him
| ut eale Of his collection severa. years ago"
| Tho auctioneer expected this announcement
| would attract big crowd OF enthusiastic
| Glndstonians and that large prices would DO
| rcaliGod. but no was disappointed in each re-
| srcct. for only dealers attended. The chagrined
| auctioneor remarked. somewhat nippantly.
| that Mr.. Gladstone was botter politician than
| q Judge OF china. and tho dealers. who were
| mostly OF tho Hebrew persuasion. Jovially
| asrood with him. Tho best prico realized 70:
n Gladstone lot was fourteen and half
Euineas. paid fora pair OF old Chelsoa groups
| OF shepherd and shcpherdcss. with dog and
| lamb. seated undor towering treos. with noz-
| zlos fer candles twolvc and . quarter tnchos
| high. Seven gniaoas were paid for four snS:h
| Dresden busts omblematic Of tho seasons.
! md similar prico was givon for u ilguro OF
| Mars on an open pink and whito scroll. but
| only nino shilings could bO obtained for I.
Frnnkenthal cup and saucer painted With
Vatican figures and Paris cgcshcll cup and
saucer. with lotus flower pattern cup OH
raised branch stand" Somebody ct the sale
suggested that II Mr.. Gladstone would scll his
I books or his correspondence there would bo
no nine shilling lots.
The illness Of Goschen Is moro severe than
has been supposed. His absence stops all
financial discussion. aaa II his indisposition
continues. the Government will find them
| solves in something like n dilemma. for tho
House Is opposed to giving grants on account
| OF votes without show a discussion. Moro
| over. Goschcn is not likely to have things en-
trcly his own way when the budget resolu-
ttons are discussed. By q process OF arith-
metic. which may not have been provided for
| in Goschcn's curriculum. Sir William IInr-
| court seeks to show that the Chancellor OF the
Excho1ucr had no surplus at all Last year ho
says that tho Chancellor borrowed over mil
| lion for the needs o: tho army and navy. and
| that this sweeps away the surplus entirely. If
| Harcourt is right. then Goschen has been do
| ing some financial Juggling.
| The Duke Of Devonshire will go down to
Windsor next week to deliver UP the insignia
| OF his fathers knighthood Of tho Garter. and
1t is understood that the Queen. acting upon
| Lord Salsbury's advice. will confer the same
bauble upon the present Duke. There is an
| other garter vacant. and this is regarded as
| sure thing for the Duke OF Fife.
The May day demonstration in this city to-
| morrow will be mainly a genuine labor dis
play. and although the entire force Of the
| metropolitan police. some 1900 in number.
| will be held In readiness. no disturbances are
likely to take place. The Socialists will have
two out OF the sixteen platforms to be erected
| in Hyde Park SO that they will be able to talk
to their hearts content. thereby keeping them
| selves out Of mischief The Anarchists will
| not be present as an organized body.
The ancestral halls and broad acres Of sew
| eral needy members Of the British aristocracy
are just now In the market. The Earl Of Hard
wicke wants an offer for his Wimpole Hall es-
tate. The Marquis OF Exeter has been trying
| to sell famous Burghley House for some time.
and the Earl Of Westmoreland wishes to dis
pose Of Apethorpe Hall and thirteen square
miles Of land around It. The Earl has Just snc
| ceeded to the title and estates. and finds that
| the rents scarcely pay expenses and encum-
brances in shape OF mortgages and dowagers
doles.
His Highness, the ruler OF Baroda. one OF
| the most enlightened Of the Hindoo princes.
| will arrive hero in the middle OF June on u
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