The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
SCOTCH LIBERALS.
Lord Eigin Has a Small
Grievance.
GLADSTONE PASSED Hill BY,
His Lordship Has Fad and He Will
Use 1t to Embarrass the New
Administration.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Dec. %. - Edmund Yates
cable letter TO the Tribune has this: The
Queen has a large family party with her at
Osborne. There are to be some tableaux in
the new lndian-ro0m, which has been
finished since the Queens last residence at
Osborne. and probably concert / hear
that the modest rent of $500 a week is de-
manded for one of the large villas al
Florence which was inspected on behalf
of the Queen. The expenses Of her Ma
jesty's trip will be considerably reduced by
Lady CrawfoId's loan Of the Villa Pal.
mieri. The average outlay from the civil
list and privy purse in connection with the
Queens annual spring visit to the Continent
is about 9ll.o00
The Prince and Princess of Wales had q
party at SandrDgham for Christmas. includ-
ing the Duke and Duchess of File. There
is to be shoot this week and great bags Of
game are expected. About 10000 pheasants
have been reared at Sandringham this
year.
The facade OF the Palace of ST. Cloud
has BEEN purchased by the Princess
Clementine d0rleans aud dispatched.
packed in thirty huge cases. to Sofia by
special train. The Due de Nemours, who
was married in tire chapel of the palace,
bought all the remaining statuary, which il
is understood he intends to send to Bushey
Park, where his wife died in 1857.
The Duke also purchased some friezes
and bas-reliefs, which are to be placed al
ku. The wrought-iron balcony of the pal
ace has been sold TO Count Pozzo di Borgo.
and is to form part of the chateau in imi-
tation OF the Tuilerles which he Is building
ia Corsica.
e.. IA
Welby, on the part of the lords of the treas
ury, has been engaged in a vigorous CAM
paign against the Dean and the Chapter OF
Windsor respecting the heavy charges and
fees which are invariably demanded by
that reverend body whenever royal core
mony takes place in St. Georges Chapel
The bin of the Dean and Chapter after
the funeral of the Duke of Clarence, solely
for fees and charges, considerably exceeded
Zoo. but Sir Reginald Welby's rigorous
taxation brought it down to Gl00 There
was also large demand of The same kind
in connection with the marriage OF the
Princess Louise of Schlesw q Holstein and
Prince Albert of Anhalt, which is not yet
settled. There is, besides, the old question
of eXorbitant fees claimed by the Dean and
Chapter for newly created Knights Of the
Garter, which has been in dispute for more
than half a century, and which Sir Reginald
Welby has been endeayoring to arrange OH
more reasonable basis. Some OF the new
knights have strongly objected to the large
ices, which are demanded before stalls are
granted, or banner; hoisted, and there is
always an acr imonious debate in the House
OF Commons when votes contain an item
on account of payments to the Windsor
ecclesiastics for fees extra of royal knights
since everything Is paid for these person
ages by the treasury.
The Scotch separatists are wranglng Ia
manner which Is beginning TO cause grave
uneasiness among the Gladstonians. There
are now two parties in the camp, one yearn-
ing for Scottish home rule. while the other
Insists that church establishment must
be the first question. Lord Elgin, the
leader Of the anti-church party, finding that
there is no chance Of his fad being taken in
hand at the next session. has iutimated thai
nothing will induce him to accept re-
election as chairman of the Scottish Liberal
Ass ISOLATION. TIE fact is Lord Elgin's sem
sibilities have been rendered more acute by
his own personal grievance against Glad
stone. He held high Office in the household
and was the first commissioner of works in
the administration OF 1856, but he has been
entirely passed over in the formation Of
the present Government