The morning call., 1892-11-29
THE QUEENS HEALTH.
A Fruitful Subject for Canards in
England.
Gossip Anent Gladstone's Treasures in
the Next Session of Parliament.
nOvements of rlrs. Mackay.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S-Edmund Yates
sends the following from London to the
Tribune:
Alarming reports about the health Of the
Queen or OF the Prince OF Wales, and other
inventions OF this kind, have been discredit-
ably frequent duSing the last few weeks.
The Qneen and the Prince have both ben
in excellent health for several months past.
The latest sensation Is that the Queens
physicians have advised her to leave Wind
sor at once for the Isle of Wight. since a
longer residence at the castle would be
harmful to her, as that abode is unhealthy.
There is not the shadow of a foundation
Tor these statements. Sir William Jenner
has given the Queen no such advice and he
Is the only one OF the royal physicians who
has seen the Queen for a very long time,
except Dr. Reid, the resilient medical at
tendant As matter Of fact Windsor air
suits the Queen much better than the relax
Ing atmosphere or Solent, and there is not a
more healthy residence In the kingdom
than Windsor Castle. as much cannot be
asserted for Frogmore. which is a dread.
fully damp place, as the PriGce and the
Princess Of Wales discovered when they
passed the winter there twenty-eight years
ago. The Prince consort's msusoleum is
built In swamp and if fires were OF kept
constantly burning throughout the year
the magnificent decorations of the interior
would, in short time, be entirely spoiled.
Too much is made OF Lord Ro,ebery as a
prospective agent in the reversal of. the
GladstOnian projects Of scuttle from
Uganda. The controversy was really
decided by an unmistakabie expression of
public opinion. What really turned the
scale in the business was the Scotch vote
Scottish commercial and religious suscep-
tibilities were far more regarded in the
Cabinet deliberations than the predictions
of any one man, even Rosebery.
1t Is amusing 10 fad after all that frar-
ehise and registration reform are to have q
place at least equal in Importance with
home rule in the programme next session.
The home rule bill Is still quite inchoate.
Only Gladstone. Morley aud Sir William
Harcourt know anything OF its details, If
rumor may be believed, and its principles
have sufieed TO split the Cabinet in many
sections.
Meanwhile a scheme to tinker with the
franchise is being put forward as likely to
prove popular. This rests on mscalcula-
tion. The anti-Parnelites and their more
successful rivals assuredly will not consent
to measure which cannot fail TO dock
them of much Of the disproportionate poll
ing power which the hearing on the South
meath election petition proves. IL proof
were needed. that they were so unworthy
to enjoy. There need be no doubt that the
clumsy linking of zone man, one vote" with
registration reform will fall. zone vote.
one value" will be an antidote quite power
ful enough TO render it harmless.
Mrs. Mackay has been staying with Mrs
Bradley Martin at Balmacaan, where her
youngest son. Clarence Dackay, has killed
four stays. She has gone on a visit to Lady
Mary Lloyd, at Charlecote Park, ard Will
start for Rome in few days after returning
to the Carlton House. She purposes win
tering la Southern France.