The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24

black. The smaller drawing room was already
completed. whom intelligence Of the death was
received at st. James's Palace. The room has
adark. almost chocolate colored suite and sew
eral valuable oil paintings are on the walls.
which are Of bright golden tint. The bedroom
and the Princsss's boudoir are not complies. but
the latter would have been charming apart
ment in almost pure white. with IN elaborate
array Of mirrors. What will be done with the
unflnhhed rooms. or whether they will bs
completed. Is not vet certain.
The features Of Cardinal Mannlng's funeral
were the pomp and solemnity Of the requiem
mass in Brompton Oratory and the sombre
simplicity Of the actual interment In Kensal
Green Cemetery. All the poor Of London
seemed to have turned out into the cold. fog.
filled streets to do homage TO their benefactor's
remains on the long journey from the church
to the cemetery. No similar denomination OF
popular love and reverence for . dead man has
been witnessed within living memory. Many
poor creatures. not . few barefootcd. who
waited In the street or cemetery for hours,
must now be suffering for their devotion The
demonstration Was palpably spontaneous, and
its magnitude was 90 entirely unexpected that
open proved ludicrously inadequate. At the
cemetery the crush was prodigious. and the
good sense and betting reverence Of the peo-
pie alone averted serious consequences
Tho preparations for the Ministerial ban
quets and tho activity apparent at the party
headquarters in London afford The customary
Indications Of the approach Of the Parliamen-
tary session. The drst OF the series Of Cabinet
councils at which the Government will decide
upon the order and extent Of its legislative
programme. will be held on Tuesday next.
and arrangements are being made for meet
ing Of Liberal Unionists to confirm the choice
already informally made OF Mr.. Chamberlain
as leader In the House Of Commons. in place Of
Lord Harrington. compulsorily translated to
the House Of Peers: but the most cheerful
thing at present observable In politics Is the
energy and enthusiasm everywhere displayed
By Liberals. There IL every reason to believe
that the Government has decided to be guided
by the course OF events In the coming session
in regard to fixing tho date Of the general cleo
ton. but the word has Rone forth among the
Liberals that Parliament will be dissolved in
the carly summer on the pretext Of Liberal
obstruction to the Irish Local Government
bill. and they are cheerfully making prepare
tons accordingly.
Aseries Of great demonstrationst to extendsh
over tho COuuLIy ub8 O00u oEL8uS0us - 0oCu
OF which one Liberal leader will attend. Lon
resentation. If almost hopelessly Tory. will be
systematically attacked In every constituency.
the campaign opening at Remington on Feb.
and extending into April The programme
does not at present include Mr.. Gladstone
among the speakers. but he viii DO In his place
in Parliament. and may b Trusted to keep
things moving.
Conourrently with this oratorical and propa.
gandist movement tho electioneering agents
will be hard at work checking the lists Of reg
istered voters and tracing removals" 80 that
whom the fateful time shall como the where
abouts of every elector will be known. It
should be understood that the coming election
will be fought on the register made last sum
| Timbuctoo In the meantime. but II no can get
back to town in time he has q right to vote.
Removals are naturally most numerous among
| the working class voters. SO that the existing
registration system works to the disadvantage
Of the Liberals.
As soon rs the homo rule question shall hAve
been disposed Of the Liberals will take in
hand the subject Of electoral reform. and one
OF the first alterations made will be In the
registration law. making the residential quail
acation for the parliamentary franchise three
instead Of twelve months. as at present.
Mr.. Goschen's scheme for increasing the
metallic reserve BY issuing one-pound notes.
| which has been badly maltreated from time
| to time since its birth. received this week q
mortal blow. Mr.. Goschen. preparing for q
fall. declared some time ago that the scheme
| could not be proceeded with without the I'D.
prevail and cooperation Of the business men Of
London. On Thursday afternoon tho London
| Chamber Of Commerce discussed the scheme
| and rejected it by an overwhelming vote. not
! withdrawing tho fact that Mr.. Goschen had
| that same morning. with q view to influence
the Chamber. published an open letter ox'
planning and justifying his proposals. Il maj
| be assumed that Goschen will not attempt t
proceed with his bill In Parliament The
measure has been moribund for some time
past, and is now to all practical intents ant
purposes dead. twas never really robust but
it appeared likely to live until Mr.. Gladstone
denounced It As a Quack measure" Then Il
began to languish. and its demise was has
tened by the cruel treatment to which It Wal
subjected BY tho bankers who feared that one
pound notes would give them much trouble
and diminish their profits.
For some years past the Charity Oreaniza
tion Society. in conjunction with the East Enc
Emigration fund. has been sending out II
Canada hundreds OF emigranta It only 70
| Gently occurred to the managers ofthese bodiei
that 1t would be good thing to ind out hov
the poor people get on in the country OF thei
compulsory adoption. Tho Golfers OF tn
Charity Organization Society happened to b.
full to overlooking when the happy though
struck its officers. and forthwith Capt. Gret
ton and Mr.. T. Gage Gardiner wer
despatched to Canada as special Com
miss!oners in company on the princi
Die that four eyes are better than two
Thoy spent four or Ave weeks in Canada nove
leaving each other. visiting the Same district
and seeing the Same people. This week spec
ial meeting OF the Charity Organization societ
had the questionable advantage OF receiving
the special Commissioners reports which
instead OF agreeing with each other as Nigh
reasonably have heen expected under the cir
cumstances. were utterly and strikingly con
Trajectory. The Commissioners themselve
did not seemed to have derived much bench