New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRONICLED AND CRITICISED BY MIR.
EDMUND YATES.


COR Castle from BalmOral either saturday. November
j., tie following saturday. the 10Th II the weather
be fine. Her Majesty's stay at Deesde Will be pro
longcd until the 18th. but If wet and stormy, rs has
lately been the case. the Court will leave Oh the
18th.
TIE PRINCESS OF wALES'S HEALTH
During her stay at Mar Lodge the Princess Of Wales
has been in much better spirits than ut any time
the Duke Of Clarences death. she has entered
into everything that has been going on and has
joined every gathering, although several have been
very large The Princesss health is quite
restored and she spends great deal Of time In the
open air generally fishing.
\ PROMOTION FOR THE DUKE OF TECK.
The Duke Of Tcck. who obtained the rank Of
Colonel In tie Army I'm recognition OF his services
In the Egyptian Campaign OF 1882, which he went
through as a volunteer attached TO the stan OF LORD
W0Scley, is shortly TO be promoted TO the rank OF
NajorGcneral As an Austrian officer, the Duke OF
Tcck had previously seen good deal OF service
WHAT IT MANS TO ENTERTAIN An EMPEROR.
Two special trains have just reached Berlin laden
with carriages, furniture, china, glass plate. kitchen
utensils stores and wines from the Electoral Palace
in CObenz, aud from the Chateau of Crville, L0r-
ainc, where all these goods had been sent in antlc
patton OF the Empcror's visit to those places Every
Imaginable preparation had been made. even to the
printing Of cards of Invitation for the dinner and
reception. There were no fewer than eight wagon
in which the glass for the Imperial table was packed.
TIE NEW DUKE OF SUTHERLAND.
The Duke OF sutherland Is 10 have audience with
the Queen for the purpose of delivering up 10 Her Ma
josty the insignia of the garter worn by his father rs
soon rs tie Court returns TO Windsor The late DUKE
given the garter by Lord Pamoiston In 1e64 Inc
new Duke and Duchess OF sutherland Will be warmly
welcomed when they pay the first visit TO DHnrobn'
and It 1, already apparent that there is to be- radi
col chs offs n he
land estates which have been worked during the last
three years in a manner that caused universal dis
satisfaction In the county.
"REMINISCENCES OF TENNYSON.
curious incident, now some thirty or forty years
old links together the OF the great poet ana his
sculptor friend who both passed away last week men
Tennyson's fame yet young and barcy assured IL
was proposed by his old friends of Trinity College to
place his bust among the immortals Of that great royal
foundation There were objections and eventually
when the bust, the wcll-knOwn one by Woolncr. wdS
completed the authorities excluded it from the chapel
and library. RELOCATING II TO the anech1mber on the
ground that sUrh honor TO living person WIS I'M
yrecedented The whole affair was kccnly discussed
and gave rise TO OF the mOs perfect parodies III
existence Of the lIureatc's poetry i was written by
Shirley Brooks and appeared in Punch The lines
began: a. am not dead OF that do refeit' had
heard 50 many stories Of Tennyson'S gruf bearShness
that was little nervous Of being presented 70 him.
but he particularly kind in his manner To
me, and to my surprise reminded me
Of an Interchange of letters which Lad taken
place between some Years before, In l0o''
when had occasion to address him a semi prvat"
affair, and in his reply he had kindly acknowledged
the sympathy which had prompted nv communc
dCn. The pleasant gathering at which was Intro
duced 10 1ennysOn had business basis. MoA'h s.
house about TO bring out new edition OF Enoch
Mden,' illustrated by Arthur Hughes. and proofs of
the drawings were then and there to be submitted to
the author. TennysOn examined them carefully and
expressed high approval Of ALL with one exception,
the penutimate Illustration. "1hs is not right, h.
said In a deep voice. There came Sc loud calling
Of the sea- the cannot have lived by the sea-
lie does not know what calling 1t is anything
but great upheaval such as here presented
THE AsPIRANT; FOR THE LAURkATEsHIP.
Nearly all OF those named as in the running for the
Iaureatcshlp are getting on in years Mr. s"inburne
who is always spoken of rs mere boy IS hiyhVc MI
Alfred Austin, fifty seven Sir Edwin Arnold sXtS-ohe'
Mr. Lewis Morris, Gity-nnc. Mr. AUSTIN DoOsOh' MY
Two and even vivacious Mr. Dagonet Sims is forty
five.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AR--TOCRACY.
Sc reraris The heavy charge OF being anstocratic,
brought against the Ministry 10y Mr. Labouchcre' Sir
E. J. Reed and Others. find that twenty-thrce mem
lers of the Government either have Jules or are
closely connected, by marriage or descent WIN per
cons with titles The twenty fourth Mr.. Russell.
dukes: and the twenty fifth. sir William lIarcout, Is
.aId ~ have sprung from race Of kings. Amid
all This plethora of wealth rank and royal descent
IS really quite refreshing to run across an occasoha
.ouInoner who IS not a millionaire, such rs MI Burr
or Mr.. Asquth.
PLANNING \ VIGOROUS UNIONlSI CAMPAIDN'
7, q very short time vigorous Unionist campaign
will have been started throughout the country anu
will last until Parliament meets again. LORD sans
biup fn say as
future of Ulster when he meets the irish Nohcoh-
t,rp,ists at the beginning Of November, though II Is
moi vet decided whether the uttcances are 70 De aue
pubIic or not. Then Lord EandolpH 'hurcin" anu
Mr. nalfour are both booked for more than one
speech I'm the manufacturing districts ana MI CiIin
beraln and Sir John Goist and other 'hou,t iaNo'-
u.. oro much I'm demand. Meanwhile the unlohist
rco,iya,ion more especially ia the country districts
is h,ir, thoroughly overloaded, and the Primrose
League session of active educational woFA mas ''''s
begun aud will DC continued VII ana aUc' "'o '"N
Of the recess.
WHAT Is d" THE LONDON TINES Up TO
Tho iDnermost workings Of literary circles have been
nuttored with whispers Of something Wondefiu' s''7
TO happen TO "1hc Times" What the cN''' sum-
,hng is nobody seems quite TO know. II Appears
that THE Times has is supposed to have been
having I'm "A large supply of paper of an nieilor anu
cheaper quality than is generally used IN IihunS'
House SQUARE This has been construcn mo hr"'""e
that "Thc Tines is shortly going to folo" the cA
ample Of The Morning Post and come down 10 d
penuy That something Is up is generally d'Scusae
ard there has been much headshaklng over un' III
noccpt tonic If there IS secret, the details are
being well kept
CLEMENT SCOTT TO TAKE REST
The Daily Telegraph will sustain notable los'
In tho secession from its staff Of Mr. Clement scott
For thirty.two years Mr. scott has been shaving AT
The dramatic oar. without break or change ana mas
determined to give up work. at all events foi ume'
and 10 take a trip around the world. 1t Is Mt scott
intention TO work away at Impressions du VoI"4c' u"
write signed articles for any newspaper that may care
70 have them and to repubsh the whole I'm book form
upon his return
,ru. cUIrRCU CONGRE-S