The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22


NAMED In strict seclusion at Windsor Castle.
and two drawing rooms this week have been
| held by her daughter. Princess Christian OF
| SchleswiG- ITolstein. Last night the Queen and
court started for Balmoral. In north Scotland.
| where they will rcmaln until the end OF next
month. and It Is doubtful II the Queen will be
seen In London ut all this season.
| The Prince and Princess OF Wales and lam
| lily will leave London for Copenhagen to-mor-
row night. so that. with royalty absent and the
general election at hand. with all Its disturb
| ing influences on business the outlook for me-
| tropolitan tradesmen is unusually gloomy.
Prince George Of Wales will shortly be cre-
ated Duke OF York. and the announcement Of
| his betrothal to his dead brothers former
fancee. Princess May Of Teck. will probably be
made early in August.
In February last the MARQUIS OF Ailesbury.
the notorious "costermonger peer" was at
tho Ship Hotel. Brighton. with John BENJAMIN
Taylor. formerly trainer Of his racehorses
before his Lordship had been warned of"
the turf for malpractice. George Kenbridge
a Euileless scotchman. haillng from Galloway.
was guest at the same hotel and had the felic-
ity Of being introduced to the Marquis. Of whose
checkered career presumably he was iRno-
rant The Marquis was SO condescending as
to take drinks with his trainer and Mr.. ken-
bridge. aud the latter who had never pre-.
viousy had the honor OF hobpobbinx with q
lord. got very full OF liquor indeed. That in
teresting stage OF evening debnuch was reach
ed at midnight, and instead Of going to bed
Mr.. Kenbridge unwisely accepted the era
cious invitation OF the Marquis to have a little
game OF baccsrat In the latter's room. Tny-
lor coyly accepted q similar invitation. and the
three played until 4 o'clock in the morning.
BY that hour Mr.. Kenbridge had been plucked
l1, nj NJ baa
been In company Of rocks. All his ready
cash vanished early In the game. but
the Marquis and his man werc extremely kind
and considerate. allowing and even encour-
aging Mr.. Kenbridge to play upon credit Nor
did their afrabilty end there. for at o'clock
Taylor totted up Mr.. Kenbridge's Indebtedness
for him. and the Marquis wrote out a check
for the sum OF $1,000. which Mr.. Kenbridge
signed and made payable to bearer. ITO avoid
IMPLICATIONS in the account"
When Mr.. Kcnbridge swoEe after his pota-
tons. almost his first act was to stop pay
ment Of his check. which in due course was
dishonored. Yesterday Taylor. the bearer
who on behMi OF Lord Ailesbury presented
the check for payment at the bank at Dunn
fries. sham elessy brought action against Ken
| bridge In the scotch Court OF Session to re-
| cover the 5000 and the case was adjourned
| for evidence to be taken. Kenbridge pleads
| that he was drunk when he signed the check :
that the Marquis and Taylor we'll knew he Was
| incapable OF understanding the meaning or
the nature OF the obligation he incurred by
signing his name to the check. and that
| IL granted for any obligation at all. the check
was granted for gambling debt. he receiving
no nsideration from the check. and the
plaintiff not holding It in due course or for
value" The lawyers are certain and honest
men are hopeful that the plea will hold good.
| An awful example Of tho wickedness Of gam
| bling was held up for public reprobation in the
| bankruptcy court on Thursday In the person
| OF James Smith. . dry goods merchant
! trading in Drixton. Smiths examination
showed that he WAS for long time q professed
hacker OF horses and accumulated thereby n
fortune Of 100000. with which. yearning to be
respectable. he went into the dry goods bust
ness. He speedily lost $4,000. and then
thought 1t was time to return to the turf. Bot
ting again proved profitable. for he won q Sec
ond fortune Of 100000 Once moro he invost-
ed In dry goods and again went wrong. ulti-
matoly finding his way into tho bankruptcy
court. Tho members OF tho Anti-gambling
League argue that the evil habits contracted
| on race courses were obviously the cause
| Of Smiths failures In legitimate commerce:
but Smith. who. it will be seen. 10 unregen-
crate. maintains that camblin alone enabled
him to enter the accursed dry goods business.
and that IL he had wisely stuck to betting no
would now BIO rich man, instead OF an insol
won't dobtor. Anyhow. 1t is his intention to re-
turn to the race course. and meanwhile he is
prepared to lay odds that he will be right end
up" In a couple OF years.
Tho question OF Orme running for the
Derby has not been settled. He Is gain
ing ground and takes trotting exercise
daily. but he has not yet galoped since
the day he was poisoned. and tho Duke OF
Westminster recognizes that 1t is impossible
for him to win tho race. He has not been
struck out. but he will not run. Betting men
are Offering 100 to against him without find
ing any takers.
AN. Roulez. a well.known and highly re-.
spected business man Of Paris. who. although
nearly 90 years OF uge. IL also something OF a
man about town. had a glorious day on
Thursday. Tho newspapers OF that day all
had wonderful story OF Roulez's prowess.
He WAS said to have taken tho part OF an
actress behind the scenes at u performance Of
''Saambo" at the Op6ra on Tuesday night.
aud to have challenged three young men who
had insulted her. These three young
mea. ench accompanied by two Sec
onds and a physician. met him In the
Bots Mt daybreak on Wednesday and no en-
gagged them one aftor the othor with the sword
wounding ono In tho chest. another In tho
arm. and tho third In the face. after which he
took ON" tho second Of one OF them who
offended tho victor and pinned him to q tree.
All this WAS accomplished In an hour. and then
RouIez went home to breakfast and nferward
attended to business as II nothing unusual had
occurred.
Thursday was a day Of triumph for Roulez.
All day he received his friends. who mado
much Of his courage and skill. The news
papers printed luudatory articles about him.
md letters and kilograms OF congratulation
poured In.
Yesterday. however. tho reporters began to
look IN the matter. and it was found that the
story AS printed was Roulez's own version OF
the affair as related by him to newspaper
agency. Further inquiries brought out the
fact that no duel had been fought In tho Bots.
md when Roulez told reporters that he did
not know the names OF his own seconds. who
were men he had picked UP In the street