The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-17
LANDS BEYOND THE SEA.
GOSSIP FROM EURoPnAy oArIrAhs
The Death OF the Duke or Clarence and the
Deposition Of the Wedding Presents
Oiher Topics OF Iatersst.
Special Dunlap Gable .sThe Times.l


LONDON. Jan. 1G-The melancholy death
of the Duke of Clarence and the disposition
Of the wedding presents are still the leading
topics. Lady Zetland wife of the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. cut the Gordian knot
so far as the fund started under her auspices
was concerned by giving directions that the
money collected be returned with as little
delay a. possible to the subscribers. In
other quarters the disposition is to wait and
think the matter over. Even at this date the
disposition among the walters on account Of
the sympathy felt for Princess May has been
so great that these people wish the presents
10 20 10 her as q substantial mark Of the
nations sentiment.
BEHRING STA COMMISSION LEAVES LONDON.
Sir Baden Powell left here last night for
Liverpool, having been ordered 20 start on
his return voyage 70 America 10 complete his
work as Behring Sea commissioner at Wash
ingtOn. Immediately on bis arrival the JOINT
commission wall commence its slttngs. Both
SIR George and Mr. Dawson expect that ten
days will be sufficient for the drawing up OF
the report. Any recommendations upon which
tho four commissioners can agree Will DO EN-
bodied IN that report and 10 VIII be submitted
t. the court Of al bltratiOn. which will prOba-
bly sit at Paris next autumn. Regarding the
unfortunate difficulty which has arisen be-
tween Canada and Newfoundland, 1t does
not seem as n the presence OF Mr. Harvey
will do much towards eXpedtlng matters:
Newfoundland claims the right 20 be allowed
n bond convention but Canada urges that 1t
is contrary to the traditions of the Atlantic
fisheries that exclusive nights shall be granted
by either colony 70 foreign power until IL
becomes quite clear that the United states
will not entertain the proposal. canada VIII
negotiate q tleaty on q wider basis. The OBJ
lection of Canada is according TO the authOn-
ties likely 10 be allowed 10 hold.
SIR GEORGE AIREY.
Never before were the papers so full Of the
deaths OF prominent people. Among the long
list that Sir or George Alrey, the famous as
trOnOmer of the Greenwich conservatory, has
almost passed uDnOticed but now columns
are being printed about him.
Among many anecdotes which have come
TO light one treats of ms marriage. Dir
George. a shy man, seemed doomed 70 be
bachelor. An intimate friend one day re-
marked: "Have you ever observed Miss
Blanks eyes. They have the property OF
/ double refraotiOn.' Dear me- said Sir
George. that's very old should like 70 see
that DO you think might venture to call
Relusito permission was gotten and Sir
George called and begged TO get permission
10 examine her eyes. and as he looked into
them his shyness gradually vanished and he
plucked up courage. so that in time she be-
came his wife
What gives point to this anecdote is that it
was the then Mr. Airey who called attention
10 that peculiar malady which Is SO largely
met with, namely. asugmatism.
RUSSELL RETURNS TO HIS OLD BUsINTss.
Earl Russell after his trouble some time
ago in the divorce court, has gone back to his
old pursuits and is every day in attendance on
his business in connection with electric light
ing He lately appeared at the village church.
Pembroke Lodge and read the lessons of the
day.
DEPARTURE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS.
Not often one knows what becomes OF the
fabulous sums made by English actors IN
America Those universal fayorltes. NJ. and
Mrs Kendall have lust invested $4,000 good
Golden American dollars in q freehold resi-
dence in Portland Place where they will
have many well-knOWn people for their neigh
bOrs.
HEADWATERs OF THE NILE.
Reports which reached the Royal Geograph-
ical Society with regard TO Emin Pasha recent
discoveries have aroused deal Of interest IN
sicientc circles where it IS regarded as
highly probable that he and his companion,
Dr. Stuhlmann have discovered one source OF
the Nile Emins letters state that on his
Journey from Lake Victoria Nyanza 10 Lake
Tanganyika through the Oukha country, he
came upon a river Which tho natives cait
Kifou. which is not on the map. He followed
the course Of the stream for 300 miles and
found that it flowed into Lake Albert Ed
ward.
THE SUCCESSOR or MANNING.
There promises % be great struggle at
the atlcan over the appointment of a sue
cessor 10 Cardinal Manning. There are in
the Church two parties English and Irish.
and to the latter the late Cardinal belonged,
as he was ia ardent supporter ot Gladstone
and his Irish policy. The English Roman