The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-02

copyrighted, 1892, by n. Y. Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 1.-No by-election during
the existence of the present Government
has approached in interest and vital i'm
portance the coming contest for the
Rossendale seat vacated by Lord Hart
ington. Both parties are fully alive to
the fact that the loss of this seat will be
expected throughout the country as an
almost decisive test of the fate of the
Ministry in the coming election. 1t will
be strain of their resources in money
and local influence, and will be
alert in the use of every known cleo
pioneering art, in order to compass the
triumph. Lord Harrington held the seat
partly in family interest, partly on ac-
count Of personal popularity, and partly
as Unionist.
The vote will decide whether the cleo
torate, which is fairly representative of the
whole Of Lancashire. is, on purely politi-
cal grounds, Gladstonian or dissident.
Sir Thomas Brooke, the dissident candi-
date, is Lord Hartington's own choice.
The GladStonian candidate is Mr.. MAIDEN,
young and fluent speaker. In reality
the Unionists dread the issue, a rapid
canvass Of the district already made hav-
ing disclosed surprising Gladstonian bias.
Victor Cavendish, who will succeed to
the Dukedom of Devonshire if Lord
harrington does not marry, was recently
elected without opposition to the West
Derby seat, vacated by the death of his
father.
Lord Edward Cavendish was the first
nominee for the Rossendale seat but his
youth and the danger Of risking his pres
ent seat led to the withdrawal OF his
10 hot II
will now marry the dowager Duchess of
Manchester is discredited in his own
circle.
An explosion at the Dublin Castle yes
terday led to the revival of the reports
that Fenianlsm is again in active force.
An American emissary is said to be re-
organizing the county circles and centerS.
The McCarthyites have attributed the re-
growth of secret societies to the prompt
ing of the ParnelliteS, but no prominent
Parnellites are known to be associated in
the movement. Regarding the cause of
the explosion, there is no official decision.
The workmen who were repairing the
rooms are suspected, because they were
refused holiday yesterday. The balance
of official opinion remains entirely
against the theory of serious plot.
Mr.. Hastings, NJ. p, was again brought
befot the court in Bow street to-day on
charge of fraud. Damaging evidence
tradict his defense, that he never intended
to evade justice. Mr.. Hastings, whose
appearance has aged ten years since his
arrest, was remanded without bail.
The death of Prince Victor of Hohen-
lohe-Langennurg leaves a vacancy in the
governorship of Windsor Castle, which
position is destined for another needy
German princeling. Court circles are in
tereSted in the position Of deceased's chill
dren. When he married Miss Seymour,
the Queen refused to recognize his wife
as a princess, but the two were admitted
to court as Count and Countess Gleichen.
Similarly, when the Duke of Rich
mond'S sister married the Prince of
Sake Weimar, they were only recognized
as Count and Countess Dernburg. The
marriage of Princess Beatrice to Prince
Henry of Battenburg, obliged the Queen
to cOncede to the wives of Prince Victor
Of acknowledging and Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar the rank of
Princess, with the privilege of standing
in line behind the royalties at receptions.
The question now arises as &c what posi-
ton the children will take. The children
of Prince Henry Of Battenburg take his
own rank, and it is contended that the
children of Prince Victor succeed to the
privileges of their father.
The Queens New Year gifts to needy
servants OF Windsor Castle, Osborne
House, and other royal domains, con-
sisted of beef, clothing and coal.
Princess Victoria Of Hawaii, who has
been educated IN England, will go TO
Wellesley College, near Boston, to finish
her education.