The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-10
HARD TO FOLLOW.
Morley Is a Capricious
Ruler.
NO BAD FEELING EXISTS,
But His Lieutenants Find 1t Impossi-
bic to Reflect Policy That
Changes Every Day.
70 BAD FEELING EXISTS,
fpec cial to THE MORNING. CALL.

New YORK, Jan. 8. = Edmund Yates
cables to the Tribune from London: The
Queens presents to the Princess Marie OF
Edinburgh include large brooch of dia-
monds and emeralds, with earrings to
match. two magnificent Indian shawls,
portraits of the Queen and the Prince Con-
sort, a splendidy bound copy Of Sir
Theodore Martins Lille Of the Prince Con-
sort" some Honiton lace, quantity or
rich fabrics, several shawls and wrappers
and the royal tartan, which Prince Albert
has designed. The Duke of Edinburgh
gives to his daughter superbly chased
toilet service of silver gilt, which is inclosed
in huge case of Russia leather. The
Duchess gives dressing case and travel
ing-bag, both fully fitted in silver, diadem,
large cross, brooch and earrings of dia-
monds and sapphire. diamond brooch and
two brooches and bracelets of diamonds
and pearls. The Duke and Duchess give
jointly magnificent suite Of diamonds and
turquoise, and breakfast. lunch and din
ner services of Worcester china. Other
members of the royal family give various
articles of jewelry.
1t is no secret that the Princess
Marie is devotedly attached to Prince
Ferdinand, who, no doubt, by this time has
quite recovered from his unfortunate pas
sion for Queen Elizabetps maid OF honor
Prince Ferdinand ought to feel highly fiat
tered by the preference OF the Princess
Marie, who, had she been so disposed,
might probably have married Prince who
at the present time Is the best match in the
world. The Princess Marie is not only
very pretty, but she is bright and clever
and she has inherited her mothers force OF
character.
There is no foundation for the report
which has been going the rounds Off the
papers that the King and Queen CT Italy
are to be the guests of the Queen next sum-
mer at Windsor Castle or Osborne.
paragraph has been going about which
states that during The session of Parlia-
ment the Duke OF Devonshire intends to
give series of receptions at Devonshire
House, when the Duchess Of DevOnshire
will receive guests, for tie first time for a
number of years. This announcement is
purely conjectural. The Duke and Duchess
of Devonshire. who are now at Chatsworth,
will come to town for the meeting OF Par
lament, and On January so the Duke in
tends to give dinner to the principal
Liberal-Unionist peers. Early in February
the Duke and Duchess are going to the
Riviera, and they will remain abroad until
Easter, so that q considerable part of the
session will have elapsed before the prom
ised receptions begin. 1t is certainly a
number of years since there was a Duchess
Of Deyonshire to receive company at Devon
shre House, for the last one was the second
wife Of the fifth Duke, who died in 1911.
1t is declared. of course, that Sir j. West
Ridgeway's leaving Dublin Castle has. like
the dynamite outrage on Christmas eve, no
political significance, but l am assured that
it is very significant event Indeed, the
plain fact is that the relations between
Morley and tue leading permanent officials
In Ireland have become so EN- oarraSsing
that it has been found necessary to relieve
the strain. 1t is not that the Chief Secre-
tary Is personally unpopular. Far from it
indeed. The causes which usually pro-
duce rupture between an unpopular Min.
lister and bis staff are wholly wanting, for
in "lhe plain Clothes" as they say In the
army, Morley Is liked and respected.
Neither is it that the reversal of policy, due
to the accession of home-rule government,
las alienated that allegiance which in our
civil service is invariably rendered to a
Minister. The difficulty is Of another kind
Overwhelmingly, that as an administra-
tor Morley is so capricious and impractical,
in a word so incompetent, that his leuten-
ants are constantly in state of bewilder-
ment and in his absence their action would
be paralyzed. 1t is important, therefore.
that before the meeting of Parliament calls
him away from Dublin some one should be
placed in charge of Dublin Castle capable
either of rejecting or controlling his views
in administering the government of Ire
land. This is the explanation Of Sir j.
Ridgeway's mission to Morocco.