The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-08
THE QUEENS WINE
Cellars Full of Port and
Madeira.
WITH SOME PIPES OF TOKAY.
Probably the Largest and Finest
Stock That Can Be Found Any
where in England.
WITH SOME PIPES OF TOKAY.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK. Feb. T. - Edmund Yates
cables the Tribune from London: a num-
Der Of woTkmen have been employed at
Buckingham Palace during the last few
months thoroughly renoyating the state
apartments, some of which have been decor
ated. Tie parQuet floors have been
cleaned and the entire room decorated in
blue and gold. There are to be several
state concerts and two state balls at the
palace in June, the Queen having decided
postpone all entertainments this year
until after Whitsuatide. There Will De
two draw ng-roOms early in March and two
early in May. the former being held by
Princess Christian and the latter by the
Princess Of Wales.
The Queen possesses an immense guam
THY of vine, there being very large cellars
and most of them full. at St James Palace,
Windsor Caste and Buckingham Palace.
No great stock Of wine is kept either in
Osborne OF BalmoTal, supplies for these
places being renewed as often as may be
necessary. The Queens collection of old
pert, sherry, East India Madeira and Cab
met r Inc wine is probably the largest and
finest in be country. aud she has splendid
cellar Imperial Tokay, which was Prince
Atert's Iayorite dessert wine. George "
purchased vast quantities of port. Madeira
and sherry. which was a privileged import
free Of duty. and in those days members of
tile household were in the habit Of getting
great deal of wine in the same way under
the pre,ext that it was being ordered by
them for the King
January IS traditODally an unlucky month
with the Belgian royal family. and 10 avoid
all chance IF disaster the court ball was
uurposey fixed for February l. 1t was
hoped that all chance of misfortune was
over. hut On the Countess of Flanders re-
turning home she discovered that mahog-
any casket IN her bedroom had been broken
open and that the whole Of her jewels were
stolen. The list of missing valuables fills
the whole Of one column in the newspapers,
aud among the Items figure several unique
miniatures of her own and her husbands
ancestors set in diamonds. The lowest estI-
mate Of the loss is e2j, 600. Very fortunately
she was wearing On The evening in question
the magnificent dadem, necklace and ear
rings which she had worn at SigmaTinGen.
Whatever may be the bonds between the
NilisterialiSts ana the anti-PaTneliiIes
things have not gone at all smoothly so far.
II is plain that TO Tim HeaIy ara to be in
trusted the duties of fighting. HIS chief,
Justin Mccarthy. attends when lie feels so
minded, but not otherwise, aud bis deputy
has nol behaved we'll SO far. He has been
decidedly rude TO that most amiable and
hard working Of whips, Major Banks,
and has made the Chancellor of the
EXchequer positively display public sign
of his dissatisfaction when Healy ruined
the first stroke Of Sir William HarcOurt
this session by opposing the first reading Of
tie registration bill This argues we'll for
the uuiOn of hearts between the treasury
benches and the irreconcilable professional
Irish members. Healy's peremptory de-
maAd that Ireland be included within the
scope Of the promised registration bill ex-
cited rage and CONSERVATION on the treasury
bench. The Ministers knew very we'll that
ihe.r own men would refuse to support the
bill If il Included Ireland, while on the
other hand they had no chance Of getting it
through a second reading II the Nationalist
members opposed IT,
Uganda is not done with yet, and when
It is Swaziland or Egypt will take its place.
Nothing could have been more pitiful than
the display of the treasury bench on FIJI
day night when pressed for its policy in
East Africa. The point at Issue has been
made clear enough. Sir Gerald Portal Will
reach Uganda just about in time 10 spend
TWO weeks there before the company evacu-
ates The country. His report cannot reach
tie Government till August, II as soon.
What VIII happen meantime7 Probably a
massa re, and at all events disturbance
What has been done to guard against this
Probably nothing. Gladstone has said so.
and when he left the House the scene was
one Of unspea kable Importance.