The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-11
NOT IN THE BOND.
Victoria Won't Take Care
of York.
PARLIAMENT MUST DO THAT
A Harrago of Gossip About Court
Affairs on the Other. Side of
the Atlantic.
Special to The MORNING CALL

| Special to THE MORNING CALL
| LONDON. July 10.-Some very foolish
| and absurd statements in connection with
the royal wedding have been going the
rounds of the papers.
One exceptionally silly fiction is the tale
that the Queen has provided in substan-
tial manner for keeping up the household
of the Duke and Duchess of York, who,
moreover, will have the free use of suites
of rooms in the various palaces.
There is no truth in this story. 1t is no
part of the Queens business to provide
for the Duke and Duchess of York,
whose household will be sufficiently
kept up on an income of e22. 900 a year,
which. it is said. they are to receive out of
the annual Parliament grant of e36.OOO
year for the children of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, and the Duke and
Duchess are to live at St. James palace
when iE town and the villa at Sandring-
ham is to De their usual residence in the
country.
with a rOmancing American jour-
nal and which has been extern
sively copied by our papers states
that the Prince consort's life was
insured for 100000 pounds sterling,
which the Queen has now in her possess
sion, and that her life again is insured
very largely for the benefit of her younger
children. notably the Princess Beatrice.
This is farrago of nonsense. The
Prince consort's life was not insured for
farthng, nor is the Queens, except so far
as it is insured by the persons who have
put her Majesty's life in leases and other
| outside spectators.
ut is also utterly untrue that the EN-
peror Frederick's life was insured for
eSOO.O 900.
An evening journal, in blundering dis.
sertatioE on the Queens travelling arrange
ments, states that no special accommoda-
tions are ever provided for the Princess
Beatrice
As matter of fact the Princess Beat
rice invariably travels in the same saloon
with the Queen, and the Queens
night carriage, which is fitted up in
compartments as bedroom and dressing
room contains a second bed. which is al
ways occupied by the Princess.
Several continental journals have lately
announced that the Queen travels free over
all railways in Great Britain. while the
expenses Of the members of the royal
family are paid by the treasury. OF course
this is all rubbish.
| The Queen pays her own expenses,
which average $4,000 year for home jour-
neys alone, and the royal family pay their
fares just like ordinary passengers
An unprecedentelly important reshuf-
fling of the cards of the British diplomatic
corps is likely shortly to take place. and
Lord Rosebery will have considerable diff
ticulty in filling all the vacant posts with
out appointing outsiders.
Sir Clare Ford will not remain in Con-
stantinOple as he has made great STRAIT
egic error about the Khedive's visit, which
may occasion the most serious complica-
tions in the near future.
Lord CrOmer Is anxious to quit Cairo
Immediately. Sir John Walsham medi-
tates speedy retirement to private
life.
Sir Robert Morrier is far too ill to re
main much longer at st. sburg. and
Lord Vivian will certainly leave Rome as
soon as possible. 1t is probable. too. that
Sir Francis Plunkett will be moved again.
The former will be sworn into the Prlvy
Council in the course Of few days.
The pilgrimage OF the youthful Khedive
to STAN b0ul occasions the greatest anxiety
to the Foreign Office.
1t will cost him at least 100000 bakh-
shish, and between the Sultan. who pro-
poses to marry his daughter TO Abbas II,
and 1smael Pacha, vino is most anxious to
take his grandson under his wing, a good
many international troubles are likely to
be hatched.
This afternoon the sale of the cele-
brated Holford collection Of prints and
drawings is to begin at Chlisty's and will
extend for four days. Holford's collection
of Rembrandt etchings is probably the
finest in the world.
1t includes the famous hundred guilder
print. "Chrst Healing the Sick" the
Rembrandt With a Saber," and the
"Ephraim Bonus With Black Ring"
which has lately been valued at $4,000.
Of these hundred guilder print only
seven first impressions exist, and this i'm
preston is the only one that ever will be
offered fer sale.
OF the others. one is in the British
Museum, one in Amsterdam, one in
Vienna, one in the late Duke OF Buc-
cleuch's collection. one in Berlin. one in
the National Library of Paris, and others
belong to the cities OF Rouen.
The German and Italian prints are also
very fine, indeed, and the Adam and
Eve".O Durer is sure to realize large
price. The drawings by old Dutch mas
ters are a very remarkable lot, including
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