New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-09
(P- CABLE TO TuE TRIBUyRl


The Queen has been out In the grounds nearly
every morning in her dorkey-chair, and has taken
drive in the park in the negnborhood every
afternoon. Sir Henry and Lady Ponsonby had some
private theatIicais last week Osborne Cottage
at which the Queen and Princesses Louise and
Beatrice were present.
THE COBt re REVENUES.
hear from friend in Coburg that the annual
revenue CT Duke Alfred from the double Duchy
vii! be about 10000 year least. This about
the Of his uncles. There is civil list In
Coburg-Gotha his income being simply derived
from SURPRISES yielded by the domain exchequer,
it IS caIed-and hitherto this has been about
e. coo for Coburg and $500 for Goiha. But as the
Duke mas to reside alternately in his capitals the
expenses arising from this dual court are very
considerable. With his English allowance OF 10000
His Royal Iighness will thus. however enjoy an in
OF about 10000 year. But, in addition to
ths he has inherited private property, the estates
OF his uncle including some fine shooting ground In
Syria.
LORD CREWE
The spare. bent figure OF Lord Crcwe will b
missed in London next season although increasing
years and i-heath had OF late much nterfered
with hs annual migratiors But his syo.
tenn received terrible shock when he was still .
minor, by his tutor committing suicide In his pres
while a Continental tour; from which shock
ne never entirely recovered. lie was accustomed
to wear clothes OF "A peculiar, old fashioned and
color. and generally went everywhere with three
orchids corelessy arranged in the same number Of
buttorholes. His income over f35.C0 year.
and mis- private charities enormous. When
Crewe Hall burned down. some years ago, Lord
Crewe exhibited GOODNESS equal to that displayed
on n similar occasion by Sheridan. lie ordered .
table TO be placed the lawn and. calling for Ink
and a telcgraph-form wrote the following message
to Mr. Street, r. A.: Dear Street: Crewe is burn
Ing Come and build Il up again. In accordance
with his instructions. the miDutest details OF the
hail. line Old Elizabeihan structure. were care
fully reproduced one of his peculiarltes to
talk to himself aloud about people ne with and
this sometimes very embarrassing at his &c.
cesastical dinners. On occasion the late Spen-
Ger Lyttelton rdicued this failing while at
table. whoreupon Lord Crewe. who never permitted
anybody to take a liberty with him, quietly ordered
a fly for his guest and firmly requested him to
leave the house.
FRIEND OF ANTHONY TRorLoPE.
Dean Merivale was one OF Anthony Trollope's In
innate friends. j was OF Trollope's to try
to appear a profound Latin scholar and as an
enthusiastic classical student This strange weak
ness lei him 10 write a monograph on Caesar
which Biackwoods were 20 complacent as 10 pub
lish. With intrepid courage. which was worthy OF
all praise. Tro,,ope dispatched copy Of his book
TO his learned friend the late Dean who acknow-
edged toe gift in sentence: Thanks for your
comic Caesar" Even this snub did not prevent
Trollope from writing a most ridiculous life OF
Cicero a few years later, and he again sent copy
to Mcrlvae. who is said to have recommended his
friends attention 10 Macauay's expression OF
opinion. that serious historical work cannot be I'M
dertaken as a secondary occupation with any sat-
isfactory result.
SUCCESSFUL. COLONIAL GOVERNOR.
Sir Henry Blake has been a most successful Gov.
crnor OF Jamaica. and during his presidency the
island has risen 20 something of lis old status.
md in he OF
much higher price than. for instance. land about
Dublin. Sir Henry's retirement at Cool Creighton
cannot. however. be altogether free from care
caused By the squabbles and jealousIes Of Of
his own officials.
CANADIAN MILITIA
Letters from Canada refer to the good effect
when has already been produced by the
port OF Major-General Ivor Herbert the subject
of the local militia II will be remembered how
outspoken and independent that report was. Gen.
eral lierber simply told the truth. but he told It
In manner which brought home 10 official places
how great their responsibilities and how seri-
ously the interests OF the Dominion might be Jeop-
arIzed II they showed any disposition TO ignore
them: and the effect has left nothing to be de-
sired. Tne Government seems 10 be at last quite
sensible OF the absolute necessity for 1t TO arouse
Itself and IS doing In gay which Is calculated
to produce the necessary progress which has been
50 long delayed
ENTERTAINING REMINIsCENCEs
The "reminiscences OF the late Sir William Greg
DRY. which will be published in the spring by Muir
ray. ought to prove an extremely interesting book
Few had enjoyed more varied experience or
life than Sir William who at the same time
a sportsman. traveller. politician. fine judge OF
art successful Colonial Governor and man or
the world lie was an admirable raconteur. and
having known a hos, OF interesting and celebrated
people, his records should be entertaining.
THE FRENCH NAVY.
From Paris learn that the contemplated Increase
of the French Navy IS far from meeting with un-
qualified appreciation. Men IN the best position for
forming accurate judgments on the matter are de-
cdedly OF opinion that the country cannot afford
TO spend so much money on naval armament, when.
il war comes it must stand fall By the army. and
by the army alone. 1t VIII be a long time before
French taxpayers forget now little their navy did
for them in the last great war. Its services were
insignificant and It's cost comparatively unim-
portant The navy estimates for 1894 amount to
2GG 10000 francs equivalent TO considerably more
than two-thirds of the money 20 be spent on the
army. 1t is not IL France were rich enough to
spend what money she chooses. She is very badly
OFF Just now. like most other Powers: but II she
cares 10 lavish means on increasing navy only
likely to be useful TO her for one purpose. why we
must increase navy In equal proportion. The
French navy at this moment Is growing faster than
ours for the amount to b. spent in 1894 on French
SHIPS Is estimated at while our own cstl-
mated expenditure for construction In 1858
was more than 100000 shor, OF this
CRICKET RULES
The committee OF the Maryebone Cricket Club
appear to have committed themselves TO the pro-
,osal that when the side taking second Innings
cores eighty less than its opponents. the
eaders shall have the privilege OF going on with
he second innings Immediately, or OF sending the
ther side In at their option. This to b
rather violent remedy for the slight evils Of the
xisting system of following on and 1t might b
made a means OF great injustice. IL Is often
normous advantage to win the toss and there 10
10 sufficient for increasing that advantage
IN eleven sometimes falls behind the first inn.
ngs through unklndness OF the elements. Why
houd their very misfortune be made for
diving further advantage to their opponents?
ENGLISH sPoRTsMEN IN FRANCE.