The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-22

DAAA, 81 tudL lub ldL6 OF lue measure may
be decided upon before the end of the
week.
DUKE oE EDINBURG's ANNUITY.
The big majority in the House of Com
mons last evening in favor of continuing
the grant Of 10000 to the Duke of Edin-
burg, is by no means to be regarded as
testlfying to the dukes popularity, or as
evidence of parliament's obsequiousuess
to royalty. 1t is a matter of fact that the
liberals voted to continue the grant very
largely out of respect for MIR. Gladstone,
who made the arrangement whereby
the grant was conferred upon the duke.
Mr.. Gladstone had the fulfillment of his
contract to continue the grant so much at
heart that he told the liberal whips that
II the grant were not supported by the
liberals, he would come into the House
and speak in favor of its continuance
however, he might be- If lby any chance
the supporters of the government had
been outvoted, the ministers would also
have appealed to the House to consult
their dignity in observing the provisions
OF an international marriage settle
ment.
CONTEMPT FOR THE DUKE.
Underlying the debate was a strong
FEELING of contempt for the Duke of Edin-
burg, which was only half concealed. 1t
is an open secret that both the queen and
the Prince of Wales interviewed with the
duke and urged him to surren-
der the whole annuity after
his succession to the Coburg
both Lord Salisbury and Mr. Gladstone
with whom the duke consulted, gave him
advice similar TO that given by the Queen
and Prince of Wales. 1t is with the
greatest difficulty that they persuaded
him to surrender the 915, ,000,
but nothing that could be said
would induce him to give up the remain
ing &lG,O00 AS the radicals will annually
renew their protests against the payment
OF the grant, royalty generally will have
abundant reason to regret the dukes
meanness. His select English circle are
circulating the report that the duke in
tends to expend the entire sum of the
grant in one months junketing at Clar
ence House, his London residence. Public
money continues to maintain Clarence
House for him, but he will have to alter
his character nightly if he becomes as
lavish in his hospitality as his friends in
tlmate, even at the expense of somebody
else.
A conference of the national liberal fed
GRAFTON will be held in June for the ex-
elusive consideration of the questions af-
fecting the status of the House of Lords.
After private consultations between the
executive committee of the federation
and the ministry it is the intention of the
federation 10 commit the government to
definite policy in regard to the House of
Lords, which they are determined shall
be brought to an issue.
THE VOTE ON THE MOTION
The supporters of the motion of A. G.
Morton, that parliament cease paying the
annuity Of $1,000 granted to the duke of
Edipburg on the ground that the ddke is
now a reigning German prince, were
mostly advanced radicals, and included
Sir Charles Dixie and eleven members of
the McCarthyite party. The majority
was almost equally composed of unionists
and ministerialists the latter including
the bulk of the Irish of both sections.
BLUEBLooDs SHORT OF DOODLE.
The financial troubles of members Of
the aristocracy are coming into unwonted
prominence. Lord Sudely, who was at
one time enormously wealthy, has lost his
fortune through investments in the Win
chester House Trust, and the failure of
the Murrietas Lord Thurlow has been
declared a bankrupt. The Earl
of Burchan, whose family is among
the oldest of the Scotch peerage, has
made most disgraceful appearance in
| the bankrupt court. In the course of his
examination he told how, when he was
young, he obtained a livelihood as a
Jockey. In his later years, he has sub
sisted upon loans obtained from insurance
companies by giving mortgages on his
| estates, and the proceeds Of betting on
| horse races. He also admitted that ne
had been correspondent IN a divorce
case.
Another aristocrat, the Hon. w. G..
F'itchclarence, son of the earl of that
name, testified in the bankruptcy court
that his liabilities were 9794, and his
| assets consisted only of a ring, which
| was worth perhaps 30 shillings. His
relatives made arraingments to pay his
| debts, and he was thus saved from bank
ruptcy,
THE QUEEN TO SELL HER STUD.
The Queens order to sell the social
| breeding stud at Hampton court is felt to
| be a hard blow in sporting circles. 1t
| has been regarded as the champion stud,
and now contains fifty horses and mares
and seventy yearlings and hlties.
Lord Rosebery has secured the famous
| Jockey Watts, who won the Derby on the
Duke of Portland's Donovan, to ride
Ladies in the 1000 guineas and the Derby.
The betting on Ladies is now 8 to 2.
Mr. Gladstone's illness is reported to
be a slight cold, but it is really an affec-
tion of the bowels which has been so
often recurrent that it is not so easily
checked as formerly. IL is attended with
only slight pain, but is necessarily weak
ening. Mr.. Gladstone has chosen as his
constant medical attendant, DR. $. II.
Habersohn, who was formerly an assis-
tant to Sir Andrew Clark.