New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
THE QUEENS JOURNEY.
EMPRESS FREDERICK MAY GO WITH
HER TO ITALY.

WICK Observation-Disclosures RACING
sTUDs-MR. GLADsToNE-THE KAISER
TAKES YAcHT-IMPRovING CHEL-
sEA-HOUsEs FOR sALE-TIiD
UNIVERSITY RACES.
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fC0pyriqht; 1891: By The Tribune Assoe;atfon)
London. Feb Heterogeneous for the Queen's
tourney to Florence have al! been altered and the
Cherbourg- Mont Cents route has been given up.
Tho Queen will now leave Windsor about o'clock
q, Monday March 49, for Port Victoria Sheerness
She Will dire and sleep board the yacht, which
Is to start abou, 6 oclocl; Tuesday morning for
Flushing where the roya! party VIII iand AFTER
luncheon and then proceed by special train to Co.
,ogne. Basic Lucerne Milan. Bologna and Flor.
ence where the Queen is 10 arrive late on the
afternoon OF Thursday. March %. II Is possible
tina, the Empress Frederick may prolong her stay
in England so as TO travel with the Queen to Flor
ence az she intends to be in Rome al Easter but
nothing has yet been settled. IL Is not true that
the Queen Is going to visit the Empress at her seat
near Cronberg IS Her Majesty will travel direct
from Flushing to Florence. and on the way home
she is to stop Only at coburg.
poyAL DRAWING ROOM CUSTOMS.
The announcement which has appeared in the
papers that the Duchess Of York would be pre-
sAntcd al the first drawlng-roOm is absurd, for men,
hers OF the royal family are never puDHSiy PRIV
scented TO the Queen. The royals all assemble by O.
o,srter 10 3 in the sovereigns closet-room, the
walls Of which are covered with beautiful minla-
lures OF great historical interest, and when the
Queen arrives they walk IN procession to the throne
room. conducted by the great officers and mem
bcrs Of the household in waiting.
THE BRUNSWICK SUCCESSION.
There Is now every reason to believe thai. N
spite of interested denlas. the Brunswick sue
cession question has a; last entered final and.
satisfactory stage The Duke OF Cumberland has
50 frequently asseverated his unbonding attitude
10 tits question that he could scarcely be expected
70 eat his own words and accept the terms Of
Prussia The acceptance OF these terms ana the
ascension OF the throne OF Brunswick would De
regarded at Berlin. f0r various personal ana pohu-
cal reasons a. a great misfortune. At the same
time the Emperor il Is well known. Is very deslr-
Gus 30 allow the Duchy 10 revert to the Guelphs
and g, IT {, believed the Duke of Cumberland has
privately agreed 10 waive his own rights OF sue
cosslon In favor Of his eldest son. VINO Is only
thirteen but Will attain his majority In hye years
Such ri least, * the course Of policy at present
con,empatea As an Indication OF the change OF
mind at G,nunden. may be- nstanced the solitary
fact t, speak CT nothing else. that the Duke OF
Cumberland RETAINED last autumn from joining as
usual the Imperial Russian gathering IN Denmark
thus emphasizing the further growth Of rap
prochement between him and the German Emperor.
A NEW MASTER OF THE HORSE EXPECTED
hear that Lord Oxenbrlge is expected 20 resign
the office OF Master Of the Horse very shortly and
viii most likely be succeeded by Lord Darlington,
who has done exceedingly well az Chamberlain.
The Office OF Chamberlain Is worth 5000 a year.
while the Master OF the Horse gets $3.50, with
peroulstes % royal carriages horses and servants.
which are equal a. lcas, to $500 year in addition
Lord Darlington visited the Queen al osborne
last week for the purpose o. discussing with Her
Maiesty the arrangements FOR the various court
functions Of the approaching season. There are
to be two State balls and two State concerts In
Buckingham Palace. one ball and one concert to
be given early in June and the others In July.
HORSES SELL WELL.
There was a very large attendance at the sale Of
Baron Wantage's shlres at Lockinge last Wednes-
day. Biddngs were brisk throughout the sale. wnoh
resulted in the very satisfactory average OF flls
lss for fifty animals The highest price was 800
gulneas which was twice paid by Lord Egerton OK
Tatton and by Sir Walter Gilbey. The Prince OF
Wales gave 275 guineas for a mare for the Sand
bingham I'D.
CONDITION OF RACING STUDS.
The Prince OF Wales has not hitherto been for
tunate with racehorses and ast year only won two
events which were worth ;572 The Prince has got
rid Of all his older horses except Florizel II. a
three-year-od. which is never likely 10 do mucn
good work the turf. HIS Royal HlGhness h1
five two-year-o.ds at Newmarket. all OF which were
bred at Sandringham. The Duke OF Devonshlrs
has more than twenty horses in training a, Eyer
ton House. but the Older moderate lot
Nearly all the Duke OF HamiltOns lot are two-year-
dds which were bred by himself az Eason. Baron
Iiirsch Will have mainly TO depend upon two-year.
Odds most of which were bought by auction last
son. as the best has certainly been seen of Ia
F'eche. and Wndga is a roarer, while Watercrsss
Will be a difficult horse 10 train.
THE PREMTERs HEALTH.
Mr. Gladstone may or may not resign ONCE before
the year Is out. but this much Is certain: He will
even more than heretofore be an absentee from
Parliament lie has come back with signs OF in
creasins age thick upon him. He does not look
at all well. and his shortness OF sight and hearing
are mere painfully pelpable than they ever have
beer. which is only what one would expect. how
ever regretfully Last week he rarely in the
House after dinner. and they say ne does not IN
tend to be In his place at night except show oc-
casions II It were not for the sake OF acting as
ngurehead there Is little question that he would
resign Immediately. lie cannot hope TO Homo
Rule passed and II is his final political ambition
to do
CHURCH SALARIES REDUCED.
The agricultural depression has reduced the rev.
enue OF the Chapter Of York considerably that
each canon has been cut down from f720 a year
THE KAISER LEASES A YACHT
Arthur Remarks beautiful yacht ChristabeL
which was designed by q. NJ. Watson has just
been taken by the German Emperor. for three
months. for Il cruise In the Mediterranean The
yacht which taken with her skipper and crew.
leaves for Fiume as soon as she can be got ready.
RECALCITRANT PEER.
Lord Buttons secession from the Gadstonian
to the Liberal Un,onst benches In the House Of
.ords has caused something very much like con-
'ternaton among the party managers. OF course.
he matter has an important financial side. and IN
he present of the Gladstonan Golfers this -
perhaps the most Immediately interesting aspect
II the case. but there Is more behind II. II be-
okens deep dissatisfaction among the Gladstonan
peers at the stupid way in which the crusade
against the upper house has been worked
CLEANING Up OLD sLUMs.