New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13

UREs - MADEIRA "A TORPE-
DO DESTROYER THEAr-
RIcAL NOTES.
sBY CABLE rKIBUxk,
fcopvytoht 1885, nv The Tribune Assocatton,
London. Feb. 1.-THE Queen will hold iass1
investtture of the Bath. st. Michael. st. George
and the Indian orders during her approaching reM.
dence at windsor Castle. The function Is to take
place IN the white dra wing Of the castle. and
the Empress Frederick will be present The Queen
was greatly pleased with the performances Of the
Welsh choir, who gave concert In the indian
Room at Osborne Thursday night, arrayed In
National dresses. with high hats. The programme.
which had been approved by the Queen. consisted
of twelve items mostly Welsh, and they were all
admirably rendered, the concert being most
brilliant success Emperor william has Informed
the court Of his intention to pay another visit to
England next summer. The Emperor Will come to
Cowes in his yacht he did last year. arriving on
Saturday August 4, and will remain at the Soens
for about a week. The Royal Yacht Squadron re-
gatta Is to begin on TUESDAY, august " WHICH
a week later than last year.
ROYAL WEDDING AT coBURG.
Tho wedding OF the Grand-duke Of Hesse and
Princess Victoria Neiita Of Edinburgh will prob
ably take place on Tuesday, April "A, at Coburg.
The ceremony, which Is to be after the Lutheran
FORM will take place in the chapel OF the palace.
which is to be fitted up for the OCCASION 1t was
originally proposed to have the marriage celebrated
In Moritz Kirche the principal church OF the town.
but this plan has been abandoned. Emperor Will
lam the Queen the Prince OF Wales, the Duke ana
Duchess of Connaught, the Grand-duke ana
Duchess Serge OF Russia. the Grand-duKc ana
Duchess Vladimir of Russia, the Empress Fred
erck, the Princess Beatrice and Prince henry OK
Battenberg are all to be present
TO RECEIVE THE EMPRESS FREDERICK
The apartments In Buckingham Palace, whicn
ore known as the Belgian Rooms, Rave been pre-
nared for tho use OF the Empress Frederick. who 10
70 occupv them when she comes TO town. At Wind
sor the Empress is to be lodged In the Tapestry
Rooms.
HE WILL HOLD SERVICE FOR THE QUEEN.
The Bishop OF Rochester will go to Florence just
before Easter and stay there CUTTING the queen
residence at Villa Fabbricotti, in order 70 omciate
AT the services which will be held on Coca Froay
and Easter Sunday for Her Majesty and the royal
marty. room In the villa Is to be fitted up az Q
temporary chapel.
THE DUKE Is a FARMER
The Duke Of saxe-Coburg- Cotha intends to farm
on a large scale In Germany. and hear that Ia
the course OF the next few months extensive pur'
chases of highcass cattle and sheep VIII De nlaoe
for him at the principal sales. valuable cohsisn'
mont of large white Yorkshire pigs was recehuy
dispatched to the Duke at Coburg by Mr.. Fuicner'
veyed TO him some prize ram lambs out OF Brad
burns celebrated flock Of Shropshire sheep.
A HOsPITABLE HOME.
line in ..rhe Times obituary column last week
told us that lady widely known and vastly popu-
lar in literary and artistic circles in London has
passed away In the person OF Mrs. Cnares sKrrow'
who died at Blarrz. whittier she had only recently
zone on February g. Not many months ago Mrs.
Skirrow lost her husband. highly placed and much
70, ~
OF the most genial OF and since then her health
has been broken. and she has lived in comparative
sec,usion but for many previous years their Iitus
house In Sussex Gardens with It's Informal lunch
cons and cosy dinner parties. was the chosen resort
OF many OF the brightest and bes.-an intellectual
preserve well stocked with wide variety OF MOTH
bic men and women There Robert Browning was
constant guest spprecatng the fullest extent az
may be seen in his published correspondence. the
lov9b,e qualities OF mis- host and hostess. There,
struggling with deafness to which he was 50 long
a martyr. Alexander William King.ake. There.
on occasional visits to London. was Tommaso SAL
VIM. Henry Irving Miss Ellen Terry, George Al.
gustus Sala the Bancrofts. Royal AcademiciarA
Ros de la Rampe. grave theatrical critics and bud
ding disciples of the latest literary fads were all to
be found at that hospItable table. Soldiers were
never lacking. and both Lord Wolseley and Lord
Roberts were intimate friends OF the entertainers.
Mr. MoRLEY's DIFFICULT PLACE.
lately whispered Of Mr. John Morley's desire to es-
cape from his present post but as II has been now
SO openly published need no longer hesitate to
speak of It. Whether he has at any time contem-
plated resignation | do not pretend to know.
but l have reasons for saying that his posi-
ton in the Irish Office has been proving
more and more difficult and distas,efui. II
could not wei be otherwise. even with .
less sensitive man than Mr.. Morley. His rela.
lions with the Irish Nationalists are becoming
strained In regard to evctions. He has found him.
self compelled to adopt the very action which for.
merly he denounced In such unmeasurcd terms In
the recent murder case in Dublin he was Obliged to
sanction recourse to the Explosives Act to obtain
the very powers which under the Crimes Act he
might have used openly but for his wild denuncia-
tons of that enactment. He recognizes that Eng
land is more opposed TO Home Rule than ever. and
that the agitation in it's favor in Ireland is hollow
and unreal. and the revival of Feniansm Is a Sc
rious disbursement TO him.
HAMPTON LECTURES SUSPENDED.
There are to be no hampton lectures at Oxford
in 1885, 1898 and 1900 The endowment, comes from
the rent OF a farm in Bucks. the returns from
which have been much diminished by the asrcul-
tura depression, and now IL is necessary TO eNpend
a sum amounting to about three years Of the d.
minished income on repairs and improvements
The hampton lectures suspended in 1884 and
1895 under similar circumstances.
GOOD TIMES AT MADEIRA.
A correspondent informs me that Madeira wac
unusually gay and animated during the recent visit
OF the Channel Squadron the sudden influx OF some
5000 men causing the place to assume the appear.
OF an English naval station. The British resi-
dents entertained the officers OF the feet. and Ad-
miral Fairfax had dance board the Royal
Sovereign. The Empress OF Austria was 80 de-
lighted with Madeira tina, she hopes to visit the
island again next year. The season is about an
average The cholera in Tenerire has In no
way affected Madeira. the places being 200 miles
apart. and indeed vessels from the Canary Islands