The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-08

bic discs. Z oiS sse. issd thst *. hss on.
the S SS rNE TIE sound Il SP.s
war. the instinct OF political prsssrystion viii
%sts h ':y: H;:sf 'fS. iSSE Z;
e the IN e. E %. a6as. s sSa1s %
Which ,S, =: rrSSs{ mot but b.
with which Lord RossSsry would certainly be
s i've Irish memb.T. more S or eSs s but By the
whole strength Of the present Conservative
70 q hurry to secept office with the certainty
that their first act must be to add several
a. war prsssurs this must be done. aud lt would
s1lsstlI appsar to an Observer cry 81 British poll
to help q Liberal Premier do this for the de-
fence Of the nation than TO do u themselves"
DO you think thsnn asked that t, these
originated with the. friends o. ,Rosehsry d"
a, I see NO reason to beli:ys that Lhey seem
edited edit in part. Seiievs. By Lord ffed.ricE
an T.teP aS a4s Lord PfsdsricE Is
brother OF Lord George Hamilton, who brought
SOi g: ava sis.f 81 whs .d 9 sS b f5:d
Nov OS Just about a week ago. il SEEMS. LORD
oarOSsiy made up. al bis house I'm IN Bertslsy
square. which he bought from Lord Londes-
en- 6silis shed some. four. or. i've years ago
under the sape,yisIon Of his late wife: cousin
SonnS sasn to In. PnSo N se
course It lad no political chs5sstcr, said my
tended the dinner. but the Prince Of Wales
Liberal Tnionist leader in the Pesrs Devon.
shire. and the other the most conspicuous OF
People familiar with London society O DO not
need to be told that there is no especial social
bdFs 81 But 6. Bsf Sa as
Naval Minister. Lord George Hamilton, he 10
pGise Win nord RotSsehd r.. G COUSIN 81 tse
late Lady Rosebsry. and q man Of weight as
T tsq sfe loan. tea and su.n c1 share. aa
other financial matters of much interest. not
t fsT IGS H %ora iTn va. aps
guest At this dinner. Il va, attended also BY
rspsss.ntStivs. Who in Eufopsan question" 4
think you know him personsllyl may DO re-
Sdsd .: nsS;s 81 o nd ape:
one representing France and the other Russia.
Neither OF them 10 likely TO have misunder-
Crois the French Ambassador. was here for
some time in Vienna He isa quiet. practical
quito familiar with the financial aspects Of
politics. He came to Vienna from Home, and
ne went from mere 10 LONDON. IL would De In
teresting to get his private report on this dim
ner to Casimr- Perier.
1t probably did not escape his attention that
the guests included not only the brother OF
Lord George Hamilton. Lord Salisbury's Naval
Minister. but also Earl Spencer. the present
head OF tho Admiralty under Mr.. Gladstone,
and Lord Roberts. the most clear sighted and
outspoken Of the military men who for m nths
SIGNALS lying oyer eastern Europe and the
have been long enough In England to see the
siRnifcance Of tho guests invited BY Lord
Rosebery from among his colleagues In the |
Gladstone Government These. besides Earl |
Spencer were Mr.. John Morley, NJ. p. who sits |
In the Cabinet In virtue Of no political strength
OF his own. but by the personal favor OF Mr.. |
Gladstone. and Mr.. AsIuith, NJ. T.. who 10 the |
most promising rival Of Sir W. Harcourt for the |
Gladstonian leadership In the Commons, |
should that post DO vacated by the resignation |
of Mr.. Gladstone. Rather an interesting din |
ner. think you must admit" said my friend. |
" Not 30 much for anything that any OF the |
guests is likely to have said as for the sug-
gestions which all the longest headed among
them must have gathered from their own |
presence and from the makeup OF the COM |
pany. They were probably all as dumb as fish. |
and the di inner not gay. But IL was very clev- |
erly composed. and think its meaning likely |
to be worked out to the ediflcation OF more |
people than we're present before many months |
/ can hardly do better. perhaps. than send |
you my notes Of this curious conversation with |
no comment Of my own. |
An AMERICAN TRAvEILER-