Evening star., 1895-07-27
The English Elections From Com
parative Standpoint.
fHE QUEENS SUMMER At OSBORNE
What the Many Americans Abroad
Are Doing.
HORSES, PLAYS AND BOOKS

SPECIAL London Cable, Copyrighted, 1851
LONDON, July 27.-The general elections
are over, the social and theatrical seasons
are things of the past, and except for the
Goodwood races. Tuesday. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday Of next week, London
will be deserted by the fashionable CROWDS
and given over to the humdrum monotony
of metropolitan life. Then, again, the
splendor of Goodwood will be somewhat
marred by the death of Lady Florence
Gordon-Lennox. on account of which her
father, the Duke of Richmond and Gordon,
has closed Goodwood House. where the
grand gathering of the high aristocracy
takes place. The Prince Of Wales has al
ways been the central figure Of these par
ties but this year instead of staying at
Goodwood for the race week, as usual, the
prince will only go there each day and
return TO town in the evening.
The Queen Mt Osborne.
The queen has been removed to Osborne.
Isle Of Wight, after a fatiguing time. at
Windsor Castle where an exceptional num-
ber of entertainments have been given,
the pomp and ceremony of which, although
distasteful to her majesty, have to be car
ried out in every detail. The queen dimes
usually at quarter of 8, and II the royal
party is over sixteen in number is served
of the castle When thu party numbers
over forty St. Georges Hall is used: Be
hind the queens chair stand nlehiahd
servant and a couple of Indian domestlcs.
The footmen wait in state liveries, while
the ceilarmen and the clerks OF the k1tchen
who carve at a side table are also in livery:
These functions, which are always carried
out with the most strict formality, never
| fail to impress even the highest born
guests.
| The Queen,a Remark.
The visit of the italian feet to Ports
mouth last week was followed by the stay
| of the Spanish squadron at Plymouth.
| where the Spaniards were treated with
| the greatest cordiality, in accordance with
| the queens own instructions sent to the
| authorities of Plymouth
| An interesting remark in this connection
was made by the queen during the course
| of dinner at Windsor Castle, previous to
| her majesty's departure for Osborne. A
guest suggested that the visit Of the war
| ships of Spain would have been more in
| teresting If the Spanish and Italian sailors
had fraternized at Plymouth. where, be
| sides, the Spaniards would have been able
| to see more naval works than they could
at Plymouth: Thereupon the queen OBJ
| served quietly that possibly Plymouth
! Hoe would interest them more. This refer
ence to the historic scene there at the time
| of the Armada she emphasized by con-
| trasting- the historical dispatch sent from
300 years ago with her own kindly message
sent that day, instructing the authorities
| of Plymouth to show the Spanish sailors
| the warmest hospitality.
| 1t WIS off Plymouth Hoe "a high rock),
| 1t will be remembered, that the British
| lord high admiral, Lord Howard of Efing.
ham, having under him such renowned
| mariners as Drake, Hawkins and Frobisher.
| assembled the eighty comparatively small
| and lightly armed vessels which, on July
81. 1888 Guly 81, old style). went out q
fight the Spanish armada. consisting OF
about $50 large ships. then sweeping UP
| the channel in crescent formation, their
line being several miles long. How the
British fleet harassed and broke up the
Spanish fleet Is a matter of history, OILY
fifty-four shattered warshipS of King Phil
lip of Spain succeeding in reaching Cadiz.
| It is worthy of note that this first visit
Of the Spanish fleet to Plymouth Tor cen.
| turies was made upon the anniversary OF
the visit of the great armada to the coast
| about Plymouth.
| The Elections.
During the week Great Britain and Ire
land have been in the throes of general
election struggle. In spite of this, the oc-
cupation of the Island of Trinidad by a
British force has aroused a great deal OF
interest All the newspapers support the
action of the British, and generally make
light of the reported indignation OF brazil
| The Glooe, for instance says: The value
of the island to Great Britain lies in its
DC osition, being directly in the route OF
British trade and Australia and it coulc
easily be converted into a coaling station
whose importance it is not easy to overes
| innate. Such spot is clearly infinitel!
more useful to the United States than tt
Brazil. If. therefore, our right to it exist:
no amount of vaporing should induce US t
| loosen our hold upon it. While. If there 1:
any doubt. an equitable settlement Is mor'
likely to be arrived at II the British gov
ernmant is approached IN dlplomatic am
l ;Rox1
The organ of the conservative party In
innate that the political salons. which wer,
| non-existent during the liberal regime viii
flourish during the administration OF thel
weather. successors. There is no doub
that the Possesses among the conserva
tives and unionists are many and distin
guishei. The Marquis OF Salisbury's par
ties and receptions have always been IA
NOUS and extremely exclusive. On tn
other hand the Duchess of Devonshire an.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain formerly MIS-
Mary Endicott Bostono will uphoid IN
prestige of the liberal-unionists, while tn
| duchess of Poi tland and Countess Cado
gan will ably second the Marquis of Sails
bury's efforts.
Americans Participated.
great many Americans whose mind
run to politics took advantage of the elec
tions in Londen to study the manner o
| conducting them compared with tn
American methods. Among the American
were two who probably know more apou
elections than any two men in the Unite
E States One was Richard Croker and tn
other Gel o. o. Stealey of the Louisvlll
Courier-Journal All the Americans agree
that the difference between conduct1n
= elections in London and in large cities c
: the United States is not as great as Nigh
> | be expected What they saw simply cor
> vinced them that human nature Is yer
: much the same everywhere. The lowe
+ classes here are controlled very much b
u the same impulses as they are in Americi
From the little that MI Croker saw he
of the opinion that there is just as muc
+ corruption in London as there is in an
= American city.
d Crolxer's Comments.
1.-THE only difference" said Mr.. Croke
sis that the newspapers here dare M
sneak of any corruption If it existed.
am inclined to believe that if the paper
= b,a tho Ecense that the American paper