Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-15

LONDON. April 49,
Copyrighted, 1885, by the Associated
PressJ
There was a general exodus from
London on Thursday last, everybody
who could do SO hurrying away to the
country or the seaside for the Easter
holidays. The fashionable houses Of
the metropolis are, as rule, closed
for the present, and Brighton and
other seaside resorts are packed with
holiday makers.
The Princess of Wales has aban-
doncd her contemplated journey 10
Denmark, where she was to have visit
ed her parents, and instead, family
party, including the Duke and Duchess
~ York and the Duke and Duchess Of
Flte, has assembled at Sandringnam
for the Faster holidays.
Parliament Will not meet again until
April 22, which gives time for change
IN the political atmosphere. The situa-
ton is now charged with electricity,
and a rupture between the Conserya-
tives and the Liberal Unionlsts Is pre-
dicted There are growing differences
IN policy between the Rt. Hon. A. ].
Baltour, the Conservative leader in
the house of commons, and the Rt
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. the leader
OF the Liberal Unionists.
The latter Is known to bitterly resent
criticisms upon his conduct which have
appeared in different Conservative
newspapers, and as a result he has
sounded a note OF warning in his news
paper organ at Birmingham. for which
city he has been one OF the represent
tntlVes In parliament since 1873. There
is no doubt that the Liberal Unlonlsts
arc becoming alarmed at the lcanlngs
of certain prominent members of the
Conservative party toward what ia
known as free trade The Bimlng-
ham Post, the other day, in discussing
this feature OF the Conservative policy.
declared, IF free trade and free corn
be put IN the balance against an Irish
nationalist parliament, then We say
the latter would be an infinitely lesser
evll thnn return to protection" Those
who are In charge of the string Of
american horses belonging to MIR.
Croker and Mr.. Dryer of New York
which are now in active training at
Newmarket for a number of important
events OF the racing season here. are
attracting attention. But the Amerl-
can horses are beginning 20 be looked
upon with more respect than when
they first landed in England at the
end of January last. Consequently, the
chances OF StOnenell, D0bblns, Harry
Read ana others are being quietly
discussed, The Newmarket currespond-
ent, tho man OF the world" the mid
weekly sporting paper, referring to the
prospects Of the American horses. saws.
The Americans are gradually coming
In favor at Newmarket as their trials
progress. They are certainly n fine
looking lot and there are already sew
Tts1rs NVr1,s Al
give us trouble, II our handicap horses
are bad. Stunenell may cut up as easily
as Parole and FOxhall did a few Years
ago.
AT any rate have seen enough to
make me regard them as extremely
dangerous"
There promises to he a good market
i1r canadian horses in England on
Thursday sixteen horses Skinned here
by Mr., j. A. Walker Of OntarIa sold
at prices which ranged from 500 10
5000 Three other consiEnments are
already booked for shipment
II ia announced that the lists NJ tho
April drawing room have been entirely
hlled, aud many Americans who an
ticipated being presented at court win
IN consequence be disappointed
Tho English newspapers announce
that Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. dan,
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. W X vando.
hit ana Miss Gertrude VnnderbiIt
the daughter Of Mr.. ana Mrs, CornsI
nus Vanderbilt VIII both be presented
to the queen at the drawing room
when her majesty is expected to
hold In April. ~
There was picturesque scene In
", estrlinster Abbey on Thursday, |
when, in the presence Of a large co.,
Royal Maundy" was dis
lrIouted to seventy-six poor men ana
s.,eNenty-siN poor women selected from
inc various parishes to receive IA /
queens bounty. Each woman recoi, w !
pound, 10 shlllings, and each man
ywo pounds. In addition, both thn .
men and the women were presented
WIN specially coined silver pennies ss
Wen as with specially coined > na,,,, as
lalt penny and 4 penny bits 'S'
me presents OF the yeomen Of the
5 ~, si, ana beef eaters ana other strlIs-
me usual amount Of interest. 'e'eu