The record-union., 1897-12-05
The Princess Of Wales Celebrates
Her Anniversary.
eugene TO Publish the Life Of Her Late
Husband. Napoleon III.
The American Cont;gent Shows
Up Fairly Well in Winning ON
the British Turf-Germany Sc
riously Rivaling France as a
Champagne Exporter.

1876, by the Associated Press .)-An the
members of the family OF the Prince
OF Wales and several of the friends
or the heir-apparent have been at
Sandringham throughout the past
week, where the birthday of the Prin-
cess of Wales was celebrated on We'd
nesday last with greatness. The
Princess, who was born December l,
18Th, received many presents from all
parts of the world
The revelations of the promissory
note heard before the Lord Chief JUS
tice of England, Lord Russell of Kill
ioWen, in the Queens Bench division
of the High Court of Justice this week
nave created a painful impression, and
much sympathy is expressed for the
Marquis of Abergavenny, whose fourth
son, Lord William Nevill has been
brought forward in an unenviable man.
ner, whereas his father is generally re-
spected.
Hugh de Grey Seymour. the sixth
Marquis of Hereford has joined the
ranks of the members of the aristocra-
cy who have been obliged to quit their
ancestral halls. He has just Informed
the authorities of Alcestra, Warwick
shire, near which his seat, Bagley Hall.
is situated, that, owing to his de-
creasing income and increasing ex-
penses, tt is impossible for him to keep
up the hall, and therefore he Will he
obliged to rent it,
Ex-Empress Eugene is contemplate
ing publishing a life of her husband.
the late Emperor Napoleon III. During
her visit TO Queen Victoria this week
the widowed Empress discussed the
matter with her majesty, but the lat
ter pronounced herself as strongly op-
posed TO the project.
The English Sewing Cotton Company,
a combination of fifteen thread firms.
! in opposition to Coates. was brought
out on Thursday last with a capital of
II, 10000, which was twice subscribed
| in Glasgow alone.
There has been a mysterious murder
in London. This time the victim is an
old Shoemaker in Longacre, with al
legged nihilistic affiliations Within the
past two years there have been eight
unexplained murders. besides number
less burglaries. in which an immense
amount of property has been stolen.
The racing season just ended has pro-
duced some interesting figures. In the
list of winning owners for 1897, John
dQDDiUS OWNER OF tdltee More, winner
of the Derby the first Irish horse to
win that race, and the winner of the
two thousand guineas and st. Leger.
as We'll as other big events heads The
list with f22, 739 of which sum all but
f102 was won by Galtee- More Leo
pold de Rothschild, who headed the list
of winning owners in 1895 and 1896, is
second, with f17 ,4S4. The Prince of
Na1a -bc in, &c,
third. with E15770, which brings up the
Prince of Wales total for the past five
years to E54,742 Lord Rosebery won
f15.514, NJ. lie Baudy f13.SS6. the Duke
of Devonshire f10,290, and C. d. Rose
f10,227
The American contingent shows up
fairly well. Pierre Lorillard leads with
f6,394: his partner, Lord William
Beresford, f7S67; August Belmont.
f2 522; Richard Croker, f1,052, and
James r. Keene. 1865.
Among others Mr. Jersey" otherwise
Mrs Langtry, won f6.614, H. NJ. Nc
Calmont f7,204, the Duke of Marlbor-
ough Fl 900, Lord Dunraven f762, and
the Duke of Westminster t4.21S.
From the British Consul reports it
appears that Germany is beginning to
seriously rival France as a champagne
exporter The making of sparkling
wines in Germany has lately been
brought to such perfection that Ger
man wines of all brands now rank near
ly equal with French champagn and
the price is much lower. Their export
is chiefly 10 America, Great Britain and
Belgium. The French method OF man
ufacture has been generally adopted
in Germany, this being considered easy.
owing TO the largest champagne busi-
ness in France being partly IN the
hands of Germans,
1t is reported that the khalifa is
disposed to conclude peace with Egypt,
on condition that he be granted hered~
itary rights over Cordovan and parfur.
and that all his adherents be pardoned-
The Dervjsh leader is also said to be
ready 10 evacuate the whole Nile VAL
ley, 10 recognize the suzerainty OF
Queen Victoria, and open his domain
to British commerce.
The most important theatrical event
of the coming week will be the first
presentation on Monday at the Duke
of York's theater of the comedy THE
Happv Life" by Louis y. Parker. The
play will introduce to the London stage
a newcomer, Carlotta Nelson, young
American of most attractive personal
ity. who is said to give promise of his
trionic ability.
Terry's Theater will give a series Of
holiday matinees for children. present
ing a programme of one-act plays
founded on fairy tales.