The herald., 1898-12-25

CHRISTOPHER Sykes and the late Baron Fer.
dinand de Rothschild. Mr. Sykes, who in
herited an immense fortune, practically
ruined himself in "going the pace" with the
Prince of Wales.
Queen Victoria will spend Christmas at
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, in the old
| fashioned way.
There is considerable bitterness in French
royalist circles because the Queen has not
entertained the Duke and Duchess of Or
leans, who are now in England, although
the Court at Vienna that such an invitation
would be particularly acceptable. Queen
Victoria, however, while she had great re-
gard for the late Count of Paris, does not
like his son. Moreover, in view of the
present royalist intrigues in France, her
majesty has avoided special attention to
French royalists from political motives.
7. p. O'Connor's Mainly About People,
referring to the report that the Earl of
Shaftesbury is engaged to Miss Goelet, says
it is more probable that the fortunate young
man will be the handsome Irish Viscount
Crichton, eldest son of the fourth Earl OF
Erne and Lieutenant and Adjutant in the
Royal Horse Guards.
There was a large gathering at Westmin-
ster Town Hall on Wednesday to witness
the marriage of Dr. Stanton Colt, lecturer
of the West London Ethical Society and
formerly of New York city, to Adele Wetz-
lar. An Ethical ceremony was perform
ed by Frederick Harrion Immediately after
the civil ceremony.
The Home Secretary this week released
another Fenian, Terence McDermott, one
of the Glasgow dynamiters who was sen
fenced to Imprisonment for life at penal
servitude in 1883.
Sad news has been received regarding the
condition of Princess Louise of Cobourg
daughter of the King of the Belgans, whose
name figured in a painful scandal during the
early part of the year and who has since
been confined in private esylum in Austria.
The Princess. who was married to Prince
Philip OF SaXe-Cobourg- Gotha. eloped with
Lieutenant Matternch Klcvitch in the lat
ter part of January last The Prince later
fought a duel with the Lieutenant with ps
tolls and then with swords and was severely
wounded in the right arm. He subsequently
took steps to obtain a divorce from the Prin-
cess. The mind of the Princess is steadily
giving way and there is now no hope of her
ever regaining her intellect.
The King OF Italy will receive a curious
Christmas greeting in the shape OF 100000
post cards, praying for amnesty for the polit-
ical prisoners convicted in connection with
the recent troubles in Italy.
The Sheffield Independent announces ''on
the highest authority that the Duke of
York will not go to the United States in
1899
The English habit of entirely dropping
serious affairs at the holiday session has re-
spited the squabbes about the Liberal lead
ership, but Sir Edward Russell, who is writ
ing his "reminiscences, furnished material
for new controversy. He writes that
while Lord Rosebery was resignng the
premiership the queen earnestly. almost al
fectionately, begged him not to turn Con
servative He explains that her majesty
breads the alignment OF all the ariStocracy
on the Tory side against all the commoners
on the Liberal side. Lord Rosebery has
promptly requested the newspapers to deny
the statement, and Sir Russell says:
Il have good reason to believe it is true.
though nobody shall drag from me my au.
thority.'
The English newspapers, pursuing their
traditional policy OF keeping the sovereign
above partisan politics, refrain from COM
menting upon the incident, but the people
discuss the story with the utmost intere:t
The Hungarian politicians OF the opposi
ton party threaten to throw Hungary into
4 state OF anarchy before they consent to
an extra constitutional compromise" with
Austria
They have carried out their promise to
issue IA manifesto to the people, urging them
not to pay taxes or to allow the enrolling OF
recruits. As the clergy are preaching resist
ance to the government which they have
never forgiven for passing the law allowing
civil marriages, the rebellion may be serious.
Trouble Is expected rtom the municipa,
ties which have the right to withhold taxes
and recruits so long as parliament has not
legislated therefor