New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

that the Lord Chief Justice, Iord husseH vi 'N"
owen, should have seized the occasion TO lecture
| his audience upon the shortcomings OF the Ameri-
| can legal system. Lord Russell whs very iree III
his criticisms and very facetious over tne nu'oei
| OF Judges he met In America, but Mr.. Choa'e "as
eousl 10 the occasion and In q good natured speech
said that he desired to say that justice was a",'
stered to the satisfaction OF the people 10 "no"
substantial Justice brought very srnai cost .us'oe
MIR choate added within the reach nd q @or. evdy
sn as dsnis With IN what Mr. ae erseOd was
q the A@sfas Gosf nerf Mr. said how
i wGS5 ss5 be pEsst df for o people
roPn ROsEBERY's sPEECH.-Politically. the
feature OF the week was the speech or the Ear oi
Rosebery before the London Liberal Cluo yesteruaS
evening which ls the leading topic OF dscuss'oh
,o-dov The speech was tantamount to vote-
face on the part OF the Earl who expressed MS
desire for revival OF the Old Liberal spirit that
preyaled prior TO 1885, and said that ne regre,teo
The division occasoned by the Home Rule question:
His onslought on "hldeous political apathy ana
his tracing Of the decay Of "a sdge
ism 10 Home Rule. it is thought, may De uhe tpie III
Of hs T5s Tstsfn stress ao Lord
upon Imperialism has given the I'M Pne:s place
ne woud hero S Ti proeramme quietly dropping Home
r Rue' sHe ''''''"' '''' ~
MR. BARRETT SAILS FOR HOME.-Johh par
rett formerly United States Minister 10 o,ah'
sailed for New-York to-day on board the Aine,,ea
Line steamer st. Paul, after pusS 'o' ~
England Mr. Barrett entertained by nune,- i,
ous Influential bodies and spoke on the traoe si'u
alton In the Far East
RETURN OF THE QUEEN.-Queen Victoria re-
| turned from her stay at Cmiez to Windsor on Fiji
day Her Majesty was delayed one dsy ynri al Gner-
| bourg by rough weather on the Ehsnsn |"''
pEERAGE FOR SIR JULIAN.-It is expected
that the birthday honors will include Peerage Tor
the British Ambassador to the United states on
Julian Pauncefote in recognition OF the part lie na'
taken In the promotion OF an Ahgo-A"e'''"" ~
| darstandin1 This distinction will come very
onropos in view Of Sir Julian Pauncefotes selec-
on as the British representative al the feace No"
ference.
MERCY FOR THREE PRISONERS-The
oueen's birthday will also be the occasion FOR an
az, OF grace toward Mullett O'Hanlon ana r"1
horr,s the three men sentenced to penal servltuoe
,or ufe for completely in the murder or Sir rreu
er,ck Cavendish, chief Secretary Tor lreia"u' alu
r r. Burke the Permanent under- Mny 1Ss2
trba case OF these men has been consiuereu Do
Cabinet. and It is nnderstoo1' tniShtleth birthday
=, rcrRIc LIGHT FOR PALACEs.-The queen
has overcome her dislike OF electric hsn'' ""'1f
hos now been introduced in all the royai pa'aoes'
The Prince Of S6sbed WSef das eecrcy and rensated
gas for lighting at Sandrhsha"''
Earl, OF CADoGAN TO REsIGN.-AccOrdins 10
- roners the Earl OF Cadogan has decided 10
rn.,on the Lord Lieutenancy OF Ireland o"ihs ~
u-health. The Earl however has been ihuuceu ~
nostpone the tender OF his resignation nina Jn The
the Duke Of Yorks promised VIII viSl' he designated as
he he successor to the Earl OF Cadogan'
lord CURZON's HEALTH-Lord CurIoh o1
,,a,os,or rave II to be. understood wnen ne ao-
.os ,he y,ceroyalty OF india that ne ala 80 oe
10 ha ,houeht that the climate wouid lmpio'o
hIs health Private advces. however intitha'e '"'
the contrary has been the enect ana 'na' -, no
curzon has been suffering from hi-healtn ever -
his arrival In India. According 10 -. =,
cmrzons nave been rather OVERRIDING the dignity u
49, ,,,oArovaitv in contrast the ways OF FORMER
y,cerovs The publication mentioned says Una. '"e
nre.ent practice in simla ana Calcu''a j. O"
lines OF the most rigid etiquette In forma, ea'ne
,,qs the hosts always enter last. ana only WIZ
dinner announced {NIsd do ssy bg go the m guests and an
tehhsoo,ous suite They sit facing ana c2.iios ns
ADDRESS each Shf 6d hands i is added
inclined TO snigger at all this Tnich san,ces Is but
aton Of W9dSST CSay or astcay W must be very
pleasing TO pretty Miss Letter ana her sis'e'' "'
repubcan-born'
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER AGlTATlON-lhe as
,atIon against Sunday newspapers has had sp'en.
IA ,nnInqs this week The Earl Of Roseoery, IN
he
- rnasaav and declared strongly against the sys-
49,. anpaaline for "a truce of God between Inc
Mali" and ''rhe Telegraph, whose proprietorS "eie
It,ine on either side OF him at the time HIS l'oiu
shin intimated that each was desrous % .'
,ho nuhI,cation of his Sunday paper IL the othe'
-, ooraa N do like wise. The evidence points
tropglv 10 the fact that neither Sunday paper H's
heen the success anticipated. and other newspapers
ire tubilant at the position In whch the TWO iNa'
find Themselves. both being willing put asha."eu "
rthdraw Mr. Harmsworth. proprietor OF Inc
>,ou" has written letter saying that he hopes the
nron,,e,ors OF The Daily Telegraph" will accept
LORD Roseherys proposition and agree TO nne, mur
Mr. Harms worth adds that me ia Srne,and to-
- 40 n was in the United states tnirty-nve yehIs
when 1t began snsre Of the tinted States
forced into the Sunday market MI fis Soiden en-
coni,,n,y TO stop the increase OF Sunday news
oapers Mr. Harmsworth evidently mas mao e"ous"
Of Sunday Journalism
THE YACHT RACE-There are signs OF AWAKEN
ing enthusiasm this side OF the Auahuc resar"-
ing the forthcoming Americas Cup races. Inc
o,,ners ~ oulte number OF steam yachts on the
go have ,ntimated their intention to attend. and
,here is certain 20 be the largest muster OF brtish
,,,ch,s ever witnessed at any contest a STRIKING
proof Of the interest ,hot gcrkmen ot Greenock
ssbbIpyard have opened fund. toward when ttney
sII subscribe weekly instalments until the emo Sa oa
sntenber TO paw the expenses OF trip across the
ocean 10 see the races
WEIGHTS OF oUEENs.-"vanity Fair" has
compiled an exhibit OF the weights OF European
Queens Queen Victoria weighs III pounds queen
Margherita Of italy l76 pounds the Queen Regent
~ snain i47 pounds Queen Marie Henrietta OF BEL,
81 Sun1 ia mounds Queen Marie Amelia OF Portugai
t'r 20 nonds and Empress Alexandra OF Russia l2O
norpds raS The late Empress Elizabeth OF Austria
vas under 100 pounds.
A GRAND DUKE REINsTATED-An intaeestng
feature in connection with the Russian Easter fes-
,,val was the Cars reinstatement OF the Grand
duke Michael Michailovitch as staff captain In the
Caucasus Rifles. The Grand-duke fell into dis
rraco with the late Car Alexander III. owing 10
his morganatc marriage In 1891 with the beautiful
Countess NerenhcrR granddaughter OF the
sniobratad author Pushiov. The Car derived him
at,A