The record-union., 1899-04-30
The TrI-Centsnary Of Oliver CromWells
Birth Celebrated.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota
Lionized Everywhere Since His
Stay in Eng1and-The Queen at
Present Engaged in Arranging
the Matter of a Domici1e For
Her Granddaughter, Princess
Maud.

copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press)
LONDON, April 29-I.o london is still
practically deserted by society people,
most of whom are at Newmarket, where
there is a very gay and fashionable
gathering. Here the Prince of Wales
has been enjoying himself, while Mr..
Joseph Parker, from the pulpit of the
City Temple has been Tuning against
him as horse-racing prince. The news
papers of this city generally have taken
DR.. Parker to task for his violent IAN
guage in his sermon on Tuesday last,
on the occasion of his address on Oliver
Cromwell.
The most interesting event of the
week has been the tricenienary of the
birth of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protec-
tor of England. Celebrations have taken
place all over England, at points con-
nected with incidents in the life of
Cromwell. The chief ceremonial was
held at his birthplace, in Huntington. on
Thursday, where sermons were preach
ed and a great demonstration had at
Market Hall.
Many thousands of people visited
CromwelPs home at Hinchbrook and
meetings were also held on the battle
field of Naseby At this latter place pas
tors of the Church of England protest
ed against the seeming attempt of Nom
Conformists to monopolize the Crom-
well celebrations.
There was an imperialistic demon
stration on a small scale on Thursday,
when detachment of New South Wales
Lancers arrived at the Albert Docks
and marched through London to Water
loo Station, from which point they went
by train to Aldershot for six months
training with the home cavalry. The
band of the ColdstTeam Guards led the
procession as it passed through the
streets. The Lord Mayor and Sheriff,
in full robes of office stood upon the
balcony of the Mansion House to see
the men pass. The Lord Mayor, Sir
John Voce Moore. frantically waved his
cooked hat and shouted in applause.
Large crowds filled the streets along the
route over which the Lancers passed,
and greeted them with great applause.
Another body of Australians, whose
dongs will help to fill the newspapers
during the next six months, is the Aus
tralian Cricket team, which will next
week begin a tour of England, during
which they will meet all of the county
cricket teams. The season of the ma
tional pastime opens next Monday. The
newspapers are already devoting much
space to a discussion of the prospects of
the game and to the arrangements
which have been made for matches.
Queen Victoria this week opened a
new bridge over the Paillon River. near
Cimiez on invitation of the local French
authorities. The Mayor and a section
of the Municipal Council wished to
have the bridge named Victoria, in hon
or of the Queen. Another section i'm
mediately started counter proposal to
name the bridge for Felix Faure, the
late President of the French Republic,
while third party wanted the bridge
named after a local celebrity. Feeling
ran high and. finally, after a farcical
squabble, it was decided not to name
the bridge at all.
The Queen is at present engaged in
arranging the delicate matter of domi-
cile for her granddaughter, Princess
Maud, who is already tired of living in
gloomy Copenhagen. Her husband,
Prince Charles, therefore desires to re-
ceive an office in the British service and
TO become a naturadized subject of the
Queen Crown Prince Ferdinand of
Denmark is now at Cimiez, discussing
the subject with the Queen.
An incident has just occurred which
reveals the Queens attitude ON the
vexed question of the propriety of la
dies smoking. One of her daughters,
while leaving Windsor, was detained
in the waiting-roon of the station
When she left the station the master
found in the station a silver cigarette
case on which the name of the Prin-
cess was engraved and the words,
'From Her Mother
The United States ambassador,
Joseph Choate, was present at various
social functions this week, and he has
been invited to speak at the banquet of
the Royal Academy on Saturday even
ing, at which the Prince of Wales and
the Dukes of York and Connaught will
be guests.
The Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law of
the Queen, has just received snub in
connection with the application for IL
cense for q, hosiery at Roseneath.
known as the Ferry Inn, which has the