The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-31
LONDON LETTER.
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passage of-arms ensued." The result was
that the superintendent wife, who is
employed as matron of the baths, was
suspended from her office. After she
had given two written apologies to the
acting mayoress the suspension was re-
voked; but the mayor subsequently COM
PEELED her to sign yet another abject sub
mission, (which his worship stipulated
should be read to the lady bathers."
King Oscar has conferred the Swedish
order of the Seraphim upon Lord Bread
albane, who is the first British subject
who has ever received this famous de-
coration. The Seraphim is one of the
oldest orders in Europe, having been
founded in 1884 by Magnus ". The in
sigma consists of an eight-pointed star
of white enamel and gold, with a Jeru-
salem cross at the end of each ray, and
the head of a winged seraphim between
every two rays. The ribbon is blue, and
Is worn from right to left.
At the ripe age Of ninety-three Lady
Harriet Duncombe, daughter of the fifth
Marquis Of Queensberry and widow OF
the Dean of York, has passed away. She
was a grand-dame of the old school. The
fortune neT nuSDdUu lcll Wdo idi Btiy
used in philanthropic works and in church
work in Yorkshire. 1t was the noble
work done by this munificent and high
bred woman. which stands off so much
that can be said against the aristocracy.
The much discussed plan to raise the
duty on corn to assist the colonies in
marketing their crops In return for which
they are to cheerfully chip In to meet
,a..k, TIL IN tnFadf %
supremacy on the seas, is, Of course, the
talk of the serious minded. Lord Cos
chen, In attempting to defend the corn
duty has given the case away. He ad-
mits that-apart from all fluctuations In
price-each loaf will cost half farthing
more to the purchaser owing to the duty.
He admits that the result OF the duty
will be, so far as regards homegrown
corn, that this half farthing will go into
the pockets of the consumers His de-
Tense of the duty is that the area OF tax
alton must be broadened 1t is, he re-
cognizes, a violation Of the theory Of
free trade But what is even more I'M
portant is that Ii is a violation of the
doctrine that articles of primary necessity
ought never to be taxed, because taxa
ton should only begin where the income
is greater than is needed for Its possess
or to live. If Lord Goschen were a Wild
charing and had to provide for half a
dozen young children, he would find that
an extra half-farthing on each loaf would
mean a reduction to himself and to the
children of the meagre portion of bread
on which they half starve.
You Americans are very proud OF your
rich men and their belongings; but the
renting of the celebrated deer-forest of
Mamore in Inverness-shire, for the sea-
son to Mr. Frank Bibpy. the rent being
two thousand five hundred pounds, re-
minds me you have no preserves like
ours. Mamore, which was rented for
several years. by the late Sir Charles
Mordaunt belongs to Mrs. Cameron
Lucy of Callart. 1t extends over about
from sixty to seventy stays. besides a
heavy bay of grouse and other highland
game. The lodge is large house at the
head of Loeb Leven, and the scenery all
around is very fine.
The reported utterances Of the three
Boer leaders Botha, Delarey, and De
Wet, at Capetown, on the eve of their
departure for England last month, af-
fo-ded satisfactory evidence of their
steadfast resolve to accept the new stu
alton loyalty, and to use their influence
in favor Of the happy and durable settle
ment which the close of the war has
rendered possible, Neither by act or
word have they. nor any of their infiu-
entail colleagues, given thus far the
smallest reason for doubling their good
faith. nor h& anything happened within
nAhed to mar the nrosnects Of a reRen-