The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

here on Thursday. Lady Camoys. who
was Miss Mildred Sherman, is ill at
the Ritz. 1t is learned that her in
disposition is not serious, and that she
is recovering rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs T. E Duke arrived
hero to-day from Paris. They have
taken large house in Mayfair for
the season. They Will return to the
United States in August.
w. l. Buttcrheld a cousin OF Col
oncl Roosevelt. spent part OF the week
in London. Thence he went 20 Cliff
Castle. his place In Yorkshire. After
wards he will so to Paris.
The Welsh Observation-Disclosures bill.
which has passed it's frs, reading. is
not SO drastic after all. It abolishcs
the connection between church and
state and nulliies the ccclesiasticaI
law In Wales. but. differing from the
French law. II leavcs tho cathedrals.
churches. episcopal palaces and par
sonagcs 70 tho church. with all their
money endowments since 1862. which
have an income of $4,000 a year. and
| also $4,000 from the ecclesiastical
| commissioners and Queen Annes
bounty. The total revenue to he ad-
ministcred by tho parish. county or
national councils OF the amount taken
| from the church Is sao5. 900 a year.
but moderates regard the residue as
fairly representing tho rights of tho
church in Wales. where the vast ma
I jority are nonconformists Incident
| ally, the bill helps tho reform OF the
House of Lords by unscatins four
spiritual peers.
Destined TO Pass,
The disestabllshmen, bill. like the
Irish home rule measure. seems des-
! tined 10 pass eventually under the
( Parliament law which took away tho
! Lords veto and both may be enacted
, before the end of tho session of 1914
as there is no visible likelihood OF the
! present ministry falling. In the six
! teen months since the general cleo
| ton the government majority III the
House of Commons has been reduced
! only sixteen votes, and 1t remains at
nearly 100. This cannot be rubbed
! ont by elections, and there is no sign
| OF a political cataclysm to upset tn"
government. In fact. the Irish ana
Welsh bills arc to sua rantee mo ref-
! manenre of Premier tsqnith's ma
/ jority until the issues are settled On
( chains the Irish Natlonalists and the
other the Radical group.
Vim. G. c. Gladstone. grandson Of
} the Great Commoner. in an intervle"
! on the Irish convention in Dublin.
which ne attended by special invita-
f, ton SAYS it was the greatest thing
! Imaginable. He was not surprised at
[ its order. hut he was deeply impressed
! at tye way the home rule measure was
! received. He conveyed the impress
! sion to the reporter that in his judg
ment ireland had forgiven and forgot
! ten the coercion acts and ideas of his
! grand fathers days. Mr.. Gladstone is
| spoken of az new and greater link
Dreamed IiIs stories.
! Tho death Of Justin Mccarthy. the
novelist and historian, has brought
! out a crop of anecdotes. 1t is said he
| used TO dream his stories. When |
| quoted as saying. Il wrote it word for
/ word as If were copying without
| taxing my bran to provide ideas or
! word dressing. Many passages OF the
| Maid of Athens were Dreamed
! Mr.. Mccarthy thought the present
/ ago was cne of decay in oratory. Bal
/ four was no successor To Disracli, nor
Joseph Chamberlain to John Bright.
! Harcomr,. lie used to say, was a good
| fighter, like kipling's Fuzzy Wuzzy.'
! but he was no Giadstone. Asquith and
/ Sir y. Fowler were brilliant, but they
! did not hill the shoes of Golden or
I Bright
There is new trouble between the
! bachelors and eH-bachelors of Dunn
! shaughlin. Ireland's bachelor village.
| When the news was published that
| ne Rural District Council had 'ssued
ukase that the unmarried men must
get wives or they would have 10 out
/ we ibWl th'I' ndS 'th ttN IL
lanche OF letters from would-be brides
| who were willing to share the poor
fellows homes. y girl in .hthboy
| wrote:
| Il am twenty five years of age. tall and
| slender. Just every inch of me. I Will
leave a young man judge OF my good
! looks himself | can't play music.
! understand neither waltZes nor polkas
but might trip through q foln
handed reel. can sing old Irish
| songs to suit the Dumshaughlim boys
| can cook to his taste as | know
his table is like what have been
used to- can wash and work and
mai come bright. and all the neigh,
bors will lie welcome to come IN and
| kindlc their pipes.
Unhappily. ono lad fell for this soft
! Establishment and married the girl
| whercupon his employer instantly
bounced him on the ground that I'M
married men were more efficient work