Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1893-01-14 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THE SOCIETY PAPERS.  ! From the World.)  The Queen's presents to Princess Marie of Edinburgh include a large brooch of diamonds and emeralds, with earrings to match, two magnificent Indian shawls. portraits of her Majesty and of the Prince Consort. a splendidly bound copy of Sir Theodore Martin's "Life of the Prince Consort," Fume flonitcn ;ace, a quantity cf Irish fabrics, and several shawls, plaids,and wrappers of the "Royal tartan which Prince Albert designed. The Duke of Edinburgh gives his daughter a superbly chased t:,llet service of silver-gilt, which is enclOsed in a huge case o russia leather. The Duchess gives a fire,4sing-case and a travelling-bag, both fully fitted ifi silvtr • 4 iiipdefei large cross, tzropclj ---• a (-airings] °I iammds: a §applure and diamond bro.cli, and two brooches and bracelets of diamonds and pearls. The Duke and Duchess give jointly a magnificent suite of diamonds and turquoises, and breakfast', lunch, and diner services of Worcester eldna.  'flie Her ditary Prince of Hoheillohr-Langenburg i.:4•• been staying for several days at Osborne on a visit to tii-t Qileen. He is the grandson of the Q.icen's lialf-sicter, the Princess freodore of Hohenlehe, vho died in 1872. The Prince was born in September. 1E433, and is an officer ot Prussian Dragoon Gitards, and a first-cousin of the German Ealpress.  The promotion of the Uuke of York to the rank 01 captain in the Navy has no particular siguificance. His Royal Highness is not likely to serve afloat again in any active capacity. It is more than eight years since he became a lieutenant,after 15 months' si,rvice as a sub-hen'enant What would not the Duke of Edinburgh give now it his career had been mapped out for him on similarly modest lines? As it is, he, one of the very finest officers in the whole Navy for technical knowledge and skill in the at of managing either fleets or men, is compulsorily shelved because he became an admiral at 34. Colonel R. E. R. Martin, late of the Inniskilling Dragoons, who now holds the position of British Resident in Swaziland, is leaving England for South Africa, to resume his duties. His experience in matters South African has been of the greatest assistance in the settlement of the vexed Swaziland question, and doubtless his return to his post will see some official announcement from Sir Henry Loch, the Governor of Cape Colony, with regard to the future of this possession. There are five peers to come of age in 1893, ot whom, however, only three will be entitled to seats in the House of Lords; these are: Marquis Camden on February 9th, after twenty years and nine months of minority; Earl Beauchamp on February alth; Bari Granville on March 4th; Viscount Mountmorres (whose father was murdered in Ireland in 1880).on September 23rd; and Viscount Southwell on November 10th. Several eldest sons of peers will reach their majority. On May 22nd, Lord Cassilis, eldest son of Lord Ailsa, and (next day) the Hon. John Dawnay, eldest son of Lord Downe; on June 29th, the Heil. Gavin Hamilton, eldest son of Lord Hamilton of Dalzell; on July 25th, Lord Milton, grandson of Lord Fitzwilliarn; on September 30th, Lord Crichton, ellest son of Lord Erne; on November 14th, Lord Brackley, eldest son of Lord Ellesmere; and on December 18th, Lord Fitzharrifi, eldest son of Lord Malmesbury. Lord Russell's brother and heir-presumptive, the Hon. Bertrand Russell, comes of age on May 18th. In addition to these it may be noted that Lord Kerry, eldest son of Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India, comes of age on Saturday next, January 14th.