The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-03-31 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

WEEKLY LONDON LETTER.  r A eentempontry, speaking of this year's Lastertide, very happily describes the weather as 'stoles from June.* There could not have been Aner weather for a general holidayunaking, and Londoners 'hewed their appreciation of it by flocking in their countless thousands to every park and *Pen sPeee in the suburbs, as well as to the country sad seaside, revelling in the purer air sod bright sunshine, and seizing enjoyment from every incident of the day. A rainy day might have suited the publicans better, perhaps, but the country at large was the gainer. for,aa the police-court records of the following day shewed, the charges of drunkenness and disorderly behaviour were few indeed. From my own experience of many years' Bank Holidays in London. I can truthfully say that I have n. seen leas drunkenness at night than en Easter elunday. This cannot but be a gratifying sign to all, for it Obeys that with the spread of education and the better facilities for honest recreation and amusement Britons are learning to take their pleasures lees sadly than has for so lose been charged against us by our Continental friepda In the death of Sir Philip Oonliffe-Cwen we have lost one of our foremost men in the ranks of exhibition organisers—for It was as a leader in the movement for industrial and art exhibitions that Sir Philip was best knows to the country. His talent for organising and carrying through the chief national and international exhibitions of the last  Twit I.4en Sta noire Curriares-Overs, 30 years or more gained him high recognition. among the honours bestowed on him being that of C. 8., about the time of his appointment as director of the South Kensington Museum in 1873; in 1878 he was made a K.O M.O. and C. 1.18., and in 1886. after the close of the Colonial and indian Exhibition at South Kensington, he was made a K.C.B. He was also the possessor of many foreign orders. including that of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen was in his 66th sear, and retired last year from South Kensington on account of ill-health. He had been suffering for some time from heart disease, and died at Lowestoft, yams be had been residing lately.  The ancient Royal charities. designated the Royal Maundy, were distributed on Thursday of last week in Westminster Abbey. with the usual formalities, to 75 men and 75 women, the number of each sex corresponding with the age of her Moat Gracious Majesty. In the presence of a crowded congregation the procession pissed up the nave into the choir in the following order: The Beadle of the Abbey, bearing the mace; the Choristers. the Gentlemen of the Choir, Clergymen in black gowns, representing the recipients of the Royal alms; the Minor Canous, the Canons' Verger, the Canons, the Sergeant-Major of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Yeoman carrying the dish containing the alms, the Verger, the BubAlmoner, the Lord High Ahrioner, the Chaplain Pa  Lb. Lord High Almoner, the Dean's Verger. the Dean, the Children of the Royal Almonry. the Secretary of her Majeaty's Almonry and his Assistant. the Yeomen of the Guard. During the service the Yeomen, in their brilliant uniforms, with halberts, lined f:he aisle. The distribution was made by the Lord High Almoner, the Right Rev. Lord' Alwyne Compton. Bishop of Ely, and each recipient was handed two purses, a red and a white one. The grit cntsloed a sovereign in gold, recording to ancient custom, and a further sum of 30 shillings by way of commutation foe the food wltich used formerly to be distributed. The second eneimied the Maundy coins, which are of silver. value Id., 3d.. 2d. end Id., the number amounting to that of the years of the Queen's life. As these coins are specially minted for the occasion, they are often sold to collectors at • good premium.  The burglary seniion is now supposed to be over. i but in its pia.* we have what is far worse—a season of tragedy. Spring is notoriously the time for a large increase in the numbers of those who take their own lives, and the papers the last week or so have chronicled with appalling frequency one suicide after another. Unhappily there appellee Ibis year to be also a terrible increase la the number of those who odd murder to 'Weids, es well as those whose disordered brains or minis din, oersted by jealousy or anger lapel them to murder alone. We have In torninn had several of tbo latter thilnds lately but acne leqgliketri suck a ieldia,  Tilt ?efitpl/44. Tins Gluerros &MIXT T/LiGIDY.  of bower the .gbastly tragedy known as the (kaftan Street Mystery. As there is sow an Austrian woman in custody charged with the wilful Murder ci the elderly man Stapitent.arhose doable& up corpse was found An .4 trunk in the wonsaa's room. It tesuld be eat At place a* make any ownwasste on it, forth/ram to point Um moral el whet may fairly be called sea/did tragedy. risme was admittedly the viewed shout mossy. oransialy violets°e used. and the death at the maws it Mosso which should hare its use, if only It iklighasning mien of loose morals famnisasociaties recklessly with *hose taboos cosiditions el life may me madly mad In destruction. as In this etas. where the nallsrernate awes found too latothat his wiste was WWI said Au the Wise Kea gads IS) So the ebeniteie eteetieJe  Idiom Lamm Lynam lasesking end usibingtiotbn• I unentmenta limier avatar Lawns LtappoLowass at Ittniscnes Dar