The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-06-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

LONDON GOSSIP.  (From Vanity Fair.) The Order of the Garter which by the late death of the Earl of Harrowby is at the disposal of the Prime Minister, may probably be conferred on the Marquis of Lorne when he retires from his position of Governor General of Canada. There is not the smallest foundation for the 'rumour which has been made current that the family of the Prince and Princess of Wales is likely to be increased. A few days ago Mr. Millais met Mr. hfaule, the Public Prosecutor, and spoke to him with that cheery urbanity which iietinguishes the great painter. "My dear Millais," said the Public Prosecutor, " I have seen you any number of times lately, and you have never taken any notice of use. How Is this ? I suppose you are afraid of me." " Afraid of pas I" said Millais. " No, I can't e afraid of you. I know perfectly well, that, if I were to murder the whole House of Peers and leave their bodies at your office with my card, you would never prosecute mc." The Public Prosecutor went away to consult Mr. George Lewis as tc whether this might be slander or not. Last week a trange fatality pursued and overtook a well-known and popular gentleman. On the Tuesday he was one of those who were run away with by their horses in the park. lie suffer cl no harm, however, but on arriving home he was made to promise never to ride again in the park, , but to go there, when at all, only on foot. Accordingly he was there on foot the next day. This day, however, another rider was run away with. Finding that he could not anyhow regain control over his horse, this rider threw hircself oil it. In doing so he came into violent collision with the gentleman NOM bad betaken himsflf for safety to his own feet,kmeketi out several of that gentleman's teeth, broke his at nt, and generally reductd him to a most pitiable condi, tion. The educational prrgress of the Irish people in agitation may be gauged by the following resolution passed by a village in the co. Limerick : "That this meeting condemns the action of the Pope in his circular to the Irish bishops ; and that the Cappermore branch of the Irish National League intends calling on the Pope to retract."  At the Court of Bankruptcy nn Saturday it was announced that a petition for liquidation had been filed by Alfred Wrigel, of 17, Gracechurch•strcet, and formerly of 59, 31 azklace, merchant. The liabilities are estimated at £1,000,000. Before the magistrates on Saturday, Elsa flew, a married woman, , f Mitcham, W.Oll remanded on a charge of attempted suicide. It appeals that she was found at 4 o'clock in the morning in her nightdress in a rain-water tank by a neighbour. She was pulled out just in time to save her life. The worksh. pa and machinery of Mr. Corbett, builder and contractor, Westgate-on-Sea, were on An unfortunate manctiester cabman, who ap- Saturday destroyed by fire, the cause of which is peared before the magistrates lately, deserves much unknown. The damage done is estimated at £2,000. sympathy. He and his horse were charged with Superintendent Reading, of the local fire brigade, was mutually misconducting themselves, and his defence severely scorched in endeavouring to save some of the was at once novel and ingenious. "3festher Cheer. toole. rnan, all I've got to soy is this—my horse is musical; The magistrate at the Thames police-court on the and he can't stand them kyrillions (town-hall ct r and a re, application of a il carillions). My gov'nor bought him off a circus corn- , iecing officer, m 1 pany, and he used to draw the band about. That's the Saturday made an ow, r for the removal to a lunatic asylum of a woman named Jaunt Dalrymple. It way he got his musical eddication. He's all right a mears that she has hen attending the services with the ch‘mts, till it cone a to the hour; then he ol the Salvation Army, and being' f a highly nervoushivers. But, when he hears the clock strike nine teniperaincnt the excitement at its meetings has or twelve, or three, lor' bless you, he knows as well turned her brain. She now fancies that she has a direct as a Christian them kyrillinns c. ores on next, and mission ft, us Leaven to save the world, and is hourly he bolts! Lots of Jobe I've lost through it. Same if expecting the destruction of the universe by fire. She be bears a German band. He'll bolt up any blooming bias ala,, developed strong suicidal tendencies. atreet before he'll pass one, because they ion 't musical. it a s reported at Pertemouth that the Admiralty That's all I've got to say." have decided to inci ease the BIWA fleet in Chinese " Yes," he said, "I gamble but I don't drink.'" waters in view a eventualities. The Shaenon and the "But you ought not to gamble," ssid the clergymma. Rupert are mentioned as about to receive orders to "I must," he replied. "Don't you know the proverb prepare for the voyage. says, 'Of two evils choose the least?' It wouldn't The details of the establishment. for the regular be carrying it out to choose neither." and auxi bay force. which take effect from the Ist of A Frenchman learning the English language cornApril, 1883 have been approved by her blajesty and plained of the irregularity of the verb 'to go," . .. ' •ee a total of au rank.) on the hme the pre-ent tense of which some wog had written out issued. .111111 wl , eatahlisliment of the regular forces of 101,468 ; on for him, as follows : "I go; thou startest ; he departs i the Coloeial 26,010 ; and on the Indian eetabwe make tracks; you cut dicke ; they absquatulate li-hment 61.591, making a total of 165,386 of rank and or ekedaddle." file and If 9,069 of all ranks. The artillery militia Mr. Charles Matthews, in proposing the toast of 'ilher 19,854 of all ranke, the engineer ' Ala 1,449, the "Army and Navy" at his farewell banquet., said, Pln infantry militia 117,575, and Channel le.ands miltia 1"I have never been in the army, though I ha-:s been ' In many a mess ; and the only chance I ever bad .f joining the navy was once when I had a narrow i 3916. The yeomanry cavalry nun her 14,404. The total of the volunteer Lrce amounts to 247,922. way, of gettioB into the Fleet 1"  (ietr.lx Evans gunnetz liirrnas tor chest iseeses, such as btouchiti4, asthma, and winter cou?h