The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-08-29 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ENTRE NOUS."  (From Truth.)  I hear that the Queen has been aoXised to pay Prose Henry of 13attenberg's Garter lees and the finesses of his " outfit " as a Royal Knight, instead of asking Parliament for the money, a demand winch would justifiably excite, however, great and general dissatisfaction. The matter has not yet been settled, as some wooden-headed officials about the Coari protest that if her Majesty pays the money herself she will be making "• bad peecedent" and, canequently, inlluencee have been exerted on the other side. • - • • ••  An unusual honour was paid lash week to the Grand Duke of HA'S. at Portsmouth. He and his family crossed from Osborne in the Alberta, &Ili when the party arrived at Portsmouth they were not only welcomed by Admiral Honaby and General Willie, hot, as they hit the station, the flagship Duke of: Welhngtou fired a Royal salute byt special request ot the Queen. It would be interesting to know the remon for this departure from pwieedent. I hear that Mdlla d'lrnemiunt, the heiress of a well known Legitimist family is to be betrothed tea German noble. This lady eloped a few years ago, under very romantic circumstances, with the eldest son of Mumma Pasha. They were married and lived together for some weeks, bet, having imprudently ventured into France, the beide was carried off by her mother, and was fcetheith incarcerated in a convent, where she was kept in close confinement until the Pope had deelared the marriage mill and void. It was • story reflecting much discredit both on the family of the bride and on the authorities of the Roman Church, who apparently set no bounds to their own complaisance in such matters, if only it be made worth their while.  _ The rooks which for many centuries have frequented the spires of the ancient cathedral of Ratisbon, have suddenly disappeared, and not a bird is now to be seen in the vicinity. This circumstance has excited the inroad conaternation in South Germany, as the last time that the rooks took flight from Ratisbon Cathedral their departure heralded • very severe outbreak of cholera.. . . .  There is on much nonsense current about Sit Charles Dilke, that it is desirable, in his interests, that the facts ehould be known. He is a cmrespen. dent in the case of Crawford v. Crawford. Mrs. Crawford is a sister of his sister-m.law, Mrs. Ashton Dilke, and Mr. Crawford is a gentleman who wan the legal secretary of the late Lord-Advocate, Mr. Balfour. Mee. Crawford made a statement to her husband in. rah log Sir Charles as a " co." and her allegation is thet the circumstances took place about a year ago. It la understood that this is the sole evidence, and it is ut..t probable that Mrs. Crawford will appear to corroborate her statement in the witneimbox. Mr. era wf vrd, who is D. man of the highest honour, deems it nemtarj to submit the matter to the verdict of • jury,who will have to decide whether the wife's state. meat is worthy of credit. It is not easy to see how lie rould act otherwise; although, if Sir Charles is to be do-med guilty upon a confession which has all . the impress of an hysterical hallucination, the whole I which be meets with a denial, it is dlffieult to see how any man is, in future, to regard himself as cafe. I fuer that the Prince of Wales has left a commisman with Porter, the Kingeclere trainer, to buy him tine or two additional yea. hugs at Doncaster it there ore any which he particularly fancies, and if they are to I.e had at a reasonable price. Piofessor Huxley's health has so entirely broken d me that he intends to at once resign all his appoint. litentaand he will probabty take up his permanent n.nidence is Italy. I hear that he is to obtain a tim verninent pension of £1,200 a year.  Wednesday at the Middlsez sessions Geolge .:• nnssdy,apotinan,was indicted for indecently asrand.. idtle named Ada ii.o.ers, four years and :).0t old. Afier hearing the evidence a the child's .. idler and a doctor, the jury found the prisoner iy. Mr. Fletcher, in •miy strong terms, censured r nor his shameful conduct, cud ordered • o. ore impri.oned and kept to hard labour for one s • ssrm raht months. The prisoner seemed .someleil at the sentence.  In Dublin, a married woman named Ward, aged 30, made a seseuth attempt to tomcat suicide. • occasion sfie attempted to do away with her. oy poison. Owing to her maims for su cide rho was •oitii.eiiii•n asylum, buo was secently diechalged. °lnv ii.sl t he ate :Se b.,.dit of a number of ...I. toe a,, drank One; ricliquid,heing afterwards or • ve.l the hospital an unconscious state. uhieit dismission k place. at & meeting of 13 ant, Ut:tim. rehire, over a motion • h•• .vinettry tie •liesied 'or is few hones on Su,,. let eVie-eill.'S (OS wolicins awl recreation. One o. to or pr.ersted ogssissi the proposal, as iendins to "o beth deorcrotion. th • motion was car. r•- by sex ro‘4ll to li.ur. but seserai menib vs, after is deouninag ale mots." left the meeting rather than vote.