Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-11-28 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

CORRESPONDZST.)  LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING.  I am told that the Queen will spend more time at Windror in future than in the past, and make the beautiful old Castle essentially her home. Tee Duke of Connaught, at Bas,shot, the Duchess of Albany at Claremmit, PrincessChriat an at Cumherland Lodge, and probably, ere long, Princers Louise at Friroley, are signs ef the times, and it will he found that each year that the Queen's life is spared will find her more and more at home in her stately and ancient palace on tho Thames. Toe gossips are doing their beet to find a wife for the Prince of Naples, but their attempts have not been very happy ones so far. The auggestiou that he will probably marry the widowcrl Duehess d'Aosta is, of course, absurd. Pma-plon's dau direr is already the widew of her uncle acd the sister-im law of her mother, end if she were now to marry her nephow her genealogical c3mplieation would become still more confusing. The King of Italy would probably like his son to marry Prine,es Margaret of Poitssie, hut the foot that this young lady is a Prctee',ant makes such a match very unlikely. It is reoortod on the Paris boulevards that the Comte de Paris has no desire to reign over France. but that the Comtesse de Paris has every desire that he shall. Tnoy say that the Camteese was solely re3poneible for the B„ulareor business. The Conitc;on de Paris is a thorough Spaniard, posinse. lug all that e: tee natural heritage of her race. She is eminently a masculine woman. She rides like an Amazon, is a eplandid shot, and scorns hininino eusaloyments. She is oven fonder of popping away at the partridges than her husband and whenever he opportunity occurs will be found, gun in hand, attired in a shert skirt, leather leggings, and pot hat, in pursuit of her favourite amusement. A. 9 a rule she dresses in neat tailormade gowns. Running exhibitions is not all film This painful fact is being made more evident every day. What with the reported loss on the French Exhibition, the financial failure of the Edinburgh show, and rho claim of souse printors for £:140, just confirmed in the Court of Appeal, against Mr. Herbert Gladstone and other philanthropic gentlemen, who lent their names to the Irish Exhibition, people Waft% be so anxious for the future to pl3y the pert of amateusho;vmen, cr to have any pecuniary stake in schemes of this sort.  Rejoicinee at Monte Carlo are even more deplorable than the wrest routine of every-day life in that gay resort. During the present week, the birthday of Prince Albert of Monaco has been eelebrate4 The merry-making was of a most iecongruous character. The day was begun with high mass, and ended by the gaming tables been thrown open to the nativen—fortunately a most unusual occur!, once. 02e sequel to the rejaleings is the suicide of a young an who, ilie.racted by his losses, hanged himself. Yet, despite the evil present, the 'quer° on Zr jour de flee is described as having looked, with ell its pretty decoratio, and illuminations, like a veritable feiryland. The animosity of wealthy people against their less fortunate relations is frequently brought to a finish by leaving their worldly poseessions to charities. Occasionally such will. are annulled. To a, y such miscarriage of her wishes, an eccentric Baronness at Vienna, who lately died, took the extraordinary precaation of destroying aem,itieu worth a oihlion of Ii ;rine. This was d ,ne because she feared her step-:.hildren might inherit her property. The prompt aotien in the City has prevented, for the time being, the deluge ; but there is no dieguisiog the fact that in our Ocientill and South Americm prestige we—the British nation—have suffered greatly, and will suffer more. In many place. in these parts of the world the British Government was a myth, a name only, hut " Baring." wee a reality, a represented et 0 313, Sceptre and Soldiery. This great firm was in some respects a successor to the East India Cmipeny ; and it is deplorable, indeed, that it ehould have lost its head in the wild whirl of speculation that has during the last few years murped the place of honest bwiness.  A.,:d so tly, p.a.a• old Alexandra Palace is doomed. Pr years it has ntruggled to keep it head above the surface of the li,anclal waters which have eromlfed many similar and equally excellent ituititutione Now, if report speaks truly, it is fated to be beaten on the head and completely overthrown by the speculative builder. M:le. Lmise GrACiCr, 3 young neuch lady, who had the misfortune to be torn deaf and dumb, has, nevertheless, pseud with honour all the examinations ct the facie des Beanx-Arts, at Paris, receiving not only her diploma, but an appointincnt as teacher. She bed been taught by the Groeselin system both to read the lips and to speak, so that her infirmity is hardly noticeable. The onmas duty of keying the line clear, and of giving warning of approaching trains falla in lklland to the le of women. After the fearfu' record of one week, with its four callisione, it i, to he hoped that tie etainleas rcoord of the D.ch signal women will be maintsined, even if cnty in proof that positions of trust, and arduous in performance. are as safe In the hands of woman as in those of the stronger and better-paid man. An English citizm lani;ulshe3 in the gaol at Cobs a'ting hanging. SW; the local Jock Ketch is or strike, his salary being £3O In arrears. Great sympathy is fel:, for him in the island, and to one can be found no base as to take the bread out of his mouth by assuming his datics. The nature of his work prevents the hangman frkan belonging to a trades union, but it is gratifying to find that he can accomplish off his own bat all that a trade union usually accomplishes. Meantime, the Englch. man is enjoying hin rein itc, and is not without , hope of a pardon, grao,l in coaeidoraLion cf hi, lengthened period of suspense. The torture which the convict fireball had ty =Mr in his loot moments is yet another reason why the death penalty alscul,l be abolished. um only in this country, but also in Canada. Bad as fireball was, and defiant to the last, it is Mei/cub:ll. to read that "the body was convulsed for folly tiv, miontes, and the hands, which were loose, elaswe and unclasped." It seems rather hard that tb. authorities sheuhl have refund the widow the poor consolation of having her husband's rem. i. s Late trod privatc:y.