The World.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2304, 16 April 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

The World.

[Thk following paragraphs are extracted from tho London society papers and Other journals.] Thk Villa Mottet bat been engaged at Aix-ies B'lins for thn Queen from April 4th, and tin expert bus been dispatched to inspect the h"use and its sanitary arrangements. The Queen nnd Princess Boatriee will make the journey from Windsor to Aix without u..stoppage. H-γ Majesty is to be iibnenr, from England for nearly f »ur ve-ks. The. puhlic celebration of the Jubilee will involve a considerable outlay, for which a Parliamentary vote will bo necessary. The Coronation of the Queen cost about £40,000, against £50,000 for William IV. and £240,000 for George IV. ; and in many respects the Coronation forms a precedent for the Jubilee. I hear that there in to be a special meeting of the Privy Council next month, either at Windsor Castle or Buckingham P.ilaoe, ■when the proposed arrangements and estimates will be submitted. To this Council will be summoned the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Cabinet, the great offioers of the Household, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishop of London, Mr Gladstone, Lord Hartington, Lord Granville, and Lord Sydney. The details will subsequently be settled by a committee selected from the above personages, with one or two additions of ve'inanent officials, by whom all the real wi r!t will doubtless be done. The rough estimate for the thanksgiving , service in Westminster Abbey is £12,000. A magnificent display of fireworks from Hyde Park in the evening is a good notion ; but the idea of " throwing open " the theatres to the public on the night of June 20th is preposterous, and must be abandoned. Nobody does more for bazaars than the Duohess of Teck, and her experiences as the inaugurator-in-chief of these useful aids to charity would be excellent reading. A few days ago at Richmond a Presbyterian minister, in proposing a vote of thanks, congratulated her on the presence of the popular Princess Victoria, and enlarging on the the subject, expressed a hope that "she would soon follow on the broad lines of her mother." Nobody laughed more heartily than the always good-natured Princess Mary ; and it was not till everybody was convulsed that the puzzled "minister saw the double meaning of his unfortunate words. It is the intention of the Duke of Portland to entertain the whole of the Habitations of the Primrose League in the town and county of Nottingham, at Welbeck, in the course of the coming summer. Mr Parnell is very ill indeed. His altered appearance and evident weakness causes the deepe3t anxiety to his friend?, and it is generally believed that he cannot hope much longer to lead the Home Rulers at Westminster. Lord Randolph Churchill is daily expected at Monte Carlo, where Lady Randolph's father and mother, Mr and Mrs Leonard Jerome, of New York, are staying at the Hotel Victoria. Lord Randolph's late private secretary, Mr Adolphus Warburton Moore, C. 8., ■who recently succeeded Sir Owen Burne as political secretary at the India Office, died at the Hotel Victoria on the 2nd inst. Mr Moore was equally renowned as an athlete and a pedestrain, and amongst his favourite holiday achievements in England he frequently walked to Brighton, returned by train, and played a rubber, at his club after dinner, as " fresh as a lark." On one occasion he walked wiih a friend to Portsmonth. But it was as an Alpine climber that he made hie name so famous. He twice visited the Caucasus, and made the ascent of Elbrouz. 18,000 feet in height, which had never before been accomplished, and gave rise to much correspondence at the time. It was to a subtle malarious fever, contracted by sleeping out on one of those expeditions, that Mr Moore owed his su - sequent delicate health. The Hon. Charles Allsopp, M.P. for Taunton, has left England, accompanied by his brother, Colonel Allsopp, for Anstralia, having been ordered a sea voyage for the benefit of his health. They will be away for about five months. A correspondent says : —" The working classes are not so bad as some croaking pessimists would represent them," for, he continues, " a strenuous effort was made to open the Cheltenham Club on -'undays, and it was resisted to a man by the working men. , ' The papers have all announced that the Duke of Devonshire has presented the Corporation of Keighley with a piece of land worth £1000, which is tobecoverted into a public park. The land in question extends to nine acres, and its market value is upwards of £8,500. Lord Henry Pelham-Clinton, the younger brother of the Duke of Newcastle, and who inherited the beautifnl domain of Deepdene from his grandmother, Mrs Henry Hope, as well as the bulk of her immense fortune, attained his majority last week. He is a richer man than his elder brother. I learn that the Queen has offered the vacant apartment at Hampton Court | Palace'to the Dowager Lady Iddesleigh, who, however, has not accepted them. This residence, which was occupied for many years by the late Lady Martraret Bourke, is one of the best in the Palace. The Hod. and Kev. Arthur Northcote, one of the younger sons of the late Lord Iddesleigh, was thrown from his horse last week while ridinsr in his parish (Washfirild, near Tiveitoa), mid besirles being severely shaken, his elbow-joint wns dislocated. Mr Northoote is progressing favourably, but hi* accident has excited much coucern among , his parishioners, as he is very popular. The cloisters adjoining Exeter Cathedral are now being , re-built, and it is proposed to erect a new Chapter library, towards which work about £3,600 h<is been subscribed. Chancellor Harington left a very fine library to the Cathedral, and Canon Cook has intimated he intention of presenting the Ohapter with his valuable and rare collection of Oriental ■works, and his philological library. Lady Macpherson is to have a suite of apartments in Hampton Court Palace, in recognition of the services of her late husband, the gallant Sir Herbert Macpherson, who lost his life lately in Burmah. Never was compliment better deserved. Herbert Macpherson was a true soldier, brave, modest, and kind. Any compliment paid to the widow of such a man cannot fail to meet with the approval of the nation at large. Salmon-fishing in the Severn commenced last Wednesday. The nets were busy at work, and as the weather was favourable and the water in good ply, a large number of fish have been taken. A good season is expected, as the salmon are in much hotter condition than last year. The average weight is between 351b. and 251b. In creaminess and delicacy of flavour the Seven salmon is only surpassed by that from the Hants Avon (Chriatchurch). On Monday last Lord Ebrington's staghounds had an almost historic meet on Exmoor. The morning was fresh, the mist breaking , before the sun, and the wind backing from the south-east. The place of rendezvous was the Doone valley. A herd of deer was roused in the north forest, and a stag very quickly broke awaj , past Doone-cottage, throueh Oare Com?, in, skirting Bag worthy wood and MalmVmend-hill, and then made for the coast by Glenthoru towards Lynmouth. v - Lord Ebrington's resignation of the mastership of the Devon and Somerset Staghonnda, which I anuounced last •week, is caused by pecuniary difficulties, as the subscription is inadequate; but seeing , that it takes a vigorous whip even to obtain the amount which is now forthcoming, I do not know where Lord Ebrington's successor is to be looked for, as there was trouble enough when the the late Mr Bisset gave up the country, and "th nge" tire worae now than they were then No wealthy sportsman eeems inclined to come forward. Readers of " To«i Jones," and those who have witnessed— aud who has uot

—tins cleverly-written play of " Sophia,"' will be interested in learning that Major Ralph Allen, of Batharipton, who died on Sunday last, was direct descendant of the Ralph Allen, Esq., of Bath, who, as the "Squire Allworthy" of "Tom Jones," was the friend and patron of Pope, Fielding, and YVarburton. Mr Allen realised a large fortune as farmer of the Post-office, purchased considerable property in and around Bath, and built a splendid mansion in Prior Park, near idrit city. He died in 17G4, and was b.tried in th» churchyard of Claverton, wher. the e 8 i monument to his memory. Prior part-, which has passed through many hands, was at one time the property of the Viscounts H.awarden, and is at present a great Catholic College. The Bat.hamptori property has passed down from " Squire Alltvorthv" to the late Major Allen, whose only son, Lieut.Colonel Ralph F. Allen, of the East Yorkshire Regiment, at present brigademajor at Colchester, now succeeds to the estate.