-
Articles/Ads
Article OUR WEEKLY BUDGET ← Page 2 of 3 Article OUR WEEKLY BUDGET Page 2 of 3 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Our Weekly Budget
party at Marlborough House , iu honour of the Emperor and Empress of Brazil . In the afternoon they had paid a visit to the Royal Horticultural Gardens , South Kensington , where they were received by Lord Aberdare and other officials of the society . Having inspected the gardens , Her
Royal Highness distribnted the prizes awarded early in May last , shortly after which the party took ita departure , amid general cheering . The band of the Royal Horse Guards contributed much to enliven the proceedings Thursday was fixed for the visit of the Prince and Princess
to the Warspite training ship , the journey to Woolwich , where the ship is stationed , being made by water . The Princess distributed the prizes at the close of the inspec tion . General Grant continues to be the " lion" of London .
On Friday he visited Guildhall , and was formally presented with the Freedom of the City of London . The presentation took place in the library , and a banquet in the Guildhall itself , at which about 800 guests were present , followed as usual . The same evening he visited the Crystal Palace ,
and a special programme including a grand display of fireworks was provided in honour of the occasion . On Tuesday , he dined at Marlborough House , having previously visited Alexandra Palace , where , as at Sy denham , grand preparations had been made in order to give him a fitting
reception . As it was the opening day of the Horse Show , there was a large gathering of people to see the distinguished visitor . The General thoroughly appreciates the warmth of his reception , which he modestly attributes , not to his own merits , but to his being a representative citizen of the United States . There is no doubt the fact of his
having held so high a position in his own country , has had much to do with the cordiality he has experienced everywhere , for the fact that we and our American cousins have occasional differences is a proof of the strength of our mutual affection and respect . But it is equally beyond all
doubt that the British public have received General Grant thus heartily , because he is a man . of great merit . He is a gallant soldier who has clone good service in maintaining the Union of the States , and whatever may have been the
sympathies or antipathies of these or those Britons at the time of the great American War , there is no doubt we all respect the man who did his duty so nobly and so successfully , not simply because he was successful , bat because he acted so as to deserve success .
Death has been somewhat busy these last few days among our celebrities . Lord Justice Mellish died , on Friday evening last , in the 63 rd year of his age , having been born in the month of December 1814 . The late judge was educated at Eton , and Universit y College , Oxon ,
was a special pleader from 1840 to 1848 , and was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in the latter year . He received " silk " in 1861 , and was raised to the bench in 1870 . He -was generally respected , and a fitting tribute was paid to his memory , both by the bench and
the bar . Another public man has gone to his last rest . Admiral Rous , whose connection with the turf for the last forty years of his life , must be so well known to our readers . The gallant Admiral died , on Tuesday , from old age and general decay rather than from any special disease ,
having been born in the year 1795 , so that he was in his 83 rd year . In early life , Admiral Rous had seen considerable service , having joined the navy in January 1808 . His most memorable exploit was his safely navigating H . M . S . Pique , without rudder or keel , and with her
foremast sprung , across the Atlantic , from the Coast of Labrador , but a letter of thanks was the only mark of approval he received by way of recognition . In 1838 , he was elected a member of the Jockey Club , and has taken the most prominent part in racing ever since . His place ,
as the great handicappev of the day , it will be difficult , if not impossible , to supply . There have died , also , Lady Stirling-Maxwell , better known as the Hon . Mrs . Norton , and granddaughter of the celebrated Richard Brinsley
Sheridan , and Miss Carpenter , who had taken a leading part in connection with the establishment of Children ' s reformatories . It is seldom we have to record the death of so many worthies iu one short week .
We are in the full swing of cricket . Surrey has gained its second victory this season , by overthrowing Yorkshire , even though several of her leading batsmen were
conspicuous by their absence . But she had to succumb to Cambridge University , who defeated her easily , with four wickets to spare , and so did Middlesex , in her match with the sister University , This week Lord's has been tho scene
Our Weekly Budget
of some good performances , the first half of the week being occupied with the match between the M . C . C . and Ground and Cambridge , in which the latter were beaten by six wickets , though the University team compiled no less than 303 runs in their second innings . During
the latter half , M . C . C . has been trying the strength of Oxford , the match at the time of writing being still in progress . Kent v . Derbyshire was very closely contested , the latter securing victory by one wicket . Another great match in progress is that between North and South at the
Oval , and if any of our readers have the leisure , they may find many worse ways of spending it than by looking in for a few hours at the Kennington ground . Another annual gathering has been held this week , to wit , the Henley Regatta , while aristocratic Ascot has been followed by the great cockney gathering at 'Appy 'Ampton .
Among the meeting of societies and corporate bodies which have taken place , may be mentioned the commemoration day of King ' s College , London . In the early part o £ the day , services were held in the chapel , after which lunch was served in the great hall , there being present about 180
ladies and gentlemen . Canon Barry , Principal of the College , presided ; and among the guests were the Earl of Powis , the Bishop of Ely , the Bishop of Bath and Wells , Sir T . Watson , Sir Gilbert Scott , Sir F . Fitzvvigram , Archdeacons Hessey and Browne , & c , & c .
In France , the Legislative Assembly has re-assembled after its month's prorogation , and the meetings have been exceptionally stormy . The most desperate scenes have been enacted , the different speakers being inaudible for the noise which was going on around them . M . Paul de Cassagnao
appears to have been one of thechief disturbers . Amotion of want of confidence in the Government was passed by a vote of 363 to 158 . Meantime , the President has called upon the
Senate to vote the dissolution of the Lower Chamber , but whether the Government , even with the tremendous influence it is able to exercise at an election , will secure a majority , remains to be seen .
There has been plenty of severe fighting in Asia . The Russians appear to be pressing the siege of Kars , but the several attacks they have made are reported to have failed . An engagement between the rig ht wing of the Turks under Mehemet Pasha , and about an equal force of Russians , has
ended in the retreat of the former . The Russian artillery did great execution , and it is to this arm and to a flank movement that the success is mainly attributable . Mukhtar
Pasha is in the neighbourhood of Erzeroum . The attack on Batoum is still pressed , but as yet the Turks manfully hold their ground . We have heard somewhat less of late about the insurrection in the Caucasus . There can be little
doubt , however , that it is causing Russia some inconvenience , though not to the extent that might have been anticipated . The Czar ' s army is strong enough to keep its communications uninterrupted . A part of the Egyptian contingent , under Prince Hassan , has reached
Constantinople , and these , no doubt , will speedily join the Turkish army on the Danube . The Sultan must find this reinforcement very welcome . There are still , it is said , some 5 , 000 more to be dispatched , so that Egypt will be very fairly represented , as some troops were sent last year when the
war with Servia was raging . As yet no serious movements have taken place on the Danube . The Turks maintain an expectant attitude . They are on the look out , and display more than tho usual amount of activity , any appearance of the gathering of a numerous force causing
tremendous expenditure of shot and shell . Their Circassian cavalry are constantly making raids into Roumania , carry , ing off cattle , and occasionally inhabitants . On the other hand , the Russians are very properly as silent as the grave about their intentions . Newspaper
correspondents are forbidden to mention anything as to the movement of troops , even though the movement may have taken place before it could possibly be known in any distant capital . It is generally expected that an attempt to cross the river will be made at an early date ,
and it is likowise expected that the passage will be suecessfully effected though perhaps at a cost of from 20 , 000 to 25 , 000 . However , to say nothing of the Turks who may be slain as well , all these thousands of lives will be sacrificed , as the Czar has said , in the interests of relig ion and
humanity , and the world says the Czar is an honourable man , so we presume it is quite right all this bloodshed should take place . Prince Milan has visited the Czar who is reported to have ordered him to maintain his neutrality , though wc are informed that Russian troops may possibly
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Our Weekly Budget
party at Marlborough House , iu honour of the Emperor and Empress of Brazil . In the afternoon they had paid a visit to the Royal Horticultural Gardens , South Kensington , where they were received by Lord Aberdare and other officials of the society . Having inspected the gardens , Her
Royal Highness distribnted the prizes awarded early in May last , shortly after which the party took ita departure , amid general cheering . The band of the Royal Horse Guards contributed much to enliven the proceedings Thursday was fixed for the visit of the Prince and Princess
to the Warspite training ship , the journey to Woolwich , where the ship is stationed , being made by water . The Princess distributed the prizes at the close of the inspec tion . General Grant continues to be the " lion" of London .
On Friday he visited Guildhall , and was formally presented with the Freedom of the City of London . The presentation took place in the library , and a banquet in the Guildhall itself , at which about 800 guests were present , followed as usual . The same evening he visited the Crystal Palace ,
and a special programme including a grand display of fireworks was provided in honour of the occasion . On Tuesday , he dined at Marlborough House , having previously visited Alexandra Palace , where , as at Sy denham , grand preparations had been made in order to give him a fitting
reception . As it was the opening day of the Horse Show , there was a large gathering of people to see the distinguished visitor . The General thoroughly appreciates the warmth of his reception , which he modestly attributes , not to his own merits , but to his being a representative citizen of the United States . There is no doubt the fact of his
having held so high a position in his own country , has had much to do with the cordiality he has experienced everywhere , for the fact that we and our American cousins have occasional differences is a proof of the strength of our mutual affection and respect . But it is equally beyond all
doubt that the British public have received General Grant thus heartily , because he is a man . of great merit . He is a gallant soldier who has clone good service in maintaining the Union of the States , and whatever may have been the
sympathies or antipathies of these or those Britons at the time of the great American War , there is no doubt we all respect the man who did his duty so nobly and so successfully , not simply because he was successful , bat because he acted so as to deserve success .
Death has been somewhat busy these last few days among our celebrities . Lord Justice Mellish died , on Friday evening last , in the 63 rd year of his age , having been born in the month of December 1814 . The late judge was educated at Eton , and Universit y College , Oxon ,
was a special pleader from 1840 to 1848 , and was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in the latter year . He received " silk " in 1861 , and was raised to the bench in 1870 . He -was generally respected , and a fitting tribute was paid to his memory , both by the bench and
the bar . Another public man has gone to his last rest . Admiral Rous , whose connection with the turf for the last forty years of his life , must be so well known to our readers . The gallant Admiral died , on Tuesday , from old age and general decay rather than from any special disease ,
having been born in the year 1795 , so that he was in his 83 rd year . In early life , Admiral Rous had seen considerable service , having joined the navy in January 1808 . His most memorable exploit was his safely navigating H . M . S . Pique , without rudder or keel , and with her
foremast sprung , across the Atlantic , from the Coast of Labrador , but a letter of thanks was the only mark of approval he received by way of recognition . In 1838 , he was elected a member of the Jockey Club , and has taken the most prominent part in racing ever since . His place ,
as the great handicappev of the day , it will be difficult , if not impossible , to supply . There have died , also , Lady Stirling-Maxwell , better known as the Hon . Mrs . Norton , and granddaughter of the celebrated Richard Brinsley
Sheridan , and Miss Carpenter , who had taken a leading part in connection with the establishment of Children ' s reformatories . It is seldom we have to record the death of so many worthies iu one short week .
We are in the full swing of cricket . Surrey has gained its second victory this season , by overthrowing Yorkshire , even though several of her leading batsmen were
conspicuous by their absence . But she had to succumb to Cambridge University , who defeated her easily , with four wickets to spare , and so did Middlesex , in her match with the sister University , This week Lord's has been tho scene
Our Weekly Budget
of some good performances , the first half of the week being occupied with the match between the M . C . C . and Ground and Cambridge , in which the latter were beaten by six wickets , though the University team compiled no less than 303 runs in their second innings . During
the latter half , M . C . C . has been trying the strength of Oxford , the match at the time of writing being still in progress . Kent v . Derbyshire was very closely contested , the latter securing victory by one wicket . Another great match in progress is that between North and South at the
Oval , and if any of our readers have the leisure , they may find many worse ways of spending it than by looking in for a few hours at the Kennington ground . Another annual gathering has been held this week , to wit , the Henley Regatta , while aristocratic Ascot has been followed by the great cockney gathering at 'Appy 'Ampton .
Among the meeting of societies and corporate bodies which have taken place , may be mentioned the commemoration day of King ' s College , London . In the early part o £ the day , services were held in the chapel , after which lunch was served in the great hall , there being present about 180
ladies and gentlemen . Canon Barry , Principal of the College , presided ; and among the guests were the Earl of Powis , the Bishop of Ely , the Bishop of Bath and Wells , Sir T . Watson , Sir Gilbert Scott , Sir F . Fitzvvigram , Archdeacons Hessey and Browne , & c , & c .
In France , the Legislative Assembly has re-assembled after its month's prorogation , and the meetings have been exceptionally stormy . The most desperate scenes have been enacted , the different speakers being inaudible for the noise which was going on around them . M . Paul de Cassagnao
appears to have been one of thechief disturbers . Amotion of want of confidence in the Government was passed by a vote of 363 to 158 . Meantime , the President has called upon the
Senate to vote the dissolution of the Lower Chamber , but whether the Government , even with the tremendous influence it is able to exercise at an election , will secure a majority , remains to be seen .
There has been plenty of severe fighting in Asia . The Russians appear to be pressing the siege of Kars , but the several attacks they have made are reported to have failed . An engagement between the rig ht wing of the Turks under Mehemet Pasha , and about an equal force of Russians , has
ended in the retreat of the former . The Russian artillery did great execution , and it is to this arm and to a flank movement that the success is mainly attributable . Mukhtar
Pasha is in the neighbourhood of Erzeroum . The attack on Batoum is still pressed , but as yet the Turks manfully hold their ground . We have heard somewhat less of late about the insurrection in the Caucasus . There can be little
doubt , however , that it is causing Russia some inconvenience , though not to the extent that might have been anticipated . The Czar ' s army is strong enough to keep its communications uninterrupted . A part of the Egyptian contingent , under Prince Hassan , has reached
Constantinople , and these , no doubt , will speedily join the Turkish army on the Danube . The Sultan must find this reinforcement very welcome . There are still , it is said , some 5 , 000 more to be dispatched , so that Egypt will be very fairly represented , as some troops were sent last year when the
war with Servia was raging . As yet no serious movements have taken place on the Danube . The Turks maintain an expectant attitude . They are on the look out , and display more than tho usual amount of activity , any appearance of the gathering of a numerous force causing
tremendous expenditure of shot and shell . Their Circassian cavalry are constantly making raids into Roumania , carry , ing off cattle , and occasionally inhabitants . On the other hand , the Russians are very properly as silent as the grave about their intentions . Newspaper
correspondents are forbidden to mention anything as to the movement of troops , even though the movement may have taken place before it could possibly be known in any distant capital . It is generally expected that an attempt to cross the river will be made at an early date ,
and it is likowise expected that the passage will be suecessfully effected though perhaps at a cost of from 20 , 000 to 25 , 000 . However , to say nothing of the Turks who may be slain as well , all these thousands of lives will be sacrificed , as the Czar has said , in the interests of relig ion and
humanity , and the world says the Czar is an honourable man , so we presume it is quite right all this bloodshed should take place . Prince Milan has visited the Czar who is reported to have ordered him to maintain his neutrality , though wc are informed that Russian troops may possibly