Show ENGLISH ENGLIS 11 EVENTS crisis virtuous Tic victoria torla ail ali african arrival Diani diamond ond display louden landmarks 1 hy our regular Correspondent 1 EDITOR HERALD the sen sensational sat ional rumors of political events have not all come true yet mr ir gladstone did not throw up tip the reins of government in de defiance flance of the lords but it must be confessed the tile political atmosphere is charged with an unusual amount of electricity abany moment matters may COME TO A DEADLOCK DEAD LOCK and a change of government or at least a change of headquarters may become imperative in the present state of affairs alie prospects of getting important measures conducted arc are very slight indeed in fact nothing can be done while the two houses continue in a state of antagonism some of our oldest statesmen fail to remember anything approaching approaching ipg to the present state of fee feeling ing it is is impossible impossible sible this can continue the tension would bo be insupportable and public confidence would be lost in the strife As it is wo we can hope for nothing n g practical tactical being acing done for many weeks 11 P rac and nd if the liberal government in ni is able to tide over the pr present ese nt crisis and to patch up a temporary peace all earnest business will be pushed off until the latter part of the season happily there appears some hope lope of a compromise there id Is a feeling cling antho in the upper house that the proposed discussion of the new now land law aw was premature and that the determined ter mined attitude odthe of the premier Premi eris is to some extent ju justified stifled with the return of queen victoria from the riviera to windsor castle and ta the 10 ter termination in of the easter holidays the season social and political will bo be renewed in full intensity THE QUEEN COMES BACK to her loyal subjects babini having thoroughly enjoyed herst herstad ty on the lovely ovely sun bathed mountain fringed coast and having administered a snub to the naughty establishment at monte carlo carto the authorities of which humbly offered ft a magnificent basket of exotica it waa was as peremptorily refused as tho though it a deada deadly viper coiled beneath the beautiful ticul blossoms so all will truthfully say see what a good food queen wo we have for forgetting etting here in her own pious island island that hundreds and thousands of pounds are risked by night and by day at baccarat whist loo and horse races and that the english E are the most inveterate gamblers on earth during the con coming ing week will occur the anniversary of the tile death of lord beacons field A it pretty idea jias has occurred to society to commemorate the day by wearing of primroses prim roses the E earls aels favorite flower Thereisa there is a great demand already at the west end florists for buttonholes another of the incidents incident 8 to bo be chronicled this week is TUG ARRIVAL OP 01 in england this tre tremendous royal visit will come off after alland all and wu we shall therefore ther eforo have the tho pleasure of welcoming another monarch but we do not suppose there will be a state procession sion or public illumination I 1 still leatho let the zulu king bo treated with consider consideration ution many european monarchs might taka tako a lesson from him althou although gli not perhaps on the subject of matrimony the cost of visit is to bo be settled out of the imperial revenue of course no wonder the british taxpayer tax payer is as frequently called upon between native and foreign princes in the case of Cete wo ire may perchance have some amusement for our money acet emayo will fill the void occasioned by the departure of jumbo he ile will be a windfall to the tile clubs for there has been nothing to talk about about since the elephant was sent to barnum it is perhaps fortunato that the tile enterprising terp ter burglar got no hint beforehand fo forehand 0 of f the pleasant little party given by the BARONESS COUTTS on monday last in the course of the ey evening ening jj in response to an invitation from the baroness there was a diamond show we have had some novel shows of late years but there really was some danger in giving a show of this kind just fancy the diat diamond nond exhibited by mr rhodes a pure cape white diamond iho tile low est market value or the goro gem being one hundred thousand pounds mr AV C wood displayed hia his indian diamond worth thirty silve thousand there were specimens caimens among them being a black diamond d not of the kind used in our fire frates grates but a genuine black diamond m hues dusky as jet but brilliant and glittering for all that Therewa there was also salso a red diamond the only specimen yet discovered ALL THE OLD LANDMARKS of london are being swept away this week workmen are 4 carting 0 off tho the last remaining fragments of the famous city wall which long before tho the normans conquest protected eur our ancient metropolis A thousand years cars have passed but so well did tho the t builders alders of those days do their work that u it is with the greatest difficulty the wall can bo be broken asunder there will not be much difficulty half a century hence in pulling 7 down some of our modem erections HENRY LONDON april |