NEWS FROM LONDON AND AMERICA.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 330, 27 July 1889, Page 3

NEWS FROM LONDON AND AMERICA.

London, May 31, Mrs E. M. Lang worthy, who ia now the " pet " of a " gentile ” suburban clique, camiu o contact with her recalcitrant spouse under somewhat dramatic circumstances at the Four io Hand Meet on Saturday. Both parties were ou horseback, Mr Langwor.liy being accompanied by a trim litt'e French woman, and Mrs Langworthy by a lady friend. Mrs L. had (so my informant assures me, and as he’s a friend of the Steads, he ought to know) ridden twice up and down the row when she espied, as she thought, a friend (Colonel Sussex Lennox) a little iu front, with life wife and another gentleman, whose back seemed (as indeed it was familiar to her. She said to her friend, * Why, there 's Colonel Lennox,' and redo up alongside the party. Mrs Langwortiiy addressed a few commonplaces to the gallant officer, when something in his manner attracted her attention, and for the first time looking round, she recognised her husband. He at the same moment saw her, and for a few seconds .the unhappy pair stared mechanically at each other. Then, without a word, Mrs Langworthy reined in her horse, and simply signing " turn ” to her friend, rode sharply off in the direction of the Marble Arch. The rencontre was noted by a number of people, some of whom have grossly exaggerated the circumstances. Magnificent summer weather signalised the celebration of the Queen’s Birthday on Saturday last, and very smart crowds turned out early to witness the “ Trooping of the Colour ” at the Horseguards and the meet of the. Four-ia-Hand Club at Hyde Park. This last is one of the many pretty sites which Londoners of all sorts and conditions can witness in perfect comfort, free, gratis, for nothing. The hour of the meet (one o’clock) precludes the possibility of many working men being present, but what Cook calls " carriage folf ” invariably turn out in strong force, whilst the middle classes bring their families, and coma in tens of thousands. On Saturday, tho reunion was specially brillant and successful, as no fewer than twenty-two drags (out of thirty odd) put in an appearance, and the ladies were all in freshest summer finery. Shortly, before one the Prince and Princess, followed by the " two boys arid their sisters,” in another Victoria, drove swiftly down the diive, and almost- immediately after, Lord Willoughby, D’Eeresby, tooling four splendid blacks, led off the line of coaches. Lord Charles Beresford, driving greys (as usual), had the beautiful Duchess of Leinster beside him, but Boulanger passed wholly unrecognised on Lord Londesboro’s box seat. Sir Saville Crossleys drove a team of superb bays which were greatly admired, as were Captain Victor Ferguson’s dark browns, Captain Whitmore's iron greys, and Captain Spicer'sskewbalds.”

San Fbancisco, June 29' The Navy Department -has directed that on and after July 4th, IpSD, the national flag on all Government vessels of the United States shall bear 42 stars in honor of the proposed new Status. The War Department, ou the contrary, will not alter the army colors till the formal admission of the four States. , .

A dispatch from Quebec, June 27th, mentioned that the steamer Victoria was ashore at Isle Verte, and tho vessel would be a total loss. The wreckage is thus accounted for, ■ A London dispatch of June 17 says Stanley’s agent was in that city arranging for a lecture tour for him in October next. His return to London before autumn is regarded as a certainty, Four cases of leprosy have been discovered at Cape Breton, N.B. There are already nineteen cases in the Lazaretto at Tracadie, Lower Canada,