Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-02

lowers, and his most intimate and attached
friend, four parts in five Of the whole county
OF Denbigh, the best and richest portion Of the
country, and thirty miles in extent at nomi-
nal reserved rent of Is. 3d., payable to the
Crown, from the Earl and his heirs. On that
occasion Mr.. Price afterwards one of the Bar
ons OF the Exchequer, made q famous speech,
which has been preserved, protesting against
the extravaganza Of such grant. Mr.. Prices
speech had such an effect in Parliament, prob
ably because Bentinck was foreigner, and
because what he might receive left 80 much
less for the English that motion was carried
unanimously for an address to the Crown TO
stop the warrant The King yielded, and said,
in his reply: Gentlemen, have kindness
for my Lord Portland, which he has deserved
Of me by long and faithful services; but
should not have given him these lands if had
imagined the House of Commons could have
been concerned; will therefore recall the
grant and find some other way Of showing my
favor to him." This he did by bestowing ON
the favorite immense estates in Sherwood for
est, including Welbech Abbey and Clipstone
Park, the finest in Nottinghamshire, and a
large tract in Middlesex, now forming part Of
the most valuable house property in London.
This case illustrates the system pursued by
the aristocracy after the revolution. Thew
hypocritically pretended that it would be dan
gerous to leave such large possessions at the
disposal Of the Crown; that they had formed
great evil under the feudal monarchy, now
abolished that they might be source Of cor
ruption, and dangerous TO freedom; therefore,
TO prevent such abuses and dangers, they ought
TO be distributed among themselves; and they
succeeded. The consequence was, that the
sovereign lost his hereditary revenues. Charles
the Second gave up the feudal dues, portion
Of the royal income; and William the Third
gave up the remainder, or Crown lands. AS
the excise was substituted for the former 90 q
c'vit last was created as an equivalent for the
latter; and the whole fiscal system Of the coun-
try was completely revolutionized. Direct tax
alton was superseded by indirect taxation;
customs and excise were multiplied; the pre-
rogative of coming and issuing representative
money was transferred from the Crown to 9
joint stock company, Incorporated under the
style and title Of the Bank Of England; the
funding system was established various public
Offices were created, the appointments to which
formed thespecial patronage Of the aristocracy,
and Parliamentary corruption was organized.
Into these various processes we cannot infinitely
enter in this article, which has nearly reached
it's limit but must postpone the structure Of the
new financial systems to our next communica-
ton.
In reference TO the modern Peerage, many
imagine them to be of ancient lineage, because
they bear the old titles Of dignity Invented in
the Norman and Plantagenet times; but this
is altogether untrue. There are not half a
dozen Of the present Peers who can trace them
selves to any remote date. AT the first Parlia-
ment of King James the First, there were only
Peers Of whom he had already
created nineteen; and at that date only nine
Peers created by Elizabeth, took their seats. But
the stcrnest rebuke to this afsctation of ancient
lineage is to be found in the Baronagep of Sir
w. Dugdale, who was Norry king alarms, and
one of the most eminent of English antiouari-
ans. The first volume of his Baronage was pub
lished in 1875 :, the second and third. which
together form volume not SO large, in 1915.
The work processes to contain an account of
all the families who had at any period been
Barons by tenure, Barons by writ Of summons,
or Barons BY patent, together with all other
families who had enjoyed other titles Of higher
dignity, beginning with Earl or Eldermen OF
the Saxon times Throughout these volumes
there is Q careful reference to authorities. The
following passage occurs in the Preface
GAS the historical discourse will afford at q
distance some, though but dim, prospect Of the
and grandeur wherein the most
ancient and noble families Of England did
heretofore live, 30 will it briefly manifest how
short, uncertain, and transient, earthly great
ness is for Of no less than two hundred and
seventy in number, touching which this first
volume doth take notice, there will hardly be
found above eight which to this day continue
and Of those not any whose estates, compared
with what their ancestors enjoyed, are not .
little diminished; nor Of that NUMBER mean
two hundred and seventy--who are by any
younger male branch descended from them,
for aught can discover"
This puts an end 70 the Wanted antiquity Of
the English Peerage. IL has been constantly
recruited from the rank OF commoners, whose
pride has persuaded them to assume the old
territorial titles. OF this, further evidence will
be adduced in subsequent articles. I'D.
Pooh UNCLE ToM.-Whcreas he was the
best Of Christians, and was supposed to be in
all respects meeting man. he has received
company for thirty-three weeks together at the
National Theatre, in Chatham street-was at
Barnum's for month or 40 every highland
now is on bis seventh week at the Bowery,
with promise Of remaining there an indefinite
time TO come.
We seriously doubt il the famine in Ireland
ever caused 90 many tears as have Uncle Toms
sorrows. The tears that have trickled down
tender and downy rough and bearded cheeks
would united, make very respectable Moth
or Of Waters
1t has been our fortune TO ride up for many
months Of nights on the CITY cars, which pass
h. nf L. Al z
Uncle Tom has been performing. About
six nights out Of seven our ride was taken at
just that hour when, from some one Of the
three, company varying from half dozen to
more than the most capacious car could ac-
rushed in 10 make up the load
OF course, the talk has been perpetually Of
Linis Evas and Topsys, Legrses and Uncle
Toms; 30 that we feel ourselves perfectly
poefed 4 in the whole matfer Wa know in