New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-14
LORD DERBY ON HIS ORDER.

The frank, naughty, rash Lord Derby, the Ru-
pert of debate has been recently holding forth on
the beauties and advantages of his order at BAN
ouet given in Liverpool TO that rather imbecile
e." bon garcop" the Duke Of Cambridge. As We
have just been contemplating with most edifying
sid improving delight the projections OF tie first
estate of England as depicted by her great satiris
il is only fair ard may not be uninteresting to give
glance at the beauties of that which follows in
precedence, and which as another glorious institu.
ton, II ay almost compare with that passed before
US during the last two weeks in such truthful, mas
terly deDeatiOn.
The peerage of England could hardly kave no
bier representative or more eloquent knight de-.
fender than Lord Derby. We can well imagine
such theme full of inspiration to his lofty impul
sive eloquence, and can fancy how his pure, clear,
silver Saxon would Irvine around it, and the AFRO
CANT rostrl glow, and the bright eye flash, and the
still erect figure grow more erect, be dilated on
the ancient memories and the present glories Of
his order. But the subject needed such surround
iDgs-for unfortunately the British peerage has
lately presented bat a sorry spectacle in it's own
chosen and long monopOlized fields; nor have the
buckers of those whose ancestors fought at Agn-
court and Greasy flashed very foremost in the as
sault od the Redan or the recent operations in tae
Crimes. highlands glory and strength have been
defended as they we're won-by the industrial and
professional classes of England. Aristocracy has
been proved and found failure.
The chief argument advanced by its chiyslrous
advocate in Liverpool is, that as peerages were
" only given for distinguished merit the constant
remembrance it supplied to the chill ren OF the
good qualities which procured for the parent his
patent of nobility would stimulate them to fol.
" low in the same path" This, though pleasantly
put, is unfortunately not true. With the excep
ton Of William Pitt and one or two others per
hsps, among whom we hope to count Lord Der
by's own son, the whole range of history estab
fishes the opposite. Tie son of Wellingt0n-yits
out desiring to be ofensiye-is not especially bril-
liant nor especially emulous Of HIS fathers fame.
Marlborough's sons have not exhibited any special
military genius indeed all England has been call
ing to the whole aristocracy, who have usurped
all the military prefsrments and rewards for GEN.
turies, to produce in this period of trial one SOL
disr-and England has called in vain. But even
admitting LGd Derbys position-that the young
noble keeping his eye steadily fixed his defuncs
grandsire would be likely to initiate the qualities
which won for him distinction-in the case of q
Stanley or Howard and some few others, such
contemplation might yield te England worthy sons.
But we fancy there are others, and the great ma
jority, who would draw from it anything but en-
uobling inspiration. We have heard, we think, of
iovial beauties, about the Restoration and orher
reigns, who became the parents Of new and high
LIKES of nobility-not because they loved England
snd her nonarchs more, but virtue less. If the
, sons of the Howards and Staneys were to acquire
valor from contemplation of the deeds Of their
fathers, what pursuits would be most attractive
to the daughters Of the Somersets and Fitzroys
| from q remembrance of the qualities which won
| honors for their house,
But the truth is that Lord Derby's statement
that Peersges are oply given for distinguished