, 1870-09-25
THE GREAT LANDLORDS OF LON.
DON.
Their Names and Ps.sesstenx.


Treasury in the time Of Queen Anne, to
whom ia attributed the authorship ui the
say,pg, t.Take care Of the pence, aud the
pounds will tAle care Of themselves. Tothe
west Of the Lowudes estate. and between the
south ct Hyde Park md the Thames, It Chel.
sea, lies large tract belonging To the Earl Of
Cadogan. This property cams to the family
by the ma11iageof tho second lord and brother
Of the Duke Of MAtlbo1ough's successor a.
Conmsnde1-in.C Chief 10 often referred to in
Of Sir Hans Sloane. This estate has OF Lite
risen enormously In value, and includes dis
tr,cts which, reckoned almost low ten years
ago, ars now fashionable.
Bi1 Hans Sloane died in 1852, and was buried
in Chelsea Church, = venerable edi6co over
President Of the Royal Society, and WAS cre-
1ted EsIonet- After An active Ifs, dedicated
to the duties Of his profession and the en-
couragement Of sc1encs, be very wisely retired
so1ue Twelve yea1e before his death to Chelsea,
whither he removed his iibta1! and collection
into that hind Of solitude which excludes men
from society; bo received 1t Chelsea, n he
had in Londcn, the vitits OF people OF
distinction, Of al learned foreigners, Of the
royal family, and never refused rich Or poor
Advice about their health. A Ar. Edwards,
i visit on Saturday, aud regaled him with news
Of bis literary friends IN town. Hs died after
IN illness Of three days, and his funeral waa
attended By IN extraordinary conooursa OF
persons OF al ranks and conditions. ANXIOUS
10 show the,r deep respect for his character.
Hss collections were purchased by Parliament,
and became the uucleuA for the British Mu-
eeum-
Ths western part OF Chelssa was, In former
days, xfavor7te resort Of the sristocracy, ,uAny
Of whou lie buried IN its churehyard. The
following is the simple and excellent epitaph
on the monument Of Sir Haus Sloane " In
memury Of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart, President
Of the Royal Society and Of the College Of
Physicixns, who, in tho year Of Cur Lord. 1853,
the sd Of his age, without the lesst pain Of
body, and with conscious serenity Of mind.
ended yirtuous and beuefiicent life" This
monument waa erected BY his two daughters,
Elizabeth Cadoean and Sarah StAnloy.
Northwest Of Lord Cadogan's estate, but
still south Of Hyde Park. large property
quite recently covered with splendid hoasss
came to him through his grandmother, whose
i county y rest Feat here. fhe present holder Of
the title succeeded most unexpectedly.
civil engineer, with very la1ge family, he
was struggling with the caroa incidental to
email means aud many mouths to feed, when
the death Of his nephew, youth Of &C, at
the next atty yeafs, suddenly placed him In
possession Of An ancient E4rldom, m ancex-
IIZl Cd9l6, 0uU StO.VV0 q JcAl+
Up to the beginning OF tho present century
| the Cal1nbbas Of tie metropolis was the Duke
Of Bedford. A writer in 1907 observes,
"StraEEe that hfth OF London should have
been erected by this family within two con-
tnr1cs.'
have h en- seated In that county since the
Norman conquest, and spring from the De
Rezels OF Normandy Cp TO the time OF Henry
| VIII. thew do not appear to have risen above
the position Of country gentlemen, but in 1850
an accidental circumstance brought tie head
/ of The bouse iuto prominent notice, and laid
the foundation Of the future fortune Of the
family. It happened thus:
Philip, Arcliduke Of Austria, onlr son OK
the Emperor Ia1imilian, was compelled by
st1ess Of weather to take refuge on the Dor
setshite cotst, and there Glanced to meat Mr.
Russell, who was evidently Just the man te
know how to seize an opportunity aud turn Il
to advantage. Russell had lately returned
from his travels, and VIA familiar With Span
ieh. This circumstance, together with hia IN
telligencs, good mAnners, and address va,
much appreciated by the Spanish stranger
vii.
TO this monarch the spani1rd warmly com
mended his new-found friend HcnrY sool
entity appointed him s gentleman Of the Priv
Chamber. From that titne he became con
spicuous person in English history, md playet
IA important part not only in the regn o
Henry. but Of that Of Edward VI. and Mary
In 1858 he waa created Baron, and ten year
London property by the Russel]n dates from
the year 1852. when Edward the VI. Grantet
to Lord Bedford gift Of Convent (noy
Covent) Garden, near Chatting Cross
with seven acres called Long Aero,
Of the yearly Talue Of e g.. 3d., tn
property had belonged 10 the Duke OF Somer
act, and had reverted to the Crown on his A.
tainder. Tho second Lord Bedford 1easei
this land for eoma time to Lord Treasure
Durlelgh, who had house adjoining
It appeArs that Lord Bedford Afterwards lie
this property On building lease, and subse
under the name OF st. Paul's. Covent Garden
In regard to the church which he built, til
story goes that be told lingo Jones th1t h
deslred to hare .'as plain and convenient
than barp;" to which the architect zeplie
that he would tui1d barn for him, but tha
it should be the hAndsonest in England.
This church, which Was no doubt master
piece Of grand simplicity, was burnt In 179s
With it peFished picture Of Charles l., b
Lely, who WIS buried in the church.
The graveyard being in the centre Of wha
has now for centuries been, and still is, th
+teIt1ical world Of England. contains the n
, mAius Of 1Ack1in and many other fAmou
actors. Duke'e Covent Garden Opera Hous
; | stands On the line.
sale Of fruit and vegetables. In 175s it We
leased for Fl 400 year. and now is said to b
worth over L.0, 900 I year. This estate Wa
however, destined to be but = small part 9
the Russell possessions in the metropolis.
!. Tho bulk was yet to come. This was brough
, daughter, and eventual heiress, Of the Eal
Of SouthamptOn.
This undetermined lady married, in 1863, VI
: Wi]1am Russell, then second son Of the En-
: OF BEDFORD. On the death Of nr- Russell
8 eldest brother, he became Lord Russell, br
. Lord RusseNs fate is familiar TO erery reat
er Of tho history Of England; he died on II
] scaNuld in 1858, with Agernon Sydne,
) Thus" said Charles James Fog, "fell Rul
sel and Sydney, two names that will, it
r hopod, be forever dear to every English hest
ject Of respect and veneratiop. it requires !
spirit Of prophecy to fo1etel that EngliAh Ii
, e1ty viii he fast approaching Its final consuu
Lady Rachel wriothea1ey brought to the !.
, ready enormously wealthy house into Ehit
ehe married the great estate comprehensive
described - Bloomsbury. Bloomsbu1ytSqua
! | vas formerly known az Southampton SQuar
and the whole north side WIS occupied
) southampton House, the name Of which II,
afterwarda ch1ngedt to Bedford House. i
! wa1ds the end Of the last century Bedfol
! House was pulled down in order to build ppc
. itH rite and gardens, and streets and squAEs
steadily went on Arising on the Bedford 9
l | tate ..
= Bedford House, In bloomsbury Square. n
9 for more than century the town 5esidenee
!, eell's property in 1867, on the death Of b
i father and here abe and her beloved he
; band passed sotne OF the most Joyous daEa
= their very happy married Ils- Here Lo
= Russell WIS arrested It Is said that be b
q Just sat down to dinner, and that from =
4 time of bis apprehension to the death Of
i | wife. who survived him forty years, the roo
was locked. and left Just As it had been on th
T. unhappy day.
It seems pity, and it is greatly to t
J. house With such interesting memories attsc
i ipe to it should have been destroyed. 1t y
= 4 long. low build1ng-the print u before I
a ~ I Erite-only two stories above the b1s
ment, with high roof surrounded with b
Evelyn writes in 1854: "Dined at my Lo
II rfeaturer's, the Earle OF Southampton,
- Rom ssbu1y, where be VIA building mol
square OF piazza, little towns; his o1
ia house stands too low some noble roones,
pretty eea.r eh.Rslls. N naked garden to
II II It wss Observed, Is Lord Russell passed
Ii execution Ut Lincoln's Inn Fields, on his Y
frpm the Tower, Ia betrayed for the only til
- during bis t1ial and conviction, with the 81
nj gle exception Of his last parting With his ~
y Strong emotion on catching sight Of Dedfc
Is House. .....
~ During the last twenty-five yeszs depl
ae cixtion has taken place in the rents OF q
(the no1thwest) part Of London Long II.
ID it ceased to BE- f3ehionzble 1t WAS the favor
resideuce Of the mAgnates Of the legal wor
10 and OF many merchants Of great wealth.
ed viii be remembered thAt Amelia Osookn
" yezy unpleasant papa-u-lax resided IN Wl