The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-06
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rs s,se y Ia heyceForth " household wordtSls3
~ sRP;rctn;s lin connection with this Stone
IN. ~ Tsekson statue a few particulars re-
s ven him may not be unacceptable to our
reesa9ers. 8 ~, s.,s;,,a Raresiard.
.ra,ss n tho Youngest son Of The late Ieoh'as
Han $50. 4 wealthy banker. and anthos ~
ssas;ntfsss.a book of onsiderabie ceaeps.ss.
Hid naofner was q daughter OF we ~ ~ ~
Rsresford. Lord sDacies and Arg pisn 1 ~ "
T,ssrn ana sfler Che death Of Mr. Igo.nas
Hone she was married to fiscoou'n't = tes'
iot a. Reressord.Hops was born on the 70 zs.n
.'lan,srv 1870. and was educated =. ~ al
-. SnhnsS where be won Schoiadsslp au1
.,y,r,sro,,s ,rizes; aud st Tfinty S sus Sw
ssmSfidge. where tln lS40! ne $3.50 Is isa1
the English Defamation Prizes, su ss -
sTsduated 40 Bachelor o. Ats Sn usa''1e
fhe IIniyersity Prize for Lsaa sssss :. ~
1874 he proceeded TO the degtse ~ 80 o..
Arfs.1fu lSAS was made ~. =: y. oI "a
al end Ia 1854 an LIZ. ID. Of Cambridge.
~ 1 1saa Mr.. Hope married Lady Madred
Eac;i daurhte9 OF the Marquis Of SALISBURY,
10 .rbnm he has NUMEROUS famfiys ----.-
parhaps Mr.. Beresferd. Hopes bestEnoWn
a1ievcted adnnires OF Gothic awEteelure.
As president OF the Royal Isstitute OIL Hlio"
;sn ArcNitecis, of the archaeological Society,
and nf the Architectural Museum, he mas
Homo Ynr.ch TO revive the taste Tor the Gothtc
In art which is so noticeable q feature IA
modern England. st. Augustine College ~
Oanterbury. and the famous All SasHis
church la London, were butt under DIS 81.
perintendeDce.
Mr. Reredord Hope has also veptured toto
the field off literature, having pu9ifspeo
WORKS on Ehglish Cathodsats, C'sa,e@: aas,
sers, and ether subjects. DE Is aiso oe s .so
10 have been the founder ana sala " os eue
present proprietor OF inc Sata1aay ssSHs os
: weekly London Joursai OF "of'o'"t"' 70
lebrity, ~ ,,,;, ,,.r Mr. Rarea.
sord.HoDe was firm and loyal friend to the
southern States. He was chairman o. the
Southern Independence Association, and oy
nurse. per,. aud speech literally aided the
Tnnfederacy. When Stone wall Jackson died
he became chairman Of the committee OF no
hlemen and gentlemen organized IN LONDON
for the purpose Of raising statue OF the Ina
mortal hero in Richmond, the capital OF the
Confederate States. That statue, the haDtii'
work OF FoleT, one Of Engaand's greatest
sculptors, will forever testify TO the sympa
thy felt for the southern States IN Sres'
sk0JR
In asA AR. Beresford. Hope was elected
member of Parliament for Maidstone, which
town he represented for many years. SUB
iseouent,y he sat for Stoke.upon-Trent, and II
now member for the University OF Cam
bridge. In politics be Is Conservative
with strong tendency to independence
action, which has occasionally aroused tn
wrath Of MIR. DsraelL
"A recognized leader OF the High Churcl
party, Mr.. Beresford-H Hope is. never more
home than when addressing Church con
crosses and occupying himself in ecelesiasti
cal affairs generally. He has no more use To-
dissenter than had DR.. johnson. Religion
with him IL vital principle, but 1t Is strictl!
confined In its operation to the State Church
Thus he is as q churchman strongly preu
diced.
Asths inheritor Of his step-father Viseoun
Beresford's Eugiishr estates, Mr. Hope b.
royal license preixed the name Of Beresfor
10 bis paterna. patronymic. The Hop
,family are tie Hopes so famous 10 the ANIMAL
OF banking. Their principal bankiug-hous
is still In Amsterdam, ind next TO the Roths
childs they are greatest among hnanciers
Possessing splendid fortune. Mr.. Bere;
ford Hope will hereafter be remembered q
q muuiiceut patron of the fine arts, devote
SChurchman, and a liberal. supporter OF be
,nevolent movements. In appearance he j
stout and well.built, and forcibly remind
lone Of Macaulay's description Of the stou
2Eburghers who accompanied William {
Orange when he landed In England. AS
speaker be is fluent and lengthy, and i
manners brisk and busting.
Mercury. 49, -.