, 1876-07-31
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Tho Lord-Lieutenancy Of Ireland,
Past and Present.
witty Things Contained In Recent
Paris Newspapers.
Some Talk About Abdul Asiz-Queen Vic
torin at Home.

toria at Home.
TIE v1CEnOY or TIlELAND.
II Ia stated tsays tho Philadelphia ltess) TINT
tho Duke OF Abcrcorn Is to retire from tic
VicoroyaIty Of Irclnnd, nnl that tho Duke Of
Marlborough will be Lila sscccssor. This Office
Is next in c1nolumcnt To, anl greater IN power
than, tho vircroyalty nf Intlfa. The sa1ary Is
100000 per arn,tn, with n furnished residence
III Dublin Castle, and nnother IN phtrnLx l'ark,
close to Dublin. The various officers Of tho
vicercgal Court arc paid, separately md ILL.,
orally, out of tho public rcvetIl,c,-the Chief
Secretary Of ireland receiving slJ,010 ycar,
mancut officer, $4,000. There nlso aso
two "law-ol1lccrs Of tho Crown" tho
Attorney and solicltor.Gchcral each
we'll pail, not continuing In office On chnngo
OF Ministry, but, when one uf tho Judges rctircb
or dies, invariably offered }ls plaeo, which Is d
wcll-paid per1nancucy. To curry out tho rc~
sc,nb1antc to ltoyal Government, tlsua perform
ell by 4 deputy, the Viccroy Of Ireland has tho
assistance (Which he rarely askal of 4 .Priyy
Council, atpscscnt consisting "f ae,out sixty
sa1s Se* & Esa S d Tas s tS t eS IL r!xy y. Gf: o
orablc." Over scvcn centuries have c1upscd
siucc,.. In t!lc year 1173, Immediately nfter
the first English settlement III 1rclana!,
Gssy G,yy. IL Il sns'ntsa r 1EA Dc nsiyy asy ee :
leaguc,-the, historically welI-knoyn Rlell-
bow, who received tho tltle Of Warden. Ever
snts snsS y' 4 y sys 4 s exi a vrfsSGsso;y ny
Governor, Warden, procurato1, scncsebal, Lord
Justice, Lord Deputy, and Lord Lieutenant.
Tile latter title was given to tho Earl OF soclics-
Ter In 17oo, an1' with . s!ngle exception, l!as
the Lord Lieutenant did mot permanently rcsido
iM 1relnrd, aud only visited thut culintry ocel-
sIolally; but since tlle union, which. .cane into
sIsst IN 1S9 the Chief Governor hs n,,nnt rss!e fta In
ireland, tllrro Lord Justices, one Of whom, is
the Lord Chancellor, md another the Com
tnunder Of tho Army, aro appolntud 70 atilnlnis.
ter the Governnent. u y a S.rioae, o, bat iloe
cannot (at any rate, does not) grant any title of
honor In Ireland without communicating with
her Vlccruy there. He has tho high privilege,
also Of eSeEring the dfstInet0n oiaa Of sv kng
Chipi Genea1ogs. Ut IRELAND, as "Uls.er King
OF Ar,ns,'' and alao author Ut the wGll.known
pcerAge that bcars his nainc, was kn!gltcd In
1854 by the Earl Of st. Germans, who then wsis
knighthood !las been challenged by the Grown
moro thu oncc,--tho last tflne during tho rcign
OF George Ill, When Il was decided that such
Fhght H. privilege Tss s o e hfrfat s osa Se aeaa n ,o
lust century the honor was sometimes
capricIously and absurdly conferred. The Duke
of'1,utlaud, Viceroy from 1854 to 17S7, had very
little consideration for the dignity Of hs oitec,
one Occasion, when the JovIal cntoyInents Of
luxurious banquet had 6ccn carried on into an
early hour IN the morning, Ut h9etclrio Of not
the highest rank III Duhlin, hls EIselsnsy n
after which, with n sword In n very unsteady
hand, lv conferred the honor Of knightho0d
upon him. Next morning, when he was inform
cd OF what he had done, he sent for his host,
sa,d, 'FAs for TINT foolish ga,.lc. Of
Inst night, you Will say nothing about
il, I Gopc.'r TIC, mai' pOslkstsd ~ lily t1Y
there's l Laav o'shauglncssyi' Tho end was,
that Inc exalted par returned their titles,
though no uillcial notification Of their having
heSn seuerrsa WIS S sSc1 nn naelisae IN 5hs
Scotland, ard ireland, and also Is Duke Of
Chntclucrault H. France, llas twtce been Vice-
roy ot ireland, from 1865 to 1858, md again
wcaltlcst VI tl!u nobility, ho llas the honorable
tic County 81 Tyrone in DO north Of ireland;
ind, whoreas na,,y other ,. vfeetoys ty;:', haye "
s saysa n1asy I'm uto ut of aa acr e.naned nl n
lcast % twice ia much inuru, ont
Of lila ample mcans-an example q lnunttccneo
Which tile tr,ulespcople Of Dublin Anye very
thankfully appreciated. as Viecroy 1e has
been more popular thnn most Of ILLS predecessors
within the present century. II lie las resigned,
at tEu uge u Is, when lnan ottcn ftes INCLINED
to relluGuis} tue excitement Of public life, no
Doubt liz Inns dono wisely for himself. Tho
Duke Of Marlborough, who Ii mentioned as the
next Viccroy Of Ireland, IL now 81 years old,
distinguished himself IN hts university career at
| Oxford, aud was q member of tho lousu of
| Commons for lnal,y ycarat Until, on THO
dcuth Of his father III 1861, he succeeded
| to the faulty tltIea mil honore. I1o
was in Mr. Uisracli's Cabinet In lB07-S NJ
| Lord President of tho Council, nnl las tug
| reputation, out OF Office, Of being II practical
| leglslator. Tie mhcrits tho English tttlts tand
tliat uf Prince OF. tho Holy Roman Enpiro) Of
John, Duke Of Marlborough, thB nIaMpdls t4ftt
OF Mayau!ny's History OF England Ever sinco
tho reign of Queen ANNE perpetual pcslsion ~
8a5, ,OU5 was settled OIL the Duke Of Marlborough
aud h!s postcr!ty.. Except this, nnl the u1l-
| profitable estate 0f Dlcnhoi,n, near Woodstock,
Thu present. Duke hns little TO live Oh; Indeed.
tho saying IL, lc l,t.a thu lottiest title and tho
smallest Property Ut any British peer. lie Is nn
intellectual na, of iltlnlrnblu private character,
anll Mr. Dtsrucli does him gutnl turn ny giving
hul ail but princcly station a.ul compensation
| In Irclanl II IL tin Chief Secretary. and not
tho Vlceroy, however, who practically governs
that country
| I'AIsI9IAN WIT.
| Tho New York World translates the following