The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-27
Nagaries of Patronage.

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ming was one day told that his majesty
was in bed aud could not be disturbed
Nevertheless, he succeeded In almOs
forcing himself into the royal bedroom
A voice from behind the curtains freely
asked what was the matter. The secre
tary replied that he had come to pro
pose that the recognition of the SOutl
American Republics should be followed
up by accrediting ENJOYS to them. lie
would also suggest Lord y. for one OF
these appointments. At these last
words the king seemed to regain all his
energy. Certainly, George he said
in brisk, CHEEKY voice; sis there any
thing else ! can do for you, George?''
The story, by the way, reminds me OF
another, but more TO his maiesty's
credit. Lord Eldon, then lord chancel-
lor, was one day confined to his bed by
a slight indisposition, when he was
surprised to see the king enter. His
majesty had come to renew his request
that Lord Eldon would give the place
of master in chanccry to certain Mr..
b, the kings friend. Lord Eldon
once more declared that it was impOs-
sible, while the king continued to argue
and entreat. After an hours conver-
sation, the king said abruptly, "Poor
Lady Eldon :" Good God! :" exclaimed
the chancellor; "has anything hap
pened to her?" "She will never see
you again" The chancellor could only
look the next question. "No, she will
never see you; for here | stay till you
make B-a master in chancery."
Lord EldOn at length yielded. The
same princes father had taken a not
less curious way of securing piece of
patronage for friend. 1t was, how
ever, a bigger thing than mastership
in chancery-n fact, the archbishOpric
of Canterbury. One day in January,
1905, the king received letter from
Mr.. Pitt announcing the death of the
primate, DIR. Moore Successor of the
too gay Cornwallis). Mr.. Pitt added
that he should do himself the honor of
waiting on his majesty next day. Now
the king knew very well that this
meant that Mr.. Pitt was going to recon-
mend for the vacant place his old tutor,
DIR. Tomline, whom he had already
made bishop of Lincoln and dean of st.
Paul's-those were the golden days of
pluralism. But the king had other
ideas and twenty-fOur hours before him.
SO he rode off the same evening to the
house of the bishop of Norwich, DR..
Manners-SuttOn, who was entertaining
a party at dinner. The king ordered
the servant (whO recognized his ma
jesty) not to give his name, but merely
to say that a gentleman wished to see
the bishop for moment. The bishop,
looking indignant remonstrances, pre-
sently made his appearance, when the
king shook him by the hand, saying,
"My dear Lord Archbishop of Canter-
bury, allow me to congratulate you
there, not word; go back to your
guests" And his majesty at once re-
mounted and rode off. According to
Lord Stanhope, the language which
Pitt used towards his sovereign on the
following day was such as royal ears
had seldom listened to. The prOvOca-
ton was undoubtedly great. Poor DR..
TOmline, by the way, had to wait for
promotion till the year 1920, when he
was made bishop of Winchester. The
following year he published that life of
Pitt which Macaulay considered the
worst specimen of biography in exist
ence. On the whole, the business eff
patronage must always be the most
troublesome for a minister. 1t may be
remembered that few years ago Mr..
Gladstone, as prime minister, spoke in
the House Of Commons against a mo-
tion that the queen should be asked to
create an Order of Literary and Scen-
tific Merit. One Of his objections was
that the work Of the premiership was
already enormous, and that the distri-
button of the new riband would entail
serious addition to it. 1T Is worth
noting that Mr. Gladstone entertained
no anticipation that there would be any
dearth Of applicants for the decoration.
Indeed, Thackeray has reminded us how
George HIS benevolent intention of
creating an "Order of Minerva" was
frustrated by the undue excitement
which the men of letters (for whom it
was destined) displayed on the occasion.
With the growth Of the empire the
patronage Of the crown has necessarily
increased, and yet minister has proba-
bly, not now as many good things abso-
lutely in his gift as the ministers Of
former age. In so many cases public
opinion leaves him little choice. The
difference i'm these matters between the
nineteenth century and the eighteenth
is well illustrated by the story of the
manner in which Dubois o6taired the
archbishOpric of Cambria. NJ. Des-
touches, who was French charge DAT
faires in London, requested the good
offices of George !. for his chief in this
matter. The king was astonished..
GLOW can you ask Protestant prince"
he said, "to make "A Catholic archbishop
The regentwill laugh and do nothing"
81 beg your pardon sire" replied Des-
touches, "he will laugh, but he will do
It," The diplomatist proved to be in
the right. This account, however,
though extremely probable, seems to
want Authorization, and, according to
st. Simon, it was solely owing to Du-
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