The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-29
EARL JOHN RUSSELL DEAD.
THE LAST or LADY HOLLANDS GREAT
DINNER T.IBLE CIRCLE
A Statesman who Left hi. Mark on the stat
ute Books OF the Realm In which he wns u
suiicct-An Author with no Reputation.

1he cable announces that Earl RuSScll
died at 10 80 last night at his residence in Rich
mond, England No family in England is more
desorvedly designated historical than that of
RUSSELL In the reign Of Edward |. Sir Will
liam Russell was member for Southampton.
and Sir John Russell was Speaker in the reign
Of Henry VI. Although tho rise Of the Russclls
into the highest importance was reserved for
the sixteenth century. they had occupied almost
flOm tho Norman conquest considerable posi-
tion at Kingston Russell in Dorsctshiro, where
TO this day stands the ancient homestead OF tho
family now a farm house. John. Duke Of Bed
ford.writes In his diary I'm 1867: went In tho
morning to Darwick place. whore my ancestors
last lived in Dorsctshre. II is q fne farm. hut
n dismal place. II was due 10 one Of the most
remarkable examples OF luck on record that a
Russell Jumped by rapid bonds from the Dor
sotshre squircarchy to be the richest sub
iect in the realm. A storm drove n foreign
duke into Weymouth harbor and Sir Thom-
IA Trenchard. ncighboring gentleman
whose last descendant died a few years
ago. hastoned to proffcr hospitality. But
his distinguished guest only spoke Spanish
and he only English. 1t was awkward
happy thought struck him. A groom
was despatched with u letter TO beg his
charming cousin. John Russell fresh from
continental tour Of courts and camps. to
come and help him out Of his embarrassment
John Russell came. saw. and conquered not
merely the royal Duke. but n greater than he.
The former took such fancy to him that h.
must needs have his companyto London. whore
he warmly commended him TO the King.
That Russcus tnct and address was oi the
rarcsi kind there can hc no question The man
who could hold his own with Henry VIII. and
with his daughter Mary was no common cour-
tier Mr.. Disrncli has called the jews an emil
nently acqui-.tiv race 1t Is no doubt most
useful kilt this Of acquisition. and Mr.. Rus
| sell scoms a. have had a. much Of It as Shylo'k
| himself. Two centuries and half later. Ell
nund Burke thus s'athin-ly reflected on the
| quality II the first Earl when replying 90 his
descendants objections 10 his modest pension:
THE grants to the House ~ Russell were 80
enormous as not only TO outrage economy. but
even to stagecr credibility. Tho Duke Of Bed
ford Is the lcvathan Of the Crown-cycrythins
Of him and about him is from the throne. l. IL
| for hunto question the di-pcn~ution of royal ia-
| yort Tho first peer OF the name WAS Mr..
| family, raised by bcMEa minion ~ Henry VIII,
| A. there is generally some resoinblanee OF
charaoi'r to create these relations. the iaNorite
| WIS in all likelihood much such another as his
MASTER The first ~ those immederate grants
| was d q takeu from tAe ancient l"mosne ui the
| crown. lut from tho recent conf. .atiln of tho
ancient mobility of tho land That ~ Edward
stafford Duke of IucAushain, beheaded by
TIE lion having sucked tho blood %, his
prey. throw the oiial carcass 70 the Iackall in
th" eu-rnlify of ,ho lr.t was from the thunder
ofthe Church. My grant had not it, fund in the
| rank or i'm the tIiiars oi nuv body of uuofl,nd-
ing mrn"
| Iuf h. waver niostionailo may have been the
! conduct ol the ffst Earl this much may fairly
be said for him that ho only dil what most
ehan .rni HI E..sspH "l,ile d,img wcll for
/ thrm-elv.- have. on ii. whole. done Wei IS
/ their country ana ~ il.irof NJ n Be- this more
I tru" fltu 80 fuH .riHa peer WI. .s' death wee
/ record f.-l.y. lrtl l,u- % WIS th.ri SON nf
tuc sIs'h pus. of Inl.Nrl. ly bug first wife.
| dgu-lter 90 IynE Ni~..unt INrliu..i %. unl
was born DO l1.2. Ho ut D. Wo-tm.u-,cr
School u- au 'r .amlly hai i..r -rn.rat ,u@,
/ and tl,u tool'I go az III .n' rsl, 90 thp, ilme
thr fashion. ta l.a under pueai stewart then
hn travelled ant 100 l@lj Was turned ilr l lN Use
/ tusA. Our.f tI.. f.W .'l-n N0rlaeN4 yrf rruaiu-
/ uf Lord rIOl.IuOw-I Numbers OBJ! men carly 300
ur., lI-ui..ieI ylill tne luol, uf - ,,.s- li.
/ wtui to chau-o uaeIr eurHor Wellington au-
/ IIDdforuu lNci~" tummis-i ner~hip. and thera
is uo -ayiu iug how far the map oi Europ" 40 THIS
momTpt dofs M ~ ,ii"., Tie rri9-,, no < II AMI
iie. ia opposition, grew hopeless and dis
| quicfrd, and thought oi surrcnler.ng politics
/ lpr letters. Bul lie was, hnuIlly dls7ugded
from any pr"c liiate steps and presently. hav-
mcniary rem sentation. took resolve g. stuck
t. i until i was an accomplished fact This he
did IN the iace oi iiilepltics which sny those
then was can fully appreciate.
His next chief aim was 20 remove the dlsahil-
ties Of Irish Roman Catholics. Minor acts ar
fectinG them were one by one repealed. followed
at length III lhZ9 by the Catholic Emancipation
| act and two years later he saw the realization
Of his hopes long deferred Qi parllamenlary re-.
form. The history OF the Reform Bill OF 1881
IS atoo Oft told tale to be more than glanced at
here, hut IT II not beyond the truth 10 assert that
Lords Grey Althorp' laterMard Earl spencer,
and John Russell ayerted revolution from
IL was not until he was IS that Lord Russell
had me chAnce OF once. Entering Earl Grey :