The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-01-30
Rich Nohlemen who are Usefnl.

There is often a great advantage to a
town, as well as to the individual noble.
man, when the capital of a peer is in.
vested in some great commercial under.
taking, or takes the direction of imprOv.
ing and developing the town itself. The
Duke Of DevOnshire, the very model of
a business man, has been doing a great
work in the two towns, where he is a
large landowner, of Buxton and East.
bourne. Cardiff is a typical instance
1t was once an insignificant place,
whittier coal was brought down on the
backs of mules to the tiny wharf Of a
little creek belonging to the port of
Bristol. 1t was known chiefly to the
traveller as a place situated near to the
cathedral village of LIandaff. Now the
relative importance of the two places is
entirely altered; Cardiff is a busy town
and thriving port, while Llandaff is its
suburb, as Clifton is a suburb of Bristol.
The late Marquis of Butte, to whose en-
terprising spirit the rise of this town is
entirely due, possessed, in addition to
some 25,OOO acres of the GlamOrganshire
hills, rich with mineral treasures, a large
tract of mOOrland, desOlate and bare, in
front of the small town of Cardiff
! Several schemes were suggested to him
for utilizing this land, and he at last de-
termined on supplying the town with
docks In this great enterprise the mar
quis is popularity reported, as was also
said of that great commercial nObleman,
the Duke of BTidgWater, to have haz-
arded almost his last penny; but in the
issue the docks have been successful
far more successful than the canals.
The present marquis was only an infant
when he came into the title. The trus-
tees carried out all the plans of his
father, and Lord Butte, we believe, in
stead of apprOpriating the vast income
/ derived from the docks, devOtes it to the
further expansion of the port. The
marquis is the owner of large fields of
smOkeless coal which isnow preferred by
all the navies of the world. Lord Butte
inherits the genius Of his father in being
an immense builder and as his house
in his Scottish isle has been recently
burnt down, he will have a further Op-
! pOTtunity for exercising his capacity this
way. About One-half of the great town
of Cardiff belongs to him, Of course in
! Guiding the castle, which, reconstructed
once, is receiving another reCOnsTUc-
! ton. The east end, which is practically
the "west end" of Cardiff, belongs to
/ Lord Tredegar, and is called after him
! TredegaTville. His land adjOins Lord
| Bute's, aid he may possibly have a port
| to compete with Lord Bute's. A curious
point has, however, been raised to the
effect thaC the Crown is the owner of
the beach from lOw-water to hign-Water
mark, and may on occasion assert its
rights. Many other instances might be
given of the vast commercial interests
Of nobility. The great iron-works which
are the property of the Duke of Cleve-
/ land, might be mentioned. The Duke
of Westminster is, we believe, greatly
engaged in builling transactions. He
! is the landlord of the two Houses of
! Parliament. Within recent years his
! Westminster property has been enOr-
mously developed, and will soon be
entirely covered with sumptuOus build
ings. The Earl of Derby owns a great
| part of LIVERPOOL; the Duke of Norfolk
owns a great part Of Sheffield the Earl
Of Kimberly owns a good deal of Fal-
mouth. Lord AIacaulay said, according
| to M. Trevelyan's work, that he would
not exchange his position for all the
wealth which Lord Dudley had below
! the ground, or Lord Westminster above
it. The town of Brighton affords sev-
eral illustrations of our subject. The
| Earl of Chichester has a good deal of
property in the east end, but being dis
appointed in an election he abiured
the place, beyond presenting it with
cemetery as a solemn warning. He is
now taking his part in the remarkable
development of the place.-LOrROn EE