Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08
The Phoenix Park Tragedy.
Sketches Of the Victims Of the AssasSins. From the New York Herald-I
 

lfrom the NEW 1OrK hefaloJ
 FREDERICK cAvENDIsH.
 Lord Frederick Cayendish was born at Compton Place, the charming Sussex seat of the Cavendishes, on the 3Oth of November, 1886. He was educated at Trinity College; Cambridge-his fathers alma mater-and was destined for diplomatic career. As g sort of preliminary. training for public life he became private secretary to Lord Granville au old political ally of his father-in 1859. It Is reported that he never teok kindly to departrnental work While studying the art or government under the accomplished Earl it was frequently noted that he was disport- ing himself with his-elder brother, the Mar Guis of Harrington, at Newmarket, or riding after the hounds, both of which thoroughly English sports had great attractions for him. He acted as secretary to Lord Granville until 1864, when he married the Hon. Lucy Caro- line, the second daughter of Lord Lyttelton, and settled down to comparatively quiet life He had no difficulty in persuading the Yorkshire "tykes" to send him to Parliament as member for the Northwest Riding, and when he reached the sacred precincts of St. Stephens he was hailed as joviaa fellow by scores of men of his own way of thinking
 He was content to allow his brother, the Marquis, to monopoiize all the Parliamentary honors, but he was capital party man, al ways voted straight, and his name was regu- larly recorded by those watchful gentlemen who cry in rather a monotonous tone Ayes to the right, noes to the left" the occasion of talk ing a vote in the House. He was in fact an admirable legislator for country gentle meu, and as such the Northwest Riding was naturally very proud of him. He had not the icy exterior of the Marquis of Harting ton, and in the smoking room and tea room or the House was in great demand. When Mr. Gladstone set out on his last memorable campaign, dealing death and destruction to the conservative party, Lord Frederic Cav endish initiated his chief in mild way. On l the accession to power ot the liberals he was rewarded for his patriotic efforts by an ap- pointment as Junlor Lord of the Treasury, with salary of S10,OO0 year. He used to | sit close to his chief and filled the position admirably. Since his preferment his name ] figured more frequently in Hansard, and it l was evident that he took & more active in- 1 terest in the affairs of the nation. He never, or very seldom, made set speech, but when | he had anything to say it had the advantage | of being brief, terse and to the point. All the members of the house of Cavendish are | noted for their caution, their stolidity and | their sterling common sense. Nor was Lord | Frederick an exception. It Is well known that his brother the Marquess, did not ex- hibit any marked talent as a debater or as a leader of men until he had passed through a severe course of diplomacy and a long parlia- mentary training. Perhaps Lord Frederick was only biding his time and it is probable that he might suddenly have developed into an orator and statesman as his brother did l before him had the fates been more propi- tious As has been hinted above, he was a very popular man among his own set, though 1 he had that contempt for the lower class which is one of the characteristics of the whig magnates.
 His father, the Duke of Devonshire, who | is in his seventy-fifth year, is the owner of close on 200, 900 acres of land, considerable
 part of which is in Ireland. A scholarly
 man-he was second wrangler and Smiths | prlzeman in tS29-he has not taken much in
 terest in politics for years. He represented l Cambridge University when quite young man, and before he succeeded to the peerage I was member for Maldon and afterward for | North Derbyshire. He is still a patron of | the arts and a possessor of immense wealth, 1 which he hoards up with commendable zeal.
 That is to say. he is neither miser nor 3 spendthrift but money accumulates fast, | especially with a rent roll such as belongs to
 the Duke Lord Edward Cavsndish, young CT brother of Lord Frederick, is member for North Derbyshire, and possesses all
 the characteristics of his house. The Mar. quess of Harrington was Chief Secretary fol 1 Ireland under Mir. Gladstone's former admin
 istration, but the times were more propitious
 then and all was smooth sailing and he ex
 perienced no unforeseen difficulty while ir charge of that Department of State. Lord Mir. Gladstone, to whom he was warmly at