New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-12
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Ia me Edttor 81 rbr TrfbUpr.
SuRi Tho New lor, publishers of Sir Lcpol
Gunn's beok, "lho Otcnt neu1uuc". which u would
acm is made NJ ch, nv ~ hs tJd'a pnnus America ~
me- forhtgifg Rcrlcw.ln their pnuouncomcut nf u,
enyt The nehc author sitca ha v"vA uf the nitcd
eutos," Nt MIS- 800 the nuso of Wellington sad, IL
",pry stonp" II It vcrc ao'u m England II would no
something to hclp hr'h lapr uun and surlnse coilo
cluom Matthew Arnold IN tboir cnors ~ 'renlr n
belief ia the nhsllut, ana thorough pmiatinlan
~ America. eir Iepol Cti0lu q "u0h'' author ira
Voac than Ignorance of "Oberu1nu" 20 man IA mobile
In England who IL not baron. pc'r member of tho
House at lorda man ma, be- of uohle family may
eNonuo called iorl lhs or Lord lhat, and yo not hc
noble tnrd Harrington. for example, Ia u combonot
lilo hcata his title, Ike other udcai anua of nahlrmrn
uboyo the rank OF Narot nv thN opnrirV at the queen,
~ tho phrase but or wonbi bod h't Ia law dorn
mcpt, for instance ~ "Hponcer tomppn ttVcndiah Ia
qurc, commonly called thc Marquis ol harrington" thht
being the second tito or hia fthet tho Duke OF Devon
shire,
The point Is trivial hut OF lille nlrroat, II We
undertake Distinguish between n,bemen and common
cr-. let us dol correctly Ia Inove ~ very accom-
plshcd lady welknuwn In NewYorR s1'ietY, bAronet Ia
called n0bemsR Now u baronot although his title n
hereditary and his family may he much older and more
respected and inf cul than that OF many peer II no
more u nobleman than a Gus conductor Is. BON are
comnobrrs although in such different ranks OF he.
Below OdOuftS iRd knights whose uu"s re nei hcIcli
arY john smith. Knight. IL no more nJbie than Mr.
John smith, SIR Michael Costa and Sir jules Benedict,
the musical conductors, knights Int between them
and nobility there many and various degrees Of
rank II this lowest grade OF titled men that our acrid
prcsuming stand. lie Is not even baronet
(and wouls nOOe If lie werel; not even knight
banneret, a knight Sir John COerldge was. His
slender right lowest form or title known ia
England tais wise There certain orders IN
that country, established dixie t1e Legion OF
Honor in Franco as rewards OF Ger
tain OF merit; and they
have been largely ncrea ed Of Late give everybody
a chance" Taere f. the order OF the Bath Order OF
he Thistle, the Orderef It Patrick &c. &c and one of
the recent ones is the order Of the Star O India which
was established for the sake of decorating those who d
ugusned themselves in Indian abaTs which Sir LelGl
Griffin did IN the civil service. Now the knighs com
m2ndcS in these OrlerS-bele between seventyhVc
and "a hunIIed in the star Of Gndia-are called SIR"
real distinction are very Say aboIs hOnsAng this Title
Themselves having sth"rs 30 Il for then One OF them
VINO WAS this country last year. and who, the con
rary u}sy about mis- title insisted on having his
checks drawn to tnc order OF sir - An English
maa hi social position, who also mere hcarug Of
tuiS exclaimed. BY Jove what a shOD what an awful
sabl" II would hc well for not ~ style sucn SIR
SnObs. birourts, "pODe NOi that nOOlHty I'M
personal worth personal distinction, or even good
breeding any truly essenti9l quality Of gentleman
For here some " noble lords - who are STUPID fools,
AMI others wns arc I'm gracously arrogant and others
who arc thorough bac' ,ulrds. But a nobemau is
man he elltary rank and the soa Of u0blcmdn Of
the lowest rank al lOuEh he would DE "A cemuOncrl
would take prercdcUce long way. before tis writer
whom American publ 5hers advrriises az noble"
IL q, parhaps worth Shi 70 aAd maj no British noble
man has PUB icy vBet the society OF talS country
Nct- Orlt July 7, ISL fANhEf.