New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-03
OBITUARY.
EARL CAIRNS.
EARL CAIRNS
LONDON, April 2.-Earl Cairns died suddenly
at bis residence at Rournemonth fhs p,a-nt,.. -

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. Enio esco" fourish) was fecitously adopted bv
'ne nrse Er EARNS as the legend OF his famys armo
riai bearings forshe indeed fourshed wonderfully In
"o s''ns VI Socai rank political power and intel
lectual emnence His career closed yesterday nv aa,
was series of forward and upward steps leading h,
to one OF the most exalted positions In the oyernmepA
OF the United Kingdom. He was born Hugh Macc.L
mont Cairns December g. sl9 the second son of tina
late William Cairns esq. of Cutra County Down I,e
land After brilliant student career at Trinity College,
Dublin he in 1914 called the bar at Middle Tenn
pie and soon gained large practice in equity His legal
ability made him so conspicuous figure that in 1852 he
was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for
Belfast position which he continued to dill until he
was elevated TO the judicial bench He became Queens
Counsel and Bencher of Lncoln's Inn In 1856 and In
1898 the conservatives being in power, Lord Derby
made him solcitor-General and knghted him. In
Parliament Sir Hugh maintained the high rcpute he had
at the bar The first bill by him related
to Chancery REFORM to which subject he devoted much
attention. He took prominent part also the great
four nights debate in May, 1858, on Lord Ellen
boroughs OF Canning's proclamation to
the people of India. In 1859 he went oas
OF Office with HIS party but remained in the House as
the representative Of Belfast until 1856, when Lord
Derby. coming into power again, made him Attorney
General On October OF that year, the retire
ment OF Sir James Knight Bruce from the Chief
Justccship of the Court OF Appeals he appointed to
tndt pOsltiOn In FtDruafy, 1901, ne was made
OF the United Kingdom Baron Cairns OF Carnegie,
County Antrim, aud in the following year Mr. Dsrae
placed him on the woolsack Lord High Chancellor
The Disrae Government went out within the year. but
when IL came In again Ia 1874 the Baron resumed hs
seat on the wo0lsack. In 1876 he made yiscouns
Garmoyle and Earl Cairns in the Peerage OF tile United
Kingdom In 1850 he went out of office with the Con-
seryatiye Government aud has since been of tha
most prominent Opposition leaders In the House Of
Lords and OF the Marquis Of Saisburys earnest
supporters
lacked academic honors Cambridge gave him tho
honorary degree of LID in 1852, and oxford that Of
ID. Z. L. In 1868. The University OF Dublin chos him
To be Its Chancellor In 1867 and retained him ia
married to Miss Mary Harriet MacNee. daughter OF
the late John MacNele esq, OF PGkm0unt County An
trm Their children living in the order OF .heir birth,
as follows: Lias Charlotte married 10 tie Rev.
Henry Ncy sherbrooke OF the Westmoreland family,
Arthur William Herbert John, Wilfred Dallas, Douglas
Hayburton and Kathleen Mary the eldest beng twenty
nye and the youngest nteen years old Lord aud Lady
Cairns have long been prominent members OF the Pres
byteran Churcn and have been active In support OF lie
various enterprises. While Lord chancellor the Earl
assisted Hessrs Moody and sankey In their revival
work. identified himself with Exeter Hail. and eyen to-
gether with Lady Cairns. on several occasions assisted
General" Booth In the meetings OF tie Saliva ioa
Army. 10 apparently this Jealous rellgosIy that
prompted them break the engagement OF marriage be-
tween their eldest and heir and Miss Finney, the
actress.
Arthur william Cairns second child and eldest Of
the deceased Earl succeeds to the title and estates,
was born on December 81, 1861. lie has for some
with strong inclination TO be- dude" Although he
allowed his faith with Miss FiDney TO be
broken he had the manliness 10 av0w her entire nn0
of any fault whatever in the He has lately
spent time in this city and elsewhere Ia the
United states On his home from tour around the
world.