The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-12-09
MARQUIS OF GLANR1oARDE
a Typical Irish Landlord Who is
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+ The estate of the Marquie of Clanri-
catde, which has been selected With akeen
Judgment by the Irish Land League as
the ground of battle with landlordism
thsaNinter, is situated entirely in Gal
Way,comprises 52,6o1 acres and is esti-
mated BY Grif6th's valuation at s2O, 1888
per annum. Immediately on the present
Marquis coming into the estates the rents
we're raised and relentlessly exacted by
his agent, Mr.. John H. Blake, who some
two years ago was shot In broad daylight
ION the high road, while travelling on an
outside cir, and the administers of this
wild justice Of revenge, though possibly
we'll known to the tenantry, have never
since been reached by the law. His sue.
cessor, the present agent, Mr.. Francis
Joyce, on his marriage, few weeks ago
to a Miss De We're, approached the
hymenial altar escorted by strong pro-
tective body Of police. The Marquis
himself is" the second son of the late
Marquis, and as Hunert de Burgh, served
in His youth in the Diplomaties Corps
and was an attache for some time attlie
Court of Turin with Mr.. Labouchere.
His father, the late Marquis, though
there we're so many romances of crime
"ttached to his story, was a man of very
generous and kindly nature and very
much beloved by his tenantry down to
the last few years of his life, " hen he
| abandoned those popular principles his
family hid always upheld, The De
Burghs rank among the oldest of the
English nobility, the a.t title dating
back to 154a were among the earliest
settlers in Ireland. and down to the
grandfather of the present Marquis had
remained steadfast to the Roman cstho-
lie faith. His grandmother died =
Roman Catholic at a very advanced age.
Lord Clsnricarde pere married tho only
daughter of George Canning, who ele-
waited him from an earldom, the old title,
to : marduisate, and he subsequently
went abroad as Minister to Prussia, and
served in Lord John Russell's admins
tration from ls46 to ls52 as postmaster.
general, signalling his period Of Office by
filing all the postoft ices throughout Great
Britain and Ireland with Galway men.
Hias.eldest son, iviscount Dunkelin, was
gallant and generous in the highest de-
gree and devotedly attachad to his ten
antry, very brilliant in social and par
liamentary life, representing Galway for
some years, and wore all the promise OF
bright future statesmanship, bat died
somewhat suddenly at the early age oi
thirty-nine, before the blossom bore
fruit. A statue erected in memoriam on
the market place of Galway is now
threatened with destruction in conse.
quence Of the nisdeeds Of his successor.
! On his death the present marquis,
then Lord Hubert Canning, who had
assumed the name in compliance with
the will of his uncle, Viscount Canning,
the distinguished Governor.General oil
India, who bequeated to him landed
estates of the, value of about 100000 q
year, and much personal property, in.
cluding rich shawls and precious stones
from India, became heir in addition to
the Clsnricarde title and estates. For
some time he sat in the House of Com.
mons as Viscount Burke, one of the oil,
family titles he adopted, but finding its
duties irksome speedily retired, and on
the death of his father came in for the
family title and the joint Clanric arde and
Canning estates, probably amounting tc
$500, 200 q year, besides large persona
property. SINCE he has come into the
Clsnricarde title and estates he has neve,
once visited the property, never con.
tributed cept to any improvement o,
charity, or ever evinced the smallest In
terest in the welfare of his people. The
old castle of Fortuna, the family seat
has now for many years looked down in
sadness and decay on the lordly Shannon
which sweeps down it's base to hide it.
splendors in the sea. In the great battle
about to be fought, of which the affray a,
/ Woodford is the Hougoumont, the ten
Iantry will have the universal sympathy
on their, side. Lord Clrnricarde is not
as represented by some English society
journals, at all extravagant III his tastes
or habits or addicted to luxurious living
His meanness in money matters hal
been . constant subject Of jibe in th.
family. His only extravaganza has beer
the maintenance of handsome estab
lishment in Belgravia for the once cele
brated and beautiful but now som.
somewhat faded anonyma known a
Skittles, whom he dishonored som.
years ago with his affections. Perhaps
the best feature in his life has beer
the fidelity with which 10 has chung x
this attachment. He himself lives ii
small bachelor chambers at 3. S in th.
Albany, Piccadilly. He i Afty-fonf.-
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