Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-18
MARQUIS OF CLANRICARDE,
A Typical Irish Landlord Who is to
be Systematically Warred On.

From the Nel0 York World.
The estate OF the Marquis OF Clanri-
carde, which has been selected with a
keen Judgment by the Irish Land League
as the ground of battle with landlordism
THIS winter, is situated entirely in Gal
way, comprising 52,601 acres and is
estimated by Griffith's valuation at G20,-
500 per annum. Immediately on the
present Marquis coming into the estates
the rents were raised and relentlessly ex-
acted by his agent, Mr.. John I'll. Blake,
VINO some two years ago was shot in
broad daylight on the nigh road, while
travelling on an outside car, and
Inc administers of this wild justice of re-
Venge, though possibly we'll known to the
tenantry, have never been reached by the
law his successor, the present agent,
MI FRANCIS Joyce, on mis- marriage,
lew weeks ago to Miss De
Nere' approached the hymeneal altar
escorted by strong protective
nody OF police. The Marquis himself is
tne second son OF the late Marquis and,
AS Lord Hubert De Burgh, served in his
yOuth IN the diplomatic corps and was
an attache at the court of Turin with Mr..
LaDouchere. His father, the late Marquis,
lIough there were some romances ofcrime
aetacheu 10 his story, was man of very
keheIous ana kindly nature and very much
oeIo'eu by his tenantry down to the last
Few years OF his life, when he abandoned
nose popular principles his family had
Always upheld. The De Burghs rank
among the oldest of the English nobility,
Tue nrst title dating back to 1913, were
oLhohg the earliest settlers IN ireland,
anu GOWN TO the grandfather of the pres
Tht Marquis had remained steadfast to the
h san Catholic faith. His grandmother
uleu a Roman Catholic at very adj
r,a9ced age. Lcrd Clanricarde pere mar
iieu the only daughter of George Can
,ine, VINO elevated him from an earldOm,
.ue Olu tltIe, TO marquisate, and he subse-
quehIlV went abroad as Minister to Prus-
oia ana served in Lord John Russelps
ADMINISTRATION from 1916 to 1852 as Post.
1 onter General, Signalling his period of
o omce oy Milling all the post offices through
O NJ great Britain and Ireland with Gal
Nay men. His eldest son, ViscouSht
tDu4keilin, was gallant and generous in
y, ,oG Ilghestdegree and deyotedly attached
w us tenantry, very brilliant in social
s' Iarnamentary life, representing Gal
10y ior some years, and wore all the
Piohlse OF bright future statesmanship,
. "ut uied somewhat suddenly at the early
Shse Oh %, before the blossom bore fruit.
"a statue erected in memoriam on the
nn aihet place of Galway is now threat
.ueu with destruction in consequence OF
we mlsdeeds Of his successor.
oh nus death the present Marquis, then
IT, t1o'u hubert Canning, who had assumed
b Ie name IN compliance with the will OF
a ,,,i uncle, Niscount Canning, the dlstin-
s"sueo Governor General of India VINO
tefueathed to him landed estates OF the
n oe.ue OF about 100000 a year and much
Pvlsohai property, including rich shawls
ba,i. precious stones from India. became
ga ~ uaultlon TO the Clanricarde title
III, ssIales. For some time he sat 10 the
a,'ns OF Commons az YiscOunt Burke,
Ggns ol the Old family titles he adopted, but
,1 ruihg lts duties irksOme speedily re-
su' ana on the death OF HIS father
t1a ~ Tor the family title and
,le JOINT Clanrioards aud Gaming es-
a IS probably amounting 10 100000
A af besides large personal property.
~. nt came Into The ClanTicafde fitls
A- S'lalsb be has never once visited the