St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-20
Sketch Of Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, Her Majesty's New
Envoy.
A Man Distinguished at the
Bar and an Expert in
Diplomacy.
Grand Dinner to the Ameri-
can Pilgrims at Rome
Prelates Speak.
Financial Circles in Paris
Still Nervous and APP
prehensive.

New YORK, March 19.-In a letter to
the Tribune Edmund Yates writes as
follows of Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
new British minister to the United
States: "There were Pauncefotes in
the West of England when the 'Domes-
day Book was written. One Sir Grim
bald PauncefOte was knighted by Sir
Edward Bohun at the taking of Glouces-
ter castle. during the wars of the barons.
There is still to be seen an effigy of the
PauncefOte who sailed with Prince
Edward to Tunis in 1910 and was
taken prisoner by the Saracens,
and whose wife is supposed to
have obtained his release by sending
her right hand as ransom to the inf
dels. The Pauncefotes possessed their
characteristic motto, 'PenSeZ forte six
centuries at least before Julian Paunce-
fote was born at Munich. just siXty-one
years ago. An education at Paris and
Geneva gave him practical knowledge
OF foreign languages, and lucky acct
dent led him to exchange military
cadetship in Madras for forensic studies
in the inner Temple. Sir James Moles-
worth first introduced him to the
colonial office and diplomacy. He prac-
tlced diligently as cOnveyancer at
home before he went to Hong Kong to
become the attorney general and draft
a code of civil procedure. The year
1872 brought him the chief justiceship
of the Leeward islands and knighthood.
After successfully opening the federal
supreme court, putting the whole
judicial administration in working
order and giving the Leeward islands
civil code, Sir Julian returned to Eng
land fn SuaaQQ6 I ord KnntSford tho
legal assistant to the under secretary of
state at the colonial Office.
1.-THE chief juSticeship of Ceylon
could not tempt him to return to the
tropics. Two years later Lord Derby
offered him the newly created legal as
sistant under secretaryship at the for
eign office. Lord Beaconsfeld gave
him the ribbons of the Bath and the
colonial order. Lord Granville selected
him to succeed Lord Tenterden as the
permanent under secretary of state for
foreign affairs. His good work on the
SueZ canal international commission
made him G. G. M. &. The position
of British minister to the United States
is one of peculiar difficulty, but the past
achievements of Sir Julian PauncefOte
inspire cheering confidence that he
will soon be as much liked in Connecti-
cut avenue as in Cromwell place.
"There are few London drawing
rooms where youthful members of the
corps diplomatique are more thoroughly
at home than in Cromwell place. The
kindly hospitality of Lady Pauncefote
and her popular daughter is always
keenly appreciated, especially by new
arrivals. Sir Julian Pauncefote is al
ways on the best of terms with the for
eign secretaries and attaches. There
was time when he could hold his own
with the foil against all corners, and in
Washington he may possibly find time
to return to his fayorite exercise. The
temporary closing of the little house in
Cromwell place must necessarily cause
Wide-SDread regrett