New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24
LONDON NOTES.
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and house in the Highlands, hard by haimor"i'
and Mackenzie had become an intimate, or al 'e"sc
q useful friend of the Prince of Wales. III pleaseo
this Scotch laird TO give both In Scotmhu anu III
London, dinners and picnics and entertainments
of many other kinds 10 the Prince ana ~ 'no'e
whom the Prince, for reason or anothei "isho"
entertained lie followed His Royal lilghhess "
Uomburc. and did the same sort OF ser'lce 'noio.
II was | think. at IIomburg that the name OF
bo Rcncfoctor was first bestowed on him: not
nv any one individual, but by the general consent
n tho society which year after veal assembled IN
That spot and prolited by his lavlshness III was
Mackenze's function mission in life TO minister
70 the amusement Of his fellow-men, ana Oh tne
women also His hospitahties were not niuis-
criminate The list OF guests was composer wan
constant reference to tie one paramount oDJec1 VI
amusing the Prince and, SAID the cehsorlou'' vi
d:scharging in this vicarlous way some Vi oc
pr;ncc's many social Obligations. The purse OF
the Mackenzie was always open, ana wheh you
bear in mind that he of whom this is truly said
was a Scot the fact seems the more strii"9.
Among the many fine traits OF the Scot that OF
nortino freely with his money is not commonly
rcckoned.
In this fitness of time he had his reward, or, 70
oaopt Mr.. w. II. Smiths phrase in describing the
mission to Rome, his remuneration. lie was inade
q baronct and the story of the making is curious
onc The Prince Of Wales was understood 10 DC
his suonsor: il was at the Princes request thaV
Moctenzia was recommended to the Queen Tor this
honor Tho Queen was asked TO make him Sir
Joscuh Mackenzie of Kintail. But there are Mac
kcnzies and Mackenzcs The clan is a very large
onc. and is still powerful. Kintail is territorial
,,le that belongs in strctness 10 the head OF the
clan and TO none other, and the Benetactor was
no moro head of the clan than i am Inc reai
Mackenzie heard Of this pretty scheme and pro-
1cstcd-wrotc to the Prince himself and to the
Oueen. or took care that his protest should reach
tho Queen: which was the less difficult because
his amt was ut that time Lady OF the Dco-
chamber and one of the Queens most rus'eo
friends Her Majesty granted the barenetoS, o"'
M. tho DESIGNATION Of Kintail. The royal re-
script ran. if an account heard az Tie ti'he may
bc Trusted. thus Joseph Thompson is to De
baronct with the style and title Sir Joseph Mac
Leny;o NJ Glcpmuickn He was not Mackenzie
at all: his true name was Joseph Thompson.
The Prince OF Wales was displeased, but it is
not the first time that the Queen has ventured 10
incur the dsapproval of her son. lie expnssed
his opinion in those plain terms which he can use
when he chooses and by one OF those octs which'
in the social world of London, are OF singular
influence lie erased from the list OF guests NJ
dinner given TO meet His Royal Highness the
names of the two persons who had Deeh, as he
thought. most concerned in the intrigue as ne
called it. by which the new baTonet had oeeh
denied the right to describe himself as MacRehHe
If K;ntail I suppose the Princes friend was to
the day of his death unhappy because ne iau "
bc known as Sir Joseph Mackenzie of Glenmuick;
al aS
mick. Nor could his promotion bring him health
Ie has been i'll ever since, and successor to MN
in his character of BenefactOr has appeared upon
the scene
The Benefactor Of the present hour is Baron
u;rscb the Austrian millionaire. lie it is VINO
now eniovs the favor Of the Prince oil "aies'
discbarcing TO some extent though perhaps more
exclusively in the Princes interest, the functiohs
lately long appcrtaining to the rich Scotchih"h
who is dead. Baron 1lirsch however, Is hoo
ALWAYS in London and always III attendance upon
the Prince There are Others who dlVloeu WIN
Mackenzie in his lifetime some OF the privileges
If his peculiar position. Perhaps Mr. Heuoeh
Sassoon is the best known Of these. lhere was u
minor that he was out of favor, Dun hVoi-
royal favor, at any Tate-ls tmhg t'lut oon''
and goes and Mr. Reuben Sassoon Is nhInea Vo-uaS
os the one who is 10 take charge Of the anuse-
IlOmDurg curing hIl> SNS' '''
tho Prince. II is a responsible Office. H0mbur9
every wear is fuller and fuller; more ana mort
Ioyolly do certain sections of London society
ool,ect at these fashionable springs They may
=, NAV not drink the waters, but they are sure
Of the sunshine of the royal presence. What more
Gould be needed for human happiness? ii thefc
no ANYTHING more it is the aid ana comfort VI
such friends Of humanity as the late AacKehzie
NJ Clcnmuick and of those upon whom DIS hah"e
has now fallen
Our English kinsmcn are beginning to discover
that there are pirates elsewhere than III hnieIIc''
and 70 comment upon their proceedings. Inc
Times js one Of the discoveries, and one OF inc
victims: once more illustrating the rule that a
little personal interest sharpens ones sense anu
scusibilties. A letter appears In that paper from
A Rewildcred American The SIGNATURE c'n
hardly be genuine No American was ever Known
IN hc bcwil0cred But the writer whoever ne may
he has been struck by two facts; that a lourhai
which he refers TO as The st. Jacobs uaze''e
hos been dcclaimng against American piracy, ana
that the same journal has SYSTEMATICALLY pr
fered, its news from its esteemed morning coh''"-
porary.
Tbere was period when it's esteemed morning
contemporary would have dsdained to take hole
Of such matter: but let that pass The reply
of the accused was that the charge was uhTuc'
and the reioinder of the Bewildcred American -
more bewldcrcd than beforc-was TO give cnap'er
md verse 70 cite some fifteen instances out OF SIN
gle number in which news paragraphs han oech
borrowed without acknowledgment.
An elaborate editorial reply appears in the lead
inc columns Of The offender. 1t Is not reply
IL docs in effect admit what cannot be denied
ave have no reason TO deny that we occasionally
io,;ve informaton-wlch Is occasionally cor
rcct-from the columns of The Times 6nt II
objects to the terms in which this derivation Is
described The wise would perhaps call 1T " con-
veying@ The writer is very angry-talks ol
"abuscn and lies and incredible efrontery
ard The rest. lie has. however. all idea under
meath all this anger: that what is printed and not
copyrighted is habitually copied by one paper from