The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-22

IAoFal OF the AGrqaI OF gtol, tae IHsSs
says Is serious loss 70 the party.
The seventh Duke Of Devonshire was born in
lsDs. He had an estate OF 1882 acres, with al
annual rental OF EisJ,57G. Large portions OF
the Abbey Lands plumber form lie ouak OF the
estate, which l. the best anu mOst properly
managed in England. he was the hea1 OF the
greei mouse OF Cayendish. Il gives good ioea
OF the solldity OF Engl.sa society % notice Ibat
the Cavendish family mas been II the first RANK
Tor more than 800 years, With very Little change
IN Its position, except that It's wealth. has
steadily Increased and It's connections have s'es-
Oily become more powerful sir John Cavencis d,
q direct ancestor OF the duke, was lord ehIet
justice ii lSo6, and was elected chancellor OF
the University of Cambridge The Duke OF
Devoashire Is chancellor OF the UalveTsIty OF
Cambridge at the present day. Il was John
Cayendish, son OF the chief justice, that
actually killed Vat Tyler. the leader OF
knighted by tie king az smith
fed, the scene of his exploit. During
the stormy days Of Henry VILE reign, when TO
be very prominent was about "a RISKY as trylng
10 swim the rapids OF Niagara, the Cavendish
family not only Kept their heads IN more senses
than one, but laid the foundations OF their
present. grandeur In the civil war II was !us'
the same. they TOOK al active part on ihe size
OF the popular Liberties, but refused TO 60 20 eI-
treTnes, and the result was that at the TEstora-
ton they were raised TO the dueal RANK and
loaded with fresh wealth and honors- There
have Low been seven Dukes OF Dsy0UsElITv n
uubrokeD succession, and every one OF 'hem
has been knight of the Garter, the highest
distinction in the empire. GaIs IA q record
which 10 other family can show, and il SPEAKS
volumes Tor the character OF The men and ioF
the sturdy qualities Of tle bTeei.
taey have always been a. the head OF the
WING. that is, the moderate L berals, and espeei-
ally OF the progressive and enlightened section
OF the landed gentry, who are really the back
bone OF the British people. Their enormous
Kingdom. and while they keep up their own
I-iAt4&l residence with p.ince4y splr2dor,
they take care mat their tenants and
laooTers nave aoInlug 70 complain OF. During
the worst troubles l.; Ireland they drew al in
come OF S,SiU.uUu year from their Irish proper
ties, anG the bitteret land-lsaGurs, in their at
tack OF Landlords, always made an exception in
favor u the Duke Of Dsyonshire. Chatsworth
Is probably The finest residence OF private per-
eon IN Europe. Yet IL is only one Of s. great
historical seats OF the CavenGIsh family, 51e
others teins Hardgicke hall in DeFoysnire,
Ec.kar hall in Nesrm0reland, Bolton Abbey IN
Yorkshire, Compton House III Kent and LIS
more Castle Ia County Waterford, BESIDES De
NCTshifS mouse and Burlington house IN Lon
don, the latter now occupied by the London
university, the Royal aca1emy and half dozen
other public institutions al ii tremendous rental.
The total revenue u the 1uEe1Um must amount
y millions o. dollars year; bat u
Is so collected and a1minis cred
tnat & arOases no envy, but, on the contrary,
covers the family with popularity. The Mar
gus OF harrington Is tie her 10 all this wealth
ana power, ana Tor many years past he has bad
the entire management oI il in his own hands,
lis IalAeE pGlug n anu IN very feeble health iOf
cue OF this tough race.
OF tie three sons OF the Duke of Devoashire
only one, the Marquis of Harrington, surv ives,
ana he Is unmarried. The second son, Lord
Frederick Cavendisb, was assassinated by Fem
ians in fh9nix park Dublin, and ;hls teEdish
crime caused the Marquis OF Harrington to
secede with his followers from the Liberia party,
forming the Liberal Unionist grodT. " no now
hold the balance of POKER in England The
third son, EDWARD Cayend!sh, died recently,
leaving three children.
The Duke OF DeY0nshire's death is deeply re-
gyet;eI Tor bis own sake. and Is political event
81 the hEst order, because IL Will exile Lord
harrington from the house of commons. Lord
runston is the pivot OF the CuIonist alli-
snce. His presence IN the legislative body
where the center Of political power resis is
essential, or, f. not essential, profoundly expe-
dent, III the interest OF that alliance and OF The
union. His removal" said one of his chief
opponents, would lie worth 10 US many by-
elections" 1t Is q cynical remark, out tue, aud
much more is true; and the political. cJnse-
quences OF the Duke OF DeYoushire's death are,
IN fact, immeasuraole.
The new Duke OF DeFonshire will now proba-
bly, marry the dowager Duchess OF Manchester,
VITA " HON he fell il love while he was a Young
man. When he fell in love he gave his whole
heari 10 the woman whom he had made his
goddess. The tr.Hlas circumstance that she
was another mans wife made not the slightest
difference 10 him. He could wait: and, in any
case, he had 10 desire 10 marry any other
woman. On the contrary. he was quite willing
10 for, 20 a.! prospect of transmitting his great
name with al the titles anu estates belonging
TO IL 10 his pOsteIty for the sake OF what seemed
perfectly hopeless attachment.