New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
LORD DUFFERIN IN PARIS.
THE NEW ENGLISH AMBASSADOR WELCOME
FOR MANY REASONS.
Paris, March IL.

| thc British Embassy. He comes WIN eIca' u,p
lomatic reputation, and claims cl'izensnp Al "
| ronublic of letters Not even his preueceSSoi i
. mare varied life than the present AmpaSsaooi
| II. understands the methods that comihaha SUI
coss Nevertheless, few persons owe l'oie " -, -
flo has been lucky in all his puplc uhuei
and circumstances which ne never co"'' !
foreseen greatly helped him. But IL mus. We e',s
u,a, bo p,s amazingly quick to take advantage
Of them and to see to what account 'h'S s.;an1
,,,nod Lord Beaconsfeld, who was a great irenu
, .to ,l,,oo oronddauphters of Sheridan, ana
norcularv of the late Lady Dufferin (Lady olior''
d., hor second marriage), said of her soh: io's
,ood mot fool uneasy as TO his success III HE IL
lao ,,ere y born jew he could not have inner cap'o'
-, for tnking the ball on the hop Yes. iheic
i much more in that talent than most OF us sup
nose Circumstances OF favoring KIM h"Pp'"
| 60 so MANY and so few see how to make use VI
them. ,,,,or
lord Dufrerin is a prodgal in the use of his per-
sonal fortune A member OF Parliament VINO k"e"
him in SYRIA whittier he was sent In 1851 10
watch the French at Bcyrout, gives me the ioho"
inc anecdotc Lord Duferin saw his way 10
bribing some Turkish officials VINO were pay
from corrupt motives the French game lns'eau
Of acting according to crcumlocuuon rues' hc
said 10 my friend, You are going to Maiseies
direct?"
| Yes
well. kindly telegraph when you land there
this message to my steward. AS you see, 1T Is an
order to sell the timber on a certain estate
love old trees But | am in a fever lest should
not bring my mission TO happy issue ana 'hac
can only be done by finding at once the money
that | need Even if | could make them under
stand in London that | can use it advantageousiy
here they would not send il i'll time
The trees were sold Lord Dufern got the
money and the French shortly after had cleared
ont of SYRIA | know not whether he sold more
timber TO help forward other diplomatic enter
prscs He cannot be said 10 take his life in his
hand, but he has often risked his position ana a
good deal of his property. The latter has dwndied
in the ratio of his advancement as a diplomatist
and statesman. But he says that he enjoys the
downs as well as the ups Of life, and in short the
strong emotions in which daring albeit wary
life of conduct is generally fertile. His life, |
hear. is heavily enough insured to leave his family
well of and clear his estates at his
death Meanwhile he is entitled, whenever
h. may choose 10 retire 70 diplomatic
pension and seaside residence in England His
wife is a successful author and SO also is his lord
ship. He writes in light. agreeable style which
was formed in the time of Dickens and Bulwer
Lytton. and smacks Of both. His speeches are
better than his books. They have telling direct
ness are clear, and the different parts well in
tcrlinked Some time ago ! heard him make. as
rector of a Scotch university, an address on how
modern languages should De learned. which was
the most fccitous thing | ever listened TO- lie
j. a linguist. but is rcputed not to be 80 well up
in French as in Italian. Arabic and Turkish.
This may be convenient for him. IL is always
well for diplomat 10 understand what is said 70
him in foreign language. But II may he de-
sirablc for him to gain time TO answer by imper-
feet knowledge Of tie tongue.
Lord Duicrin is nephew of the Hon. Mrs
Norton and OF the late Duchess Of Somerset, who
was Queen Of Beauty at the Eglinton Tournament
in lsl2 They were both gifted with high
s,rung minds Lady DuIern. the third sister
had the best balanced intellect Of the three She
was sweet poetcss with vein Of deep and true
scnshity and might have been great poetess
had her life been less fortunate She was the
author ns the Honorable Mrs. Price Backwood
of many pathetic ballads. chiefly Irish.
Her marriage with Lord Clifford came about in
this way lie had been regarded by her AS a
second son When he was dying Of consumption
Lady Dufcrin said. You must 90 TO Egypt and
| Will 20 with you and De Your nurse lie said
on one condition-thcir getting married.
"No,r she replied b" might be your mother
Marriage would spoil the romance of our attach
ment
Ee reasonable" he said Mrs. Grundy has
pursncd fcrociously the ladies' of your family
You must no: give her chance Of rcnding you
for your devotion . Il poor cousumptive'
The marriage took place. Lady Duircrin was as
n loving sister of charity in Egypt and elsewhere
for few years. and was plunged into the deepest
grief by Lord GifIord's death in 1867.
Lord Dunerin was attached 10 the Court OF
Queen Victoria in the early years OF her married
life She is fond of him because she associates
him with that period, with Lord Melbourne her
first Prime Minister, and then on account OF ms
distinguished public services He is Marquis OF
Ava because lac added Burnah TO the British
POSSESSIONS He learned unexpectedly at Calcutta
that King Thebaw had secretly agreed to French
prntcctorate over his dominons and at once, WITH
out waiting for Instructions sent british force
IN tolc him prisoner and TO place Burmah under
the sway of Queen Victoria. The blow was rapidly
and successfully struck Her Majesty. who, although
Just and generous in her dealings toward every
nation. is a good deal of lingo, was delighted
and never sirucd with more pleasure any patent
of inability than that which raised Lord Duilcrin
IN tbc Noruuisatc Of Dutcrin and Ava. His
mode of forming The union of the Canadian
nrovinccs into one Dominion also went To her
| heart. lie is under orders to proceed to liyeres
! when she arrives there and To remain IN attend
| oncc on her in lieu of Cabinet Minister whom.
however. il would bc impossible for him 10 re-
place.
Lord DuGcrin SAYS that he resembles forged
iron in one respect His life has been one OF
alterations from hot to irigid climatcs-from
Iceland. where he went on II long tour. To Syria ;
from Canada and st. Petersburg TO Egypt and
India; then TO Rome, and now to Paris, where he
| orri,cs in a second winter scvcrcr than that we
| nosscd through in December and January.
Lord Dmlrcrin was born at Florence, educated
-. rtop and Oxford. and is cosmopolitan by