Milford chronicle., 1896-01-24
SKETCH or SALISBURY.


] EngIand's Premier Once Followed Jour
naIism For the Money In IL.
The present prime minister is man
/ who would have succeeded in almost cEy
walk Of life he had oho on TO follow. mo
head of historic family, and possessed Of
great wealth. his opportunities have no
doubt been great, but for all that 1t is to
his Preat natural abilities that he mainly
owes Is success. 1t must be remembered
that \, had made a figure in tho world
when heA IS plain Lord Robert Cecil, and
before thefewas any likelihood Of his COM
ing into the family title and estates.
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil
was born in 1880 and was educated at
Elton and Christ Church, Oxford At the
university he was frequent and effective
speaker at the Union Debating society,
and in 1888 he was elected member OF par
lament for tho family borough Of Siam
ford Four years later he married Miss
Anderson, daughter Of the judge Of that
namo. Her parents were opposed TO tho
union. not considering Lord Robert Cecil
q sufficiently good match. Lord Robert
was then a younger son, and with very
little money at his disposal. Indeed in
the year Of his marriage he took 90 jour
nalism in order to supply tho deficiency Of
q somewhat inadequate allowance.
In that year The Saturday Review was
started, and soon became famous By the
oleverness, wit and daring of its articles.
Lord Robert Cecil was one Of the earliest
and most valued contributors. II was be-
tween 1859 and 1865 that he made his
mark in the commons This was in Lord
PalmerstOn's second administration. 1t
was in 1865 that his elder brother diad,
and he became Lord Cganborne and heir
to the marquisate In the following year,
on the formation Of Lord Dorhy's third
administration, he was appointed socre-
tary of state for India. His father led in
1867, and he camo into he title ana en-
tered the house Of lords. He soon os.ab-
lished reputation as foremost dictator in
the upper house. In 1874 he took Office
under Mr. Disraeli, and in 1876 was sent
TO Constantinople to try and help to settle
the dispute between Russia and Turkey.
Ho also went with Lord Beaconsiield to
the Berlin congress, and rendered great
assistance in that affair.
On the death of Lord Beac0nsfeld, in
1880, Lord Salisbury became the rceog-
nized leader of the Conservative party.
He became premier in June, 1885, on the
resignation of Mr., Gladstone and again
after the general election Of 1886. The
present Is therefore Lord Salisbury's third
administration. The Marquis Of Sails
bury has perhaps won moro laurels by his
management Of foreign affairs than by
his domestic policy. Rightly or wrongly,
no is credited with great diplomatic skill.
Whom not in London or abroad, Lord Sal
isbury spends most of his time at his mag
nifloent and historic country seat at Hat
Geld.
Hatfield House is one Of the finest OF tho
homes Of the English nobility.
It was built in the reign of james I, and
the date Of its completion, 1G11 stands
over the principal entrance. 1t is a noble
and its superb park, interseoted
by avenues of oaks and heoches almost
in their magnitude and beauty,
is one of the most beautiful scenes in the
Hatfield is crowded with objects Of his
5orical interest, not the least remarkable
Of which are those connected with Queen
of whom thoro are fous or five
portraits in the collection Here We sec
The queens silk stockings, deliberately em-
,oidered, the first Of their kind ever
ought to this country; her garden hat
plated straw Or cane work which she
aid to have worn while sitting under
oak, the remains Of which still stand in
park, carefully preserved and sur
Jundod by railing, whom the news was
brought her that she had succeeded to the
hrone; her pedigree from Adam, long
oil Of parchment richly illuminated; her
ewel case, inlaid with mother of pearl;
Ter cradle, as an infant, made of oak and
arved, and other relics.-Spsre Moments.