The herald., 1897-11-14


Gus wealthy gentlemen always willing
to subscribe upon the understanding
they will be repaid by peerage or by q
lesser title"
The only difference Mr.. Labouchere
can see between British methods and
those followed in America is that in the
United States each party insists upon
the rank and file sharing the spoils
while in this country the spoils go almost
exclusively in the upper crust
The Rev. Samuel r. Hole, Dean of
Rochester, opening the school bazaar at
Chatham on Thursday last made an ad-
dress, in the course of which, speaking
of the necessity for the religious educa-
ton of children, he said: New York
has the most perfect arrangement in
the world for secular education, but it
has too little regard for the immortal
souls of the children. l am quite cer-
tain but for the want of moral convic-
tion and practical christianity among
the infants of that great city such a
disgraceful election as that of Tam
many Mayor would never have occur
red"
GLADSTONES WORK
Icdiln pei wi.
meditates an important biographical
work, embracing the lives of most of the
distinguished modern divines, but there
are disquieting rumOrs in circulation as
to the marked manner in which old age
and infirmities are growing upon the
Grand Old Man." He seems to be de-
veloping facial weakness similar to
Prince Bismarck's. Whenever he
catches cold 1t settles in his eyes and
in the left side of his face, making it
extremely painful to bear. AS a result,
Mr.. Gladstone has been ordered to the
Rivera in order to escape the winter, and
he, with his wife and daughter, will
start for Cannes on November 25. At
Cannes Mr.. Gladstone and his party will
be the guests of Lord Rendel, whose
daughter Is married to Mr.. Gladstones s
third son.
MINOR MATTERS
1t is said that the Duke Of Beaufort
has transferred all his property to his
son, the Marquis of Worcester. The
Duke is in very feeble health. and this
transfer of the estate enables the Mar
quis to escape the enormous death duties
which he would otherwise have to pay
OH SuCCeeUlHS u tIle ESTATES
The so-called Baronets' Trades Union
in other words, the movement of the
baronets to protect their rights and
seek redress for their grievances, in
view of the recent decision according to
children during the legal life of peers
the title of honorable, and giving them
precedence after the younger children
of barons and ahead Of baronets, is talk
ing form. A meeting was held by the
aggrieved baronets on Wednesday and
resolutions were adopted looking to the
suppression of the unauthorized as
sumption of the title of baronets and the
maintenano of the privileges and prec
edents of tn order. The first resolution
draws attention to the long standing
scandal in the spurious assumption of
title to the present moment of at least
forty bogus baronets who are unable to
show their title to the rank, and it is
claimed that besides The disputed bar
onetcies, the claimants to which all use
the title, there is absolutely no jurisdic-
ton over the order such as the House
of Lords exercises over the peerage. In
other words, if a man fancies he is en-
titled to baronetcy he assumes it. no
one having the power to ask him for
proof of his claim. The second resolu-
tion adopted by the baronets is pro-
test against the bestowal of the designa-
tion of honorable on children during
the legal life of peers as already referred
to. which gives them precedence which
the baronets hold they are not entitled
to.
The Prince of Wales new racing
yacht, which is being built by the Hen
dersons of Glasgow, after the designs
of George l.. Wilson, is discussed with
great interest in yachting circles. 1t is
expected that she will make her debut
in the Mediterranean regattas next
spring, and the Sportsman and Dra-
matte News express the hope that the
American yacht Defender will be there
to meet huch genuine representa-
tive of the sport as the Prince of Wales"
The Prince of Wales does not intend to
challenge for the America cup.