New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
BIRTHDAY HOyORs ANNOUNCED.
wELI-KNowN ENGLIsHMEN ARE KNIGHT
ED BY THE QUEEN.

wELI,-KNowN ENGLIsHMEN ARE KNIGHT
ED BY THE QUEEN.
London. June 2.-The Queens birthday honors
were announced to-day.
Aima-Tadema the artist, and j. A. Boyd
chancellor Of the High Court of Ontario are
knighted
Henry NJ. Stanley. NJ. p, is made knight
Grand Cross Of the Bath.
Sir Charles Howard Vincent. NJ. p. and
James Rennell Rodd Secretary OF the British
Consulate General in Egypt. are made knight
Commanders of ST Michael and st. George. In
the case OF Mr. Rodd the honor is bestowed as
a reward for his successful mission 10 Abyssinia
I'm 1897 Sir Charles Howard Vincent was
honored for his services during the recent
anarchist conference at Rome.
Percy Sanderson, the British Consu-General
at New-York is made knight Commander OF
ST. Michael and ST. George. and Captain Johh
L. Burr, Of the British second-class cruiser In
trepid, for his recent services at Bluehelos is
made a Companion Of St Michael and st.
George.
NJ Jean de Reszke receives the Royal Vic
torian order. fourth class.
The extremely meagre honor list Is a matter
of general surprise as well as consider
able disappointment TO many. NO ne"
peers have been created. although In quarters
usually inspired 1t had been asserted that s'r
Julian Pauncefote. British Ambassador to the
United States, would at all events be raised to
that dignity NJ.
Neither are there any new Prvy Councillors
Such baronetcies knighthoods and orders as
have been conferred have gone largely TO the
scientific and learned professions ana 10 mem
bers of the Permanent Civil Service. "A Few
officers have been rewarded with special seTNice
distinctions
Among the honors interesting 10 Americans. IN
addition To those already cabled. are oaronetcy
for Professor John Scott Burden sandeTson
regius professor Of medicine at oxford Onl-
versity: orders of knight Commander or the
Bath for w. II. Freeze president OF the lnsutu,
tior of Civil Engineers. and Professor Micnaei
Foster professor OF physiology at Cambridge
University. and the Order Of Companion OF ST
Michael and 81. George for Captain the Honor
able Maurice Bourke commodore OF the North
American Fisheries Station. In recognition OF
his services in protecting the fishery interests
Of Newfoundland
Percy sanderson. British Consui-General here ana
Companion OF the Most Distinguished order Of St
Michael ard St George. received cable dlspatch
from London yesterday comforting upon him the
honor Of promotion to a Knight Commander in the
same order. This Is the intermediate grade in TINS
order the highest being that of Knight Grand
Cross Mr.. Sanderson has lived in this city ana
has been Consul General for England since July T.
1894 lie has long and honorable record in the
British Army In 1889 he entered the army as a
lieutenant Of artillery In 1865 and 1856 he was
an aide-de-camp TO Sir William Denison, VINO
was then Governor of Madras and In Oc-
tober. 1866. he was made fArd-ciass commits
sary Of ordnance lie acted as aide-de-camp to
Lord Ma pier Governor of Madras, In 1858 and soon
afterward was appointed frst-class commissary
of ordnance at Fort st. George He returned to
England on sick certificate in 1870 and then retired
from the army on half pay.
His consular career began in 1876, when he was
nominated Consul al Galatz; In 1881 he was Cnarse
d'ANaires al Bucharest, and shortly after~ard was
appointed Consul-General of Rumania, resident at
Galatz and became Commissioner on the NaVlgs-
tion of the Danube He was employed In the pun
lic service I'm London during the Danube Con-
ference. and again made Charge dAnalres az
Bucharest in 1888 He continued in this office on
and on until 1886 when he was made Companion
az the Most Distinguished order Of ST Michael ana
ST. George and was appointed to his present post