New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

even dahbles in Socialism sports shirt waists Of
the fercest hue Of rcd. and is renowned for her
cccentricity which OCCASIONALLY leads her to
wander about ;he streets followed by goats.
cats. poultry and other domestic pets.
In Italy the most notable case II this kind
that occurs to M at this moment is that Of the
only son OF the late Duke and Duchess Of Gal
lera OF Genoa IL has declined TO assume
the TILE Of his father. or 30 make use OF the
enormous fortune acquired by the late Duke as
the constructor Of nearly the whole Of the pres
ent railroad system in Italy. \ firm believer
in thu doctrines Of Socialism. he has TUNED over
his inheritance to the city f Genoa. to be used
for charitable purposes and insists on earning
his own living as a teacher Of mathematics
under The name Of Professor Ferrari His only
luxury is his collection Of postage stamps which
is pronounced by experts to be- the finest in
the world.
In France We find this Italian Dukes friend
and intimate associate. the veteran journalist.
Henri Rochefort who absolutely declines to
make any use OF hs old AMI il.usrious title OF
Marquis de Rochefort-Lucay which is one of the
finest in France. In mis- case, as in that Of Pro-
fessor Ferrari it is = matter Of principle that
prompts him to dsdain the Of his title.
A PEER 81 CONFUSION.
In England. where nobility titles are so much
more rare than on the Continent Of Europe, and
therefore more highly priced. a man. II he hap
pens ID inherit a peerage experiences the ut
most difficulty in escaping the honor. 1t was
only three years ago that the present LORD
Coerdgc at that time lawyer with mod
crate practice inherit d the Barony Of his rather
without however. a penny Of the estate Wnch
went TO the youthful ard dashing widow OF the
old Lord Chief Justice. Lord ColcriiGe was al
the time distinguishing himself in Parliament
ana was most strongly averse. both on political
and profess onal grounds. TO assume his fathers
pceragc he even went 50 far as 10 apply to the
Crown for permission to remain comm'h'r'
arguing that it was in tn power Of the latter
either To delay or to refrain altogether from
issuing the writ Of summons calling him 10 Els
fathers seat in the House OF LORDS. ana lld'
as long as he did not receive this writ ne was
entitled 10 consider himself as an ordinary
citizen. possessed Of all the rights ana iIN-
cees such.
rho law officers Of the Crown. however. after
carefully investigat ne the entire question de-
cidcd that be- was not Competent legally speak
ing 10 decline the assumoton Of his fathers
pceragc and that after the lapse oi the Gus
tomary twelve months from the time 81 his
D.
realm. whether he liked it ar not. ami as such
lost ipso facto. not only his seat in Parliament.
but likewise his Parliamentary franchise. mem
hers of the House of Lords having no right t.
VOTE. ~ To- take any part in Parliamentary
elections Fortunately for the sake y his
pocket the law officers declared that. although
there was no precedent. they could ma
no legal obstacle 10 the continuance OF MS
professional career at the bar after becoming
a peer. providing he did not appear as counsel
in cases brought before the House of Lords
sitting as the Supreme Court Of the Empire
FIIIAL CHIvALRY.
or course 1 man on succeeding to a peerase
can always decline 10 respond to the "rit 81
summons calling him to take his seat in the
House Of Lords and abstain from making
use OF the title. as in the case. for instance. Of
the sixth Earl Of Berkeley. who was known
throughout MS life as Mr." Berkeley and II at
"a az an insult any att smpt To address MIN Is a
Deer IF thr realm But for all that he was.
legally speaking a peer and such debarred
from the electoral franchise and from other
civic pretogatiVes II the cOmmoner.
Mr. Eerkeley's refusal to make use Of his title
was from motives of chivalrous regard for the
fair name Of his mother The latter. woman
of humble origin bore 2 number Of children 10
her husband the fifth Earl. prior to the date
when the death Of her husbands father per
ri:ted him 10 marry hor publicly. Both h" ana
sh.. claimed that there had been a secret mar
rage prior 10 the birth f their eldest boy. But
when. at the death Of the fifth Earl. in 1910, the
COMMITTEE Of Privileges Il the House of Lords
was called upon - decide in whose favor the
writ f summons should Dee issued a. his sue
cr:sOr. a controversy arose which. after an I'M