The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-04-01
The AMERICAN COLONY in LONDON
1t is Growing Faster in Size
and Importance.
REPRESENTATIVES AT WESTMINSTER
One Of Them Bears the Famous
Name of Charming.

One Of Them Bears the Famous
Name Of Charming.
One Of the most Aourlsling OF Ameri-
can cities, doubtless the wealtfiest in
proportion to its population, and GER
tainly the most fashionable, has never
been mentioned in the census reports.
Outside of its inhabitants few realize
its existence, and yet it is growing fast
er in size and influence than any boom
town in the West is growing to-day
Its only name is ''the American colo
ny in London" Careful estimates have
placed its fixed population at between
1900 and 10000, and its transient popu-
lation in the season at $4,000 more.
By stretching the letter OF the truth
to express the spirit OF the truth it can
be said properly that this American city
OH foreign soil has four representatives
in Parliament and (wl1at is more i'm
portan) some seventy representatives
in the social government OF Great Brit
ain-women, that is, whose husbands
are in the House OF Lords Or House
OF Commons.
OF the four american" members Of
Parliament three were born in the
United States. The other, Henry NJ.
Stanley, although born in Wales, under
the name OF Rowlands, was adopted by
an American, Mr.. Stanley Of New Orlc
ans, whose name he took when he was
small boy, and, like the three others,
had to be naturalzed before he could
enter Parliament.
Two OF the other members are Sir El-
lis f4shmead Bartlett and his brother,
William Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-
Coutts, the former born in Brooklyn in
184o. and the latter in Plymouth, Mass,
in 1851. Their mother was one Of the
Ashmeads of Philadelphia. They came
to England before they were in their
teens, and have lived here ever since
Both were graduated with honors from
Oxford.
Sir Ellis, who got the handle for his
name by being made baronet in 1892;
was first elected to Parliament in 1880
and was Civil Lord OF the Admiralty for
seven years. He has represented dis
trict OF Sheffield in the House of Com
mons for the last four years.
The younger Bartlett is bright aft
able, and really able man, who would
have made his way in the world in any
event, but who achieved that end at the
age of 80, in manner that was sensa-
tional, by marrying the Baroness Bur
dett-Coutts, aged 81, by whom he was
employed as private secretary.
Mrs. Grundy was in high dudgeon
over the affair at the time, for the
Baroness was reputed to be one OF the
richest women in England, but she and
her husband have been happy together
for eighteen years, and he, although he
took his wifes name by royal license,
instead OF giving her his name, has been
as active and energetic as if he had pow
erty to spur him along. The Baroness is
one of the worlds greatest plilantfro-
pists, and her husband, who was her
aIlnoner before he became her. spouse,
has continued his work Of managing her
vast charities. One OF the benevolent
organizations she helps to support is
the Society for the Prevention OF Cru
city to Children, of which she is the
founder. 1t is said, by the way, that the
Baroness not only lost favor at court
by her romantic marriage, but also lost
part of her fortune, which came to her
from her grandfather, an eccentric. old
banker, who used to go about so shah
billy dressed that on one occasion a
passer-by, plying his apparent poverty,
tried to give him a coin.
Mr.. Burdett- -Coutts has been Con-
servative member of Parliament ever
since 1885. His brother is also Con-
| ScrVatlVc.
Mr.. Claiming came to this country
when boy, and was educated at Ok
ford where he gained the Chanccllor's
English essay and the Arnold historical
prize. He took honors in classics and
mathematics, and became lecturer Of
University College. He was elected to
the House OF Commons in 1885, and has
been there ever since. He was appoint
ed member OF the Royal Commission
on Agriculture, and was made chair
man of the Chamber of Agriculture in
1884, and is President OF the Land Law
Reform association. His interest in edu-
cational matters is likely to make him