The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
BREWERS AND PEERS.
They Are Becoming Inextricably
Mixed in Great Britain.

London Letter.
The honor list in connection with the
Queens visit TO Ireland was promptly made
public on the day of the Queens departure.
but il is rumored here that when the
Birthday honors" are announced, about
the end of this month, ii will be found that
Lord Iveagh. who is a baron of nine years
standing, has been created an earl. Lord
Iveagh is Guinness, and member of the
great Dublin brewing firm of that name,
and so lavishly generous TO charities and
other public causes has the family been
that it can boast Of two peerages of modern
make, whereas no other brewing family
point to more than one such distinc-
ton. The Guinnesses started as peers in
1880, when Arthur Edward Guinness re-
ceived barony, and chose the name of
Ardilaun for Il. The younger brother, Ed
ward Cecil Guinness, Lord Iveagh, was
made a baron in 1884, and it is, / believe,
rare occurrence that two brothers are made
peers. Another instance of the kind may
be found in the case of Lord Reveistoke
and Lord Cromer, who belonged TO the
rich banking family of Barring. Lord Revel-
stoke got his barony in 1885, before the fam
Gus failure, which convulsed the financial
world some years ago, and Lord Cromer in
1892 The latter, who is well known for his
success as the head OF the British admins
tration of Egypt, was promoted to
viscounty last year, after the downfall of
the savage government of the Sudan.
The Guinness family, and especially Lord
Iveagh, spent money without stint in enter
tanning their employees while the Queen
was in Dublin, and to the day of her ar
rival they had a stand which accommo-
dated nine thousand of their workmen and
their families. Lord Iveagh also issued
orders for three additional holidays year
for the brewery employees in commemora-
ton of the visit and that one of them
shall always be known as 1.-The Queens
holiday" He also raised a good many
wages among the lesser-paid of the work
men. Lord Iveagh not long since gave the
equivalent of 81, 100000 to aid science in
her ARCHAEOLOGICAL researches, which seems
TO afford pretty good proof that he is not
afraid of any microbes being discovered
in the brown stout the brewing of which
has made the family so rich and ennobled
grudge him an earldom, If the rumor prove
true and less than any the people of Dub
lin. who have learned to know how real is
his very great charity.
Another Irishman we'll known In public
life who is said TO be marked for a peer
age before long is Mr. Smith BARRY NJ. p.
but who is a Privy Councillor for Ireland,
but who represents an English constituent
CIV in Parliament. 1t is thought that he
will revive the old title OF barrymore.
which has been extinct for the best part
of a century. The last three Earls or Ear
rymore were three brothers who succeeded
| IN turn and they must hive been rather
warm members they were known by
| the nicknasnes of Hell Gate. Newgate
and sCripplegate." Their only sister must
| also have been able to attract attention,
| as her nickname IN society WAS Dhihss-
gate.
To go back little to the Guinness pros
poets of an earldom, society weekly
saws apropos of that rumor: rs the peer
| age becoming the beerage. or the beerage
the peerage? One more brewer gone &c
| the peer / note this from seeing that the
| wedding of the past week was that OF Mr.
| John Gretton with the Hon. Maud de
| Noleyns youngest daughter of Lord Ven.
| try The bridegroom is the eldest son OF
/ that partner in Bass, Gretton & Co. who
| died a few weeks ago leaving E2.5Oo,0OO
most of which went TO last weeks bride
| groom among his family. and not a penny
TO anv old servant, charitable institute OF
! ANYTHING beyond his own immediate house
| hold. -.
ssMr. Gretton in all probability, as mil
| rionaire brewer and NJ. P. will get peer
| age and add 10 the glorious company Of
| Ardilouns and Bases. and Hindlips. anf
| Iveaghs and the rest. OF the bride:
| family. the pedigree is delightful. One
| William Mullins founded the family. The
| frst Baron ventry was Thomas Mullins
one of the Union peers-and the third
haron some fifty years ago, assumed, IN
| iieu of Moeillins, the ancient surname o.
| De Moleyns. Oh. shade of Thackeray. and
| Hoggin Moggin, and De Hoghtin! wher'
| are ye?'