The sun., 1902-03-12
SOME ENGLISH DUKES.
Notices on Their Family Arms and Some
stories About Them.

From Chdmbfrs Jourrdl
His Grace of Norfolk, the premier Duke.
IL general fayorite. Though his Duke
dom dates from the 2sth Of June. 1888, he
gives himself no airs. puts on no side. When
the Sussex Archp illogical Society visited
Arundel Castle. little gentleman In cut
away coat was seen making himself very
affable on the occasion. He even held out
his hand TO a clergyman "Ah! said the
parson In those hard tones wc know 40 wen.
as he adjusted his pince-nsz, I'm AFRAID !
have not the pleasure II on
quoth the little gentleman, Tin the DUKE
There you have him. and we feel 1t 90 be
only proper that the motto Of the dur dueum
should be "Sola vlrtus invicta" Virtue alone
IL invincible).
On the other hand. the youngest OF our
Dukes-for the Earl Of Fife appears to have
received his Dukedom as q wedding pretent
on the 27th OF July. 1889. two days after ne
married the Princess Louise Of Wales-has
three notices. over one crest the legend
runs "Deo juvante" (Godhelplngl over the
second Deus juvat" tGod helpsl; and under
the shield VIRTUE ct opera" with virtue
and energy. These are all notices that a
Scotsman might select. On the other hand.
his Grace is said to own nearly a quarter OF
million Of acres and may bc excused. there
fore. II at times he feels the burden almost
heavier than he can bear.
lntTo - a kIObcoluo dDpDsitth'o' Ai wy
motto OF the Duke of Devonshire created
May ~. 1890. 1t is also remarkable as being
the only ducal motto that oondescends TO
play upon words. His Grace's family name
Is Cavendsh. and his motto 10 "Csvendo
TITUS" (Safs by being csutiousl. Through
out his public career his Grace has reigiously
lived up to his motto
/ cannot say as much for the Duke Of Buc-
cleuch. because do not know; but his motto
would suit simo'. any foply The nrss aIss
and when he assumed Amo- Il love- for his
motto he must have enjoyed many a hearty
the Scots. who were certainly dauntiess in
border warfare, although never particularly
faithful nor specially lsggard In love -.
antiquity, for in this respect none OF the
dukedoms are remarkable, the Duke Of som
srset tCIested Feb - iS'I, has the emnsntiS
Another OF the three Victorian duksdoms.
sfA Of Febrnsfy % is9 This his was % the o. Duke Who
acquired the beautiful, portrait Of Mr. Glad
stone by Sir J. /. Millais When the Home
uutruly, for II was such al un-Gracelike
thing 10 do--that he turned the picture with
is lace to the wall Afterwa1d ~ ID h. sold it for
Then Sir Charles Tenant secured H. and.
with admirable Judgment and generosity.
SS be- Il. 'G ss se @i0n SHOWED 3
pswkiness in the choice OF motto Qua
Duke, he was, as we have seen, quite an
infant Therefore he boldly proclaimed.
-Cirtus, non SIENNA" Virtue. not pedgreel.
although as Groevenor he needed not TO
10 ashamed Of his blood for no doubt his
remote ancestor came over with the Con-
Que-or
Charles H.. being a merry monarch. was
not easily abashed. and raised two or his
bastard sons to ducal rank In 1915. one
took the title o. Duke OF Richmond (created
Aug a.. with the notices. I'm la rose te
fe,iris" II flourish In the rose) and .Bydand'
(Ridngl the other became Duke OF Grafton
Sept IL, with the motto. "Et decus ct pre-.
tium recti- Both the ornament and reward
OF worth. which, all things considered, takes
the cake" for frank, unblushing impudence.
The Duke Of WellinR Rton. whose creation
dated from May II, 1874, selected the sinsu-
lsrly tame, prosaio and unnspiring senti-
ment, -VirtutiS fortuna comes Fortune
Is the companion OF valorl for hi. motto.
Still II cannot be eainsaid that Strathfeldsaye
and Apsley House were very substantial
comrades
During the last half OF the seventeenth
century no fewer than eight Dukes were
created, and the same rate or ennoblement
W 8 kept up for tho following fifty years
As there are now only twenty-sey.h Dukes
all told, II will be seen that single spell or
a hundred years accounts for siyteen OF them.
leaving eleven for the whole of English history
became extinct. With this profuseness Queen
yictoris's abstinence was In fne contrast.