The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-06
PUZZLES IN THE TERRACE.
Tormenting Twists to Names and ri ties Among the Aristocracy.
London Tit-Bit

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 If tn British peerage had been spe- cially designed as a puzzle 1t could hardly have been made more perpiexing than 1t is, even for those who move within it's exalted circle. So confusing is it that a peer might we'll be excused for having occasional doubts as to his own identity.
 If one desires to call out the name Lord Grey to an assembly of the peerage, no answer to the name. for there is an Earl Grey, a Viscount Grey de Wilton, Lord Grey de Ruthyn. Lord Grey of Grooy, and an Earl de Grey; while Baron Wal singham is also De Grey
 The titled Hamiltons are quite as con fusing for are there not a Duke Of liam iIton. Marquis of Hamilton. two Barons Hamilton. of whom one is the Duke or a Lord Hamilton of Dalzell: while Ham tlton is also the patronymic. of the Duke of Abercorn and Lords Holmpatrlck ana Belhaven.
 scription of Lord Amherst-Earl Amherst and Lord Amherst of Hackney. There are three Lords Howard; one or Eting, nam. another of Glossop and the third the Earl of Mar and the Earl of Mar and Kellie, and so on, until the praln almost reels with the confusion of them all ,,s,.,.,, titles inc titles are so similar that none hut a peeraGe expert can always dis, tinguish them. There are Lord Middleton and Lord Middleton: I.aneford: Lords Lilford and Iifford, and a yiscount Kynnaird and a Baron NH. naird. And how is the man in the stree ia distinguish between the f.arl or Anu- ,sey and His Lordship or d dahoSasc Wisco,1n, pe, Hampden. Lord L'Isle and Lord de Lisle or between the Earl of Milltown ane Viscount Milton? ..,,,o o, s-s;ds to the mystification of the student fs tbe number of foreign titles borne D! ,,,,r nobIes There iss scarcely country in Europe which has not conferred ti'ie on one 'or other of our peers.
 The Duke of Hamilton is also Duke of ThateIIarault. in France; Lord Reay combines the chieftainship or the scot tish clan Mackay with the tltle or toat ' ol |. Mackay of Ophemert. in Holland. anu pntll iS7a was not even naturalized Eng iishman. The Earl of Perth Is Due de Melfort Conte LuSsan. ana Baroh os Nalrose., in France; and the Ear ,apL ol Clancarty is known to Dutchiheh aS -n"A The Duke of Marlborough is the Sua- b,an Prince of Mindelheim and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire' nisGo1n. 1toin. Rridnort is Duke of Bronte in itaiy The Duke.of Wellington is a Spahish C;randee. Prince of Waterloo. Spansi. D,Ike. Marquis, and Count or Portasai and Lord Pirbright is a. Baron or Ile
 Few things are more surprising than thp large number of so-called common, names to be found in the peerag M Loro stratbcona and Viscountess Hambleden are @ smiths; Robinson is the patronymic of the Marquis of Ripon, Earl de 1s.o Grey, y and Baron Rosmead: and the Br9%nss ord 5 iwith an "e') are represented pN h1luS as S;go TtiImaine and Kenmare. The late Ford Panelagh was a Jones; and the Ia Ia n,ons Earl of Liverpool answered to the name of Jenkins. .. 4. .,s run in certain families. The How ards, Douglases and stuarts: or stew S- arts claim no fewer than twenty peerages among them; the Stanhopes are Tepre- sauted by no less than three cartoons: Snd there are three noble families or Grosyenor: while even such ordinary naues as Parker. Hav and Browne mo nopolize two marquisates. four cartoons ond barOny,