New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-28
CASSINFS NEW POST.
EngLGnds Dusky Peer Who Is FL
Jdge Headman ia India.

chief OF the Assuc Division o. the Russian Minis
Try Of Foreign Affairs al ST. Petersburg. and will
therefore. not return TO this country as a-bassa-
cor. Indeed. he may not even come back here 10
present his letters c. recall which Il that case
would be handed 10 the President BY his successor.
whom, as ] mentioned some time ago is likely
prove 70 be Paul Lessar. now MuscOvite Envoy al
FeEirG VINO talks English perfectly Is engineer
by profession and managed 10 make himself uni
vorsaIy liked during the number Of years that be
has spent In England. first as Consul General al
Liverpool anc subsequently, First Secretary OF
re Embassy in London. As chief CT the Asatic
Division OF the Foreign once at ST. Petersburg.
Count Casslui VIII SIN have considerable scope
eft for his activity. though not 50 vide IS would
have been the case had not Admiral Alexien been
appointed Viceroy O. Manchuria and Of RGssias
possessions IN the Far Orient
Alan HYDE Gardner's recent appearance IN the
London police courts and al the London sessions on
charges q having obtained money worthless
checks by representing himself 10 be Lord Gard
uer, recall mind the fact that there is
peer OF this name who has much East Indian
blood in bis veins that he cannot be distinguished
from a native being indeed. regarded and treated
such out in India. where he makes Ms home.
and where be Is chef Of the village Of MunoWta-
processing 7 believe, rot TIE Christian, but the
Drahma-. religion.
The history o. the Gardner peerage is one CT the
most romantic % the British House OF Lords Il
was FIRST created T. favor q Admiral Sr Alan
Howe a. the naval battle q the Orient. where he
vas second in command. He vas succeeded by his
e,sesT son. likewise admiral and who vas some
what unfortunate in RS domestic relations these
leading 70 q contest for The barony O. his death
betueer a so- OF his FIRST wife. whom he had cl-
vorced. and TIE son Of his second wife the latter
winning the Dee-aEe af-er sensational trial known
the Gardner reerzEe cause celebre- me Ln4ro
Lord Gardner die6 without male issue and the
t.rle thereupon reverted 20 the issue OF the de-
e-e-earrs q the first lords second son The senior
q these Co,o1el Stewart Nil an Gardner. grand
son q the FIRST lore, contracted while IN india a
most romantic marriage with q native princess o.
the House OF Czubay. who was known II lrcia as
the 'EEuruocze Begun" Colonel Stewart Gardner,
who was likewise Commissioner OF Customs IN the
Paf-ut Kingdom O. Jeypo-e. married THIS natlNe
lazy who was niece OF the last Emperor o. De-hl
according % native rites ard. = IS asserted also
,e----. b. a Methodist minister. At any rate soon
af-er MS marriage he became a convert 70 her
faith During the great Indian Mutiny he unoer-
v-.nt the NEST exciting experiences and vas az
ere moment dashed 20 a gun By Amrat Roa- and
threatened with instant death unless he agreed tc
rrht with MS wifc's kith ans kin against the
FngLsh lie refused and ESCAPED BY q miracle. but
received recognition FOR his conduct ~ ire
Trl-feh Government arl az the end Of the struggle
found himself q ruined man re died ~ an ad-
vanced aEe about twenty wears ago. leaving a
number Of children. the eldest OF whom. Alan Hyde
Gardner Followed min 10 the grave four years ago.
leaving by his native wife, CrEan Sheko son,
Atau LeCEe Gardner. VINO Is undoubtedly lLe lLLl
Lord Czr5ner-that is 70 say. providing that the
marriages OF his father and grandfather 20 native
women are regarded legal about which there
seems 70 be no doubt whatever.
TIE present Lord Gardner Is as poor and as dusky
as was his father. and makes his home a. the VII
laRe OF bIunowta Nadrie II the northwest prov
inccs q india being headnan o. his village. and
has number q brothers and sisters. ore OF TIE
brothers having served 81 TIE native Bengal police.
while another is non-com-nissioued officer IN the
Bengal native cavalry. being treated by the Euro
pean officers OF the regiment not an EngIisn-
MAJ but as native.
Il is only the expense entafieo by bringing o1e's
claims and the proofs o. ones descent before the
Committee % Privileges OF the House OF Lords
that prevents the 6uslv hued Lard Gardner f-o-n
taking the necessary steps 70 assume his seat IN
the House OF Lords Of the hereditary legts-
iators o. the British Empire and q Is amazing
that neither Wilfrid Blunt other rich and
eccentric champion OF the native races IN India
should not have furnished Lord Gardner with the
means % establishing his right 10 his seat IN the
House % Lords Just n the same way that he fur
rished az the legal expenses FOR the defence OF the
rebel Arab Pasha in the court martial that fol-
lowed the Instruction IN Egypt IN 49, Nothing,
one would imagine. could give Wilfrid Blunt who
is married 70 the granddaughter Of the poet Lcrd
Byron. greater pleasure than 70 see one OF the
F,rasian race which Is despised by The English
ttroughout India casting his vote hereditary
legislator and as peer o1 the realm n the House
OF Lords.
The soi-cisa-t Lord Gardner. who has got into