New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-30
NEW TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER

OF the duchess. who had inherited all the
The ast Scotch Earl of Cromar;y he hcnors SHOULD
30 VITA Inc property 10 her second The latter
on his mothers death. became second English Earl
OF CromaTtle or the Victorian creation, and die1
about eleven Years ago. leaving two daughters
Soeh anu constance Two years later the earldom
OF Cromarte. which had remained dormant since
the carts death In 1893 called of allegiance
oy Queen Victoria IN favor OF his eldest daughter
the present Countess OF Cromart!e
may add that If the restored to the Mac
ke'zle family the Crcmartie estates which had been
forfeited At The time of the conviction of the Jacob
lite earl in l7i6 for his treason because his
son rendered. such gallant service officer of
the British army in the American War for Independ
dence that, reward his fathers possessions
though not the hoaors. were returned 10 him.
BISMARCK'S SECRETARY RELEASED.
DR.. Chrysander. who was for so many years the
medical attendant and private secretary of the great
Prince Bismarck after The latter's retirement from
office. has now recovered from the nervous NAL
ady which rendered 1t necessary for him to retire
for time to a sanatorium Hamburg. II the
friends of the doctor to he believed the malady
was largely due to Prince Herbert Bismarck, who
raised the most vigorous objection the publica-
ton last spring Of the first nstament of his rem
iniscences' of the great Chancellor These ''remin-
iscences' were of great interest and inasmuch as
the doctor bound by contract with his pub
fishers TO prose- with their publication, he found
1t impossible to comply with Prince Herbert's de-
mand. save by declaring himself be Ill retir-
ing into the seclusion of a sanatorum. Prince Her
berts death has been followed by Or. Chrysander's
sudden restoration to health and by the announce
ment that he is Immediately resume the publica
ton Of his "reminiscences OF Prince Bismark
THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNELI~"
Lord Brsmpton's "reminiscences which have Just
been published. full of good stories There is
one. however which I miss. and which yet de-
serves to be placed record. Possibly he omitted
ir inr tn pfTa Sir Arth OF
the Justices of the Kings Bench Division FOR the
story is rather at the expense OF Sir Arthur's
father judge like himself and a baron OF the
Court OF EXchequer. One day the late Baron
Chenrell trying a marine collision in tho
Admiralty Court. He was very clever judge, but
a sad cockney. dropping his aspirates at every
opportunity and often placing them where they did
not belong. The name OF the ship which had been
run down off Dover was the Hannah. The Judge
persisted IN calling her the Anna Finally John
(afterward judge Huddlestone. who the cour-
sci fer the defence, gravely asked his intimate
friend and fellow wit. Lord BramptoG tat that
tine Henry Hawkins .. c., who appeared for the
plaintiff. whether his learned brother would be
good enough inform him VIVA: was the real
name of the vessel that had been down, since
part OF the time she being called the Hannah
and the remainder of the time the Anna.
Gladly replied Hawkins. rising the occa-
sion; the real name of the vessel whose owners
] represent is the Hannah. But the H has been
lost in the chops OF the Channel"
This is bat of a number Of good stories
which one looks for in vain in Lord Brampton's
memoirs. but which. perhaps, through his modesty
and the fear developed in his old age Of giving or
fence to friends by wittcisms. have been omitted
from his wonderfully interesting and fascinating
! book Perhaps nothing can better paint the man
| than the remark, in connection with his love for
! animals, which I have heard him make several
| occasions and which he fond of procIaiming,
namely: Il fond Of every kind of beast, except
| hypocrite."
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.