New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-06
THE LORDS OF CORK.
-smericanS Lose Good Friend by
Death of Late Earl.

Gan Francesca.
IN friend OF the Cnired States. while lis wife
-. u-obs bly, introduced larger number OF An,eri-
-sns ,uto English society than any other Of its
ooknowledged leaders. IL was under her spon sor-
,,p that William Waldorf Aston made his debut
q, ths London great world. and she wrote the
.,tng article Of the first number OF his ..PaI
Mxn Magazine" choosing as her theme The De
.socation of London Society Through Invasion
M People Not Entitled By Birth BTesding TO a
pocuon Therein
Part OF the large property inherited by the new
.ar from his father is situated in Ireland and
sormerly belonged TO Sir Walter Raleigh Queen
Fuzao beth had granted TO Sir Walter soon after
N. historic episode OF his laying his cloak on the
around enable her cross dry shod over a
nudde and partly recognition OF this act Of
courtesy. some 5000 OF land in Ireland .ex-
elusive Of bog and mountain which had formerly
constituted part % :ae possessions of the Ear. of
Desmond. About Tie same time an adventurer Of
she name Of Richard BOYLE appeared on the scene
IS Deputy EscheaIor OF Munster According to the
annals OF the noble house OF which Lord Cork is
the head. this Richard Boyle was an ADVENTURE
of arstocratic birth. but from other records il
would appear that he had figured at various times
a. hignWsyma incidents IN his career which are
e=phonistcalr described I'm che pages OF the stand
ard "Peerages' as prosecutions the part OF III.
local authorities"
As Deputy Escheaior OF Munster lie managed 70
acquire considerable wealth. and later on when
Sir Walter Raleigh fell into disgrace and was
imprisoned, Boyle offered him $4,000 for all HIS
might be conhscated By the Crown accepted.
Boyle paid down OF 200 10 bind The lar
gain and that is all that he is said ever 10 have
really given for the property. for which he later
on obtained from King James patents in due :orm.
well as eleva ton 20 the peerage. first as Lord
BOYLE then a Tiscount Dungarvan and finally as
the Earl OF Cork Perhaps Just account OF his
clevsrness, which commended itself in
queen Elizabeth. King James. King Charles and
10 Oliver Cromwell he figures in history the
Of lis Was RaXls
the philosopher. 20 whom the world the air
pump and the first Theoretically sealed ihermOm-
eter
The Lords OF Cork have always been identified
a great extent with the city from which they
take their principal title. The late earl had cf
fected satisfactory settlement with his tenants
there only a few weeks before his death. while his
grandfather, whom he succeeded. is favorably
membered by al Irish Nationalist for his efforts
10 the lives Of John and Henry sheares.
OF popular banker OF Cork, at the time OF the
Irish revolutionary movement. II was an tnformer
of the name OF Armstrong who swore away the
lives OF the two brothers The earl 10 opened 20 be
aware OF the sntecedents Of Armstrong. whom he
had known in India. where the had been
court martialled and drummed out OF the army for
a particularly disgraceful offence. The earl
deavored the Sheareses by exposing the true
character OF Armstrong But his letters were inter
cepted by Leonard McNally. the infamous lawyer.
who had undertaken the defence OF the sheareses IN
court. but who in reality had betrayed their case
the Crown. The earl's letters never reached the
proper quarter. The court remained in ignorance
OF the Information which he had placed at its dis
posai. and the two sheareses wers EXECUTED.
The late earl and his countess have been among
the most conspicuous figures OF the English great
world. Their house IN Charies-st Berkeley Square.
built by the late Lord Revelstoke bu, which he
forced 20 sell al the time OF the Barring crash
without ever having occupied e. is one 81 the finest
and grandest in London. and both the earl and
his countess. he the typical old English sportsman
lad g
middle Victorian era tips OF fingers,
seemed there as II in a suitable environment The
earls death is great loss English society. The
whose hair. in spite Of her advanced age.
Is still quite dsrk-she has hardly altered her way
Of dressing since the early days OF her marriage
is granddaughter OF the famous English states
man, George Canning, and il IS probable that If
RE survives her only brother, Lord Clanr.card-
she vii inherit his extensive Irish estates
Don Jaime Of Bourbon. only sor OF Don Carlos.
the Pretender TO the Spanish Crown, has received
permission from the Cav ard from General Kuro-
pafkn % set correspondent os one OF the leading
Paris reviews while figuring e-de-camp
the STAFF u The Muscovite commander in chief.
The late Prince Henry u Orleans son Of that Duo
&c Charities who served the STAFF % General
Mcclellan in the civil IN this country. wrote
a series Of letters. which were published simuta-
neousy IN the Figaro" and IN The N.w-York
herald" while travelling in Abyssinia. One Of
the articles criticsing the Italian prisoners war;
tni oetalned az that time IN captivity by the Ne
gus, I'D 10 duel with Prince Victor Of Italy
Coun, OF Turin. in which Prince Henry was wound
ed. But Don Jaime OF Bourbon is / believe the
FIRST Instance OF ROYAL prince figuring in a cam
paign as var correspondent. General Kuropatkin
apparently seems 10 believe that the prince can
be ot moro use 10 Russia a writer for one Of
the most authoritative OF the French reviews than
as gaAoper. for he allows Don Jaime 70 roam
Wherever ne pleases in search OF news.
Every now and again people are reminded in
England Of the existence 0: that queer, old fash
4oneo tax which requires people who keep male
servants 10 pay duty Of 81 year for each of
them. Lord Huntly. who enjoys the distinction Of
being the premier marquis IF Scotland. has Just
been convicted IN Huntingdonshire OF keeping three
male servants without the government license,
granted on the payment II the statutory tax. lie
was fined 500, besides costs. and ordered 70
pay the duty at under threats Of being penal
tied for contempt, If he did not comply with the
direction OF the court
There many OF these odd taxes in England
many Of them dating from old feudal times and
II one uses any Of armorial bearings he is re-
CURED 10 pay duty CT s. a year while If these
hersloic devices painted on the panels OF ones
carriage or motor car it means at once an annual
tax of SO more.
The taxes payable into the I.at.onal treasury on
TIE grant OF nobiliary hono-s also quite heavy.
laus OF the letters latent granting dignity OF
a cuke stamp duty Of 5000 has be raid. 4
marquis gets or with $50. carl with s. 700 d
Fsccunt with Si,GJe. baron with $3.50 and baronet
with $500. ThcEc only The stamp duties, and
have nothing % .,th ices TO ihe College OF
Eerslds. ard 10 al sorts OF other d.gnitaries and
Institutions which s:nount ir each Instance TO at
least twice aaa sometimes three times more
"hea Prime Minister Crispi 6icd he had been out
Of orioe for years Nevertheless the Italian
government within few hours after his demise
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