Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29
A WONDERFUL CASTLE
One Of the Strangest Abodes
Of Royalty
TO BE SEEN In ENGLAND
CURIOUS AND UNEXPECTED DE-
MAND ON AN EXECUTOR.
Cab Strike Threatened Before thu
Christmas Holidays-Strand
Theater Closed.

are signs of duke in all parts of the
castle where it's ancient beauties are de-
stroyed The chief destroyer of beauty
of Raby was the fourth and last Duke OF
Cleveland, whose father, the third Earl
of Darlington, was made marquis at the
time of the first reform bill because he pos
sessed so many boroughs, and was made
duke in 1898 because he gave them up. one
of his RESERVATIONS involved the destruction
Of the most beautiful features of the
ancient chapel of the Neviles. He gave to
Raby, however, one of the strangest effects
that is to be had in England.
You can drive a coach and four under the
archway right into the great hall and get
down on the carpet. 1t is really great
piece of stage management which the KING
will experience on his arrival today. You
drive up the avenue straight at the doors
They are thrown open and it is like driv-
ing across large inclosed hall; and II 1t IS
nighttime you find yourself suddenly in the
midst of blazing lights, looking down from
your perch at the company-quite con-
siderable sensation. To get this the chapel
suffered. and the baron's hall, that is stu
ated right over the other hall and is one
of the great things at Raby, has had It's
proportions ruined by the frightening or
its floor to allow the coach and four 10
enter the hall below.
The old duke could well afford to have
his architectural fancies He had prop
erty in Durham, Salop, Sussex, Somerset
Wits, Northampton, Devon, gloucester
and several other counties, owning about
104, 600 acres. Having SO considerable
stake in the country, he could never bear
to pass uncontradicted any observation
about another mans property. If man
was said to have a property anywhere in
England worth, say, G1,GO0 a year, the
duke would break in: mo, no! I'd rather
have $500 year than what he has. I've
a little property there myself" Although
he died in 1860 he was a seignorial type Of
wing that had long ceased to exist. Not
that he was unkird knowingly unjust
but his point of view was an uncommon
one.
1t happened one day that there had been
a flood round the castle, which has rather
low situation, and some of the dukes
hay was carried away and ruined. He
was greatly distressed, and went about the
house eXclaiming what q terrible matter
it was-never had happened before-fully
a hundred pounds worth of hay-must be
looked into. The rest of the day he spent
up the river, and at night he came down
very satisfied having found the cause
There's a mllers dam up there" he said
halfway across the river. Quite clear
now-that's what did it-that's what did
it," He at once settled that the thing to
be done was to have the workmen in next
morning and get the dam and the mill
cleared away as soon as possible. He In
structed his agent, and next day went up
to see that the thing was properly done,
but the miller appeared before the duke
and asked what was to become of him
when his mill was destroyed He would
lose his livelihood. do you know" sad
the duke afterward, II thought that a
very Just observation" When he died all
his honors came to an end and except the
barouy of Barnard, which devolved on the
kings host today, Lord Barnard. The old
duke left Raby Castle and 10000 to who
ever succeeds me-.
A curious and unexpected demand has
just been made upon the executors of the
late Alderman Pink at Tunbridge Wells.
a fashionable place near London, to the
effect that they should surrender to tho
lord of the manor the best horse on the es-
tate, or, in default, piece of plate. This
demand is based upon an old custom of the
manor, technically known the law OF
I1eriot. 1t is a relic of feudalism which
is sometimes very annoying to the tenant,
for possible derby winners have OCCASION
ally been seized as quit-rent or have been
redeemed only by paying a heavy penalty
The number of 'jocular tenures," as thay
are called in England, is still very large
and the duties conditional on them are fire.
ouently enforced. Just before the corona
ton lords of the manor holding land con-
ditional upon performing some mental CT
flee on such occasions of state put forward
their claims with great vigor, not that
lIty were AFRAID OF losing Inelr VI
tie duties were not performed but be-
cause 1t entitled them to good position
at the ceremony of coronation.
There are other tributes. relics of medie-
val times, which the king could still ex-
act If he were minded One is the pres
ent of herring pies which used to be sent
from the manor of Carlton in Norfolk
Another is the three cells which the inhab-
itants of Aylesbury would have TO present
to him If he visited their town in winter.
If, however. the visit should take place
IL summer he could levy two fat geese
from the Aylesburians. At other places he
could put the inhabitants to much trouble
If he unexpectedly demanded his right to
receive rushes for the floor of his room
and a still greater dilemma would be ere
ated If he asked the good people of Chi
cross-bow, which it is their bounden duty
to provide when his majesty visits that
ancient city.
1t is evident that unless some arrange
ment is come to before Christmas the holi-
days win be marred by serious cab
strike. Making every allowance for the
grumbling habits and capacities of the
drivers, 1t Is too painfully apparent that
there is solid justification for their COM
plant that times are bad. 1t is inevitable
that their business must shrink owing 20
the development of other modes of convey
the tube railways, which will presently
make underground London maze of tun-
nels, and the new method Of luggage IN
advance" all work together for the un-
employment of the cabby His business is
also threatened in more subtle ways. The
development of the Telephone, the quick
celebrity of the messenger boy service In
exorabiy curtail his opportunities. 1t is
not improbable that when the electric tram
and the motor car are thronging all our
thoroughfares the cab will become extinct.
The cabmen are now agitating for reg
ular weekly wage. They ere unable TO
continue paying from twelve to sixteen
shillings a day for the hire of their cabs
when 1t often happens that they do not
make that amount In days work. The
masters are naturally indisposed to end a
system which has made them wealthy, and
1t is certain that there will be long and
bitter struggle before the dispute Is adj
justed. Meanwhile the cahmen have TO
deplore the loss Of their able union secre-