New-York tribune., 1906-05-02
PALACE OF /" NONSUCH. .
1HuckIebe'ry Finn" Shoe Recalled
bp an old English Country Seat.

-. az their exhibition in a little villssa ~ ,ls
Mississippi River II viii doubtless surprise many 20
~ readers 70 Know thaE There IS in England
.e-oous country seat IN Surrey known as Nyo,,s.as
Vsri Il Is OWned BY MIR. and Mrs Farmer rr,sa
r,iy child and heiress was married vesf~-5a,- -
r.Ionel the Hon Francis Colbo-ne, next besr - -
- peerage ana estates OF his chiidless elder hro,h
- Lord SeatOn.
t,-e 20 become the home of the lords OF seae,,
!, owes its name 70 King Henry VIII, who began
r. build there a palace which he purposed rhouIs
- quite unEivallod IN splen6or and without rea-
!, the kingdom. He died long before &c had heen
o,-lpleted. and e was finished BY the Farl 30
srs1ssl OF the dag. The palace was DESTROYED hv
ers - the reign Of Charles W, and the present
-x-sioD was built about two hundred years ago bv
:, ancestor OF the present owner. The name how
svsr given to & BY bluff King Hal OF Bluebeard
-,srory has stuck 90 IL ever since, and the word
racnsuch" invented by that monarch. has passed
.rfo or colloquial language a syaonyne for
unique splendoE. 1t is certainly strange TO find it
e-opplng up IN connection with Huckleberry Finn
sn6 Tom Sawyer IN Mark Twain's little village on
,se bark of the Mississippi River
Lord seaton's peerage is a relatively modern one
having been created by Queen Victoria shortly after
ar accession, in favor OF his grandfather old
rgsld Marshal Sir John Colborne. who was one Of
ne heroes OF the Penlnsular War and who orig
s-afed and led the decisive movement Of the light
.nfsniTy which determined the victory OF Water
lao He afterward spent a number OF years IN
Canada as Governor General.
The Colbornes are a very old Somersetshlre fam
gy branch OF which was been settled IN Irelans
or several generations. Colonel Francis Colborne
ihe Bridegroom Of yesterday, viii. as equerry and
gentleman waiting 20 Princess Henry OF Batten-
bsrz be much in evidence at Madrid next month
On the occasion OF the wedding OF her daughter
Ena 20 the King OF Spain.
LORD CoLEBRoOKE's NEW OFFICE
through his frequent stays with Lady Colebrooke
81 this country that the news OF his appointment
By King Edward TO the Office Of "EIis Najesty's
Lard High Commissioner 70 the General Assembly
Of TIE Church Of Scotland" win excite some inter-
tSf ana call for a few words OF explanation.
For fortnight each 1Gay the General Assembly
q the Church of Scotland is in session at EdIn-
bEgh. in one OF the great halls OF Holyrood Pal
are, under the presidency Of peer Of the realm
holding patent from the King his Lord High
Commissioner During that fortnight the Lord
High Commissioner enjoys altogether vlceregal
hOnos. He is received on his arrival IN the Scot.
tsh capital BY its municipal dgnitaTies headed by
the Lord Provost. and by the Lord Lieutenant OF
the County and then, escorted by cavalry. drives In
state carriages. with Positions through streets
lined With troops. 20 HolyroOd Palace, where he Is
quaEtered during his two weeks stay. Like the
Tceroy of Ireland and the princes OF the reigning
house. he is addressed as Sir" and he s also ac-
corded the predicate OF Your Grace!' Not merely
AASah DIL Roise dS we'll expected TO rise 1rof1
their seats when he enters a room, and TO remain
standing until ne bids them be seated. He has a
large sta6 OF lords and MISUNDERSTANDING while
his wife has her maids Of honor.
On the first day he holds leyee at the palace
which is attended by ali the principal dignltaries
and also by The great mobiles o. Scotland He tftsn
proceeds with much military state and ceremonial
ponap. TO the ancient Cathedral OF ST. Giles where
a short service is held Thence he goes 70 the
General Assembly Of the Church Of Scotland,
where he presents his commission. while the guns
OF the Castle Of Edinburgh lre a royal salute.
LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE SCOTCH
CHURCH
To the assembly come representatives clergy
men ana lsynen from every presbytery IN Scot
lana' ana their deliberations take place not only
during the day. but also, after an interval in the
evening. The members Of the assembly are ac-
o'npanied TO Edinburgh by their wives and daugh-
rsF' and for fourteen days the Athens esF the
North is given up 10 entertainments in all forms
sacred and secular. Prayer meetings and at
homes breakfast and dinner parties. long drawn
out luncheons and afternoon teas succeed one
ehotner without interruption. while hrtations and
engagements are frequent With all this round Of
sagety much solid business is done IN the Assem-.
DF. Really good speeches are made: genuine
henenes for the welfare OF the people at home and
abroad are reviewed revised or started and dis
cpline and order are enforced on pastors and peo.
pie
Every day fhe Lord High Commissioner presides
over the Assembly until the luncheon hour. Then,
efter he has performed a round OF official duties
toeh as visiting public institutions, inspecting
troops and receiving deputations. while his wife
ewes garden parties. he entertains every evening
iuly hundred guests at dinner IN the great
TetuHe gallery. the dinner being followed by levees
ard drawing rooms. The dinner is always rather
"a imposing function. and Is marked by a good
zeal OF ceremony. While IL lasts, military bands
pay in the quadrangle of the palace. Before the
company rises from the long table fifteen stalWart
FpeFs march round it. playing Justify, and stepping
a. only Highland pipers can. At the end OF the
second round. Her Grace" as Lady Colebrooke
who is sister Of Almeric Arthur and sydney
[4geo VIII be styled. rises. and. followed by all
re oiher women present. leaves the hail. preceded
DF the pipers The men remain for some time
lonseF at table. the wine
me apartment in which these banauets take
piaoe occupies the whole length OF the first floor
OYef the piazza, on the north side OF the court
WIN which II communicates by a great staircase.
ne gallery IS lit by twelve windows three Of
-ich are at the east, and nine at the SOUTH side.
as walls are adorned with 70 less than one hun
csea and eleven pictures OF the kings Of Scotland,
IRON the mythical times Of Fergus down TO the
uiae Of the Revolution. Few Of them are genuine.
'o1sh some may have been copied from the
OHelnals But the collection, such it IS was
"Aoe two or three hundred years ago.
or his services during this fortnight the Lord
ign Commissioner receives pay to the tune OF
sOS9, but as a general rule. his expenses amount
- ABOUT i've times much. Lord Leven. who
Hsafed as Lord High Commissioner for many
years in succession. was won't 10 declare that IT
o-&t him 10000 on each occasion over and above
"Lst he received from the Crown.
some comment has been excited by the Kings
oa0ioe Of Lord Colebrooke for the post. owing TO
lae TACT thar he is not a Scotch peer, but peer
" the Enited Kingdom. and likewise because his
t'faly hailed originally from the county Of Kent
sleac Of from the Land o Cakes" But the Cole
%ookes have been settled for several generations