New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-04
LORD ALTHORP'S OFFICE
rs Lord Chamberlain He Becomes
Censor of the British Stage.

earldom OF Spencer has been hitherto popularity
| known Bobby Spencer, and is a brother-in-law
of the Hon. Hugo Barring. who with his wife. Lady
Evelyn Barring, makes his home in New-York. He
| is descended from the first Duke of Marlborough
The latter died without male issue. being succeeded
by his eldest daughter, Henrietta, Duchess Of MARI
| borough In her right and wife of the Earl
Godolphin. This duchess died without leaving any
children. and was succeeded by her nephew Charles
| Spencer. third holder of the dukedom He was
the eldest Of her younger sister, Anne Spencer
| Countess OF Sunderland. Anne's second son. Jack
| Spencer, eventually became Earl of Spencer. and
| 1t is from him that the Lord Chamberlain is
| Ineally descended
OF course, the Spencers can trace their ancestry
a good deal further back than the first Duke or
Marlborough. Indeed. Althorp. the country seat
and ancestral home from which Bobby Spencer Is
taking his title already in possession of the
Spencer family prior to the reign of Henry VIII,
and among the members OF this house Edmund
Spenser, the poet. and author of the "Faerie
Queene." who died from starvation his return
from Ireland but who lies buried in Westminster
Abbey. In fact. many of the poems of Edmund
spenser dedicated to the daughter Of Sir John
Spencer the then master OF Althorp. stress being
laid In the verses upon the kinship which existed
between the writer and the young girl
The new Lord Althorp is q OF very chival-
rous instincts and OF a sense of honor unfortu-
nateiy rare in these modern days. for, the o.
casion of the troubles OF the great banking house
OF Earring, some fifteen years ago. he. although
possessed Of no fortune of his voluntarily
came to the rescue of his father-n-law- the late
Lord Revelstoke, and Of the other Barring relatives
of his wife by surrendering to them her dowry. 1t
was by sacrifices of this kind that the house Of
Barring was able to weather the storm, and no"
that it is moro on the high tide of pros
peF1ty the money thus surrendered by Bobby Spen-
Ger has been restored him. but the time when
he turned it the committee of liquidation
formed by the leading bankers Of London II seemed
doubtful whether he would a penny OF It again
The Lord Chamberlain of the Household always
changes with the administration. and ranks imme-
diately next to the Lord Steward Of the House
hold He is invariably sworn in member OF
the Privy Council, and besides determining in be-
half Of the King the admissions TO presentation
at court and exercising superintendent and con-
troll over all the officials and servants above
stairs''the Lord Steward has the direction Of the
royal household below statrs'-the Lord Cham
berlain has the oversight of the royal physicians
and surgeons. of the royal chapla1ns ana of the
state band
Moreover it IL to him that is intrused the Iicens-
ing of plays the of the monarch No play
can be produced on any public stage in England
without being previously licensed by the LORD
Chamberlain and the latter grants the license only
sitter it has been carefully read and examined by
a member of his staff, who bears the title OF
Reader of Plays. This practically has the effect
of making the Lord Chamberlain the censor Of the
drama in England. and while Lord Clarendon, who
has just resigned the office OF Lord Chamberlain.
came in for good deal OF abuse by declining TO
license several powerful but exceedingly unwhole-
some plays including OF Ibsens and OF
sudsrmann's. Lord Darlington incurred no end of
chaff when Lord Chamberlain, years ago,
by declining to permit the American actress Fay
TempIeton TO appear before the footights in Lon
don until she satisfied his of proprtety by
adding scarf to her somewhat unconventional
costume
NAME OF THE CHAMPS Ulysses
How many OF the thousands Of Americans who
visit the French capital each year aware that
up till the closing years the reign of Louis XIV
the Champs Elysees were known the Avenue
de Neuilly7 In fact. the transformation OF the
name IS due TO this particular monarch Louis
XIV. when longer able to walk. used to be
wheeled about IN an invalid chair in the gardens
of the Tuileries. and having day ventured as
far the Avenue de Neuilly so delighted with
the shade Of the magnificent lime trees that. draw
ing deep breath, he exclaimed: could ever the
Champs Elysees (of mythology have been more
dvinely cool and altogether charming than this
beautiful place." The royal words were repeated.
as royal words usually are and in this way the
Avenue de Neuilly became thenceforth the Champs
Elysees
OUR MACHINERY TO ENTER RUSSIA FREE.
Although the various counsellors OF the Car are
divided upon q number of matters with regard to
tbs internal administration Of the country. yet
they are united upon question namely, TO
the necessity of removing as speedily as possible all
restrictions upon the Importation OF foreign ma
chtnery and material for the manufacture of
mechanical appliances employed in industrial enter
pr1seS. This to be done by means OF special
ukasa OF the Gar suspending for time the opera
ton all tariffs upon such imports, step which
will prove of the utmost importance to the Ameri-
can commercial intercourse with Russia
The principal objection thus far raised to this
measurement it has been raised only by the grand
ducal party-is that It might furnish the means Of
bringing arms and explosives easily into the
country for the OF the Tevolutionsts But in
reply If IS pointed that the revolutoniss can
obtain all they want in the way of weapons by
other devices, and that much machinery has
been destroyed throughout the empire during the
recent disturbances. and SO many industries
paralyzed in consequence thereof that It is i'm |
perative that the government should at all hazards
encourage and aid the importation from abroad Of
the REQUESTS machinery and material for manu- |
features
WAS IN CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE |
Lord Tredegar. who has Just been promoted to |
the rank of yiscoUnt, is Of the few surviving
heroes of that magnificent Charge of the six Hun
dred at Balacava' which constitutes the theme |
of the finest and most stirring poem of Tennyson |
Lord Tredegar who was one of the officers OF the /
famous Death or Glory nth I4ancers had his |
horse shot under him in the charge and only
reached the British lines by jumping a gun |
carriage After having escaped unwounded from |
the scene Of carnage, which Tennyson so Justly de-
scribed as "the Jaws Of death and as the mouth |
of hell il singular fate that he should more
than forty years later have lost the sight OF one |
of his eyes through the carelessness of q guest |
whom he had invited 70 shoot with him over his |
pr eserves
Lord Tredeger is very rich, and derives the prin-
cpaI portion of his revenues from single mile of
railroad. which runs through the park of his
try seat in Wales and which is known the |
Golden Mile" When the railroad in that portion of |
the country being built 10 Newport it was |
found necessary in order TO avoid enormous |
circuit and great engineering difficulties. entailing
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