New-York tribune., 1907-08-26
PEER LAUDS BIRCHING.
Neso Marquis of Bristol Proclaims
Its Efficacy.

one Of Engisnd's most famous wits on a nenora-
ble occasion divided mankind into men. women
and Herveys." The death Of the chief of the great
and influential house OF Hervey-nanely, the Mar
quis of Bristol-and the accession to the family
honors and vast estates by his nephew. Captain
Frederick William Hervey, Of the royal navy, until
now Member Of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
deserves more than the tiree-line cable dispatch
which is all the far received in this coun-
try. The late marquis was one Of the most power
ful champions IN England Of the cause of inter
national arbitration, and not only supported by
his political and social influence and by his gen
erous contribution every practical movement for
the settlement of International disputes without
recourse to war but likewise the first member
of the House OF Lords to raise his voice in that
assembly in favor of the cause when he submitted
in july, Just twenty years ago the follow
ing resolution: That this House. in view of the
increasing armameuts of European nations. Is of
the opinion that the formation Of a permanent IN
teInational tribunal for the reference Of national
disputes in the first instance IS highly to be de-
sired
II IS OF interest recall just at this moment,
when 50 vigorous an effort IS being made by the
American -pIenipotantiaries at the Hague peace
congress 70 establish a permanent tribunal OF thls
kind that the late Lord Salisbury then Prime AIih-
lister. opposed aud defeated Lord BristoFs motion
the ground that at present he could see no
prospect OF the establishment OF such an inter
national tribunal"
The new marquis was-a classmate of the present
Prince Of Wales and of the latters elder brother,
the late Duke Of Clarence. board the Britannia
spent four years a Tnidshipnlan attached 10 u'e
North American squadron board the Belero-
phon. flagship of Admiral Sir Edward lneleheio'
ana active service in the Egyptian war espe
cially at Suakinl. where he was member OF 'ne
brigade employed in the military operations
on shore He had reached the command OF d pat
tleship by the time that he was persuaded 70 STAND
for Parliament as representative Of Bury st Ed
rnu1ds 2 town with which the Herveys have been
Identified for long time. and. now that ne mas
succeeded TO the maTqusate, II Is PE1c'Ic''4lS ~
tain that he Will never go to sea again, WHICH -
all the more to be regretted he has the reputa-
ton OF being finest gunnery officer in the ser
vice In the House OF Commons he achieved note
mainly by his championing the retention III 'he
navy OF the birch as an instrument o. d'seApI4s
among the young boys In speaking III belaIi oi
the birch CAPTAIN Hervey treated the House 10
some interesting details concerning the blTchlngs
he received when at school, TO which he at
tributed his subsequent success in hfe pIidifg NM
self indeed OF the scars left by the lnsli
Of torture The late marquis was not ricn' III
spite OF his extensive estates, owing TO the ire
7endo,,s darreciation OF agricultural property in
England but the new peer is wealthy, being mar
ried to a wife who IS not only a very chatHDHe
and good looking woman. but. ThoreoEeI' 'ii7
daughter and heiress OF the late O. E Wythes'
the t-InIionaire railroad contractor anu P'''
ne- OF the father Of Lord Brassey.
T. Sc needless TO state that the Herveys OF whose
ro,,se the new Lord Bristol now becomes the cAleI'
were at the Battle Of Hastings, and that I"e$
filled high offices in the reiSns OF deIFy H. %
Richard CCHur de Lion and King John But "ila'
a. ,,e,bans OF more interest 10 state is the fact
.,a1 they have been in the possession OF lckwortl
Park their ancestral home near Bury 81 f]o-
Tn,Inds ever since the Wars Of the Roses 'he prop
81 having been brought into the family through
the marriage Of Thomas Hervey TO the sole cIllo
enc heiresg Of Henry Drury. Of lckworth' IN l1e
reign OF King Henry VI. Ickworth House is an
immense but hideous place In fact the eCcen-
triciry OF its design bears eloquent evidence o.
the fact that II planned by an aiiiateuR @1o'i
tect namely tie fourth Earl OF Bristol. bishop OF
re-r-- and leader OF the Irish Volunteer move
1nert there I77s 20 1TsS The principal feature OF
JclzyyortFl House IS huge rotunda, IN Whlcn are
situated the principal rooms, each' OF COURSE.
sraped Ike the segment OF circle The top OF
the central dome IS $50 feet from the ground ana
the lofty cupola renders the place landmark Tor
many miles around The mansion stands in q hhe
old mark os about two thousand acres heaNllE
wooded with trees many hundreds OF years olo'
md among the art treasures that adorn the "aiIs
OF the dining room are two o. the HAoS' 4@'i''N'
masterpieces OF NeiasQuez
One OF the best known members Of the HerVey
family was the one who was the favo-ite OF queen
Caroline consort OF George II, and the bete noif
of PoDe who was wont TO denounce him IN verse
.s ~ ord FANNY He was a clever writer, how
eyer and Il IS to him that are indebted for
some OF tho most interesting memoirs OF tAe reign
Of George II The pebeian wife OF the third Lord
Bristol vas tried by the House OF Lords and con-
victed or bigamy by that tribunal for marrying
EVELYN Pie.repont, Duke OF Kingston concealiEg
from him the fact that she had welded LORD
Rriso! secretly prior to his accession 10 the TAM
tlv honors and while he & officer in the
navy soon afterward abandoning him. OF course.
after this trial conviction (she let off with
the mere payment or the fees IN the case) she
ceased 10 be Duchess of Kingston But as Lord
Bristol considerately forbore from divorcing her,
she remained to the end of her life q peeress Of
the British realm.