The Irish standard., 1907-02-09

keeper OF the state papers Of Ireland,
Somerset Herald College OF Arns and
genealogist Of the Order OF st. Pat
rick, and Athlone pursuivant at arms.
The history of the family is intense
ly interesting. 1t tells Of the red earls.
of great l1onors, Of murders and sud-
den deaths; of marriages to heiresses,
Of gifts of monasteries and lands, and
the arnassing Of huge wealth, Of titles
lost and won, Of rebels and llangings, Of
Imprisonment and executions, of secret
plots and hasty flights, of love ro-
n,ances, and of great diplomatic strokes.
AS one reads ono can almost see this
long line OF great Irish mobiles and
chieftains i'll their shining armor or in
silk attire, beribboned and beiaced, one
can almost hear the clash Of flashing
swords.
=" Hubert George de Burgh Cauping.
yiscount Burke Of Clnnr,f,rris, County
Of Mayo; Baron Dunkellin, County Of
Galway; earl of Clanricarde of Ireland,
Baron Solnerhill of the united kingdom,
and marquis Of Clanricarde is "a years
old. He is a confirmed bachelor. Many
OF his titles will die with him. The
marquis of Sligo, his first cousin, will
inherit some OF the property and lesser
titles.
Lord Clanricarde was the second son.
His brother, Ulick, Lord Dunkellin, the
heir to title and estates, died at the
ago of 40 years, colonel in the guards
The present marquis went into the
diplomatic service, like his father, who
was a famous ambassador. In ten
years he had risen no higher than sec
o>d secretary at the ministry at Turin,
He abandoned the service when his
brother died. He then sat for four
years as a member of the house Of
commons.
On his fathers death, thirty-three
years ago, he threw aside all pretense
Of work and indulged himself in his
two Notwithstanding pictures and ice
skating.
He is nearly a stranger in the house
Of lords. None Of the doorkeepers re-
member ever having seen him.
Lord Clanricarde. or Lord Clanrack-
rent as he has been known for years,
/ lives at the Albany, which for CEN
turtles has been London's most noted
and exclusive bachelor quarters. The
Albany is an ancient pile of stone build
ings situated near the eastern end Of
tho northern side of Piccadilly. 1t
extends back into Burlington gardens.
1t has entrances from both streets.
There are about thirty suites Of
chambers, occupied for Il term Of years
by men Of high and low degree, who
always have the Qualification Of plenti-
ful money!
The Albany is all expensive place in
which to live. But it is the ideal as re-
CARDS bachelor quarters. There are no
obnoxious rules and regulations. The
Cerberus at the porter's lodge looks OIL
every woman visiter as the mother or
sister of the bachelor host. Some of
the sn1artest breakfasts and afternoon
teas Of London, society are given at
the Albany
Tho marquis suite Of rooms is not
luxurously furnished, as is the rule.
yet the value of the belongings in his
rooms are greater than all the rest OF
the Albany together.
His visitors, especially Of later years,
are few and far between. Two or three;
decades ago there was no gayer en-,
| tertai1cr than the marquis, though his
parties numbered but half score Of
guests.
Lord Clanricarde is known not at all
to his equals in British or European
society. For many years he has grad
ually crept further and further into
his shell.
He is known to picture dealers and