New-York tribune., 1909-07-14
CIR DONALD A GROOM
p.+ His Nesc Office at Court Has
No Concern 5cith Horses.
-. - :, Il rreatweoe ComPsny.l

dere1 ~. - A.. md preparation Of those eloquent
tiaa o sneeches that fall from the lips Of the
A-- $50 n the Te.gring mouse
-neHnoe's - - ,--ozlesce and experience OF Edward
- ever an exceptionally large area and al
vi eA'5- = - s,6 heir the Prince Of Wales. is eN-
nc - rad yc- neither the one nor The other
ter1'.s - --,ss ct his fingers ends the specialized
hss -b,b s. 10 be found in their public ut
ini0--. --r.s IS furnished 70 them by Sir Donald
teIs-,a yy,1fa-a who was the mentor or the Car
'.,vbonlt his Indian tour, and afteT"aro' at The
- 'h-. - she King. accompanied the Prince and
IT,. % Wales in their progress TO the various
.--..,.h colonies on board The Ophlr.
-. si1-,--ssx wears of age ana tarnlllar 10
49,, ..s, -o,,n,rv as the dean OF the foreign
- -eorese7ra-ives Nho attended the Peace
- - Portsmouth in lSs, he can scarcely be
tols ..lf--s5r man since he inherited from
osiea -bo .5se5 IN mis- early childhood about
. - srs was brought up by his guardian,
~ ,s--..e5 rsf--e~. Sir Noel Patton. who filed
III -sz-e-- toward him the role Of the kindest
q sa-he-s .-,... - r-s,-n,,-,.,.
.4-s- graduating a. the UniTers'tles of boinourgh
= rsr,ia sn5 taking degree al the Ecoie oe
-. G.. Paris he went 20 HeideIoers. ana became
---, ,.,s thereto that he was contemplating ac-
s. -. ,sssso-shin ~ that great International
c. !. 7,sr-i,e when an invitation by Russian
-. q, s-sv a. s. Petersburg changed the whole
-. - his life He went 70 Russia in response
: ..ss 4-yf,ati7n u5-h the intention Of staying
=. --saEs in 1858 but remained there nearly
- --.s-s learning the language. spending the
A,.s-s 81 = Petersburg and in MOSCOW. going
=. 5es7 ,r-o society. while his summers he De
- >, wandering about the country and collect
q a-tr--ostor from landed Tro0rtetors. rnerchants
-5os,z s-5 resss--rv. He thereupon wrote an eX-
ttr+,y,s hook 1uor Russia But IL was written IN
- -,---z- --ofesso~ial style. and though method
49, frrrrreh and Instructive. was 50 unreadahie
=. =, F-rlf-h r1hIiehe- would rouCh it He then
r-7f7f-
- ,--ss- tfs -ltle of Russia achieved a great
,.,s. and has erer since been regarded IN Russia
-z sh-osF e ffa -nos- authoritative fair and r.
1s41. r. STANDARD works on the land of the Czar-
rs rros hpd no sooner appeared than The
-,,5o7 Tines appointed its author as its cor
,,-5ar- - s. Petersburg. and then shifted
- - r-7s-a--fnorIe. where he made the &C
,-.4-.s--e ~ che ambassador. Lord Duferin. with
- - sf-e-r-a~d went 20 Egypt. subsequent 10
.5s h7rrhar6--er- of Alexandria When LORD
--s-f- 7-as appointed Ntceroy n India he offered
--srsre MS rrivate sec-e-aryship. which has often
,ssr described Is akin 70 the Premiership of India
: a.. IN India the general opinion prevails that
= 4. -,rrb more important % have good private
,.--s.a-, .Hgn q first class NfCerov. and 4 must
y -s-7eare-ed rlsr lord Cromer. the regenerator
RI =g,-r+ F-st Won fame and prominence as pri-
,s-s se--ea-v n his cousin, the late Lord North
,roos when TIRE latter was Eioeroy a India For
5, ss-s-as ~ lord nufferin Wallace was
--s s-s 81 highly valued zas his work that
-, Lord Ts-as5ovne became Eiceroy he in
rs.-s KING Edward took 4 great liking 70 him.
vesr as rrvate secretary. in order 70 get things
iat6 working order
m sir norards return 20 England he was Of
.s-5 -7d accepted The foreign editorsllip of The
-.-s-r Tines which he held for nearly ten
v.s-s King F5vsrd took great liking for him.
Hsire which Is Shared by the Prince and Princess
r. wslss and rv .no present Gar. He is often
rs means 1f unofficial communication between the
40 7ou-rs and Is q constant and Welcome guest
Z, ssn5rinEhsn. Al Buckingham Palace ana al
Mz-bt-cuzh House
VIZ regard 70 tne Office cf on1-in-waiting,
= which si- Donald has just been appointed,
t,-sss rlsv no rofa in connection herewith and
ts VII ro- even be subjected 90 the authority OF
ths lsas.er q The Horse, as are the equerries'
t1- telones p she department of the Lord Cham
hs-lsin II TIE same manner as the lords-in-7a't-
!rr The sovereign is supposed 70 b always al
,slde8 bv p lor5-ir-waitinE and by g groon1-in-
waiting Tie latter receive pay to the tune Of
sHo- pan wear. are required 20 he in attend
s1ee Al court about three months IL twelve taxing
;ls- tu~r ir waiting. and we're formerly known
Z re Gentlemen n ne Privy Chamber. Ihe
Institution dates from The reisn of Edward IN, and
tta Frocns r-p-aitnE have all sorts q rights ana
r-s-oEa-ves
Thus they were formerly. and are still. enpow-
t-es 70 execute the soyereiGu's verbal commands
v1-hor t.e r-oGu--i0n of any written warrant OF
rider their person and character being in them
tsves sufficient authority. as Is eZenpllhed I'D ne
vel known s-crr Of Cardinal Wolseys surrender
70 one q the-r Henry Wis commission 70 arrest
Ire famous pralata vas intrusted for execution 10
re Esr y No--hi-rll lerlard. 10 whom, however,
he Cardinal refused q Yield without seeing the
E1g's Commission. This contained some in
E--c-io-s ra- intended for The knowledEe OF his
5---s-oe. ard the earl therefore declined u pro
5l7s l.
MATTERS were in this state when Sir William
Walsh Gentleman af the Privy chamber en-
isrsd the apartment To him the Cardinal al once
surrendered himself. saving I trowe ye are one
q t1s Kings Prlvv Chamber. Your name is
hals1. an content 70 yield q you. but not 20
n Lord u NcrthgmberlzaG without I see his
o'nrlsson. The Horsf In the Kings Privy Cham
~ s sufficient ~ arrest the greatest peer of the
iain- by The Kings gommardment. without any
so-11fssic-. Therefore put your authority into
-4f'-'i5a Snare not. viii obey the King : VIII
AXE Cod ~ Judge that ! never offended the
Aiag IN word or deed"
he grooms-in-7'aitinE. or Gentlemen of the
f'.s eHamber have place in the table Of pre-
--=--s --n-1ed-atelg below the lord Justices and
-lo'e ne Kings counsel. They are exempt from
'-g ne ofHCe - Sheriff. as we'll IS from jury
:. s-1 - is SAID are immune from arrest on
20 process Their last public appearance il at
-lHeral q Tie sovereign, when they bear the
- over me royal corpse ia Olden times they
N01- - carry ~. hosv At hts funeral
-iS u vas 20 have been borne BY them But
:, conn was found 100 heary and 50 the
- q 'e 6lard were called IN 70 perform
--'F. anf have claimed the once ever since.
. s'f7rrs-ir-7 waiting have always been required
@ either sons of peers or of the first rank
rs...'-.fen q The kingdom In one word. CON
; '.a1erz Q" The royal person" Among
t'lsll lsckef.z.e.s colleagues as grooms in
Is 10 'fe E-a arc Si- Archibald Edmonstone.
- --is'er-Ns,e. the Hon. Henry Stonor.
- - "sier Campbell. Admiral Sir John Full
- ne h6n- sie. gorke and lord Warwiokz
o7''her, t1e Hon Sidney Greville.
'itkENs MEMORIES RECALLED
c. - - elr Alfred Gaselee who has received the
- --'ss - tic order II the Dafi. from King
fe 'a come ZION u1th III. iauer.s birthday.