The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15

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for beggars by trade and election. l give
them nothing. Those who have been bred
TO no calling or estate should be put
upon their kindred I am contented that
1 have assisted all my poor relations.
and put most Of them IN the way of
earning their own bread. AS for
legacies for the poor. 1 am at stand"
(That is TO say. he gives nothing)
In one word. SIR William Petty. at
whose house Ia London the Royal So
ciety, which he founded. held its first
meeting. was distinctly opposed 10 so
cialsm, and while content 20 help his
own Nith and kin to earn their bread.
could not see why he should be obliged
70 maintain the poor relatives Of others.
especially the beggars by trade and by
| election
Sir William Petty, who figures extern
sively in Pepys Diary, left two sons both
OF whom died without issue, and a daugh-
/ ter, OF the name Of Anne. She married
the twenty-hrst Lord OF Kerry, who was
advanced. largely through the Importance
which he derived from her immense pos
sessions. to the rank Of Viscount Clan
maurice and Earl Of Kerry
BY his marriage he had two sons. the
elder Of whom. William. became second
Earl Of Kerry while the younger. who
inherited a portion OF his mothers prop
erty. was created Earl OF shelburne. his
son in turn becoming the first Marquis
of Lansdowne
The third Earl Of Kerry dying without
! issue. his earldom and other honors went
to his cousin. the third Marquis OF Lans-
downe who thus became fourth Earl Of
| Kerry and twenty-third Lord OF Kerry,
( the latter peerage being originally a bar
ony by tenure and by summons dating
from the reign Of Edward I. and con-
! irmed by patent Of Richard III.
The present Lord Lansdowne Is the
! fifth marquis OF that Tx, the sixth Earl
Of Kerry, and the twenty-ffth Lord Of
I Kerry, IN direct male line from the first
| lord. Thomas Fitzmaurice and OF the lat
| ter's wife Grace. granddaughter Of Der
mot King Of Leinster.
The first Marquis Of Lansdown was
minister OF foreign affairs and premier
in the reign Of George III. who hated
him, often denouncing him as "the Jesuit
/ OF Berkeley Square. Gainsborough. the
great painter after a couple Of attempts
10 catch the likeness Of the marquis. who
was sitting for his portrait threw aside
his brushes In despair, exclaiming with an
| oath. Il never could see through varnish,
and there's an end of It.
Even still more uncOmplimentary was
/ Oliver Goldsmith. OF Deserted Village
and Vicar of Wakefield celebrity one
/ day. when talking to Lord Lansdowne.
! he exclaimed. 4 never could conceive
the reason why the people have nick
named you Malagrida. For Malagrida
was, after all, very good sort OF a
man."
The third marquis Of Lansdowne, quite
different in every respect. repeatedly held
/ office as "a cabinet minister. and was re-
/ nowned for his sound judgment and sun
ny temper. which were largely account
able for the immense social power which
/ no enjoyed.
/ He figures in all Lord BeaconSheld's
| political novels. as one Of the leading
! personages Of the day and as the most
/ influential. while Lord John Russell dep
/ recating his disinterestedness and absence
/ Of all political prejudice and partisanshlp,
went so far as 10 deplore, during the
course OF a public speech, that the pure
| gold Of Lord Lansdowne's integrity was
not more mingled with the alloy Of self
! love"
| The present Lord Lansdowne has inner
tied many Of the qualities Of this grand
/ father Of his. He has, moreover. through
his mother. the blood In his veins OF the
great Talleyrand. and King Louis Ky OF
France. As daughter Of the Comte de
Flahault, general and ambassador, and
celebrated for his good looks, the late
Lady Lansdowne was the half sister OF
the first Due de Morny who. as officially
| proclaimed in the Almanach de Gotha,
was the offspring Of the Comte de Fla
hault and Of Queen Hortense, the mother
Of Napoleon III.
/ It is. perhaps, owing 70 this Gallo an
cestry that Lord Lansdowne possesses an
/ altogether exceptional mastery Of the
French language, as well as such perfect
manners, in which the courtesy and dig
nifty of the English grand seigneur and
/ great noble are happily blended with
! those Of the Court of the Tuneries and
! Of Versailles, in the times OF long ago.
Curiously enough. in his youth he did
/ not shine. and on the memorable day
when the two beautiful daughters Of the
| late Duke OF AbercOrn, odd Splendid, "
/ were married simultaneously in West
minister Abbey the one to the Marquis OF
Blandford, and the other 10 the present
] Marquis Of Lansdowne-bOth couples be-
ing portrayed by Lord Beaconsheld in his
novel, 'Lothair Lord Blandford. by rea-
/ son Of his gifts and cleverness. was held
| TO be reserved for the highest destiny;
/ whereas few dreamt that there was any
| brilliant future in store for Lord Lans-
downe.
| Vet 7 81 u1,,sf,-s sot1oa O.. ....tt. -.
/ Of the expectations concerning him. and
made sorry mess Of his existence.
/ whereas Lord Lansdowne, partly on &C
count OF his observance of the require
ments OF cOnvenionality, but chiefly
owing 10 his lofty sense OF honor and
realization of the obligations OF his name
and lineage, has attained the highest Of
! fees Of the state
He has been in turn governor general
OF Canada and viceroy Of India, secretary
Of state for war. and minister Of foreign
affairs, while to-day he Is the de facto
leader OF the opposition both IN and out
Of the House Of Lords. and the most in
1uential power in English society.
And Il must be admitted that he has
/ filed every ons Of the offices intrusted
to him with signal dignity and success.
Sportsmen in India stu talk Of Lord
| Lansdowne's skill as a shikarri. espe-
cially of his feat IN following, alone and
on foot. through the jungle. a wounded
tiger and putting a bullet between the
eyes Of the beast Just as Il sprang at
him from the entrance OF the dark cave
to which II had retreated and where It's
| lair was situated
As secretary for war during the South
African trouble he accomplished the feat,
/ amazing 10 military men, of shipping an
army Of 100000 men all the way from
England to South Africa within the space
OF a few weeks, and as foreign secretary
developed into the strongest and most
| popular foreign minister since Palmer
| ston.
one word In conclusion about Inrd