New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
SIR JOHNs DEsFRrroN.

d is nof often that a statesman % the
fup0rfance - Sir John Gorst who VAS
Minister 81 Education in thc last Sails
hr~- administration. goes over 20 The
ene-rv Bur this = what Sir John las
just done in his sevenrs fourth year. and
having 1oinsd the Liberal camp he has
ssreeG 80 srana rs Liberal a. Preston ~
ths On pending general election. He was
f--rhaps tha most brilliant member ~ hat
fourth party 30 which tho late Lord Ran
colph Churchill Arthur Balfour and the
late Sir Henry nrummond WolS belonged.
emo in calling attention to The fact that
Winston Churchill had preceded him into
r1s Liberal ranks and is nov member Of
e Liberal Cabinet he does not hesitate n
assert that e his old friend and colleague
Lord Randolph Churchill had been alive lie.
TOO. would have long since joined the Lib
srsls. Who. according 10 him. enbody 70
A.. Ear greater degree than the Uuiouists
the PRINCIPLES Of that Tory democracy
which - and Churchill chsmpioned.
While political principles may have some
rtinE 10 do WITH Sir Johns conversion.
rlere can 30 no doubt that he has
hesu profoundly prejudiced against tie
Irion,sls by the treatment To which ne
vas subjected a. their hands. For he was
simply shslved or the reconstruction Of the
T'ui1nist administration by Arthur Bal
1orr. after the retirement q Lord Sails
tu~- Tha trouble with him vas that ~
could not tolerate the stupidity n his
'rferiors IN ability when those interiors
we're set up above himself: and those who
recall his defence in the House OF Com
mons. when Under Secretary for India. os
she unfortunate policy of his chief. Lord
cross, the Minister for India. will readily
unSerstand that with his terrible gift os
sv satire he was an infinitely greater
peril % friend than 10 Zoe. When he be
became Minister II Education he was a
constant source of fear and of trembling
- his ministerial colleagues. and IL used 70
30 said that whenever he arose from his
place on the Treasury bench in the lower
house 20 make speech Arthur RalfOur
and Joseph Chamberlain would range them
selves up OF either side OF him. with the
object of pulling him down by his coat
walls II he exceeded the bounds OF strict
lroprie-y n expression % thought They
did NOT always succeed. and the house Eor
90 know that when SIP John besued with
vartlcuisr nenevolenoe through his glasses.
and Threw iato HIS voice The gentlest tones.
spnething was coming which would set
al his colleagues by the ears.
Sir John. whose son. sir Eldon. Is reported
80 no on r1r eve q resiEring his ONCE as
Tritish Plenipotentiary IN Egypt. owing 70
re veslizafion that - has failed 10 con-
t.-ue rhe good Vork End 10 maintain The
prestige OF his predecessor, Lord Cromer
vas originally designed for rhe church. and
was taken out 70 New ZEALAND by The
famous Bishop selwyn 20 help him r. the
evan selizstiou of she Aiso-is Most OF ire
bishops vounE men blossonled forth into
r-= s-es and a-chdescous. But Sir John
possessed TOO much pugnacity in his com
position 70 fnd The calling % a rnissionary
rrrcerlzI. and accordingly - became
soldier and = magistrate. employed I'm the
sIrr-esSior cf the Maori rebellion. Su,se-
c-er-'y DO returned 20 England. where he
Ir.rec rho brilliant fourth party. and
founded rho Primrose League. iu conJunc-
-tar wirh The American wife ~ his col
'1aCuo and intimate friend, Lord Randolph
.rrrchii
<l- John attracted much attention last
summer De- surreuderng 20 the govern
U.err 2 pension of s. go 2 year which he
had beeu drawing since Is2 former
t-satr.. minister. on thc succession 20 ihs
asrle comb property. n"ar Cnippeuhsnl.
90 maternal granduncle - the name -
-.avu6r- Tho CASTE Sombe estate was
owned hy tho Scrope family for nearly SIX
flnlral sears. Eotre % Tia LoWnd-ses -
che rrrirrlnE ~ th- Victorian era T.
..a1tf,I'v rruated or the slope of a w''oo-
r4 lI end EDx RruoL. famous trout
stream. Slows throEsl ihe para Auoth
-.r .c Sr JoDc. nsu1e.,. Harold Gorst-
er1 has made for himsei: . name as an
s,rhor and as lourpaIist. spent 1h- great
t. rarr ~ last summer Dr. fhis country
.-skns many Friends her
r-FW DWNER OF NORRIS CASTLE
-a---s Cas-le. near East CoVes. which
t-r ta-- been sold by Lord AmpthI. for
-r-- Governor Il Madras 20 sir Horst-o
Ir-r cs. fs familiar % rveTy American Wto
Is- ever Visited the Isle Of Wight and
.r-.rg rhe lifetime u QUEEN Victoria vas
rented ar TIRE Anthony DTeNsis and bv
.-rrr -i~h Americans owing large.r % the
,..r,c.-lsrtv -grict 4 afforded ~ becoming
re--o-duv acquainted vita IRE aged soN-
e-etgn IN consequence o. its proxiHiry 10
Reg tsvorite home - osborne. T. was built
aa0u- hundred years ago from designs
~ w-rarr bv Lord Henry Seymour. and in
---s George r. was Lord Henrys guest
er Prince Regent Queen Victoria was
t'.s-e du~tnC tie reign - IliEg William lN
a.-t her mother. and took such a fancy
90 -he piace that On ascending the throne
Fhe vas c1-frcFneiv anxious 70 buy r. IT
was crlv owing - her inability p" secure
4. t.sf ehe purchased Oeb sine and es'ab-
tsreo hoy seaside Tesidenre fher". Tho
tiuth Duke n Bedford purchased y IN the
s- and curing hts own rsihp thereof II
vss en- 20 10 raf.- Emperor and EmpreSs
r-ece-ick who spent a portion ~ the slln-
r0e- ~ 7gs- there. that IS ~ say. the time
GLOWING Queen Eicf0ria's tuoil@e ana
'1sr Freaerick. then STIR crown Prime
rad received FROM tne piu-sicians the news
frst 30 wss afflicted with the terrible
rus .sdF 70 which he su'Clrnbed ~ he fol-
loviuc wear. The Duke q Bedford ieft T.
Do his nephew. me present Lord AmpiAliI
uLo has l.en endeavoring % sell n for
some time past- f3Ct since Queen Victoria .
.ossfh Osborne las ceased - ho a resi-
nfacc n the sovereign and this - @ouf -.
bas diminished from social point -
.eW the attractions ard tine value ~ The
castle
s.g Horatio Davies. the rev purchaser.
vas lord Msyor II Londnn hffie Over
Zen .rears ago. and was barred from fL-
customary reward q "a bar0nefcT. which
rad come 10 - looked upon as the per
olisiie ~ every Lor1 Msror q London "a
rhe conclusion ~ his term ow INK 10 tho OBJ
tec-loDs rais-o pv ne late Lord SalishuI-,
fl~r Premier Lord salisbury took e4r" p