New-York tribune., 1909-06-04

SIR JOHN GORST CHANGES HIS NAME
s- John Corst. who is attracting SO much atten-
zion by his surrender 70 the government Of the
rsnsfon Of 5000 a year which he had been drawing
since 1872 as a former Cabinet Minister. is likely
also 10 relnuuish his name-that name under Whlch
.e has achieved q considerable amount Of fame in
Great Britain. as well as IN the Antipodes. For he
has lust succeeded through the death OF his elder
hrnrher 10 large fortune ano 10 a beautifui couh-
- Mace in North wiltshire. The possession OF
+bs property entails the adoption by its owner OF
+hA name and arms OF the Lowndes family. Sir
Johns father was Edward Chaddock Gorst. OF Fur-
Ton and on inheritnE from maternal uncle OF the
name Of I,ovrdes the castle Combe estate, near
Cbippenhan. abandoned the name of Gorst for that
of Lowndes His children, however, remained
Corsrs on his death he was succeeded IN the
Castle Combe property by his eldest son, VINO De
came E c I,owndes instead Of E c Gorst- And
now that z. c Lowndes has been gathered to his
fathers and Sir John Gorst has become master OF
the Castle Combe estate he VIII be known from
hencssforth as Sir John Lowndes instead OF SF
John Gorst. His son and daughter-in-ia7' MI ana
Mrs. Harold Gorst. have been in this country lo'
some tine while another SON Sir Eldon Gorst has
taken the place of Lord Cromer British plenipo-
terlria-y in Egypt The Castle Combe estate was
owned by the Scrope family for nearly SIX huhuIel
years going TO the LOwndes at the beginning oA
me victorian era Il beautifully situated on the
slope of wooded hill. and Box Brook famous
trout stream, flows through the grounds
The pension which Sir John Gorst. or SIT Johh
LoEndes, as he is 10 be, has just reLnquisiied
As Of the peculiar kind known political pensions
which are restricted TO former ministers 1hey are
very few in number. four Of the first class ana
four NJ the second class and this number cannot
Be exceeded. 50 that Sir Johns surrender ot MS
pension enables il be granted 10 some other eN
minister who is IN need thereof than hiIlseI,
The first class pensions worth $1,000 year.
o,5 ara limited 10 ministers who have served for
fo,r years in a political office the salary of whlch
IS not less than $500 year This virtually re-
et-irs them 10 the Secretarysip of State. 10 the
First Iordship Of the Admiralty. to the Chancei-
lorshp Of the Exchequer and the First Lordship o.
the treasury Only two Of them are now being
drawn. namely by Lord Cross and Lord George
Hamilton both Of whom have been Secretaries OF
State for India. The second class pensions are OF
sseo a year, and are held by Henry Chaplin, for
IneT Secretary Of Agriculture. Lord Balfour OF Bur
leigh. former Secretary for Scotland. and Gerald
Balfour. former Secretary for Ireland Sir John
CoTst owed his pension the fact that he had been
Minister Of Education
Sir John was originally designed for the Church.
and was taken 10 New Zealand by the famous
Bishop Sewrn, help him IN the evangelization of
the Maoris. Most Of Bishop Selwyn's young men
blossoned forth into bishops and archdeacOns, but
Sir John possessed too much pugnacity in his COM
position 10 find the calling Of missionary congenial
ana accordingly he became a soldier and magistrate
employed in the suppression of the Maori rebellion
subsequently he returned 10 England. where he
became Solicitor General Under Secretary for India
ana Minister OF Education; in addition 10 which he
Joined Arthur BslfOur. the late Sir Henry Drum
nond Woif and Lord Randolph Churchill in the
formation OF that brilliant Fourth Party which was
not only terror 10 the Liberals, but likewise a
morn IN the side OF the Conservatives. under whose
banner Il was supposed TO be fighting Sir John
vas one of the original founders of the Primrose
League, but renounced his membership therein two
or three years ago. when the Conservatives were
forced by Joseph Chamberlain 10 embark upon
economic policy dramatically opposed TO the prin-
eiples that had dominated the organization Of the
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