New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN
Ancient Office to Which Lord
carrinQton Has Just Succeeded.

sire Of Minister of Agriculture, has now
,,eco-ne through the accession of King
george. Lord Great Chamberlain of Eng
and and thus invested with one of the
half dozen great Offices OF state, was one
~ the Oldest friends Of the late King,
.nd one of the few of Edward Wis
c-aDies of whom his mother Queen Vic
: .o-is. was very fond. She bestowed upon
Linn many marks of favor. promoting him
+rom 2 barony 70 an earido-n and appoint
ing him 10 all sorts of Offices, including
rbose of captain of the CORPS of gentlemen
st-sr1us Governor of the colony OF New
south Wales, and Lord Chamberlain of the
household, which must not be confounded
-lth the office Of Lord Great Chamberlain
NJ England Il was while Lord Chamber
lain Of the Household that Lord Darlington,
IN fulfilling his duties SIS censor of the
drama. had his memorable encounter with
Fsv Templeton on the subject Of her cos
-1yu1e when she was appearing at the Gaiety
Theatre, in London.
Sixtv-six, bespectacled and most benevolent
looking il is difficult TO represent to ones
self that Lord Darlington was forty years
seo the associate of his late King in many
6 wild freak and harur-scarum prank, and
that he was the principal actor in one IF
the most sensational horsewhipping scan
cation was administered TO Grenville MuT-
rsv the former diplomat. author and jour
r7list for holding up the earl TO ridicule
and obloquy under the pseudonyrne Of Bob
C-Hpusington, Lord Jsrvey, in q weekly
newspaper of the society order, entitled
The Queens Messenger Grenville Muir
rsv who received a terrible drubbing.
brought suit against Lord Darlington for
assault and secured the imposition of q
fne Of $500. But during the course OF
the legal proceedings he unfortunate
enough 10 swear 10 something that was not
fr1le. and thereupon Lord Darlington pro-
cecded against him for perjury. To escape
the consequences Of q certain conviction,
Murray fed TO France, where he remained
IN exile from his native land until his
death He was understood to be one of the
many natural sons of Lord Palmerston,
zrho was his protector as long as he lived,
and who certainly gave him his first Hp
--rofn-rnent in the diplomatic service. from
-v which he was dismissed for lampooning his
ambassador at Constantinopie in the pages
Of some London publication
r,reuville Murray wrote a number OF
hooks. Of which the best known are The
Member from Paris and ''Sidelights on
English Society" which latter is Of the
most Tbellous description and long since
out Of print. He colaborated from Paris
with Edmund Yates in starting ''The Lon
- don Weekly World now owned and edited
hv the young Earl Winterton. the only
Farl to sit in the House Of Commons, his
reerages being Irish. Murray died under
= Spanish name and title Of count, which
he had obtained through his marriage late
in life 10 a Spanish countess in her own
right. that is TO say. the eldest daughter
80 fSi, l7N had
NJ sons
Lord Darlington is married TO a daughter
NJ Lord Suf1eld. the favorite lord-in-wait-
ing Of the late King and the oldest mem
her IF his household He has a younger
brother. Colonel Sir William Darlington
aho has until now been the Controller of
rhe. household of King George and who
has had the entire management Of his
affairs. Sir William. who was also assist
ant private secretary and eouerry to Queen
Victoria, has an American wife, a daughter
of the late Francis Warden. which made
him. Of course. the brotf4er-in-iaw of that
- extremely popular parsonage, the late
Billy" Warden. who was as much at home
! an the most exclusive set of London society
- in Paris.
Lord Darlington Is descended from the
same stock as the late Lord Pauncefote.
who died as ambassador at Washington,
namely. from Abel Smith. the Nottingham
banker who fiourished al the beginning OF
the eighteenth century Abel had three
sons Of whom the first vas George, who
vas created q baronet, and whose eldest
son and namesake assumed the name OF
Bromley. in lieu of Smith. his descendant.
- the present holder of the baronetcy being
. SIR Maurice Bromley Wilson His elder
brother and predecessor in the baronetcy.
Sir Robert Bromley, married the late Lord
r Pauncefote's daughter Lillian. Abel Smiths
second son, John. was the ancestor OF LORD
% Pauncefote. The third son Of Abel bore
The same name, and had son of his own,
named Robert. who was the friend and
banker Of the famous Prime Minister Pitt
and for whom the latter secured. with
good deal Of difficulty, peerage from
George III this monarch manifesting an
invincible objection TO raising amy one in
trade" to the House of Lords. Pitt was Of
different opinion. He held that any man
of good repute. possessed Of an income OF
T1oo 600 a year derived from entafled landed
property, was. ipso facto, entitled to
-peerage and he had his way. Pitts friend
selected as his title that of Lord Caring
ton and his son. following the example Of
tho other descendants Of the original Abel
Smith. secured leave from the crown TO
cLSls- MS natronynllc from SIlllln 10 O0I
-rgton
Lord Darlington, while the personihcatlon
Of common sense. is enthusiastic land
reforner and in favor OF the multiplication
cf small holdings, increased security of ten
ure and freedom for tenant farmers in their
mode Of farming. He has cut Up large por-
tions Of his estates into. small holdings and
Ellotments That this generous system
psys may be inferred from the fact that
s5lring the last forty years he has changed
=cniv eighteen tenants on his thirty
thousand acres. with the exception OF
= chsnges OF tenancy caused by death. He
gives IS a reason fer this that his tenants
can farm how they like, shoot what they
Ike pray as they like and vote as they
like" Other great landlords in the United
Kingdom are wont to impose on their ten
ants certain kinds Of farming and TO pro-
h1bit them from shooting even the ground
game that NAV be destroying their crops
and dIsPossess the tenants from their homes
unless they adhere to the Church of Eng
land and vote not according to their po-
-lulcal views but in Difference to the views
o. the landlord Once when tWitted on
thinking more of his tenants and OF the
Vorkingmen on his estate than of his own
order. Lord Darlington replied: why not?