New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-01
| NEW PEER CREATED
md Brassey's Son-in-Law
Raised to House OF Lords,

C-..e-nsn Thomas. who lost his seat in the
I.,.,Se Of Commons at the last genera,
l,s-,ion and who was created & peer of the
~ on Thursday last. on the occasion. of
=. nfHcial celebration OF the new Kine.s
,.-+b6ay. Is a son-in-law Of the Lord Ward
n the Cirque Ports, Lord Brassev. The
- pecress. hitherto known as the Hon
H. Freeman Thomas. is the younses+
l.,usfter Of Lord Brassey BY his first mar
l,ses and under the name OF Marie she is
j,-rIHar 10 every American reader of her
I-e;her's fascinating and still popular book
l.saFed The Voyage Of the Sunbeam
t,s-,raying the life Of the first Lady Bras
q sBnd Of her children on board what is
4rs5ably the most famous steam Yacht
e.
4 TIE new peer belongs 20 a family which
Iss;tled about one hundred and twenty wears
Ise5 II Sussex tc enjoy big fortune de-
Ive5 from great estates in the West Indies.
Especially in Antigua In fact. the family
Iss been esta blished at Ration Hall. in
Isussex. not far from Eastocurne. since the
tsenning Of The last century The father
Il the new peer was an officer of the Rife
i-igade and his mother was a daughter OF
BAT ;iTst Lord Hampden who received his
Eeersce for his services as Speaker Of the
lHouse Of Commons. Freeman Thomas is a
nan Of about forty-four, is a great crick-
IL, having cap1ained both the Elton and
L. Cambridge elevens. and was an aide
%ca:np 10 his faIher-in-law, Lord Brassey.
hen the latter was Governor Of Victoria.
Esr5 served as major of the Sussex Yeo-
II, rTy through the South African war
/ Re and his wife were responsible for very
avere rules which the Peninsular and Ori-
tCtal Steamship Company endeavored for a
tre. with more or less success, to enforce
lFith regard 10 its officers. II seems that
r. Freeman Thomases, when travelling
home from Australia on the China, were
giving 3 dinner party on board al which
le captain and several OF the chief officers
ere present when the liner, the finest OF
lle company, was. suddenly wrecked As
}ae result Of the investigation which en-
Jed the directors issued regulations that
Fcers were 10 longer TO mingle with the
assengers during voyages, nor to accept
/ ospitalities from the latter on board-that
/ u say they were neither 10 dine nor
rink with them, and their meals were to
Re served al a separate table Many Of the
ncers Of the Peninsular and Oriental COM
any were. and stin are to-day. men of ex-
client family. the names Of not a few
NE peer * 1A4ISCO- N--SA- ~
&c reason or another a youngster has not
been able 70 get into the royal navy, he is,
5 2 rule. put into the Peninsular and
oriental service as The next best thing, the
I eer Of the company. with its prestige as
arr o. the naval reserve. occupying very
fauch the same position toward the royal
tsz-v as the militia or territoTials do toward
the regular army
Up I'LL then officers Of the Peninsular
I'd Oriental service were the life and soul
b al the gaye1y on board, and the lead
rz spirits in all the entertainments. the
thaarricals. the dances and the hundred
nd one things that sc TO relieve the mo-
no1ony Of a long sea voyage. The effect
pF The new rules was TO render travel by
the line much duller than heretofore.
! niIe over 2 hundred of the officers sent
b. their designations
When Freeman Thomas was out in Mel
bourne IS aide-de-camp to his father-ln-
b. his principal duty seemed to consist
b picking him Up. This is meant literally,
Ind nor n1elaphor5cally- For there has
r=ver been 2 colonial governor who had
s. many tUrlbles during his term Of office
a Lord BraSsev. who beat the record even
pf Lord Glasgow IT New Zealand in this
so1nection. He was thrown a number OF
ines from his horse and still more ire
entity from his bicycle, three of his turn-
RS from thu latter being the result OF
-tstons lie fell from the deck Of his
-h- into the shark infested harbor OF
d sIeourne. he fell and injured his knee
e. while ascending the stairs 70 open in
q ate re colonial Legislature; he fell while
r-er11re into his carriage, and he fell
b -1e stepping out. and on one occasion,
d r-le playing the innocent game Of tennis.
made 50 unduly energetic a swiPe at the
L hat Re lost his balance and fell heav-
- lis head. And when he was not
--o4ng n any other way he would be
b ing of 10 sleep at odd and inconvenient
oz1ents, sometimes At state dinners.