The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03

that he has been for nearly thirty
years professor of physiology at the
TALLY Birmingham man. and though
now political opponent of joseph
remains one of his init
mate friends. He is par excellence the
champion of the medical profession in
public life. is passionately fond of
paintings which he understands: is
quite the reverse of good looking. and
rejoices, like his father before him. in
the somewhat startling Christian name
of Balthazar, which. however. he wise
ly laid aside on being knighted for
that of Walter.
Lord Eversley, whose striking letter
in the London Economist on the sub
ject of the inordinate increase of naval
expenditure by the various great pow
ers of the world is attracting a consid-
cradle amount of attention in the
American newspapers, has figured
twice before in the press of the United
states under rather noteworthy cir.
cumstances. known prior to his ele-
walton to the peerage as George Shaw
Lefevre, he delivered his maiden
speech in the House of Commons in
connection with the escape OF the
Alabama from the Mersey during the
SO vigorous IN denouncing the gross
carelessness of officials entrusted with
the duty of OBTAINING the Confederate
cruiser predicting that sooner or later
piSdI Dl !tdiIl WOulu nave 10 pay tci
ribly heavily for. the neglect. that his
remarks received widespread atten-
ton on this side of the Atlantic.
On his second oratorical effort in
the House of Commons he happened to
be the first of series of speakers on
the subject of England's relations with
the United States, and the late Cyrus
Field, who was in the gallery. had ar
ranged that the entire debate should
be cabled in extenso to New York. a
No nv iyan a ~ q
Through some unforeseen accident to
the cable all telegraphic communica-
ton between the New and the. Old
World was suddenly interrupted. at
speech had passed in toto safely over
the wires. and thus it was that on
the following day his utrerances fig.
ured quite alone in the American press
ment, namely. the relations between
the two great Notwithstanding coun-
tries, and he acquired thereby repu-
tation for craftsmanship and pres
was in no sense. of the word war
ranted by his political standing In
England.
When in the fulness of time. after
General and of First Commissioner of
Works in the Gladstone Cabinets. he
was eventually presented with seat
in the House of Lords by way of
SoHSOllUS MN 1OE GNCluSlOIl lEOlll SUI
sequent administrations. he took the
title of Lord Eversley, which had been
previously borne by that famous kins-
man of his. who remains on record
as the best. and certainly the most
handsome, Speaker who has ever pre-
sided over the deliberations of the
House of Commons. That peer took his
title from the parish Of Eversley. in
winch his country seat, liecktield Place.
was situated. and OF which his friend
and neighbour, Charles Kingsley was
rector. 1t is necessary to mention
this in order to explain an odd verse
in one OF. kingsley's poems, Kingsley
was passionately fond of fishing in
the chalk streams of Eversley and for
his fishing. he loved a southwest wind.
SO productive of rain; a wind which
boring camp of -Aldershot, sounds from
clock striking at his friend. Lord
These welcome sounds he could only
The verse runs as follows:
ooh blessed drums OF Aldershot!
oh blessed, blessed southwest train.
oh blessed. blessed Speakers clock,
All prophecying rain
No one would know what was meant
by the third line of the verse. un
less informed that it referred to the
clock at Heckfield Court of his friend.
the first Lord Eversley. Speaker of the
House of Commons.
Copyright. 1910. by the Brentwood
Company