The Irish standard., 1910-01-15

for cash. Poor Lucy again! She went
altogether to the bad, and her early
death was attributed to her wayward
manner OF living. Strange that her
descendants are among ones hercdi-
tary Legislators in the twentieth GEN.
tury! Lord Montagu of Beaulieu de-
scends from Lucy also. He voted
against the budget. The CARDIGAN
peers, it will be observed, are very
anti Budget.
Now we skip the centuries and come
to the times of the regency. We notice
Lord Conyngham's name in the div-
sion list. How came this young follow
to be a Marquis? In this way: His
great grandfather one Henry Conyng-
ham (the family name was originally
Cunningham. was an Irish Baron.
But he supported the Act of Union,
and was paid partly in cash, partly in
titles. He grew into an Earl But
his later advancement OF fortune he
owed chiefly to his wife. The Regent,
ing chap instituted a cozy menage
a trois in ST. James. She was the
Regents MISTRESS and she led him by
the nose. Even George Canning had
to get>on the right side Of her Her
husband was made Marquis, and he,
children were advanced in various
ways. The Marquis OF Conyngllam is
Il Marquis because his grcat-grand-
mother was the mistress of George w
That's the truth of 1t. From her. also
is descended Lord Londcsborough an
other anti-budget peer. The Earl oi
The first Earl, his grandfather, was
the illegitimatc son OF Mrs. Jordan
the actress, and the Prince who be-
came William ". Mrs. Jordan was
more sinned against than SHINING. The
daughter of a scene shifter, she was
taken advantage of by scoundrel, by
whom she had a child. Afterwards
she married one Ford, by whom She
had four children. BY William sht
had ten. Her royal lover allowed hel
C 1000 Il year, but he afterwards want.
ed to reduce it by One-half She;
celebrated actress by this time-ob.
jcctcd, and sent him a plnybll witt
these words at the bottom marked
"No money returned after the raising
of the curtain" She died in great in
digencc at ST. Cloud, neglected by al
her children. BY William she was alst
the great grandmother Of Lord Enrol
and Lord Falkland. Both voted ngains
the budget.
J The anti-budget Duke OF Northum
berland is, as everyone knows, more
Snitfson than Il Percy, but he tric
to look Il Percy all he can, even to th,
whiskcrs. Whiskers were always
feature of the pcerage. That is VIII,
they are so fond of the name of Alger
/ non. William, the ancestor who cam
over with the Conqueror, was nick
named, in the Norman French "als
gernon," or civilian with the Whis
/ kers." We should say "Old Whiskers.
One or the Dukes daughters was mar
ried the other day, and, by the pater
nal edict, no one was allowed the priv
ilege Of giving presents to the youn
lady. There was a time when tn
Smithsons were not so naughty abou
accepting gifts, and asking for then
too. The one who married into til
real, genuine Percys, went to Georg
the Garter. The King refused. Smith
son, alias Percy declared, with til
hauteur Of a parvenu, that it was tn
first time a Percy had been refuse
such a thing. But you are the frs
Smithson that has asked for It," wa
the retort. Good old Farmer George
Not 80 bucolic after all.
We notice the two noble Earls, Cow
ley and Cottenham, figure in the di
, vision list as anti-government men. "A
, apologist for the peers has recent
, suggested that even knowledge Of tn
turf and the ballet may be useful I
} q legislator. We confess we don't kno
to what work we could put Lord Cow
r Low and or6 rnttenha n, ,,p1ouS t. 1x,o,
, to serve on the Royal Commission G