New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14

EARL SPENCER
Park, lived the ancestors of George Wash
ington, who was a kinsman Of the earis
family.
Earl Spencer, from 1859 to 1866, was at
tached in a confidential capacity to the
households of the Prince Consort and the
Prince Of Wales. In 1858 he was made Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. and he held sway at
Dublin Castle during the whole Of Mr.
Gladstones first administration-that is to
say for nearly six years. He went again
to take up the same Office in 1882.
The Kilmainham treaty had just been
made-which meant that the coercion policy
had failed and that the Liberal party was
resolved to deal with Ireland in a spirit
of intelligent Difference to the wishes OF her
chosen leaders and representatives. Mr'
Parnell and the others were released from
Kilmainham. Lord Cowper and MI. For
ster resigned the Lord Lieutenancy and
Chief Secretaryship in baffied rage. To take
their places two men who represented al
together different traditions went over TO
Ireland-Lord Spencer as Niceroy, LORD
Frederick Cavendish as Chief Secretary
On the very day of their advent hideous
calamity occurred. bofd spencer, "aihiaS
in the cool of approaching evening on the
terrace of the Viceregal Lodge, saw momen-
tarily at a distance over in Phoenix Park
something which looked like free hght
among group OF men, and passed onward
unheeding. A few minutes later he learned
that his Chief Secretary and dear friend,
Frederick Cavendish, had been murdered
in cold blood.
During the three years which followed
Lord Spencer became in all Irish eyes the
embodiment of a stern and merciiess des-
potisno His pale, long featured face. with
its huge, bushy, bright red beard, was the
pivot upon which all the busy pictorial
caricature OF the period turned. His famil-
lar name of the red earl was text Ior
deep and bitter curses by every peat nreslde
in three provinces. Wherever he went in
the country houses and shops were closeo
and black flags were hung out.
Mr. Ola 1s+one found himself converted in
December Of 1883 to the theory OF Home Rule
for ireland, and one of his stoutest ana
earliest supporters was Earl Spencer. In
deed 1t is an open question Whether MI
Gladstone did not owe his conversion, IN
mart to the calm wise, passionless con-
victions which Lord Spencer had formed
during his eventful second term IN ireland
At all events Lord Spencer became one OF
+be most consistent and influential advo-
Gates of Home Rule
On the death Of Lord Kimberly Earl
snencer succeeded him as Liberal leader IN
the House of Lords.
The Spencers emerged from obscurity
shortly after the Wars of the Roses APP
,.re,tJv they had been the lowlest people
IN 70 that time, for over century later
of Arundel. taunted of
their race who had won his way into the
House Of Lords with an ancestry of shep-
herds and the retort admitted this by say
ine that while the Spencers had been tend
inp sheep the Towards were plotting trea-
son At all events. the first Spencer of the
chronicles was one John, who had money
enough in 1903 to buy estates at Worm
1s,ebton. In warwick, and at Althorp. in
Northampton
Eecb Of his successors down to his great
grandson made an advantageous marriage,
obtained knighthood and lived prosperous
PASTORAL life. The poet. Edmund Spenser,
was remote cousin of this stock. Then
there came Sir Robert, who found his way
into Parliament, and was among the hrst
hatch of peers created by James on his
accession. Beth he and his son were nrrn
s.natriots." as against the usurpations of
the crown.
The grandson. the third baron, espoused
the popular side at the outset of the con-
,ss+ between Charles I and Parliament. but
uben the CRISIS came reluctantly went with
Falkland over to the party Of the King. He
was created Earl of Sunderland, and few
nonths later was killed at Newbury. on the
same field with Falkland. His son. the
second earl. was the celebrated political
profiisate of the Restoration. The third
earl was of much the same pattern. but he
,s ~ interest now chiefly because he mar
ried the younger of the daughters or the
great Duke OF Marlborough
THAT dtstinguished stratesist having no
s,ns Parliament made his title with re-
na,rder in the female line. In this way the
Marlhoroush line came into the Spencer
f,ro,Iv-the two elder sons Of this third
var, of Sunderland inherting 1t In success |
s,o, from their mother, the latter one OF
than, being the ancestor of the present
charles Spencer Churchill. who is both
Duks of Marlborough and Earl OF Sunder
land.
This branch, though II went to live at
ptsrhairn also took over the other War
u,ickshire properties. third son, John
spencer. became the possessor Of Althorp.
md inherited also large portion of the
vaa,th of his grandmother, Sarah Churchill,
r,uchess of Marlborough. His son became a
naar and was made Earl Spencer in 1865. A
Grandson of this man was the famous Lord
Altborp, who helped carry the Reform Bill.
THE late earl was a nephew OF this states
MAN He succeeded to the title at the
.ss Of twenty-five, and year later he
married. His wife was nicknamed "Spen-