The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
ny Ia ,1AnauIsE DE FoNTENoY.

lIDI w HIS OsitCe Oh minister VI
Il Agriculture has now become.
through the accession of King
George. Lord Great Chamberlain of
England, and thus invested with one os
the half-dozen great offices OF state.
was one oil the Oldest friends of the
of Edward Wis cronies OF whom his
mother Queen Victoria was very fond
She bestowed upon him many marks
OF favor, promoting him from baronY
to an earldom and appointing him to-
all sorts OF offices, including those of
captain of the Corps of Gcntlemen-at-
Arms, Governor of the Colony of New
South Wales and lord chamberlain of
the household. which must not be con-
founded with the Office of Lord Great
lord chamberlain OF the household
that Lord Darlington, in fulfilling his
duties as censor OF the drama, had ms
memorable encounter with Fay Tenn
pleton on the subject of her, costume.
when she was appearing at the Galety
Theatre in London.
Sixty-siS, bespectacled and most
benevolent looking. IL is dificult to
represent TO oneself that Lord Car
rington was forty years ago the as
sociate OF his late King in many .
wild freak and harum- scarum prank.
and that he was the principal actor in
one of the most sensational horse
whipping scandals of the nineteenth
century The castigation was admin
istered TO Grenville Murray, the for
mer diplomat. author and journalist
for holding up the earl 10 ridicule and
obloauy under the pseudonym of Bob
Chousington. Lord Jarvey," in a week
lily newspaper OF the society order: en-
| titled "1he Queens Messenger" Gren-
Vile Murray, who received terrible
drubbing, brought suit against LORD
Darlington for assault and secured ,ne
imposition OF fine of $500 But our
ling the course OF the legal proceed
lings he was unfortunate enough 10
| swear TO something that was not true.
| and thereupon Lord Darlington procceu-
ed against him for perjury, To ESCAPE
the consequences of a certain conVic-
| ton. Murray tied to France. where he
! remained an exile from his native land
| until his death. He was undersloou "
be one of the MANY natural sons OF
Lord Palmerston. who was his pro
tector as long as he lived, and who
/ certainly gave him his first appoint
ment in the diplomatic service. from
which he was fred for lampoon'ng M, ms
ambassador at Constantinopie IN the
pages OF some London publication.
Grenville Murray wrote number OF
/ books, OF which the best known are
1.-THE Member for Paris and sl Iae
ter ri" is Of Of the most libelous description
and long since out of print. He col,
Elaborated from Paris with Edmunt
! Yates. in starting the LONDON week. ~,
- sit IN The House of Commons. hi!
reeraees being irish Mu i;t;s q dle eou mn
. der a Spanish name and tue OF cou,l.
which he had obtained through M ~,
nnintess In her own right. that is &c
saw the eldest daughter and heires
}, Of a Spanish grandee who hao "
lord Darlington is married to
!, daughter of Lord Sufield. the favorlt
;. lord in waiting Of the late King an,
the oldest member of his ho ,.1' y;
He has a younger brother. oo ,ntii = ~ ~
hsar the COMPTROLLER OF the household
/ of King George. and who mas hau ~ ~
q entire mana cement OF his affairs. p
William, who was also assts.n vi y ~, -
Victoria, has an American wife,
: daughter OF the late Francis Marhh er
which made him. of course the protiicl
in-law Of that extremely p .1 .,,o p wa
\ a. Mich at home in the most eXcluslV
set Of l.ondon society as in Paris.
Lord Darlington is descended iroI
: the same stock as the late Lore fa tWas
!. fote who died as ambassador AT WASH
t innton m namely, from Abel Smith, I'll
Q Noftingham banker who flourisheo ]
m ihe becinning Of the eighteenth Ger
: fury. Abel had three sons s., o. or mnu .
: the first was George, who was create
= q haronet, and whose eldest son an
: namesake assumed the name OF Iron
d lev. in lieu Of Smith. his descendan
n Tho present holder Of the baroneIGi
beinr Sir Maurice Bromley Wilson. 81 &
II elder brother and predecessur ~ -.
Il haronetcy. Sir Robert BROMLEY. MAJ
:, ried the late Lord Pauncefote's daush
Il Tar lillian. Abel Smiths second sol
Iohn was the ancestor of Lord Paunce
tote The third son of Abel pore ~,
same name. and had a son OF nus oM,
named Robert, who was the trienu AZ ~
n hanlser ,f the famous Prime Mlnlste
: Pitt and for whom the latter secure
wifi, a good deal Of ditt1culty peel
are from George III, TINS nlonarc !.
a manifestlng an invincible op t5 ~ -,
y raising ANY one In trade 70 ~
House OF Lords. Pitt was OF a. !
It ferent opinion. He held that any M "a
: Of good repute, possessed .. ~ e.. :,
come az 100000 a year derived lro.
entailed landed property. Vas w ips
facto, entitled to a peerage, ana ne ~, 70
y his way Pitts friends selectea a.
X title that of Lord Carrlnstotl' at.4 ~ i,
70 son, following the eNanpi e,,oi ~,
g other descendants OF the or9H x a ~
II smith,, secured leave from tua s ex.,i,
g to change his patronyln1c from s.'s
d to Carrington .,,,, 40 nerson
Lord Darlington, Wniie w I, anth :,
7. fication of common seHss. - a., 81 s,nr
IS thn multipltcation of small holding
!, Increased security OF tenure and IRE
dom for tenant farmers IN sthelr MOS
% az farming He has cut up large pc
IL lions al his estates into small hol1
a lines and allotments That this sel
s,F,,,s svsten, pays may be inferr'
le fron,1 .3tl,e fact that during the la