New-York tribune., 1911-03-20
New Honor for Mrs. Asquith's Brother.


Premier Asquths brothor-in-law. who.
unul his elevation "a the peersge a fort
nilht apo. was known as Sir Edward Ten
uaut and who arIivcl i'm New York from
England last week. has ;Ust been appoint
Cd bv Kiuc George 10 he his Lord High
Commissioner at Edinburgh At the end OF
next month.
scotland differs from Ireland, in that II
has TO resident viccroy and no permanent
court H. maintained in the metropolis cf
the northern kingdom. such rs that which
is kept up at Dublin Castle. where it serves
as the hub of all social lie But once,
wear q representative Of the monarch ap
pears at Edinburgh and. with the title of
Lord High commissioner and invested with
all sorts OF more or loss sovereign pre-
negatives. holds vicc-regal court in the an
ciout palace of IlOyroCd.
The duration of his reign does not ex-
coed Il fortnight. coinciding with the an
rial meeting Of the Assembly OF the state
church Of Scotland which IS not, as some
PERSONS appear to believe. Anglican, hut
PRESBYTERIAN. The meeting is always held
a the end Of April and in the first days OF
Nav. and has the effect Of attracting 20
itself the title Of the Athens OF the North,
representatives. lav and ecclesiastical. Of
the Church. or rather II the Xix, from
an parts of Scotland.
There are ministers and elders. univer-
sitv dons and peshytcrs. with their wives
and their SONS am their daughters and
,yI lie the relie Gus clement aboInds and is
much I'm evidence throughout the fortnight
or the assembly sessions, Vet il cannot he
said to prcdominate: for the festivities or
rauized at IGolyrood hv the Lord High
,..oomlssiorer serve 20 bring 10 Edinburgh
MANY Of the great Scotch mobiles aud rep
rosontatiycs Of that ancient and oft un-
ti1cd arietocracv % the highlands and o.
the Lowlands north Of tho Tweed. The So
iou,n of the Lord High commissioner at
tlolvrood. i'm cne word is the zeal season
- l,djnburgh. and the fact that il is SO
hort merely serves 10 add zcst to its en-
ioyment.
Tbe office Of Lord High Commissioner
o.,s first Instituted ~ the spring of lG0p
,.l,ou lanes VI Of Scotland. who afterward
I asceudcd the throne of England as James
was asked by the General Assembly Of
,bo scotch church. conVOkcd at Montrose
,o nominate his representative out of "A
list of six submitted 10 him by the National
kirk II was originally suggested that the
noparch's deputy should be an ccclcsiastlc
and should bear the title of bishop But
tho latter was designation which then
.o,nded even still more disagreeable 10
proebvtcriar ears than 1t does to-day.
,to.,oovor. /: was argued that since the
t.,rg,s DELEGATE was To act as arbiter In
,,o name Of the SOVEREIGN, in the event
- diserenccs between the various fac
,,o,s of the Assembly. it would be prefer
atIo that he should be not divine, but a
,a,,,ar Accordingly, nobleman was
oI,,,sop bv King James. and he received the
,'r. of Lord High Commissioner. which
,ae becn used for this particular Office ever
since.
the Lord High Commissioner receives
,or hts services during these two weeks a
'.l,,,, If $4,000, with allowances Of about
a. much more. But II Is estimated that
,h. exucnse Of his fortnights reign
,'sr.IIy AT last s5ooo) over and above
H. sum Hence. only rich peers are
a-,cinted as Lord High Commissioners
Tbe Lord High Commissioner no matter