The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
Y La MARaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.


n REM1ER ASQUITH seems TO be
- Just as anxious as the late Mr.
i Gladstone to avoid any charge OF
nepotism. and in the same way
enat the Grand Old Man left his third
son, Henry, to embark In a commercial
! career in India, where he made a for
tune for himself. and eventually be-
coming, the head of one OF the most
important firms Of Calcutta. so is Pre-
mier Asquith sending out his son, Ar
thur, to take up commercial career
In the Arsentine Republic. and the
young Fellow has recently arrived at
Buenos Ayres to assume a clerkship
6 Co.
1t is worth while calling attention
70 the tact, not only because it Is char
acteristic OF Liberal statesmen in Eng
land, but also for the reason that the
| iact that he has 4 son engaged in
business at Buenos Ayres, and expect
ing to make his career there cannot
fan to interest the British prime min.
lister In quite particular degree in
the fortunes of the Argentine Repub-
Henry Gladstone was by no means
the only son of the great Liberal lead
er OF the nineteenth century who de.
rived no political advantage from his
fathers eminence. for Henry's oldest
brother William, although he entered
Parliament, never got beyond an nn.
paid lordship of the Treasury; while
the clergyman brother, instead of re-
ceivins bishopric, deanery, or even
the prebendary stall of canon of some
cathedral. had to remain satisfied with
the rectorship of the village church of
Hawarden.
Lord Malmesbury is, like the half
American Lord Vernon and SO many
other English peers. selling his estates
In order to escape the heavy fiscal
burdens Imposed upon all landed prop
erty BY the present Liberal govern
ment: and his we'll known country seat,
Heron Court, one of the most beauti-
ful places In Hampshire. as we'll as
some 10000 acres of land. has been
placed upon the market Heron Court
is fun of treasures, many of them col
lected by the first Earl OF Malmesbury.
The latter so celebrated as diplomat
ist, was for many years ambassador to
the court OF Catherine the Great, and
author Of the aphorism that "the
Briton who spends much of his time
among strange nations and does not
every time he visits his native land
worthy OF the blessings OF true liber-
ty.' Among the treasures at Heron
Court are numerous relics of Nelson,
also the table at one time owned by
Louis XIV. of France. upon which was
signed the treaty, or rather family
compact, by which the French Bourbons
secured the throne of Spain at the end
OF the seventeenth century.
1t was the third Lord Malmesbury
granduncle OF the present earl who
played so important role as foreign
minister during the earlier portion OF
the reign of Queen Victoria, and whose
"reminiscences; published a few years
before his death, form one of the most
amusing histories OF the idiosyncvasies
and peccadioes OF politicians and d.
plomats during the greater portion of
the nineteenth century. AS boy of
fifteen. he was birdsnesting in the park
OF Heron Court when captured by
smugglere. who at that time infested
the district They held him for ran
som, but treated him so we'll that he
always retained. even when in Office,
very kind and charitable feeling for
that class Of offenders.
The late earl, that is to say, the
father of the present peer. was quite
fore his death, his countess brought
suit against him for judicial separation,
which at the last moment was arranged
out OF court, with view OF avoid
ing scandal Lady Malme sbury's sons.
as well as society. sided with her and
when. after her husbands death and
the succession to the earldom OF her
SON. the present peer. he brought her
mentary injunctions of his father, she
was received with much rejoicing by
all the tenantry on the estate, as we'll
as BY the neighooring county families.
considerable number Of twins among
the British aristocracy, and owes his
possession OF the various honors and
estates to the fact that he arrived
ahead of his brother. the Hon. Alex
ander Harris. Lord Malmesbury is
married to a daughter of Lord Cal
thorpe, served in South Africa during
the war. and did duty as private Sec
rotary to the Minister os the Colonies
in Downing Street, as we'll as on the
stan OF the Governor of New South
| Wales. His eldest son, ow I'VE years
| old. bears the title of Viscount Harris
and is godchild OF the Kaiser, who
/ when staying at General Stuart Wort
ley's place in the south of England
| four years ago. drove over to Heron
| Court to attend the Christening.
Cardinal Logue. Archbishop of Ar
mash, and Roman Catholic primate of
| ireland. fran OF health and advanced
IN years. has just lost very old and
dear friend through the death at Tor
| quay OF DR. William Alexander. Angll
can Archbishop Of Arma 81. and until
me beginning of this year. Anglican
Primate Of the Emerald Isle. The in
tmacy between these two aged pre-
rates or different churches was based
on community OF tastes, and upon
the same kindly and generous wav
which they both had OF looking at ali
the phases and features OF the life
around them IN addition to his other
ElitS. DR.. Alexander was q poet OF rare
| merit while his Wife was the authoress
or various famous hymns. Including
H. in't Wen k nov one beginning There
names OF the late archbishop and NJ
ms VIE figure on many OF the naeAs
OF the volume known as HYMNS IN.
Gent and Modern" ''''' Al
Dr: Alexander was the last survivor
.Me rarll.amentary Lords Spiritual