The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
nY IA MAnoIIsE DE roNrENoY.
> ING GEORGE. on the nomination
Of Premier .AEQu!th. has Just be-
. slowed upon william Giynne

N slowed upon william Giynne
Gladstone, eldest grandson OF
and owner OF the Hawarden Castle es-
tate, the Office of lord lieutenant of
the county OF Flintsh!re in which
HawaTden Castle, the bourne Of 80
many American pilgrimage is situAt-
ed Young william G. Gladstone. who
is now IN this country. acting as prl-
vate secretary TO Ambassador Bryce.
and as an attache Of his mission, Is
obtains at one bound a dignity
equivalent to that of general In the
army. or vice admiral Of the navy, and
OF chief magistrate OF the county In
which he has become the sovereign's
principal representative, as such ak
ing the pas OF every one else In
Flintshire, no matter whether duke,
marquis. earl or commoner
The office dates from the reign %
Queen Eliza beth, and in those days
the holders thereof were intrus;ed
ing the local militia. OF maintaining
order within the borders OF the coun-
~, and OF guarding its boundaries and
coasts, If any, from Invasion. a; first.
nominated IN times OF difficulty. war
or danger But gradually tie office be-
came permanent one, and the power
until then held by the sheriff, was
vested in him. and he was termed the
v!ce-resent Of his sovereign. In course
OF time tho Office of custos rotulorum
became associated with that OF lord
lieutenant, and the two Offices are now
invn riably held by the same person
the result being that the lord lieutea-
ant always appoints fellow territorial
magnntes TO the positions OF deputy
lieutenant and OF justices Of the peace
In this way. almost the entire county
nasi$tracy OF Great Britain has come
INTO the hands Of the land owners and
squirearchy. who administer the law
according 10 their own Interpretation.
visiting with especial severity Of
lenses against the game laws; poach-
ing being considered the most he!nous
crime in their calendar.
As lord lieutenant, young Gladstone
VIII not only have the right OF APP
pointing the magistrates Of Flin.shire.
but is also at the head OF the terri
winch has taken the place OF the for-
mei county militia In fact. the lord
lieutenant is by virtue OF his Office
general Of militia, or OF the trr-
torial reserve. and a. such is entitled
10 wear a rather gorgeous uniform,
closely resembling that OF general
encc being that the scarlet tunic and
black trousers are laced with silver
Instead of with gold.
In counties that border the sea, the
Of viceadmiral. this dating from the
times when he was supposed to pro-
tide for the defense of the county
from descent upon its shores either by
Earl of Lonsdale is Vice Admiral or
Cumberland the Earl of I.ondes-
borough is vice-admiral of YoGS-
fase Teiif NE ehr Of M Ion
wall. These peers have as such a
number Of queer prerogatives, includ-
ing the right TO vessels wrecked on
The shores of their county
Young William G.. Gladstone before
Joining the staff of Ambassador Bryce
at Washington, acted for some time
as private secretary to Lord Aberdeen,
the Niceroy Of Ireland; and while at
New College. oxford. won distinction
as one of the best speakers OF the
famous oxford Union which for gen
erations has been the principal debat-
ing society of the university. and the
school where some of the most celc-
brated of British orators and states
men have acquired their knowledge of
public speaking.
Hawardcn Castle which is his home.
never really belonged to the Grand
Old Man 1t was the property OF the
latter's brother-in-law. Sir Stephen
for the newly appointed Lord Lieu
tenant of Flintshire, the great states
man being accorded life interest m
the property, and appointed one of the
trustees. He carefully husbanded and
developed the resources of the Eawar-
den estate. spending all Of his own
money that he could spare upon the
place transforming 1t from an unpro-
into an extremely profitable ono. In
detd. he was far more successful in the
management of the fortune left TO his
grandson by Sir stephen Glynne than
In the administration of his own
finances; and thanks to his discovery
OF minerals and of coal at Hawaricn,
the latter now yields a very large in
come.
Then, too. young Gladstone has
benefited largely by the will Of his
mothers father, the last Lord Blantyre,
Blantyre bedueathcd to his daughter.
the Hon. Mrs. William Henry Glad,
stone. widow OF the Grand old Mans