The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
LORD CARRINGTON
TO LEAVE CABINET
DY ~ ,IARouIsE DE EoNrENnY.

D1 IN MhR0UIsE DIE 70 NTIsSOY.
otp CNRitlNGTON, is about to re-
Sign the post of Minister of AEri-
IL culture IN the -isquith Cabinet.
making way for George Lam
pert. now Civil LORI OF the Admiralty,
tenant farmer and practical arri
eulturis, Lambert entcrtains advanc-
ed views, In harmony with the aEri.
cultural members OF Parliament on the
radical benches of tho House OF Com
mons. which do not command the sym
pathy OF Lord Darlington. Then, too.
Lord Darlington is no longer young.
oeinS IN the ncigliborhood OF seventy.
ana with much OF the work connected
with the coronation on his shoulders.
rs Hereditary Grand Chambcrlain he
iicels that he needs a post entalling less
lard work, and. above all, worry, than
that OF Minister Of Agriculture. lie
IS TO remainin the Cabinet. but with
ne moro or less sinccure Office or Lord
friNy Seal. now held by Lord Crcwe.
Jointly with the Secrctaryship OF state
Lord Darlington was perhaps the
most intimate friend and crony Of the
iate King Edward. They had been
nog5 together. and remained closely
a,ltachcd 70 one another throughout the
lie OF the late King. This intimacy was
Sun further increased when Lord Car
rinEtsal married The Hon Cecilia Har-
pord. ne l!,,o eldest daughter OF Lord and
wards household on his marriage. ana
remained With him until his death
Lady Darlington. by the by. has just
been 6sen appointed lady in waiting 10
LORD Darlington is absolutely de-
void Of all family pride. and once. when
twitted With thinking more OF the
rsil men than OF his own order
working people themselves only few
generations ago He Is descended from
inc same stock as the latc Lord Pauu-
ccfote, who died as British Ambassador
at Washington namely. from Abel
smith. Nottingham banker. who
nourished at the beginning OF the
eiShteenth century. and who WINS him
SELF the son OF a villnge npothecary.
ADei mad three sons. OF whom the first,
George, was created baronct and
whose eldest son and namesake as-
Of smith i may be remembered that
tho late Sir Robert Bromley married
Lord Paunccfote's daughter Lillian
At Washington Abel Smiths second
late Lord Pauncefote The third son
Of Abel smith bore tho same name. and
had son OF his own named Robert.
VINO VINO was the friend and banker of the
famous Prime Minister "Rtlly" PITT
'The lntter secured for him. with great
uch' OF difficulty, pcerase from
George H.. who manifested an irwin
ciblc objection to raising "anvH onoIin
trade. TO the fIouse OF Lords. pitt was
Of different opinion. He held that any
man OF good repute. possessed OF an
income OF 100000 year from en-
tailed landed property, was. ipso factn.
entitled to pccraTc. and he Ind his
way. Pitts friend selected az his title
that OF Lord Darlington. and his son,
following the example OF the other de-
scenhants Of the original Abel smith
secured leave from the crown 10 change
his patronymic from Smith to CARING
ton. i'''
The present Lord Darlington is the
posseSsor, or was so in his earlicr
years. OF fiery temper. IIe was libel
ed under the pseudonym OF Bob
Chousington. Lord Harvey" many years
ago In London newspaper OF the so
ciety order. entitled "The Queens Mes
senEer" belonging TO and edited by
Lord Palmerston's natural son. tho lat
Grenville Murray. Lord Darlington al
ministcred a terrible horscwhipninr 10
MURRAY, who summoned him for IS
sault the case being heard al the Mar,-
borough Street Police Court dcs-
perate fracas ensucd there for the
possession of certain important papers
In which Lord Darlington took an ac-
tive part his legal representative.
Iiardinge Clifford ,0eter Lord High
Chancellor and now Earl TIalsbury) be-
ing deluged with ink. and having his
head badly cut by q heavy pewter Ink
stand, which vas used by the combat