The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
OFFICE is BESTOWED
ON YOUNG GLADSTONE

FOR her boy. as Well as his stltely
London mansion, IN BERKELEY square.
Win an us .nrnituTe, paintings, art
treasures and silver p,htc. as Weli a.
tEe horses and carriages IN the .tublc,
belonging thereto.
although master OF Hawarden Cas-
tie young William GBnn- Glndstonc
Is not IN any sense OF the word the
chief OF the Gladstone family That
= a dignity which does rot even be-
long to Lord Gladstone the Governor
General OF South Africa. bur TO the
Grand Old Mans nephew. Sir John
Gladstone. retired officer OF me
before him. is typical Tory baronet
lndced. h!s father. the late Sir Thomas
Gladstone represented Ipswich as 3
Conservative FOR many years in the
rouse u commons. invariably voting
against his younger brother. rha
~ eFal leader. The brothers never al.
lowed any po.Itcai differences 10 inter-
iefc VITA their fraternhl relations.
sir John. too. always appeared very
devoted to MS famous uncle who ustd
9eea s!onaHy TO visit him al Fasquc.
PIE some OF the excellent whiske. dis
i!od on the estate. and FOR which
Easque. j. celeorGted throughout the
United Kingdom. sir John Is one of
the great whlskey distillers OF scot
land, and his distilleries at Fasqt!c q re
known far and wide as the Fetter-
fairn distiliories The Castle OF FasGue
Is one OF the statel!est castcllnted
mansions IN scotland. II stands on q
wooded slope surrounded by NOBLE
PARK and woods that extend some
slSnt% miles sir John IS q tall good
LOOKING and broad shouldereG giant Is
unmarried, and expresses his determi-
nation TO remain so. SO that there Is
considerable prospect that his baron
etcy may some day 60 along With tho
great Fasque estates and the Fetter-
Ga!rn distiller!es. to Ambassador
6GTIEee private secretary, William G.
Gladstone
Henry Charles North, who has just
oeen successful In suit for breach
IN connection with the royal house
Mo!d Known as that OF the Court
Newsrnan. which dates from the reign
OF King. George IN when prince re-
gent, lie Is a Journalist. whose pro-
fessional activities are restricted 10 the
compilation OF the so-called Court
GiFcuIar which appears daily in the
Ehsl.h newspapers, he being intrust-
"a WITH the distribution thereof TO the
various organs OF the press. The
T ,bd T., Circular, although Compiled BY
SoVeFclsn's principal private secretary
now General Sir Arthur Bigge who
ma lust been created peer OF the
realm. and is supposed to receive the
RING personal O. *. before being ac-
tualiy sent out 10 the daily news
queen Victoria made point
ihrogshout her reign of Invariably
supervising the daily Court Circular
ana used ii as the means of communi-
Gauon Tor many message 10 her sub
Jects, some OF them being expressive
OF her grief at the death OF a favorite
states man or general. or at the demise
or some cherished relative ii was
me Court Circular that she likewise
selected for the purpose OF conveying
e. . her people her thanks and graft
suoe TOT the!r sympathy in moments OF
srlef and of rejoicing.
IL seems that George ". when prince
Iegent became so indignant about the
lhdlScreet revelations concerning ROYAL
" IN tho press. that he asked Sir
hlchard Bifnie whether he could Law
LIS hpnd upon q sensible newspannr
writer VINO would set down what he
was told, and no more Sir Richard
hirnle sent for an ole crony of his
VINO had been in turn shoe black "a
COAL HEAVIER, then a turnkey .: New
gate: and Bow street officer: ana
hnaliy hanger-on OF Sir Richard i.
Birnie lie went by the name OF "Ofd
Iownsend.' and it became his duty to
SEND 10 the leading newspaper Offices.
tai!Y Court Circulars. containing
authenticated news. the papers being
warned against publishing any other:
az the same time all approaches to
the palace We're guarded against ir-
regular excursions by the newspaper
men. That was the origin of the
Court Circular, and of tn, Court News
man.
Copyright 1911 by the Brentwood
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