The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-20
ny I.-N MAIs0UISE DE IrON'rIINDY.
~ RENTER ASQUtTH'S brother-in-
- law, who until his clcvatior 10
iec neeragc ~ Fortnight ago Was

N \ EMiER ASQUITH'S brother-in-
- law, who until his elevation 10
IL ihc necragc = Fortnight ago was
known as Sir Edward Tenant.
and VINO arrived in New York from
pn!ntcd by King George 90 be his Lord
High Commissioner at Edinburgh at
INC end Of next month.
S,Sot'and differs from Ireland in that
IL has no resident Niccroy and no per-
lnanent court is maintained in the
metropolis Of the Northern IIingdoln
S Tmgh as that which Is kent up at
hub OF all social life. But once Year
a representative Of the monarch APP
pears i I Edinburgh. and with the title
vested with all sorts of more or less
sovereign prcrogatives, holds viccrcEai
court IN the ancient palace of Holy
rood
The duration OF his reign does not
exceed a fortnight, coincidinG with the
annual meeting OF the Assembly OF the
State Church nf Scotland. which is not.
as somo people appear to believe. An
glican, but Presbyterian. The meet
ing is always held at the end OF .tpri
ana IN the first days Of May, and has
c;Sque capital. which claims for itself
the title Of the Athens Of the North.
| representatives, lay and ccclosiastieal
ron me ehurcl or rather OF the kirk
ministers and elders. university dons
and presbyters with their wives and
their sons and their daughters; and
while the religious element abounds
and Is much in evidence throughout!
the fortnight of tho assembly sessions.
| Yet il cannot he said to predominant:
| rood by tho Lord High Commissioner
serve TO brin~ to Edinburgh many Of
| the great Scotch mobiles and repre-
! sentativcs or that ancient and Oft un-
titled aristocracy Of the Highlands and
| Of The I.owlands north OF the Tweed
The soiourn Of the Lord High Commits
real season of Edinburgh and the fact
| that ii is so short merely serves to
add zest To It's enjoyment.
The office OF Lord high Commission
or was first instituted in the spring
| OF 1000. when James VI. of Scotland.
who afterwards ascentlcd the throne or
:ngland as James l. was a, asked I - BY the
convolted a. Montrosc, TO nominate his
| representative out Of a list OF six sub
! mittcd to him BY tho National Kirk
monarch's deputy should be an ccc)o-
siastc and should bear the title Of
| bishop. But the latter was dcsig.
nation which then sounded even Stiii
more disasrceablc 10 PrcsbNtcrial cars
than it does to-day. Moreover. it was
| ars,ied that since the Eing's delegate
| was 70 act as arbtcr in tho name Of
the SOVEREIGN. in the event of dir,
| ftrcnces between the various factions
| Of he assembly. il would be prefer :.
, able that he should be. nota divine. but
| vas chosen by King james and was
| given the title OF Lord High Com
missioner, which has been used for
| this particular Office ever since.
! The Lord High Commissioner re-
ccfves for his services during tho two
| weeks a salary OF, $4,000 with allow
ancc Of about as much more. But X
| is estimated that the expense of his
| fortnig!ts reign" usually costs him
| al least $4,000 over and above TINS
| sum. Hence only rich peers arc an
| pointed as Lord High Commissioners.
| The Lord High Commissioner, no
| matter What his rank in the Dcerage.
IS addressed as Your Grace" like the,
| with which The Irish Niceroy has to be
content lie is also apostrophized rs
1 sir" just in the same manner the
| King and the princes OF the blood.
Lady Tenant, ono. Of tho American
| painter Snrgent's "Tlree Graces." will
| become for the nonce Her Grace" and
| Will he attended by ladies in waiting
! and maids Of honor, recruited from
| the oldest houses OF the Scotch aris-
| tocracy
| The Lord High Commissioner, who
| has his gentlemen in waiting. his
| aides-d de CAMP, his chaplains and secre-
| tarics, sstI he received on his arrival
! nj tl@# road station at Edinburgh
/ by the Lord Provost OF the city. b.,
all the local authorities. by the general
| officers in command OF the military
forces IN Scotland: and by representa-
tchurch, and will then proceed IN q
| state carriage and ,four, with u large
| cavalry escort. through tho streets Of
1 the city. lined on either side wi