The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-08

churoaiil, should have obtained tho
pest; merely goes to show that IN spite
admin!stra ton. there Is st!il a certain
AMOUNT OF rivalry between them.
rerhaps one Of the reasons which
in Prevented the premier from TAX
the admiralty. IL the fact that he SIM
owns the Moor steamship ling. OF
winch he controls the business: a busi-
ness thanks 20 which. he is one OF tho
richest members Of the Ca11inet He /,
an excellent speaker. and is gifted not
only Win keen sense OF hurnor. but
also qutckncss OF vepartce 1htis.
when one o! hts constituents Attempted
10 hockle him. on the question Of tie
uhhesta oIlshinent o. the Church II
MSaies. and commenced. Nov. slr! at
eye Rnnc!man quickly interrupt-
ed nam at that particular point win
M; 40! pardon me; only. one pupll" And
mis- turned the. laugh TO sunh an aI
tent upon tho hcck!er that he at once
subsidized.
Young Lord Torr.nston. whose an
anciaI anairs are engaging the attcn-
mas been for more than two years past
IN the hands OF the money. lenders, and
aithoush IN recen, suit against him
hy a professional, money-lender, lie
latter was shown to have charged him
lnteres, at the rate OF GO per cent yet
S!r Walter Phill!more tho Judge D: the
kings Bench presiding the trial, held
that the demands nj the Insurer were
hot excessive, IN view OF the grear
risk entniied BY loaning any money 10
the visconnt. and gave Judgment
Lord TorrinEton viii now forfeit his
seat IN the House OF Lords. and his
rights as n hereditary legislator, BY
reason OF his bankruptcy. and havinE
thus be debarred from any voice in the
anairs OF the nation. lie may be said
20 nave commenced his public career
~. officiating as page OF honor TO King
Edward, on the occasion OF the lat
tGr's corona ton. He is chief OF the
historic, house OF Byng, and his faith
er. he late Lord Torr!nston, eighth oe
rs line. and veteran OF the Indian
Mut!ny. was one Of the favorite and
trusted members OF the household of
Queen Victoria. 1t was her absolute
lord IN waiting, that led to the in.
augurat!on OF the present system
whereby one lord in waiting remains
pernanently attached TO the service
was Lord Annaly. and since George W
has come to the throne. II is Lord Wen
lock.
Lord Torrington married a little over
Gaiety Theatre, Miss Eleanor Souray,
which entailed the resignation or his
commission IN the army. His ances-
f.! home Votes Court near Maidstone,
full place surrounded by some of the
grandest trees In the county. tile
house being stocked full OF family
relics, including the cabinet in which
the unfortunate Admiral John Byng,
fourth son OF the first Viscount Tor
rington. was shot. In 1857. after being
sentenced to death by court-martial.
The court. which WAS composed of ad-
mirals, acquitted him OF the charge OF
cowardice. which had been brought
against him. but issued a verdict to tho
effect that he had not done his utmost
to relieve Minorca, which Vas be-
sieged by the French feet According
to the Articles of War, the court had
no alternative but to sentence him to
death on this account, and though they
strongly recommended him to mercy,
George H.. with his traditional OBJ
stinacy, declined 10 listen to word
IN his behalf. and the admiral was shot
down by file OF marines on the quart
err deck of his own flagship. in Ports
mouth harbor.
The first Lord Torrington was Ad-
miral Sir George BynS. so famous for
his victory over the Spaniards. and it
is from another of his sons. Robert
Byng. Governor of Barbados, that the
Earls of stanford are descended. The
late Earl of STAFFORD 1t may be re-
membered, married the widowed Mrs.
Samuel Colgate, of New York, who was
Miss Cora Smith. of New Orleans.
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