The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
LORD DEVONPORTI is
LIPTON'S BIG RIVAL

For his services In this connection he
received civ In turn rms. a baronetey. a seat
ton to the upper house as Lord Dew
onport Parliament voted a salary OF
$4,000 year for tho office of Presi
dent OF the State Board OF Control OF
,he Port of london. which he now
holds; but no has refused all emolu
nent on the ground that TO be per-
por,ant fashion rs In Itself SUM-
cient reward He has a country seat
at NARROW. in Buckinghamshire. and
another near Denoigh. In Wales: IS
In London. and also the first member
OF great grocery Arm to receive q
peeraBe.
oony OF the United Kingdom on the
Kings birthday. 1t is lin order to
provide him with a seat in the House
an additional vote there. His other
pserages are all Irish. There are some
o-odd Irish peers. and these elect
Tor life twenty-eight OF their numbcr
to represent their order in the upper
house OF Parliament at Westminster.
As an overwhelming majority Of
them are Unionists. no Liberal Irish
when q vacancy occurs. Lord Carrick
Is a Liberal. and what is more a home
ruler. who has rendered most useful
service to the state as inspector of the
Agricultural and Technical instruction
department Of ireland since his re-
lrement from the army, his activities
being directed towards promoting
both the agriculture and the manufac-
turing industries OF tho Emerald Isle
few years ago. prior to his Access
sion to the earldom. he inquired as an
suit at Dublin, in connection with the
Irish. linen trade. and was able to
give mulch technical information TO
the court in regard to the produc-
ha
terial.
About TWO years ago he secured the
conviction in the Central Criminal
Court. London. OF a big nrm which
rious stores handkerch.eIs and similar
articles. made OF mixture of linen
and cotton. which they described as
Irish linen.
spector OF Irish Dairy Produce in Eng
land, he resorted to many odd expedl-
ents to obtain satisfactory evidence;
for instance. dressing himself as la
oorer. in order to purchase samples of
butter that was being sold TO the
poor as the product OF irish da tries; d
plan that was extremely successful.
Another noteworthy royal birthday
honor is that conferred upon sir Fran
els Ailston Chanting. VINO makes an
otner step upward IN rank. Created
baronet in 1906, he now receives Il
barony as n reward for his excellent
services IN promoting agricultural.
educational and labor reforms. He
was born in the United states as the
son of that famous Unitarian minister
OF Boston. the Rev. w. H. Chanting.
his wife Is u Bostonian. the daughter
Of Henry Bryant. of that city. and
they have two children. both girls.
baron Channing-to call him by his
new tltle-was educated at oxford, is
fellow of University College. and
was FOR some time tutor and lecturer
nhllnGnnuN 81 .,f
learning, wnrre he earned Tor himself
n very distinguished record. including
nonors both III classics and mathemat
les. the chancellor's English essay and
the Arnold historical essay. To emu
merate the various royal commissions
on which ne has served would take up
"A long list, and, besides. he mas writ
ten number of books on agriculture.
politics, the classics and natural his
tory. He entered Parliament for Fla t
Northamptonshire in 1885, and he sat
Liberal benches. He has taken a spe-
cial interest in railroad employees.
leading the movement to obtain a re-
duction OF their hours of labor by par
liamentary enactment.
In reply to an inquiry from a reader
as to what has become OF the peera sc
OF Wenman. | would say that Il has
| am aware. there has been only one
oarony OF that name. and II was ere
ated in the early part OF the nine
teenth century. under somewhat pecu-
liar circumstances. 1t seems that NIL
liam ~. during the lifetime of his
dcmented father. George Ill. became
involved in financial straits. largely
through the extravaganza OF his IL
legitimate family by the actress. Mrs.
Jordan. known on the stage as Dolly
Bland" Monetary troubles led him to
desert her, and ne Immediately began
to look about for rich wife in order
10 get the means OF pa ying his debts.
In due course he engaged himself u
very wealthy and mature spins,e t
Park. oNfordshire. and several other
country seats His eldest brother. the
Prince Regent. learning of his plans,
interposed his authority and forced
aim TO break on the match securing
for him at the same time an additional
allowance from the government, at
any rate sufficient TO place him a5ove
actual want
y few years later the regent ar
ranged for the marriage Of his sailor
brother, William. with Princess .Adc
accession TO the throne in 1880. some
sixteen or seventeen years after his
lifting Miss Wykeham. he created her
peerless in her own right. granting
tnde for her having been so ready to
assist him with her hand and fortune
in the days OF his poverty.
1t may seem strange to speak Of
royal princes OF England suffering
from actual want: but would remind
my readers that when Queen Nictoria's
father. the Duke Of Kent. died rather
suddenly at Weymouth. his local cred
TORS would not permit the removal OF
his remains to London for the final
obsequirs. or the departure Of his
widow and only daughter. until his
liabilities had been discharged by his
brother. the Prince Regent.
queen Victoria never forgot or for
gave this indsnity. and throughout
her long reign of over sixty years
Weymouth remained In her BLACK
books" She absolutely declined to
ever visit the town and discourse god
her relatives and the members OF her
court from doing so. with the result
that Weymouth which prior to her ac-
cession had been. owing to royal pat
ronage. an ultra ashiona BILE Watering
place, lost from thenceforth all its
vogue and popularity.
Il,cArn I.ri s,it III IL, tha tr,.c.