The Washington herald., 1912-03-09

was married TO the new lord chamberlain
only three years ago. Lord Sandhurst,
by the way. Is the brother-in-iaw OF his
predecessor In Office. Lord Spencer, his
FIRST wife having been Lady Victoria
Spencer. daughter of the fourth Lord
Spencer. and a goddaughter of the late
Queen Victoria.
The present lord chamberlain, who Is
the second Baron Sandhurst Is the son
of a British officer. who. as Sir William
Mansfield. served with distinction In the
Sutiey and Punjab campaigns and as
chief Of stan in the suppression OF the
indian mutiny. He was born In 1855. and
succeeded to the title (which was created
in 1s7I) in 1876 Lord Sandhurst served
for a time in the Coldstream Guards, Is
an ex-undersecretary for war. and was
governor OF Bombay from 1895 to 1888,
during which time he was closely asso-
ciated with the problem OF the suppress
sion Of the plague.
The new lord chamberlain WAS made
q member OF the privy council In 1906.
There is no ground whatever for con-
Meeting Lord Spencer's resignation as
lord chamber IN with the recent agita-
tion concerning the censorship. Lord
spencer's physical condition has been In
an unsatisfactory state daring the past
two years. He proposed TO resign his
trying once a year ago but consented
TO hold it a while longer in the hope that
he would recuperate his health fully. II
will be remembered that he was unable
10 off1ciate at the coronation last year.
nor did his health permit him to attend
the King and Queen on the Indian trip.
1t is rather surprising that In these
days any one with a reputation to lose
should covet the once OF examiner of
plays. But Mr.. Bendall has undertaken
TO face the music" and he ought to be
as competent as any man can be to dis
charge the duty satisfactorily. Perhaps
the prospect OF having a colleague to
share the burden may have Influenced
him, but what has happened up to now
hardly suggests that Mr.. Brookheld's s
collaboration will make his colleagues
task more agreeable. The truth Is that
this ONCE Is an anachronism. and II GER
tainiy does not seem desirable from any
point OF view that it's duties should con-
tinue to be discharged by a court func-
tionsry, or even two.
The long and very costly litigation con-
cerning Dunstaffnage Castle has ended
rather absurdly. The Duke OF Argyle
sought TO have that castle declared to be
his property with the right to eject Mr..
Campbell. who inherited the estate. The
court has decided that the duke is the
rightful owner OF the castle, inasmuch
as he is the Supervisor of the estate
CmeanIng. no doubt, head of the Camp
relI clam But Mr.. Campbell, the occu.
pant by right OF Inheritance. cannot be
disturbed and he is to continue to hold
the place as ''vassal"
In other words. he is bound to render
10 the duke such services as were un-
dertaken by his ancestor several CEN
turtles ago under the original grant. ex-
cept in so far as these have since been
affected by legislation. II is expected
IN Scotland that there will be an appeal
10 the House OF Lords, but most reason
able people will be Of the opinion that
the Duke OF Argyle has already wasted
more than enough money on perfectly
useless litigation
A feat Of dauntless heroism at the re-
ref OF Lucknow during the mutiny is
recalled by the death OF the admiral Of
OF the British fleet. Sir Novel; Salmon.
Sir +NO"tllt Ut IndI IiDe Htutcn1nI
and twenty-five years Of age. was with
the naval brigade, and it became neces-
sary for some one to climb a palm tree
overhanging the wall OF the Shah Najab
In order TO determine the enemy's exact
position Although the exploit meant al
most certain death, young Salmon
promptly volunteered to climb the tree
He was the target for a hundred rifles.
Bullets tore away the leaves OF the tree
and pierced his clothing. While descend
ing he was badly wounded. but he was.
nevertheless. able to make a full report,
and his information proved OF the great
est service. For his bravery he was
awarded the Victoria Cross.
He Joined the British man-o'-war
Dragon. a paddle-wheel steam frigate. in
1877. when only twelve years old, and
first saw active service in the Baltic
during the Crimean war. FLANEUR.
tCopyriEht. 1872. By Court Gossip syndioAtel