The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
Gets Promotion to Office of Lord
of Appeal, With Salary of
$4,000 Year.
nY IA MARauIsE de FoNrENoY.

by IA MaRaUIsE DE FoNrENoY.
I ORD DUNEDIN'S promotion to the
o:Ncc OF LORD OF Appeal, with
- salary of $4,000 a year. viii in
volve his removal from Edinburgh,
where no has hitherto made his home,
to London. where the appellate trib-
unals OF the British empire hold their
sessions He is a very clever, tactrul.
and popular man. who. IN spite OF his
independence OF character. remains a
particular fdvorite 1T court Descend
ID from Princess Mary Of Scotland,
daughter Of Robert III, and member or
the ancient house of Graham or Bal.
sowan, he was formerly we'll known
on this side Of the Atlantic, although
under another name. that or Andrew
Graham Murray, which he bore prior
to his elevation to tho ccrage. He is
married 10 a sister of sir Archibald
Edmondstonc, and is, therefore, q
brothcr-in-law OF Mrs. George Keppel,
and son OF the late Thomas Graham
Murray, who was senior partner Of tho
great Edinburgh firm OF lawyers.
Todd. Murray & Jameson
Lord Dunedin's people hall from
Perthshire. and he was educated 1T
Harrow and Cambridge was tho cham
pion racquet player at Harrow, and
played In his college cricket eleven at
the urlversit: Eig country seat is at
Stenton. beautiful place in Perth
shire near Dunkeld. on the most pic
turesque portion OF the Tay. nearly
opposite Murchly Castle: and he sat in
the last UEionist Cabinet as Secretary
for Scotland. abandoning his portfolio
10 become Lord Justice General OF tho
Northern Kingdom a position which
he now vacatcs
He is member OF the household OF
the young Prince OF Wales, as Keeper
OF the Great Seal of the heir apparenCs
principally Of Scotland. This princi-
pellty of Scotland is 3 dignity created
| by the King and Parliament OF Scot
land IN the fifteenth century for tho
beneht of the heir apparent 10 the
7 scotch crown. and differs from tho
/ British heir apparents principally OF
! " hlcs in that II carries with II the
/ possession OF certain lands and rev
enues in tho Northern Kingdom
whereas nothing OF the kind goes with
the title of Prince of Wales.
Ii Lord Dunedin. who is a Tory. has
! received this promotion at the hands
/ or Liberal government il Is because
| the latter wanted the offices OF Lord
Justice General and of Lord President
! OF the Court of Session-onices which
/ are equivalent TO that of Lord Chief
Justice Of England-for Its extremely
.iiicIeI!l, lio jklSnC non.
| Alexander IRE, who. "a Attorney Gen
/ eral OF Scotiand-the title is Lord Ad-
/ Nocate-has been for the past seven
! years one or the most vigorous and
4 eloquent speakers for the administra-
ton in the House OF Commons Not
/ merely a Liberal but radical OF an
advanced type. he shines In tho contro-
versial style OF oratory, and whenever
there was any hard lighting TO be done
4 nj hal Oh.
has invariably locked TO him
Three years ago no was offered the
I secrctaryship for Scotland. with a seat
/ in the Cabinet. but declined il, rather
than accept the restraint which that
| promotion would have placed on his
platform activity. That he should now
| have been willing TO abandon the
stress and excitement of the political
arena for the comparative calm Of the
judicial bench. is due to the fact that
I he has reached his sixtieth year. and
| is beginning 10 feel the weight OF age
4 being therefore less inclined 10 bear
/ as buoyantly ns in days Of yora the
! fatisues incidental 10 TIE strenuous
/ political campaigning in which he so
! delighted,
As Lord President OF the Court OF
! session he VIII receive a salary OF $685.
/ 600 a year. and will enjoy the distinc-
Z
| land 10 actually wear ermine to his
! robes. lie Will also, In accorda nee
with time honored custom. have n peer
age conferred upon him by King
/ George, and will take his seat in the
/ House of Lords.
! IN olden times tho office OF Lord
Justice General was held by tho SOW
ereign himself, and the King even
/ went on circuit. just as in the present
Il q n Of
gate Of his palace at Ccttlnje. and adj
ministers justice to his subjects Thus
1 David III. is on record as having gone
/ on circuit throughout his Kingdom, In
I order to dispense justice rs the SUI
| prema Judge OF the land. BY degrees
/ the sovereign delegated this duty to a
/ legal luminnry. who was known rs the
Lord Justice Clerk. But. 1t was finally
| held that the responsibility OF repre-
| sentsng tho sovereign In Justice was
| too great for n nero lawyer, and. ac-
| cordingly, the old-time royal office OF
| Lord Justice General was revived and
| bestowed upon tho greatest mobiles in
/ tho land II continued to be conferred
| by the sovereign upon different mobiles
until 1890, when 1t was united by act
! OF Parliament with the presidency OF
tho Court OF Session. and It's bestowal
restricted to members OF the legal pro-
| fession.
The last nonlegal Lord Justice GEN
| eral was the Duke of Montrose, and It
| had previously been held By tho Dukes
| or Argyll. ono of whom is on record rs
having presided OH circuit at the trial
OF the famous ApDin murder case 1t
was ono which caused much criticism,
! owing to tbs fact that tho duke had
taken advantage OF his position rs
Lord Justice General to pack tho jury
box with members OF his clan. namely,
the Campbails. who. OF course. gave
blind obedience to his charge and di-
rection.
Sir Walter Phillimore's advancement
from 0 iuQgeship of tho Kinc,a Rench