The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

strong section of which William Joynson-
Hicks, NJ. p, is leader, is inclined to
favor 1t, and the result may be a split in
the tory ranks as definite as that which
followed Joseph Chamberlain's famous
declaration in favor of preference, or in
plain language, protection.
1t is eminently natural, by the way,
that the squire" should be heart and
soul with the landlords and in favor
of things as they are, for he himself
is picturesque survivor of "the old
order" Even his style of oratory in
the House of Commons and his par
liamentary manner, which he careful
ly copied after Disraeli's, are archaic
and out-of-date. Satirists have had
great fun with his utterances, which,
accompanied as they are with much
fixing of monocle, flcurishing of hand
kerchief and pounding of the famouse
House table, are guarded and
paranthetical to the last degree. Here
is a not greatly exaggerated specimen
of his sty1e
But sir, I venture to say, I dare
to assert, 1 will even go so far as to
declare, that having regard to all the
circumstances of the case, taking one
with anyother, not forgetting the gen.
era1 tendency of events and by no
means ignoring the mian factors in the
situation, 1t is possible, nay, sir, 1t
Is conceivable, that while some say
one thing and others take contrary
view there is much to be urged for
the former proposition, while not "a
little could fairly be brought forward
In support of the other"
But Mr.. Chaplin, who is most ia
nous, of course, for the extraordinary
romance of the peerage in which he
played so dramatic part, has had
distinguished political career% Born in
1871 and educated at Harrow and OK
ford, he first was elected to Parlia-
ment in 1868, and thence sat continu-
ously in the House of Commons for
40 years, eventually being turned out
in the great liberal landslide in 1906
In this time he held such important
posts as chancellor of the duchy of
Lancaster president of the board of
agriculture, president of the local
government board (the post now held
by John Burns), and member of the
royal commission on the supply of food
and raw material in time of war. He
Is known to have refused more than
once the offer of peerage.
Figured in Romance
An imaculate, IL somewhat fantastic
dresser, Mr.. Chaplin is tall and unusually
heavy, thing which does not help much
when he is thrown from hunters back
The famous romance in which he figured
hardly needs to be recalled, being one of
society. He wa sengaged to Lady Flor
ence Paget, who was known as ''The
Pocket Venus and 'ladybird," and is said
to have been SO lovely that she hardly
could venture out without being beset by
q crowd. But one morning, when she and
her fiance were out on a shopping round,
Lady Florence walked from the Regent
street to the Piccadily entrance of a well
known West End shop, and at the latter
place met the Marquis of Hastings with
whom she straightway went off and got
married. Two years later, however, fate
gave Henry Chaplin handsome revenge,
for the victory of his horse. Hermit" in
a Derby run in a snowstorm, and which
is said to have brought him winnings to
the tune of $7,000,000 was the absolute ruin
of his successful rival. Hard hit by his
disappointment in love, Chaplin remained
single for u years, eventually marrying.
in 1886 Lady Florence Leveson-Gower, a
sister of the late Duke of Sutherland.