Evening star., 1923-12-11
Indian Post Appointment
Tribute to British Officer

iG1ay' iSgiy formed sa 81 1000 men IN four
doun. commander OF the British
fSfoes in n-afief AeF Il Was Was reoruitsd m
from settlers in the states OF Massa-
chusetts, New York, Maryland, North
Carolina and particularly Penn syl-
vania Through the bold initiasys
GER of Distinction, commanding tbs
1st Battalion, the Royal AmericanH
adopted colonial methods of equip
mont, simple drills. open formation
fare, thus acquiring those attributes
of individual action, swift irttiativa
and elastic though firm discipline
which have been the conspicuous
characteristics Of this famous corps
through it's long and brilliant career.
1t played a leading part in the cap
ture of Fort Duquesne, on the Ohio
river, from the French and Indians.
and Eers ppgTssnes, ors Be-. was thsTsupoa ar.t
rison being the Royal Americans
Fort Pitt is today Pittsburgh. T'hs
depot and chief station of the regi-
nfa9 9saad fS"eysF % ter tha i
tion of American Independence and
the restoration of peace between
Great Britain and her former coli
onies In America the name OF ths
leans TO the Kings Royal Rifles, ana
IL has always been regarded, both In
military as we'll as in social prestige,
as one of the crack corps OF thS
British army.
Another forebear Of Lord WhArns
cliffe and of the Stuart -wortley broth.
ers was the celebrated Lady Mary
Wortley- -Montagu's son-in-law, that
Lord Butte who was prime minister In
the early portion Of the reign OF George
III. and who as such was largely re-
sponsible for the origin Of the American
war of Independence. It was the sec
ond son Of this Lord and Lady Butte
who inherited his mothers wortleys
Montagu property. as well as her ar
mortal bearings and literary treasures,
and his son. In turn, was the drst Earl
of wharncliffe of the present creation.
The PRINCIPAL home. of the family and
the seat OF the Earls Of Wharnclifte Is
wortley Hall, in Yorkshire. overlooking
the beautiful valley Of the Don. II ia
in the heart of the district tnmorta lizea
by Sir Walter Scott in Ivanhos:
crags, a picturesque displacement of
rocks of huge size thici<ly wooded at
the bottom, where they fall to the river,
and containing the cavern Which, ac-
the lair Of the terrible dragon OF
Wharncliffe. The Wortley Hall prop
erty Is particularly interesting in the
,, fact that the Wortleys have been IN
! uninterrupted possession thereof since
the eleventh century.
The stuart -Wortleys likewise own
considerable property in Cornwall.
where their estates include the natu-
rally castelIated rock OF Tintagel, on
which ara the Scanty ruins Of castle
Celebrated as the birthpiace Of King
Arthur and the subject of a host OF
medieval romances and OF poems By
Lord Tennyson. The castle, which was
at its best in the reign Of Edward the
Confessor and was for centuries the
ures in ancient records as having been
stronghold even in remote Roman
times, but was purposely allowed TO
fall into ruin in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. on the advice OF her great
secretarysof state. Lord Burleigh, who
urged upon her that il was a source OK
too heavy expense to keep In repair
and that as a seaport 1t had become
virtually inaccessible and useless by
reason Of iss exposed &. condition: sIs ,Ins In.
rage there that even the graves have
| to be heavily buttressed with rock to
prevent their being swept away by the
wind. s;s,a- -s,Ss.
SIR Riesard sehsl gsaar "a y ossisy Il % the new
| quarternlastsr general ! Of India. viii
during the next five years divide his
l time between &Delhi =, the ancient ana
l also the modern capital of the Indian
Empire aHd simla' in the foothii!s 1Iasro1 ol
| and all the higher English offlcials, civi!
as well as military. transfer the seat OF
\ government during the heated naeethS
I of the year.