A GROUP OF TITLED TRADERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1768, 31 May 1895, Page 3

A GROUP OF TITLED TRADERS.

In Cassell's Saturday Journal is an article on '• Lords, Ladies, and Ledgers," the writer devoting his attention to those members of the aristocracy who have joined the ranks of the trading community m preference to maintaining their position as " splendid paupers." ". The example of self-help," we read, "was set by the family of the Puke of Argyll earliest of all. Lord Archibald entered the firm of Coutts and Co. as a clerk, and is now a partner. Lord Walter went on the Stock Exchange, and is now a partner m a firm of stockbrokers. Lord Colin Campbell, forsaking diplomacy, was called to the bar, and went to India, where he is said to have a good practice. Finally, following the example of his .brothers, the Marquis of Lome has 'joined a firm of house-decorators, as a partner, and is to act as designer of wallpapers for the trade. " The Earl of Coventry has started a jam and pickle manufactory on his estates. The Earl of Pembroke has a regular contract with a London firm for the purchase of the game shot on his preserves. Viscount Bridport produces wine on his Bronte" estate, and will supply wholesale or retail, according to desire. The Hon. W. F. D. Smith, who will one day be Viscount, Hambleden, derives the bulk of his large fortune from the sale of books and newspapers. " The large dowry of Violet Lady Beaumont comes mainly from the profits of a large dressmaking establishment. Lady Granville Gordon, the sister-in-law of the Marquis of Huntly, wasthe first of the now numerous lady dressmakers. Lord Norreys, the eldest son and heir of the Earl of Abington, is part landlord of an hotel. " The retail wine trade has attracted a considerable number of young men of

noble birth. Lord William Nevill, a younger son of the Marquis of Abergavenny, has for some years been actively engaged m this trade. So has Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox, a younger son of the Duke of Richmond. Quite lately the Earl of Denbigh, Lord Lionel Cecil (brother of the Marquis of Salisbury), Lord William Nevill, the Hon. Algernon Grosvenor (brother of Lord Ebury and nephew of the Duke of Westminster), and the Hon. John Mansfield (brother of Lord Sandhurst), have formed a Syndicate for the sale of wine, retail. Not very long ago, the Hon. Alfred Hood started m business as agent for Sicilian wines. "Both the Marquis of Londonderry and the Earl of Dudley, m addition to their wholesale trade, will sell coals by the sack, and will send it round m their own carts, with their titles painted on them. " Formerly, the only professions open to peers and their sons were the army, navy, church, and politics. Now, Lord Robert Cecil, a younger son of the Marquis of Salisbury, has been called to the bar and is practising as a barrister. Until recently, Lord Rayleigh was a professor and lecturer at Cambridge. " Lord Courtenay, the eldest son and heir of the Earl of Devon, is an inspector under the Local Government Board. The Hon. Robert Lyttelton, one of the brothers of Viscount Cobham, is a duly qualified and practising solicitor. The Hon. Edward Lyttelton is an assistantmaster at Eton. "Among the many scions of noble houses, who, like Lord Walter Campbell, have sought a living on the Stock Exchange, may be mentioned the Hon. Richard Strutt, the brother of Lord Rayleigh, the Hon. Alastair Hay, a younger son of the Earl of Kinnoull, and the Hon. Gerald M'Garel Hogg, a brother of Lord Magheramorne. " Quite a numberof ladies of rank have taken to adding to their incomes by adopting journalism as a profession. Lady Constance Howard, the sister-in-law of the Earl of Effingham, writes for several ladies' papers. Lady Colin Campbell edits a weekly paper and writes for others. Lady Greville contributes columns of comment and news to several journals. Lady William Lennox (aunt of the Duke of Richmond), the Countess of Stradbroke, the Countess of Cork, and Lady Fairlie Cunynghame are, or have been, more or less indentified with journalism." We may add that Earl. Russell, one of the recently-elected Progressive County Councillors, member for West Newington, is a member of a firm of electrical engineers.