... stage appearance at the Garrick as Lord Beaufoy in School, and it is exactly thirty years since the second son, Laurence, named after Mr. Toole, was born, and ten years since he made his theatrical dibut under Mr. Benson. The elder brother's literary tastes ...

... SQUARE. Berkeley Square, which is dignified by the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, was built in 1698 and named after Lord Berkeley of Stratton. Among distin guished people connected with the square were Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who died ...

... has been captain of the Richmond Club, and is the only golfer, alive or dead, who has the honour of having two bunkers named after him. One of these hazards is at Musselburgh, where his lordship used to play regularly, and the other is at Biarritz, a ...

... first square to be lighted with gas, has become quite the most aristocratic square in London. It was begun in 1695 and named after Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th baronet, who acted as grand cupbearer at the coronation of George II. and had the cup as his ...

... very nearly on the same day, that that popular young potentate, Prince Edward of York, was born the great diamond that was named after him was discovered in South, Africa. It has been hoarded in England for some time but in no way exploited until recently ...

... walking on the Kaiser's right and King Edward VII. '.n his left, while behind are the Kaiser's other sons SPHERE, THE HORSE NAMED AFTER THE NEWSPAPER Belongs to Mr. Robert Greene of Ennis. It will be exhibited at the Dublin Horse Show next week THE THREE CHILDREN ...

... WHO'S WHO IN PORTMAN SQUAR.E. Portman Square was named after William Henry Portman, who was fortunate enough to buy 270 acres of land in the parish of Marylebone. He was the descendant of Sir William Portman (the representative of an old Somerset family) ...

... of Sweden, who is he' mother's cousin. Princess Dagmar is the youngest daughter of the Crown Prince of Denmark. She is named after her aunt, the Dowager Empress of Russia. Princess Victoria is standing in front of the house holding a camera. The Czar ...

... Portland Place is one of the broadest streets in London, being 125 ft. wide. It was designed by the brothers Adams in 1778 and named after the Duke of Portland. The great width of the street was due to Lord Foley's lease, which precluded the Duke of Portland ...

... residence of a lady who was high in favour with a Duke of Bedford of the early part of the last century, is for sale. It was named after the Thorney district of the duke's Bedford estates. Lord Gough, on his appointment as Minister to Saxony, has been made ...

... dreadful pit of wide extent full of loose sand and stones, whence it takes many strokes to emerge. The hazard is facetiously named after the well-known instrument of torture used by the Spanish Inquisition. J n these days of congestion the discovery of a new ...

... her people came from Inverness-shire and are a branch of the Macdonald clan. In order to avoid arrest they adopted another name after the battle of Culloden, when the supporters of Prince Charlie were hunted down by the soldiers. Miss Fraser was born at ...