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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 96, 11 February 1892, Page 2

The Earl of Glasgow, the newly appointed Governor of New Zealand, is the head of a very old Scotch family, tracing its descent back to one Patrick Boyle, who was Laird of Eilburne in the reign of Alexander 111. in the middle of the thirteen century. The Glasgow Peerage was created in 1703, the first Earl, also named Patrick Boyle, having previously sat for Bute in the Convention Parliament. He was succeeded in 1733, by his eldest son, the second Earl, and the eldest branch retained possession till 1890, when the present Earl, (the seventh) succeeded to the title. Before that he was Dayid Boyle of Shewalton. Ayrshire, fourth in descent from the second Earl, who came to the title in 1733. Prom 1815 to 1890 the Earl of Glasgow had sat in the House of Peers as Baron Boss, but that title lapsed with the eldest branch, and with it the seat in the House of Peers. The present Earl entered the Royal Navy and saw active service in the Crimea and China, rising eventually to the grade of captain— not the first of his family to acquire distinction in the public service, for there is a long list of naval and military officers in the family records. He has had no experience of political life, having since his retirement from the Navy devoted himself to the study of social and philanthropic subjects, and having in their pursuit acquired facility as a platform speaker as well as attained to considerable popuarity in his own county. He married, in 1874, the eldest daughter of Sir Edward Hunter Blair, Bart., and has a family of five sons and three daughters, the former ranging between the ages of six and eighteen, the latter between thirteen and sixteen. The Earl of Glasgow, has an easy task before him and plenty of guidance, and at the age of o9 ought not to be too old to learn. His first cousin, Mr Alexander Boyle, who is settled in Christchurch, is married to a daughter of the late Michael Studholme, of Waimate,

The necessity for the Resident Magistrate holding at least two sittings of his court in Feilding during the month instead of only one, as at present, is becoming more apparent eyery day. Owing to tho increase of population in the district, the causes to be heard have lately become so numerous, that within the compass of one day it is impossible to overtake the work. For instance the Court sat yesterday until 10.30 p.m., and even then a number of cases had to be again adjourned for hearing at a future date. This involves increased expenses to parties to suits, without any compensating advantage. We hope the Feilding members of the bar will take steps to hare the alteration made we suggest.