History of the Manchester Dukedom.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 86, 24 January 1885, Page 6

History of the Manchester Dukedom.

Reviewing tho history of the Manchester Dukedom, "Modern Society" says there is little to be said about the first four Dukes, save that they successively discharged the "onerous duties" of Lord of the Bedchamber, and a o;reat house having apparently gone permanently to sleep after obtaining the dukedom. The fourth Duke, it may dg added, held, in addition, the "equally responsible" post of Master of the Horse. In the positions of Head Valet anil Head (3 room they could probably do little mischief beyond drawing their pay. The fifth Duke was somewhat more ambitious. He became Governor of Jamaica, at a salary of about £14,000 per annum, and on his retirement obtained an annual pension of £2,000. He was afterwards PostmastorGonoral from 1828 to 1830. He was also for many years Collector of the Customs for the Port of London, tho duties of which of lice were, of course, performed by subordinates. Tins office appoarp to have been given in perpetuity by Charles 11. to a member of another branch of the family, for-his services in promoting the Restoration ; for the Monks and Montagus of that poriod were not a whit better than the St. Arnauds and Mornya of the i'ovjj d'etat of 1851. The family (forty relatives) of the Dukes of Manchester have received in pensions, &c, the sum of £326,500.