1 66 THE FAMILY AND THE NATION 



whom 17 lost their lives, and 9 attained the rank of 

 General ; 42 entered the Navy, of whom 5 died on 

 service and 9 became Admirals. The Church accounts 

 for ^6 J and 3 attained the dignity of Bishop or Dean ; 

 38 entered the Government Services, 16 went into the 

 Law, I into Medicine, 2 into Banking or Commerce, 

 and 26 became Members of Parliament. 



The most noticeable difference in the two groups is 

 in the number of those unclassified, and in the higher 

 proportion in the earlier period of those who, having 

 entered the Army or Navy, attained distinction or fell 

 in the service of the country. The second difference 

 shows the effect of the Napoleonic wars. It seems 

 likely that the first difference is due, partially at any 

 rate, to the insufficiency of family records in the earlier 

 time, and that many of those, who in that period are 

 unclassified, served in the Army or Navy, at any 

 rate for a short while ; those sons being especially 

 remembered whom family pride rejoiced in as having 

 distinguished themselves above the average of their 

 fellows, or family piety commemorated as amongst 

 those who had fallen by the way on the path to 

 glory. 



In considering these figures as a whole, the first 

 deduction we draw is that in past generations men 

 who found themselves placed by birth in a position 

 above their fellows, did not enter into the com- 

 petition for increased wealth, but paid their debt to 

 the country in actual personal service. The professions 

 they chose are notoriously underpaid. They did not 

 follow the advice of the Eastern sage to " take the cash 

 and let the credit go," but steadily kept to the narrow 



