New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-11

In 1850, At the General Election OF rs So.,;.h P.,.
tsiIve Peers Mr. Humphreys again voted a. e., q
Stirling tie only opposition being % mon .ror-..s
by the Earl Of Roseb-rry that OAi'nsn,s do,o.n -
sses would do well TO he coed th-ir cum. g. han A.
fore the House Of Lords previous TO teir tain, a.,
ties and exercising the privileges stsoSed to then.
The Earl Of Stirling As be- called himself has tn ,a
sge Of not attacking the property position n asv IA
vidua His claim sgsins, the cro~n, and Il hs o,s
NAB good the pecuniAry sdvsnt sges froa the ., a
and TO euigrNnts, would be Vast lie took ,,-os,a
ssset bis right to the American property eentsm..
raned Christopher Banks I'D been his chief 4yep, - .
iue and 10 him he grant Of 900 acres Of ,aa ia
CapAds under date July Il 1871 bssioes m.kios M,
Bsronet Of Novs Scotia Accordingly Mr. Banks cb.,,.S
BIS title 20 that If Sir Cbrs' 1pher Il s.s r-qu,,,- tA.t
tie grant should be SANCTIONED BY The Gro 20 ba the '
OF the Treasury did not scknowedge the RECENT Al
bis letter
After this cut various large Snsusged docu
concerning the American possessions. in viii M Hqm
phre,s described himself Earl ~ Stir ns H,redsr,
Lieutenant LORD Proprietor Of th- Proviecs Of Nova
Scotia Snd the LOrosbip of Can sds and stated H.. be
had been duly -erved nearest aud lawful heir In specis
to hi. great great grandfather Sir William Alex .nder
frs; Earl Of Stirling -" that bis verict Of h-ir,hs
duly ed to the ChSncsry OF Scotsn and
that by the sheriff under Hs Msi-sts's ecep. his
L, rdshp erfeofsd In the whole territory with all
periinens TIE Offices OF His Jsstys Hereditary Lsa'
and on.
All this was true. Mr. Humphreys really had been 81
served {" tore the macsrs snd the service hid no,
been upset nor challenged The Engl-h Courts OF L.w
hso sctusy admitted his Peers privilege of freedom
srret Mr. Tor Sir )hrsopherl Banks sho had proceeded
10 America sent home word that the Colonial suhouhe,
recognized and would soon set on his prt-u-ons wasa
the late Earl Of Durham out Governor G-nera
Of the CanSdas protest rom the Earl Of Sifhag 40
pesred (but only in the French nswspsper-l against the
terms of the appointment infringing the Surns PRIV.
neges
Meanwhile Mr.. Humphreys Earl OF Stirling" visited
Sfrh g-whence comes the tte-snd the local Journal
uy recorded his lordshps arrival adding that the nag
strstes bad set the bells ringing in honor Of hs presence
AUD aited him to offer their congratulations HE
witt 10 the residence of his noble ancestors"
What had the Grown lawyers of Scotland been doing al
hi, tine They rad been watchdog aud commenced
proceedings sgsnst Mr. Humphey-t 10 pull down II fabric
Of bis title and claims His great move would bs
possible 70 prove the validity of renewal. Of 1899. which
be described letters pstent Of Novod anus, which
rested not OF y the restoration Of the American grants but
bis claims through the female line.
The pedigree of his grlnosthe< Rev John Alersndsr
sccurstel To establish il, two sfsavts Of the
early part OF the eighteenth century proiucsdcns
vsgue the other very clear for deo ed that the person
bo made il intimately knew John Alexander, grandson
and only male representative Of John Alex snder fourth
: Alexander was formerly Of Antrim Further this stf
dayit which completed the pedigree contained
The charter Of 1885, the contents OF shlch the Original
dd not turn up we're what the Humphreys wanted to OBJ
tain This sffoavh signed by Baron PocAington one
Of Judges II the Irish Exchtquer aud there no
doubt Of the signature being genuine. Bot two points
were noiced-tbe curious that the affidavit exactly biz
the claimant quit ments and the suspicious appearance
Of the paper Tso eminent chemists proved that the
paper over the sig nature originally been
writing which had been chemically discharged aud that
on the blank thus made the affidavit had Subsequently
been written
BESIDES this there produced copy Of an inscription
Tombstone said to have been raised the
Of John Al. 1arder Of trim who died 10 l7la stated
the de C., IT irou Stirring family exactly the sd.yi
did but not proved that such Tombstone had
elsd unless this broken chain could supplied the
copy Of the inscription notbug worth
Thus toe claimants case WAS weakened. willis il vas
proved fer The Crown that John Alexander fu-th o.
the first Earl Of Stirling, from whom Mr. Humphrey
c'sued) had Cnlya daughter aad son. ny his vie
Therefore Rev. John Alexander whose great grad
daughter bad married humphreys ia her could hot bshs
grandson Of tie first John Ale zsnder ercA by ncos4
morriage
These detasmsy appear very minute but they reqd
site e. sbov all the ms aid Of this remaskaDs
H-r. them slr Humphreys had to establish the tarDsd
the Charter Of 1889. through which heir, female could
existed and TO prove that the Earl OF Stirling foarh
tcn lad NAMED second time, aud had by such mar
rsse.
II happened that Mr Humphreys called the shop
of Mr.. FeDSck DE- Pofqurt, the London pubi,her Of
book asserting the Earls csr. aud there haudsds
pacs e. addressed The Right Hon the Bari Of Srog
which RAD reached Mr. dc Prquet in parcel with nas
nom Mrs lines Smith, t~bom nobody knsw,D beggingh
ms ~ he fert addressed.
Tbi. r.rcei dulv cneued befOre Vifn
taned packet covered 9th parchment sealed with 'hres
oldf -honed seals and inscribed, the hand Trdng o.
There sso stiiog that tbs parcel ws found
cssH box which bad been stolen from the lats Wi.u
Humphreys that the thef bad LATELY died hat HI, family
fsiorsa the packet Lord Stirring that the seals he'd
rever been broken and that though they mse this r-p
arson the fbiefs family mus remain unknown Tor cbvt
Gus ressons as they could not be expected to court do
grace and iniamy.
In Of Mr. Jamsss novels such an incident as th'
would be taken something rather too much tor Ordinary
beef-when add that sealed p.rk=t Contained not
onl, lsers which fed Up links wanting 10 sons I" inc
adsvit-, but contained also gen illogical tree sho eng
how John Alexander had married nd wife ons Ems
beth Maxwell Of Londonderry, by whom he hid "h
John sixth Earl Of Stirling
More evidence a. required That turned up asa Jas
wbeD Il was needed, in mracul ,us Msfsnof
seile lie Norrnand the f-lsus P,isiaa fortqns tasf
oA4n consulted by NApolsou ~ss a'qaslnt'ns4 II w
Humphreys a very clever r0uan. and al Old fdendT
Mrs u IN whom she Id propheaed gre aass snefs
time n trial Mr. Humphreys eorespordsd win Mae
noisea about bis claims ~ hopes be said that 'hru<n
her usny correspondence and reuda she mint ON an
d0cr0fn's about the American pO,seSsioos 81 b4 SURFING