The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-19
A ROMANTIC STORY.


sea- Romance Of tho Peerage-Wiu tho
Failure Bring Forth the Missing Miami
Prem the Manchester Examiner and Times July III
one OF the most romantic chapters In the
iudsnens Of the hdinourg sherir Of chancery ~ the
case OF the late Earl Of Aberdeen. Fragmentary
iisSed but we now tor the rss time mes get eta con-
sssis Of svs ~ r WIN os NJ IN saSss
that, while many men have gone through more ex.
citing adventures none nave led q more truly 70.
mantle and, TO tue last, more lneXplicAbie career
than the late Earl. This unfortunate hobleman
ceeded his father In 1854. being then twenty.three
ruary, 1SGc-he sailed from Liverpool TO the Cnitsd
States on visit confessedly OF uncertain duration.
common sailor, under the assumed name Of Geo. II.
Osborne, on board the 4: wylie, Of Boston, sailing
Indies; and he continued to follow seafaring Iiie,
with one brief exception. until he met with his death
mate Of the Hera, bound from Boston to Australia
| and China. During all this time, It is 70 be OBJ
acer Countess Of Aberdeen, informing her Of the
nature Of his movements, though ut the same time
sailed ID, and even Of the places ne visited where
they would not be revealed by the posmarks on his
from lis very nature admitted Of no repiy~ceased.
his family naturally became most anxious concern.
Court Coz 11 com%ssionea Hr Harry ' snitn. al.
, yocae e proceed 10 America 10 Obtain
SPEAK 10 Se as lie that
The legal proceedings were formal In the sense OF
20 Ss e
might succeed TO the title and estate, which ne was
70 So On 81
Sheriff deemed conclusive, and judgment has been
IN ns as yeS
such being the leading incidents OF the story,
4 n 70 D % s
established. These are classified under three distinct
neads-Flrst pnotoeraphs second. nanawritinx:
taken In this country st cirerent times were sent
out to America. and all OF them were identined by
There appears to nave Oesh difficulty in tracing
fncoonito 70 the date Of his death, and numerous
receipts, memoranda, private letters. and parr,cu-
| known 10 have written aud in oil it was placed
beyond doubt upon comparison that the hand.
Earl. The Comparison OF events was equally con.
cusive. Taus. though the writer did not mention
letter that parrot fell overheard; that shark was
captured. and that once when painting the yards
tain iall over with paint All these incidents are
shown to have occurred ON the voyage OF
espa hass O. na all r q
| whom &c once recognized In the portraits OF the
Earl the seaman osborne: Numerous other Incl
pea;ed, but ali tending to prove that Osborne and
the late Earl must have been one AM the same per,
10 Tnni dad the mainboom OF the schooner
SIDE Of the e vessel and ia the storm which
calmly I gave the proper orders for the
boom, (Which the captain, from terror. was unable
stated, which, though not failing under any one OF
the heads above mentioned. urc, nevertheless, OF
strongly corroporative character. Just before he
set out 70 sea for tho last time Osborne sold his
ri1e 70 N: Q: Eandall OF RICHMOND Ihi5
from tho engraved number and mark II. IL has
f1ee been Identified snsd ~ the makSr Mr aenry Of
Goth VI October, 1863. The other Circumstance Is
thai among the effects OF Osborne, found on BOARD
the Hera after his death; was a Ms. cory OF the
musical accompaniment. This, 1t is remarked was
iayorlte SONG .; Lady Aoerdeen's, and The MS.
SO far we have been dealing solely with facts not,
Indeed. OF an every day KIND but stil facts which
only onehalr Of the story; thcy are The mere out
Earl o. Aberdeen led the lie Of a sailor,
gether unprecedented course1 Here, II must be
confessed, we are len very much In the dark. We
slender one. and 10 I'll up the picture IT would be
necessary TO draw largely upon the imagination.
e we sp soa Of P rs anf p suSeo
observes that att the motives disclosed in Lord
sea. second-A BELIEF that seaaring lie Is oeneS.
cial 70 his health. Thrd-A wish TO gam some in.
sight into the character ard opinions OF The indus
trious classes. The FIRST two might have
been followed without mystery, but for the
proper realization or the third secrecy no
doubt was essential The British tar stands
Ia 10 need VI q certificate OF character. There Is
not an atom OF sycophsncy in his composition; put
IL is Just possible that were he 10 know that his
nlessrnate was real Earl and grandson OF q Prime
Minister, II might put him on his best behavior for
the whole OF the voyage. The Earl wished to study
JACK as he really Is and for this purpose he earessy
placed himself on the same social level: What the
ssml-politlcal topics" we're TO which the Earl re-
feIFed In MA letters told. but DprlaDa
shOuil not be wide III The mark II were