The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-29
Another Tichborne Case.
A Boston correspondent of the Chicago
Post and Mail writes:

A Boston correspondent of the Chicago
Post and Mail writes:
During the last week Boston has had
visitor (0nly she knew it mott, whose his
tory is sufficiently romantic to excite in
terest even in these days when the Their
mometer aspires heavenward so strongly
and steadily. This was John X. Cacher-
ley, as he is called now, Lord Mount
Charles as he claims that he ought to be
called. Years ago, Lord Mount Charles,
the father of Mr.. Cacherley, married
governess, and his family, although excl
cising the English prerogauve OF grum-
bling at such an alliance, received Lady
Mount Charles as their kinsman's wife.
Society did the same, and she was intro
duced at court, so that the romance oil
courtship seemed to have settled down IN
to tame, humdrum, married life. But
Lord Mount Charles died, and so did his
wife, and the Countess of Conyanghame.
mother of the dead Lord, was not dis
posed to regard the children of her son as
heirs, There were three of them. On
one pretense and another they were sent
away to different colonies, and then the
validity of the late Lords marriage was
called into question. There was no one
to defend 1t, and as the Countess was
shrewd and her lawyers clever, it came to
pass in time that young brother OF LORD
Mount Charles, petted favorite OF his
mother, took his seat in Parliament as
Lord, in spite of the opposition Of no less
person than Lord Brougham.
he youthful heir was detained in the
West Indies until he reached his maj ority,
and he has been since paid an annuity by
the members of the Mount Charles family
| who do not pretend to deny that he is
| their kinsman, but simply say that he is
iilegitimate. Through their influence he
has been given some minor colonial APP
pointment, and he has lived quiet, easy
| lite. But no Englishman was ever salts
| fed with anything short OF his whole
rights. so Mr.. Cacherley has been investi.
| eating his claims, and he believes them
| to be valid. He can find no record
of his own baptism or of the MAJ
rage of his father or mother, though
| he has reason to believe that the
! latter ceremony was performed by the
gentleman who is now Bishop of Winches
ter. However, he finds many who vii
bear witness that his mother was received
| as Lady Mount Charles, and he has auto
graph letters from Brougham, and othel
| distinguished En- glishmen, asserting be
! lief in the validity of his claims. He alsC
| has newspaper extracts of the speech made
! by Lord Brougham against the admission
of his uncle to a seat in the House of Lords
But better than all, he has hope. Thi
English friends whom he made in his TIVE
visits to England since he learned of hi
claim, promise him large sum OF none!
with which to gain his own, If he can rals'
a certain amount himself, and he will eros
| tn w tier t is summer to see what he cal
do toward securing the title and his estates
His task seems heavy, for long possession
| and wealth, the twin British deitles, ar
arrayed against him. But he may succeed
vet. Meanwhile. he is working unde
difficulties, for his eyesight is fast leaving
him, so that government appointments ar
| no longer for him. His annuity will b.
Withdrawn, of course, as soon as he make
movement against the Mount Charlie!
family. He stated that Reade and othe
authors know his story, and that one 0
| them wanted to use it. 1t is possible tina
Reade, in writing 1.-The Wandering Heir,
meant to befriend Mr.. Caclerley when tn
world thought that he showed himself Il
be partisan of Arthur Orton.
In person Mr.. Cacherley is not remarka
able in any way. being simply a tall, dark
| good-looking man, with a rather Celh
face. His manners are quiet and easy, an,
remarkable for nothing except that toucl
of timid Difference always seen in person
who have lost or are losing their sight AM
/ hearing. He will not be an imposing look
ing peer If he should ever take his seat il
the House of Lords, but at least he vii
not be as ugly as some who are there now