Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-03

believe, what WIZ ne 10 "leO ne learns
that H-americs not only has that book
but also the grandson OF the woman
whose wrongs form the most pathetic
part Of the horrible volume? The
Louisville C0Uy1er-yOUTt0i assures us ss
TO the book, and We have assured our
selves a. to the man. We have seen
him and talked with him, face to face,
and know his story. IL is strange but
true. Mrs. Fitzherbert the well-known
actress, had son whose father was
George ". This con, known as Will
liam White, was adopted by
Thomas Woolford, Of Parbrook
park, near Portsmouth, England,
and by him was educated at Winchester
college. Shortly after graduating he
married Miss Ann Worley, who died on
the twenty-ninth Of November, 1873,
leaving three sons, two Of whom reside
in Tennessee. MT. Wcolford left his
beautiful and valuable estate OF Par
brook to Mr.. White, who assumed his
as William Woolford White. OF the
estate, however, he was afterward
robbed through a suit at law by
Mr.. Devilier, whose wife was
q daughter Of Mr.. Woolford, and
died without issue. Mr.. White
died in Portsmouth, Hants, on the
twenty-fourth OF June, 1859, revealing
some months before to his son Francis
the facts Of his parentagc, and Francis
says that the papers left by his father at
his death confirmed his statement that
he was q scion of royalty; and further,
as the lawyers would say, he
recognized in the face Of the dead
man s. likeness to the rakish king start
ling in its fidelity. Mr.. Francis
Woolford White. citizen of Tennessee,
wide OF all mark of royalty and far re-
moved from the semblsnce Of the divin-
ity that doth hedge king, recites the
story of his father with an almost indif-
ference as to any possible result to him
or his brothers in the future, as if he had
a conviction that with his honored pa
rent perished all hopes of royal hoDOrs
and emoluments. And we think he is
right. The succession is lodged in Queen
Victoria and her heirs 10y act of parlia-
mept, and all others are barred. The
British beast can therefore smooth his
rutfied front-that is, if it be ruffled
(which we very much doubty. Andy
johnson will not be called upon to make
an international case for the Whites,
and we have little doubt that Fox of
Louisville will, like a shrewd Yankee,
prefer to reap profits from the book
rather than surrender it-that is to say,
if there be a Fox in Louisville, and
if the whole thing be not a dodge bNI
a publisher already in the market, with
the Objectionable volume duplicated by
the thousand. But, however that may
be, we Will vouch for the Whites. They
are thoroughly reconciled to their fate,
love the model republic, are devoted to
the interests Of Tennessee, and have no
idea of claiming cOusinship with Wales
or Edinburgh. Indeed, we have a no.
tion that they are glad to be relieved Of
English royalty, fearing as they do that
the enjoyment Of its glitter and tinsel
may in the present generation be attend
ed with troubles even unto death.
Queen Victoria has the sympsthies OF
her White kin, and if at any time she
becomes reduced we have no doubt
they would help her to a situation, or
perhaps smooth her declining years by
a support that none of her children are
capable of making for her. Great
Britain has our positive assurances that
Tennessee will not, even if Andy is
called upon to interfere from his place
in the senate, allow the queens most
excellent majesty to be affected by the
Whites.