Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-13

TIE LAST OF TIE ROYAL STUARTs.-An
Eogllsh paper Of late date, reports: "a histo
rcal figure has just passed away, Lady Louisa
Stuart, .hc last descendant of tho royal family
Of Scotland, i,:,,in" died At Tra1uair House,
n,ur l'ccb!cs, IN l,T ,'.c Luudrrd,h year. Lady
i, u:sa Stuart MS III; last surviving rcprcscn-
lative Of II "ne. i riu border clan. She was
the daughter IL The seventh earl, and upon the
death. in 1851, OF her brother Charles, the
eighth peer, tic ancient title OF the line became
| Xtinct,
The S1unts Of Traquair bear notable
name, and ,Iac" connection through long de-
scent with royal hiuscs both Of England and
Scotland The E,r of Buchan, whose mother,
L,iy Jane bcauljlt. was Tie widow of amcs |,
aud the descendant OF John of Gaunt, then
purchased the domain Of rra1uair for his nat.
ura s5n, James Stuart. This James, who was
subsequently, lcg!timatcd, was tho founder OF
the race OF Stuart and persisted at Floddeo,
| leaving severa! suns. The frrtunes of the fam,
| lily seem to have eliminated 10 Sir j Ohm Stuart,
| Lord High Treasurer OF Scotland aud commits.
siouer to the General Assembly, who was ee.
vatci to the earl !om 10 1853, and, after
cEerkcred career, died 10 txireme perjury.
"rhc second carl, his son, though an e!dcr
Of the Church of Scotland, ultimately braccd
the Romau Catholic lc'igiOD. which became
from this time he hereditary faith Of the STU
arts He vas sure :cded 10 turn By his soLs.
William and Charles, the latter Of whom mar
ricd Lady Mary Maxwell, sister Of the Earl Of
N!thsdale, whose escape from the Tower OF
London through the Intervention CT his dcvot-
ID wife is one Of the most romantic aad touch
ing incidents 10 later history. By a further To-
tern,a rrlagc in the next generation the same
families were still more cos.ly united, end now
the names Of Stuart aud Maxwell are merged
into one, the estates Of Tr.quair having jus,
ra.s,d by the death of Lady Louisa into the
hands oil the Hon. Henry Constable Maxwell
younger brother OF Lord Hcrries aud descend
ant of the Nthdales. y
1t is TO this estate that James Critic, OF
G!ocester, now lays claim through his lawyers.
Lady L:uisa Stuart bad youcger sister, Lady
Christina, who came to America with her hus-
tand, Mr.. Critic, and settled in Williamsburg.
This sister Incurred the anger of her family
because she married "out Of the nobility" al
belt, her husband. had long and distinguish
cd ancestry of his ow,, aud held high posi-
ton iu this country; furthermore, he was a
Protestant. From this marriage there were
several children, the elder Of whom was DR..
James Griffin, father Of The present MIR. James
Critic aud Mrs. Louisa Wright, Of Alexandra,
| Ea.,-so that these two are the grcatgraud-
children of the seventh earl, and have direct
RICH. to the great estate and title, which, as
above stated, iu default Of nearer heirs goes
to distant branch 10 the Maxwell family.
Tie GOOD TEMpLARs' SpLlT-The L0ulon
correspondent (JuGe ii Of the Western Eng.
la1d) Moroiug News, is responsible for the FOL.
! lowing -
/ There is likely to be a very considerable split
arlo2g Tie Coed Tcwpars. brother Mains
has ,cIeg!apacI from the Unted States that
after long discussion held at Louisville, Ky,
! LAST week, the Grand i dye has refused to &C.
| crde tn the demand Of the British representa-.
tivcs that negroes should be admitted There
was too great p.epoad2rauce Of Southern
votes for the !, maid TO be granted. The re.
| suit is that The representatives OF equality have
| viii draw and constituted Provisional lntcr-
national Supreme Court TO supersede the Right
] WorShplui Grand Lodge. Some Of the Cana.
! dau Grand Lodges have followed the example
OF our fellow countrymen, and the authorities
E! CT the new international body are arranging for
! the constitution of number OF negro lodges
! INTO Grand Lodge.
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