The daily gazette., 1878-01-09
A Brilliant Engagement.

A Brilliant Engagement.
THEsxARE OF RosEBERRY ABOUT TO
MARRY MISS HANNAH DE
'''eihV. RofHscHILD !. ~ ~
"a * csa6is s6i hissIaRs ften sths Esrl of
Rosebekfy 70 afnend i'm New York, re-
ceived Sunday, announces his engage
ment TO Miss Hannah de RothschfId,
report Of which was pubkshed in the
Manchester Guardian o2 Saturday. Lord
came heir-apparent Of the sarIdom on the
dearh Of his father, Lord DalmeRy, IN
J January, 1851, and succeeded his grand
father AZ fifth Earl Of Roseberry, Wis.,
count InverkethinG, Baron Primrose and
Dalmeny in the peersge Of Scotland, and
United Kingdom in 1883 30
Although still 80 young man, Lord
Rosebery has attained unusual distinc-
ton in Parliament by his keen good
sense. humor, and easy, natural elo-
quence. He is q thorough liberal IN pol
itics. and in two visits to the United
States has made himself familiar with the
practical working In this country of ideas
which are still discussed as experimental
only in Great Britain. He Is wellknown
also ON both sides Of the Atlantic as an
ardent devotee Of the turf He was a
| frequent visitor at Mentmore, the superb
seat of Baron Meyer Amschel de Roths-
child, during the baron's lifetime, and
whom the baron died in 1874, leaving
widow and an only daughter, Miss Han
nah de Roshschilds L. was generally ex-
pected that the relations already estab-
iished betwee the young Lord OF Dal
meny Park and the heiress of Mentmore
would lead to the result which y now
made public.
the business and property Of the English
branch of the Rothschilds was estimated
at his death to amount In round numbers
to about f5 900 900 sterlisg, exclusively
of his real estate in London, whore 10
owned and occupied q large house Ia,
Piccadily, within few doors Of the
town residence Inherited by Lord Rose
berry, and in Buokinghamshire, where
he had established at Meutmore one OF
the noblest of modern racing studs, and
where Sir Joseph Paxton built for him
q spacious and splendid mansion. The
Rothschilds have founded sort of fami-
ly Tontine, under the terms of which the
capital Of the different members on the
family draws certain fixed rate OF tn-
, terest from the general business CT the
house, and IL Is understood that the in
? come from this3source OF Baron Meyer
, Amschel was in the Reighborhood ~
: Ei5O, 900 sterling a year. From other
sources he received probably about ESQ.,
900 year more. The whole passed to
: his daughter and the future Countess of
J Rosebery win probably bring her young
! husband dowry representing In round
c numbers, about f200, COO or 81 ,000,0
, year. She Is about 25 years of age, &C
! complished, amiable, md remarkable
7 alike forhe qualities Of the head and Of
the heart
2 l. "A p-fh halo aA in tho aarlu f.a TT
9 of the last century 70 the Viscounts Linn
d erick, an extinct branch Of the great
= family OF Hamilton. The present house
a | Is an immense pile built from designs by
the late Sir Joseph Paxton, upon the
j. lines of a castle in the north OF England,
= and partakes In style both of the feudal
g and Elizabethan ages. 1t Is remarkable
e within for vast hall, which extends
; from the ground floor to the roof within
o the towers. Galleries run around this
n colossal hall at the elevation or the sue
: cessive stories, and suites OF apartments
!. open upon them. The house contains .
!, number of fine pictures. among them
. some masterpieces of Italian art; some
q fine works OF sculpture and perfect
IS Imuseumlof brick-a- brack ,iucludinga rare
e collection of costly miniatures and some
d of the best ivory carvings in England.
1t stands we'll upon q beautiful eminence
the fine well tnrfed park sioping away
lfrom it on all sides except the north.
The park Is unusually we'll wooded, and
, great pains have been taken 70 improve
% LII BY judicious planting Of clumps and
Of cevers The covers includes both foxes
g and pheasants. The stud farm has been
\ made famous under the supervision OF
N Markham
d Mentmore rejoices also in one, of the
ID finest herds of short horns in England
Is and In very fine dairy. At couple OF
fhu IA he
!, kennel of stag hounds. When hunt Is
Z, to take place at Mintmore people gener-
Il ally go TO the meet by taking the train
4, Ito Leighton, about an hours ride from
Of London, and often as many as 300 and
Of 400 persons are in the field. The stag is
g let out OF cart at about ten miles from
vi the house, and Is hunted over rather
II easy grass country with many hedges
Ie but no fences. The kennels presided
D. lover by Cox, are as renowned as the
70 | stables, and the hunting stud il as re
1t markable as the racing stud of this really
ie semi-royal establishment.
y The Earl of Roseberry's own ancestra
10 residence of Dalmeny, near Edinburgh
Ir has long been reckoned one OF. the show
places OF Eastern Scotland. 1t is more
ancient, and, in some respects, more
interesting and more picturesque place
N than Mentmore, and it was honorec
about year ago by a visit from the
Queen and the trnceSs DeatIico uufine
ltheir sojurn in the capital OF Scotland
jLord Roseberry is now the lord lieutsn
ne ant of ,Linlithgo wshire,. and there can
,g be no doubt that he with be called intt
Of the governm ent should the liber Al,
N again affair n power in Great Britain.
ol There is still room TO doubt v hethol
Of ANYTHING political will come of the much
ne talked OF movements for Investigation
or The democrats, except o few like
re- Springer and Blackburn, are looking ol
Of with Some amusemsnt. They are no
IN aversei to au,investigation; an they are n.
,r more scared than the President, but, a
le has been stated before in these des
. patches, they are resolved that Il an in
o quiry is begun 1t shall be thorough; tina
n il shall begin with Florida and Eousiani
and end with the last days OF Genera
Grants administration, and that 1t shal
NOT leave unrevealed any secret of th'
great struggle. These democrats under
stand very well that such an inquir,
y would inconvenience most the very peo
ie pie who are now talking of an investiga
tion and who seem toimagine that the.