, 1880-08-18
The Marriage Of the Baroness
Burdett~ coutts and Mr., Ash
mead Bartlett.
An Alliance by Which sho Follows
Two Matrimonial precelents
in the Coutto FaHnly.
Cnr+rsmr,t,tnrt Nt,u inrk 1tor.i.


mt, lly tho Rrentest stretch Of tlattpry, bn
saiu tO be In .sln first bloom Of youth, n1ul
she hns resisted Tho mptato,,--wi,atcyer IL
1nny n,!l0nrt to--to cutter INTO thu lnsrfagn
state until period Of life when most l,coplo
nrt sllpp0sNt IL lM tuleruhly snfo from nctltu
attacks Of tho tr,,ller passion. IL Is III se-
cret that ut rnrIul,s Derius she llns rejected
oilers Of inatrimally froiM sullors ngalnst
wluT nothing could be said OIL the score Of
"c1igfbllfty." Two lcGrs Eave paid address,
cs to llcr III vain, all It IL ,inderstoad TINT nj
ono ,tnu n foreign nllin,sce, which tito wnrltt
wo,t.l linva considered 1nust brilliant,
wns formerly within lcr rcacll. but
i'lo Ill.,, In! la.!y wns l,nt ,,,tp to h. Won:
Of lIGr wu0ers were lucky enough to n!Nkunn
tMprcsstun upon Iirr nItf.len l,eArt. hut nU
cltM!lcl cat hold out forever, nntl Mt thu aE0
Of G7 thu grAt prize Ut the matrimonial MIR
,Meal l'nr.lc,i, n ,!atiyu. Of l'iIIadelplin.
'r1iis grntle,nan has been for solnU ti!ne r.si.
tent III EnsIn.ul, n.ld tMcann llatnrnltzeu
here not very lung ,go: H. las lven ncilng
~ prisat1 Secretary TUG l'aronsss, md ii
I1n,lse it Stmtt0n street, Plccutlilfy. Lust
yuar TITO baroness ntnnnel ~ yac1, in: exc1lr-
sl1n, elie;ly f!r the lsnslt "f Mr. Irving, the
,s'sse W "s u sop e ay r Nj r Hirsa iryy 1 fs!Gtt !s M
cahle. Ereut friends, hut 1t tnny be ts0ul,tcd
whether tin distinguished aeor f0rcsaw
Want was 10 by thu result Of tho acnunEnt-
M,ce brwrcn tho BARONESS and lGr Secretary.
There call l}u no risk III assuming that Ills
surprise s lot less prDfonlil tim TINT which
jt'lGA Ill 1.,lttnn Wien this ur0pustat lIsllr-
rlMeo ,ss,s first whispered about the drawing
rot'i,iS ut thu town.
rngn !.,ss r:.,sesi tl,u ,,lost grfcyolis mnrtrn-
tl0n lu tia friends and rrlnffUtsS Of fInruness
Cout,s; Wi!c,, II Indy i, ilrrtji'l. year n,arrics
Il gcn,lnmnn In Ills 10Th. lrnpo nre, alwnys
cnse the latly has need with Il purycrsity
which 1t is dIiltcuEt to nccu,,nt for even after
,huklMg Tic largest p1ssiblu ullowances for
ienllMil.e ecccntr'ct,lus md caprice. Under
wnrds Mrs. Eoutss, mil afterwards tho DlrIl-
tss IF 81. Al1atls, by which she iMl.crLa I.er
properly, II Is expressly stfpnlue. tint should
slsn ever marry II orelg.lcr, whether nal,-
est II Goatis' ijank in II 'i lily reaso',ahIy M 10
sulpsct. that the IjuronpSs takes sul,,n Ilritle
III her connection witt, tho bank, and, leltying
ssitlo mere supl,nsitIall, s!le asSuretlly has
Or interest f, Il, anil sever friendships
which hnre tlie highest clallu upon her r..-
s,ecr, may we'll bo regarded rs Il most eX-
t51n5!py sv !yy st st 4o a 91i|aay 5aS!y t hsSry sy; III
ject indi!ferencc 10 tlip lilly now co,.cerisctl,
It not tg tic gentleman. The ntlnuul tlic0mH
She viii forfeit by lier marrtngN is estlnnted
IN saylg Tint 1t will he ut least Ilnlf lis much
agai,t-nl,out siG5.000. it m,lst bD n,lnjttcI
tliut It Is not very often Indy Is folsllu will
Ing to surrender quito rs ,n,.c rs this for tho
This ii not tic first Tine, however, that tho
family to Which tllo jjNro,lcss belongs hns
pursued linz OF conduct Which IN I,Grlnlls
scarcely consistent with perfect 1uenlul
cIullibrluu,. rho sen Of murriagc Tuli OF
S,iitken rocks and unknown DANGERS at tlla
brst. II frnmEht wil, mctilinr ntIyri,t,rts, tiot
to Aay l,eri!s, for any onn lpnrlng tho nnlnO
of Cnyits. You wifi remember that the clief
WIS N1r. Thonlas Coliiis, wNose grand-
Co,,lss. Ilo WIS ttle Of Tic slirowt!t:st inei,
nf business III ult London, anil its ilollso
ilourIsi.Ctl M vcry few I0,lscs iaye
iome In lily country 1t anytime. il ms passed
iifu wttI,out siistaInns to srntest IL Iut%. MI1rv.
mil S,tch Thing M n Hru1l'' o,I Coiltts f,nn
INV never been known, even IL .Inys Of Wild
krTt iylng lid therc. md tiie at,l,,ilnt of
money at tiu entIu.lss,ti Of .tne hn.lk nj ull
| times wuuIlt Cl,njin II 10 Cnss triituu,hnntlv
ttun INV with ns l,esn wi1nrsst I I iii IN j.
gjnnel, Tbu sasaiity asi f,>YrsIwi,t If Mr.
! TIlu,HAs Coutis linys ,eysr bcrn jinuIEnr,,.
md Mt t cai,n"t la said HIT liz inIsI In
I c.rce 40 Of m 1,r,,loI,eo or WI wisom. M SInny atn nun
nr,; vary ctrv,.r ,ntj Il cnt,,rs f. tha '.n,.ss
of ,nlrryinr. wh"1, thcv act Il, n Nv wn~ Wj,a,'
ea,ises thrir friends 10 wsa.ier whether viz j,
nnIs NJ h.t ,ySx ,n!1s hv a tu ,y o
rarirs. hnt,pc,Irtl tn In rning futn liz j,nnk in
the S}rnni wflr,' In nnfisct n I,m,.s,4,',,i,i
! MNahnh talo httla' ~ WI H!l!ttHo NIllcl!,