The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-12

Lady Burdstt- Cousts vas born in
1914. and ID the youngest daughter oil
thA lsss Sir Fssnsis Burdets. Basonst
Her fortune coues 10 her from her nus.
ternai gsnn5faahsr, Sir Thomas Cousss
sod che sssumed his nans when sh4
inherited he property. That vas IN
1881. upon tbs termination OF the lsfs
sstssesl Of his widow. wbo was Mis-.
Mellon. the aetssss. before b. uarrist
hsr - his second vile, and vho died.
the Dschsss Of 10. Aibans. SIR
Thomas Coutts's first wife, the grant
nothsr Of the subject VI this sketch.
was KaisAbsth Gsssksy. TIE dssshtsf ef
. Laacashiss pessonf. Who wss ssrv-
ant In the snploynsut Of the banksf's
beothsr NATL hsr marriage made her
one q - nsst tadies Of ths kisgdom
The Basnoeas ssceivsd Der tisls N 1871
Bhs resolved the fresdom Of the city OF
Lcndea In 1879. and sigbtses months
later tie city Of Edinbnrsh sin'iarly
houorsd NJ. AZ ths ed u the lsse
Rass0 Tnykish wse shs Battan dscoss-
ted her With tbs grand Gordon Of thu
order Of 4dsjidls IN recognition OF her
ssrvics 70 the wounded. The estims-
siou n vhieh shs IL hsld By the people
Of Englasd 10 shown by the fact that
when. ID 1858. the reform procession
pssssd her house, snd she was rscogni-
ed ~ the window. shout was rsised.
and Eor over two hosFs ths air rang
with the cries vi the Thousands who
fiiisd the streets.
in 1871 the fortune Of the Baroness
was sstimated 1t Ei0 ,000, 600 and up 10
this tias she he's given away for chart.
table vsrposss fully 81. 00O. 600. La
other words. after disposing Of t25,>
O00. 900 fds the sducstfou snd care Of
hsr isllow people. chs still held fully
go. OO0. 0O0 IN invsstmsnt. 6he 10 the
richest single woman IN England. and
hsr libsrslity In the distsibut,oa Of her
vsst fogtuue hss csuu9sodsd her % the
sAmirseioa 81 tke sisilissd world.
bhe sss0e % pessss the simple title
Of Alao C(s1ss 10 that Of baroness
Coosts. ssnlssrsd upon her by Queen
Victoria Ia 1871. 10 coasidsrati u OF
her masinosnt pubic chssitia. Miss
Coutts lived In rather straitened CIR.
cunslancss daring her earlisr yeess.
iahsriting no property fraA her rich
ersadfsshsr. Thomas Coutts. the emf
nsnt banker. born IN l7lL Al the
death Of his brother Pstsr. Mr. Coutts
sssamcd the entire direction Of tbs
firm. which. under his control. rose 10
its highest prosperity. He was zen
tlssnsa In msnnsfs. hospitality. and
benevolsncs, and counted among his
trissds soaus At ths drst literary men
aud sectors of the day. Soon after his
settlement In Lopdon he married Eliza
beth. Htarkey. > girl Of humble origis.
They lived very happily together. and
had three dang who mar
Rcd the Earl 81 0uiiford; Ffssoss.
sho married The Marquis of Butte, and
B sphis. mother Of the subject Of this
sketch. who married sir Pssneis Bus-
dsts. the me@ber Of PsriiAmont who
psoposed tbs celebrated inquiry ioio
the stets Of Coldbath F,sids prison,
whseh sssaltsd 10 ths dsamiaasi ~ the
keeper and the eosnpists reformation oil
tbs ssgulsassns Of that prison. liz
dosbtlsss transmitted TO bis ceiebrste
dsughtsr many of bis bsnevoisns vir.
tuos.
Bts0a sfssr the death OF Mrs Couttl
in 1915. Mr. Coatfs tall In lore with ths
bssstiesl and accomplished Niss HAr-
fist Asllon, very popular actress u
comsdy " Ne easty part III this esntu
~. This lady waa sosn Id f773. and
Il.