New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLIsHMANs NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.


Theatre the noble array OF county baronets nave
been thrown into fever Of excitement by the ruor OF
an impeudiug wedding the like whereof has not been
heard of since the -Omene first marriage OF the late
Lord Rivers while yet only Horace Pitt OF tho House
hold Brigade of Cavalry.
short time ago IL became my duty TO chronicle the
death of Mr. by means small beer" for he
WAS large partner in the renowned firm OF Bass Co.,
Of Burton Trent DIR. Gretton not only brewer
but the proprietor Of Taceh0rses among which was the
celebrated IsOnony good horse as Corfie Roy mas
shown herself to be mare. Mr. Gretton although no
owned some good horses was not brilliantly successiW
on the Turf His stable acquired nunenviabe notoey
for scratching and consequently when he did win his
victory was by no means popular IL suspected that
the notorious Radmal since warned on the Iur o
the Jockey Club, had what is called the management
of his horses When Mr. Gretton died this opinion re-
ceyed kind Of indirect left-handedconfrnation by
legacy OF some six thousand pounds sterling per annu
70 Miss Lucv Radma the sister OF Tom Radmal afore-
said Miss Lucy Jared even better than the lady hand
somey endowed by the late Prince Batthyany ana not
little curiosity displayed to the ultimate destiny OF
this considerable fortune 1t was suggested that Miss
Radmall would either own raee-horses, start news
uaper take theatre get married. 1t Is reported
that the two latter suppositions will prove correct and
that she will forthwith become the lessee Of the Olympic
Theatre and marry Mr.. BTnekman the heir to baron
etcy and a nephew Of the Marquis of Conyngham. Mr.
Brinck1nan is q young gentleman only Just OF age
tn he
iected alliance has much perturbation that they
will have better luck with the Olympic than Others
perhaps better qualified as managers have had
From the Robson period till now the Olympic has been
disastrous failure Horace Wigan made hit with The
Ticket of Leave and Henry Dunbar " when was
little boy but then the theatre has been like sieve
for letting money drop through Henry Neville tried his
hest and was backed by plenty Of cash. but he could
never make the house pay Perhaps the brewers money
may bring better luck than the peers dd.
Barouets and potential have not might be
supposcd monopoly Of meSaiiaRce this projected we'd
ding and the Werner and MeuX marriages the contrary
notwithstanding. Other persons much hlghcr III rhA
have during the last two years internared with those
beautiful persons whom DIR. johnson describes as the
Betses Hates and Jennes, all the names that Oanish
care" Asa rule the young patrcians who make these
foolish marriages In haste repent or them at leisure nc
coring to philosophy OF proverbs but repentance Is
much easier than the severance OF the Knot ted
in moment OF reckless folly and natuaon Of degrad-
ing drunkenness or OF both The Court OF Divorce VIII
NOT knowingly grant relief to the who has married
woman Of pronounced bad character and what is more,
uc persons apt themselves after they nave
secured their aim, good match, and To i've 50 as 10
give except in the matter or strong waters no occasion
of offence Onesch alliance now about to furnish cause
esbre such as has been heard Of for several years
There l. nothing in the widest to exceed the
wonders of the case which rather the construction
of skilled dramatst than true story OF our own Time
Everybody has heard OF the Fzroys whose head Is the
Duke OF rafon The first duke the second son OF
Charles the Second Barbara vlers first Countess of
Castlcmaine and the Duchess Of Cleveland He married
tbc daughter OF Arlington, OF the AS in the
Cabo cabinet He trimmed in time TO his turn
with William Ill. and he and his SUCCESSORS became
swollen with wealth acquired by every species OF JoD
berry There have been persistent pensioners OH
the people than these FzrOy who have been suffered 10
nuuer the national exchequer for nearly two hundred
wears although they owned property of immense value
To the American mind $1,000 acres nay not SIGNIFY a
great deal hut il Is recOlecedtha parton thsptop
erty l., in London and includes Graiton-st, fltzFOy
sunorc part of Euston Square and the Euston Road it
will be understood that the income OF the FzfOys Is
very great Euston Hall In Suffolk is famcGs Tor It's
amepreseryes and for the capture Of surrounding com
mOu-land by the FtZroys who Inherited THIS part OF
their property from Arlington In addition 90 the rev
cnues derived from their estates the Dukes OF GRAFTON
had an hereditary pension OF $4,000 annum charged
on the excise and 200 from the post Office IL Is IN
conceivable that this outrageous robbery OF public funds
went on until wise Dke of Grafton managed to secure
an enormous clsh payment in Communication OF these
charges which ought have been abolished without any
Conversation Whatever An enormous sum o! money
was actually paid TO buy upa claim which Parliament
ought TO have rejected without division The Duke OF
Grafton in the OF Junis Is depicted by that writer
as a champion robbcr. He pungcrcd the country as
Ranger Whtebury Forest and received some SlSOOO
a year in hereditary pensions. This very man was so
insignificant except for his rObbercs that he Is only res
cucd from oblivion by the scaIing attacks Of Juus and
the crushing rcor Lord ThuroS. who in the House of
Lord. mt him down electually II would appear that
Grafton had sncercd at the humble origin Of ThurOw,
who was the Of common carrier. whereupon the
tremendous Lord Chancellor flung his bastard ancestor
in his face aud called him the accident OF an accident
Not one of the Dukes OF Grafton Is known to serious his
tory but this one. They have simply gone accumu-
ating wealth. but one of the Fitzroys has done some
| thing at last.
When the last duke died short while ago. his brother
came into possession, and the present duke has son.
the latter took According precedent the title OF Lord
Eston the courtesy title of the heir apparent TO the
family honors While yet only Mr. Fitzrcy the present
Lord En-ton had made mesaliaoe Of that pronounced
Kind from which escape is exceedingly difficult He mar
ried the beautiful Kate Cook modern analogue Of the
Nelly O'Briens and Kitty Fishers of the Johnson ana
REYNOLDS period The marriage turned ont Ivy no means
| a happy one. and the parties separated Now that Mr.
Ti,zroy has become Lord Eus:On and heir apparent to
dugedon every is being made to free him from the
| marriage tie Divorce being ont OF the question: the
FitHoys are trying what cookery books call another
| way" They declare they have discovered previous
husband of Kate Cook, alias Mrs. FitzTOy atlas Lady
Eus.on more Familiarity known in London rs Lady
| Fuston s1uare." It will be TccOlccted that EusOn
sauare is the locality Of the terminus OF the London and
Northwestern Railway from London TO Liverpool 1t is
alleged that Ldy Eu,tOn Square Is higamst ana
hear that some kind OF creature is To be brought forward
as her husband. This proceeding will Of course bring a
criminal charge against the future Duchess Grafton
il WAS once brought against Lady Kitty Crocodile, the
notorious Duchess OF Kingston. II Is impossible 20 pre-
diet the result Of case which must a,suredy come
before jury If the Fzroys perseyere. Bigamy Is no
Joke in this country and the suppression Of husband to
secure dc coronet will be looked uron with fav or
by any English Jury This charge III Itself and the i'm
nense stake Of money we'll ~ dignity involved ara
enough 10 cause a mighty buzz among those in it,"
But the defence the part Of Lady Easton IS even
more romantic and mysterious than the indictment To
the charge that she married Lord EsiOn, then Mr. Ftz
rov while sne mad living husband Lady EustOn enters
two pleas which semnd OF the famous pleadngs In
the ease Of the borrowed kettle She pleads firstly that
She was never married to her alleged husband, and
secondly that II she married to him he at that