The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-27
MARY ANDERsoNs LUCK.
To Marry Good Fellow With Two Millions q
Year


1t is reported upon good authority that our
Young American actress, Mary Anderson, is
engaged to be married TO an English lord, the
Duke of Portland.
The contracting parties TO the forthcoming
marriage are both TO be congratulated. Miss
Anderson wiz cause much jealousy among the
bellies of English society for having the good
fortune TO capture so eligible a part as the
Duke of Portland On the other hand. there
are few unmarried English noblemen who will
not feel inclined to envy the young Duke. The
stage has furnished many beautiful wives TO the
English aristocracy, but so far as is known no
American actress has heretofore made so remark
able conquest. The Duke of Portland Is
fine, manly Young fellow of six-and-twenty.
He was for a time In the Goldstream Guards.
where he was very popular indeed among his
brother officers. good shot. genial good
fellow, a capital man in a canter across country,
he was general fayorite. Every one wished
him hearty good luck when in 1873 he sue
ceeded the late eccentric Duke of Portland, his
first cousin. For twenty-six years this last
named parsonage lived the life OF reeluse
For more than a quarter Of century all he
cared Tor was the carrying out of his wonderful
works at Welbeck Abbey. He used to dine
alone, no one approaching him but his valet.
There were drawn for him every day two
quarts of beer and two of ale, but he never
unusual manner of life was said to have been
caused solely by an overmastering desire to
carry into effect his rare constructive skill.
His "eccentricity" found employment for
thousands of hands, and his works at Welbeck
remain great monument to his memory. The
late Duke had refined taste in architecture.
An archway was at one time built for him by
an architect which, when completed, was an
eyeSOre Instead of manifesting his displeas-
ure TO the architect he simply had it pulled
down one evening, and when the architect
came next day he did not even mention his
work, and not word was said about its disap-
pearance. On the death of the Duke Welbeek
went into mourning, and the multitude of peo-
pie who looked for bread to a tasteful and lib
eral nobleman asked themselves how far the
works at Welbeck would be continued
wELBEcK ABBEY.
The present Duke, though he did not spend
his money with the lavish hand Of his prede-
cessor, still expended large amounts in CON-
plotting the works at the Abbey. The work OF
reconstruction was carried on in a prudent
manner, and the present owner seemed TO be
imbued with the desire ef the late Duke to
make Weibeek Abbey INTELLECTUALLY perfect
The Abbey viii always be famed for its under
ground passages which extend for miles, and
for its subterranean apartments including a
spacious ballroom and suits of rooms In the
bosom of the earth.
THE ESTATES.
A published estimate of the estates Of the
late Duke computed his Tent-roll at something
like 9400.000 per annum. In addition TO the
Welbeck estates. he had landed property in
AIiddlesex. Norfolk, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire
Nottinghafashire, Northumberland Ayrshire
aud Caithness-shire. The ground rents of the
valuable property in the metropolis, consisting
of houses in Great Tichfeld street, Great Port
land street. and Portland place, helped to swell
bis princely revenues. In the county Of Not
bingham the lands extended to 5000 acres
with gross estimated rental of ESQ ,555; IL
Northumberland, &c, S22 acres. realizing rental
Of Il, 462. In Derbyshire, 7.740 acres, realizing
19,9l7; in Lincolnshire, S94 acres, realizing
1856. The Scotch estates are also very exten.
siye, the acreage in the county of Caithnes!
alone amounting to 81. 6o9 There are foul
seats, namely: Welbeck Abbey, Fullerton
House, Ayrshire; Langwell. Golspie, Cath
ness and Bothal Castle, Northumberland, be
I sides the London mansion.
1t may not be uninteresting to mention tina
mr.. George Cayendish Bentinck, who in 1S5l
was welded 10 Miss Bessie Livingstone, daugh
ter Of Mr. Matnrin Livingstone, Of New York
| is cousin Of the Duke of Portland.