The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
REACHING FOR AN EARLDoM.
Mary Coles Asveutures Which Befoe .
Place In the FeernEe.

Mary Coles Adventures witch Hefog .
Place In the FeernEe.
PROM th prorid,ne. Journal
A curious story OF the ways OF lords and
ladies NJ the ond Of last century has been re-
told this week in our House OF Lords. sitting
as Committee OF Privileges to determins the
riehtful heir to tho Berkeley Earldom-pro.
nounced "Barkly." Tho claimants were LORD
fi,zhardinGo. descendant OF the fifth Earl OF
Berkeley. and Mr.. .Randsl Mowbray Thomas
berkeley. who is do cended from tho fourth
Earl Lord fitshardinRe had an ancestor who
failed because ii was held that lie was, not the
descendant OF legitimate progeny OF the nth
Mary Lo,e was the daughter OF u tradesma ,,i
q nl1 y, ana was iadys maid; about ut
two aiterward was living in London as Miss
Tudor. and MS the mistress Of the fifth Earl OF
berkeley, She must have been 4 pretty, W..
tIat SIZE ever was Lord Borkeley's n,istress.
She certainly became his q, owed wife in l7y6.
married to him all along. kven IL she was Tor
years only THO mistress OF the Ear OF Berke-
Woman. who no bad ' wiekedty absnGoned hsiseit
to the seduct!ons OF tho Earl. On tho contrary.
Il is represented that sue was mo who sa;ri;
iced herself to save a sister. or In the belief
the victim OF a strG aeen.
House Of Lords at the former ,riai in ISL, ana
came up Tor fresh consideration at tho do
REV. j ohm Chapea1 who told It. and he snil il
s asy m IpEwn hin
want. SIZE was concernsi about the cir u iu-
turs and was endeayorins {, persuads her to
she was AFRAID Of the girl falling into temrta-
ton 4 she remained alone in London with III;
t"sa IN q. I sh ss fa'S
first sought refuge with u gentleman friend
# her n9 3 who was Kind , enough TO- her:
pretty vomaa 10 remain a permanent Inmate
ont and sent her OIL. MARI took the money.
but did not go home. She sought out a sister
possiDle to Say there. she thought. and march.
oil OIL to another SISTER. st, an, At sister Su-
san's paused With her hand o.. on tue door
family. Hcr mother had tod her never to
speaI 70 susan and here she vas about 70 dis.
knocker alone and :, tooH turn" to reflect
upon the i,nati.n. The thought Of rstnrning
aw:ul. With =. sudden imrnls. she HE'D her her
again to that abandoned knocker and gave
with it a most emphatic knock.
self coming out in ali lsr llnorr full dressed
for tho orera. The sisters embraced: The
on her sister, tore up fine laces Ut, sixteen
shinEs yard to DECK on, mary for the 1p.ss
however. May begged that there nigh; be no
supper with company. not even Lord Berke-
taple. They. were to have nm evening 10 them
selves to make merry, over the "reminiscences
their enjoyment n startling incident happened.
Tie Rev. Mr.: Cnapean gave 4 In her own words:
III Of "M mrn pMe
hand and Tho other 6y tho let.. trying 10 DRAG
Moad not @ Susan they S
o snS Iod
ing by her sister Susan. who was not there 6e-
Sired Stree Mis- TqS @ 10 bers1s and DE-
he would i DO it. he mig ht do Whatever he would
sas s II, 5Si}'sss Quilted their hold. aud my
Yes: she said ] have been a, much sod as
any lamb that E91s to ths sh a. Ib e.
House Of Lords to-day. like the Il ouse OF Lords
in 1911 accepts rs the true story Of Mary coe.s.
Lord Berkeley married her before 1895. Tho
I'll s the Bs mos
elusive Of all. tho first son born alter the mar
sse Of l96 II Is a1
admission fatal to the claim Of previous ehii:
such strong case against him as this Lord
Fi,zhardinge should have dreamed Of reopen-
Ing the case and bringing to light tho singular
Il appears however. that there had been dis
Severed IN the Tarsh nb TsEStsrs Later entry in
born, in lawful wedlock-Berkeley. April ~.
tries showing the previous marriage. These
had been pasted up With view 70 conceslment
e 1s n9 sd %srsd ne eo Ths
Committee OF Privileges would not believe In
tie Genuineness OF these entries. or that the
Consequence. They did not SEQ why any sec
onl marriage was necessary II all that had to
tho register OF tho iir.. marriage. They did
not see the motive for coneealinG the mar.
I"E! BERKELEY 1 Was Wiling enough to own his
one OF the member; OF tho Gommittee Of Pr!yi.
sss victim feG CANNOT be- eioi Fhere
improbability IN that sneis not the !irst girl
matters she vas not only beautiful but o,ber-
Sps S Fan Wnen
that thai ma marriaso took place they did not eontem.
plate setting up m earlier marriage Had they
iipst a II ib child Hlscennt pursIey in
time they began to ieel that it was hard on the
Of another 9th " brothor. and they devised ths
scheme OF q marriage IN l7o3 TO prevent
Il ows shreu Of nShs
course cannot Justify them but only endesvor
10 show how they might persuade themselves
to do what they did"
The COMMITTEES Of Privileges was un animous.
alter the marriage in 1896 tand the previous
marriage being denied. the tlleGit!ma,e issue
fiom which Lord FitzhardinRe sprinCs cannut
succeed. ard tho peerage zoos to the descend
ant OF tho fourth earl.
4 Fisherman's Pcrplexlty.
Prom the Detroit Free PresL
He sat IN the hotel Office all BY himss ap-