The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-19

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Earls of Clancarty and Orkney did in lifting
nymphs of the music hall into the British
peerage. His name. however, was up as late as
two months ago in the London courts in
connection with Belle Beliwood, the music
hall singer. The case tBellwood vs. the
Duke OF Manchester, was brought up in the
queens bench, when the solicitor general gave
notice that a rule for an attachment would be
applied for against the editor and proprietor OF
newspaper styled the D,carf for contempt of
court in publishing in that journal of June II
al article commenting on tho case pending in
the court. In December. 1891, the solicitor
general said al action had been brought
by Bessie Bellwood. otherwise known as
Kate Nicholson, q married woman, suing
in respect of her separate estate against
the duke of Manchester for money alleged to
have been lent TO the duke while he was yet
Viscount Vaudeville. That claim WAS denied,
and certain particulars were supplied of the
claim. Further particulars were ordered on
May 5, but they had never been delivered The
whole of the front of the shop in Fleet street
where the Dtcarf was published was covered
with large placards, with the words: "Bessie
BellwOOd and the Duke OF Manchester. A Sem
sation." He did not propose to read the article
in question, as doing so would only lead TO its
reproduction, but he would hand it up to their
lordships to read. Subsequently the editor of
the Drdrt made suitable apologies. and the
noxious details regarding the well-known
liason
As Lord Vaudeville the Duke of Manchester
was married May q, 1876, to Miss Consucio
Yznaga del Valle, of Ravenswood and Cuba
The ceremony took place at Grace church, New
York, Rev. DR.. Dix officiating in the absence of
the rector. The dukes best man was Colonel
William ray. The bridesmaids were Miss Ste
vens, the Misses Yznaga del Vale, Miss Mary
Bright and Miss kernochan. The groomsmen
were Mr.. F. Sherman, Mr.; Isaac Bell, jr, Mr..
Fernando Yznaga del Vale and Mr.. Ro-
milly, son of Lord Romilly. Among those
present were: Lady and Miss Thornton,
Sir Bache-Cunard, Consul-General Sor-
diebald, Sir Rose Price, Leonard W.
Jerome and many others prominent in New
York society. The event created considerable
interest at the time because it was known that
the American bride would ultimately become a
duchess. The duchess is the mother of three
children. William Angus Montagu. Lord
Kimbolton. Viscouut Vaudeville, born March
g. 1877, will succeed his father in the ducal dig
nifty The other children are twin sisters Lady
Mary Alva Montagu and Lady Alice Eleanor
Montagu, born November q, 1870 At the time
of VIscount Mandevilles marriage it was
hoped that he would become permanently re-
formed and try to bring his affairs into
order, but this was difficult thing to do
The viscountess had a private fortune Of her
own, tnOuSu ueT IucOUle WAS HOt u large ODe
The estates of the Old duke were heavily mort
gagged, and. 1t IS said, the earnings of Bessie
Bellwood were again called upon for loans of a
considerable amount. When the seventh Duke
of Manchester died, March q, 1890. a reconcilia-
tion was brought about between the late duke
and his American wife. and some surprise was
caused ir London society when. about year
ago, the news came from Tanderagee castle,
county Armagh, Ireland, that the duke was in a
diving condition and that the duchess was at his
bedside. Tanderagee castle, where the duke has
lately resided, is one OF the finest country resi-.
dences in Ireland.
The late dukes mother, who is a handsome
woman. is noted for her intimacy with the
Duke OF Devonshire. who was her sutor in her
youth, and to whom il was expected she would
be married when her husband, who died two
years ago, was out of the way.1