The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-27
A BISHOPS LOVE STORY.
Low Queen Alexandra Helped Pre-
late of London to Win Girl.
New York Journal.)

New York JOurnal)
LOndon-Eighteen months ago Canon
Ingram was probably the most miserable
man in England. He had just been Tilted
by that celebrated beauty Lady Ulrica
DuncOmbe. and was firmly convinced that
not oniy his happiness. out likewise has
prospects were shattered beyond repair.
As the husband of the lovely daughter
OF the proud old Earl OF Faversham, and
through her alued TO many OF the grand
est houses OF the British dristocracy, he
was virtually assured OF the highest &c
Cles1aStIcai preferment, whereas, without
her, he seemed doomed to spend the re-
maluder OF his life in his squad parish,
situated in the most Impoverished and
CRIME infested district of the east end OF
London, content with the altogether
catren hOnorS of the position of Suffra-
sdn 20 the blshop OF London. and the
position of suftragan bishop not only car
RES with it no increase OF pay and but
little Increase of prestige. bur has seemed
IN The past. Tor some req son or another,
to constitute a bar 10 all further adj
Nancement in the church. DIR. Ingram
was without private fortune and OF no
particular social position
Today he Is, TO the establishment of
everyone except King Edward. Queen
Alexandra and Lady Ulrica, suddenly
promoted to the proud position OF lord
bishop of London, which carries with it
not only "A seat in the house of lords, a
salary OF 5000 year. a great furnished
town mansion in St James square and a
Qalatal country seat standing in the
midst of a large private park at Fulham,
but likewise the virtual certainty OF
eventual succession to the Archbishop of
Canterbury and to the primacy of the
church of England
Nor does this constitute the sum total
of his gooo fortune. For it is understood
that the mistress of his esta blishment az
the palace OF FUlham, and at his house
in St. James square will be no other
than his ex-fiancee, Lady Ulrica Dun
combe- The whole story is a rather
pretty romance, which reflects no little
credit upon the kindheartedness of King
Edward and his queen.
1t seems that when Lady Ulrica Tilted
DR.. Ingram, who is only A years old and
the youngest prelate who has ever been
appointed to the bishOpric of London,
she yielded TO the overwhelming pressure
or her parents, of her brother and sis
terS, and of her relatives. who described
her projected union as mesalliance.
tOr rev weeks after breaking off the
match she threw herself into the very
vortex OF society, but being a. girl Of
strong lndividuansm and OF more than
OIolhary intellect, she soon became dis
gusted with its hOIlowness, and began to
Ieel she had made a mistake in jtiting
Df. Ingram, 50 infinitely more interest
ing ana sympathetic than the people bv
whom she was surrounded.
moreover, she convinced herself that
IN spite of all that had taken place, she
loved DR.. Ingram. Queen Alexandra
then only Princess of Wales. who had
h tlIa ner almost from childhood, won
me Slrl confidence, and. having ascer-
tanned that DIR. Ingram was still as de-
voted as ever to Lady Ulrica quietly
set to- work to bring about the consent of
Lord and Lady Faversham's family to
the match.
But 1t was without success. The. old
earl is one Of the most proud and AFRO
saut MOBILES in England, and would not
near OF his daughter marrying a rela-
INeiy unknown and obscure parson
Queen alexandra enlisted the syn,1st bies
81 ner husband. and the king, determined
That as soon as opportunity offered he.
would secure such prefernent fOr DR.
ingram as would silence the objections
entertained toward him by Lady ITirica <
Iamliy on the score of his infeTforitv of
rank ~ u
The opportunity came with tire va
c,ancy IN the see of London created biz
the death OF the late Bishop Creighton.
Iorl9; and now King Edward, bv virtne
OF ms right as supreme head of the
chufch mas made his first Episcopal an
pointment by investing DR.. Ingram wis
me dignity of bishop OF London. which
pkaces hin, in point of rank on the same
social leVel as Lady Ulrica's father since
the bishop Of London. like thesbishop or
lhchester, ranks as an earl