New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-18
BARONET IN TROUBLE.
Heir to Sir Thomas MooreS Title
Must Be Sought ia This Country.


long to hin. but which he pawned in order to raise
ths money 70 purchase q decent suit OF clothes in
which q be married a. Cork TO elderly woman OF
wealth, with whom match had been negotiated
through ms trlnonial agency. The marriage how
ever is of" and the baronet who fs over s,,-+,,
yesTs old. and who was recently potato dealer n
a susI way 81 Cork and unsuccessful IN MS btsf
ness sGai-s is st open 20 offers from matrimonial
sFerces-or rather win be as soon as he MANAGES
20 extricate himself from the difficulty in which be
haE become lnVoi'ed IN connection with the pawn
ing CT the tmepiece
sr Thomas e some twenty years the Junior of ha
ancens Marquis % Donegal who. after . most
stormy career. not only found Z wife alpttsa1
Tonths Hgo. who has money enough to relieve him
from want. bur has actually al the age o. sfsbt,
three become The father o. q son :, 9. e o,,,.
: sssle that SiT Thomas Moore whose fa.,a- c.
Richard after losing MS Job as third class v-s-s
q TIE pe1lten5iaTy Spike Island died sor,. -
teen years ago = professional street fbes,-,- 4,
Dublin. may yet Ind well 10 20 wife who NAV bs
wiling 20 exchange some OF her money g. a,
rc-e an6 fer his ancient title
Cnless Sir TEoaaas contracts a marriage n. tbi,
kad ard leaves male issue, his bs ronetcy viii 20 r.
he eldest sen CT grandson Of Charles Mora VIZ
slaigrateo 20 this country some seventy vesrz a.,
marrying here and having g large fs1,II7 = 80
cren. No landed property gees with the ,f+Ia
wA-cA. as iST as property IS concerned Is q usr
fscty barren honor II may be added that i1as-
much as The various Peersses' and similar vvorls
c. reference contain no reeord az tba &c. = =
marriage q Charles Moore, who was the ,o,,,,ar
son o. Sir Emanuel Moore the ninth hsro-a, - -
lae, some olteul1y Is likely 70 be experienced in
h1nns u the heir TO the TILE in the event Of old
sI Thomas dying without male issue
81 John SEin5urne whose enlargement - 81.
daughter o. Sir Edward Cockburp or ra--.
EeretorosLirA has just been announced e . ..
I--Al "E-re IA thls country. which he has visited
CUTE number OF times as representative Of the
English holders OF the Virginia State bonds No.
over, as second wife, who died three years aso
bore prior 70 becoming Lady swinburne one =.
he best known names il Maryland Sir John. who
s & Little over seventy years OF age ana v,bo
served with distinction IN tn. rovaI 49, g.,
which be retired with the RANK OF captain srtar
taking part IN the Burmese war. IN the Chinese
war sne II the war with Russia 1854 is the head
q he house Of swinbUrne. whose baronetcy dates
back to the reign OF King James / although the
sWineurnes were established at Swinburne Caste
IN Northumber landshre, at the time OF the Norman
Conquest Indeed. there are few more ancient
houses n England than the swinburnes who have
owned their present ancestral seat OF Capheaton
IN Observation-Disclosures, ever since the fifteenth
century.
Sir John Is q first cousin OF the famous poet
Agernon Charles swi1burne. who. had il not been
for the radical and even downright revolutionary
opinions which he Processes in al political mat
ters could certainly have been appointed 10 succeed
the late Lord Tennyson as poet laureate in lieu Of
Alfred Austin These radical opinions OF the poet
Ers al the astonishing when the fact is taken
into consideration that through his mother
Lady Jane swlnburne, 70 whom he was de-
voted. he Is closely related 10 the ducal house Of
Northumberland. 10 the Earl OF Ashburnham, as
wei to number OF other families OF the old
Sristocrscy Il was to Lady Jane that one 0; his
most famous Odes, which appeared some years ago
n The Nineteenth Century Review" was destined
As his birthday present 10 her. In her younger
Gays she celebrated for her remarkable beauty,
witch was such thai when presented for the first
tine al court she was eonplnented her good
looks - K.og William ~. as he drew her to him
sne imprinted hearty kiss on her cheek.
ST. John has quite large family OF children by
h-s first WIFE among them e daughter bearing the
peculiar name O. Ranch married 10 Richard
Chamberlain. brother OF the former Secretary Of
State for the ColOries. He has also g son OF the
zane OF Robert acquired al altogether
envisbls notorety some years ago in connection
with his financial difficulties. During the FIRST year
after ne came o. age he not only through
SUN o. 100000. but likewise raised : lot CT money
The representation that he was the eldest, in
stead Of the youngest OF Sir John. and conss-
quently the hex the entsed property o. the lat
ter. To make matters worse. he declined TO pay
goy attention the summons OF the Court OF
Bankruptcy, and accordingly was subjected 10
the indgnity Of an arrest and was brought before
the Judge with handouts his wrists.
Sir John IS wonderfully hale hearty and vigorous
for his age He was great traveller and was one
O. the earliest pioneers Of that portion Of Africa
now known Rh0desia. Indeed. the baronet is
record having penetrated beyond Khsms's Land,
and reopened the gold fields OF the Tat district,
Upward OF tbEay years ago The Swi1burnes
have many relatives In Austria. for Robert Swim
burns the son Of the fifth baronst. entered the
Austrian service. IN which he rose 10 the rank OF
genera was Governor Of L0mbardy ard was created
a baron q the Austrian Empire. his son becoming
q chamberlain c. the Emperor while his daughter
married tie Austrian Count Lazzarini-
King Edward takes considerable pride IN his posi-
ton as constitutional sovereign and il the per
Torrance o. his duties II connection Herewith. One
q the principal difficulties Of the preniers during
ire ionE reign ~ Caeea Victoria to induce haI
20 open Parliament IN person. and II IS well known
EoT strongly G-adstoza urged her 70 preside Al the
opening c. The session q Parliament n ls6J bat al
H. walk Indeed there were oE-lng her reign many
members q Parliament who served long terms II
re House and who never enjoyed the opportunity
q Witnessing ne spectacle o. the opening o. the
national legislature King Edward. however, Is
proceeding CT entirely different tack he realizes
ms requirements o. MS position. and that cere-
1olls-s s2ch as the opening Of Parliament are IN
every sense worthy OF faithful preservation, tas-
n1ca as they are instructive to the community,
Eyln5olz1s the close relations between the throne
ard ministers and the intimate contact OF the SOW
eregn through the ministers With every thFob Of
Parliamentary life. Moreover they serve to correct
tie altogether false Impression Whch grew up dur
:zg Tie ate relgn that Lhe throne Ear
som active influence the destinies q the empire.
King Edward has IA consequences thereof int
mated trat ne Will open Parliament IL state when
Z ressse.nbI es, and that he VIII continue 70 do so
Whenever Il Is necessary 20 ODfn FaE4lanaent. 20
that az long as lie remains on the throne there VIII
be 10 more openings CT Parliament ~ means OF
fsys- commission.
understand that the King vas much annoyed
4. the 1leagre attendance OF peers ana peefesses
O. the occasion o.; tie Iast opening OF Parliament
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