New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22

became his wife found real happiness in their
marriage the poor girl had just previously been
Tilted in the most cruel fashion by a Polish noble
man, one of the Counts Ramoyski to whom she
had completely given her heart. She died after
only few years marriage, leaving, I believe,
children.
Lady Beatrice Villiers. whose engagement TO
young Lord Dunsany has Just been announced.
can boast of royal Tudor blood in her vens. For
her mother. the Countess of Jersey, daughter of
ola Lord Leigh trace her descent on the dis
tan side from Mary Queen of France snd sister
or King Henry VIII of England. The barony of
Dunsany IL Of the Oldest in Ireland having
heen created by Henry VI in 1889 in favor Of Sir
christopher Plunkett. OF Dunsany Castle. which
remains 10 this day the ancestral home of the
Lords OF Dunsany. They were deprived of their
honors and estates for q time in the seventeenth
century in consequence of their devotion to the
stuart cause. but these subsequently restored
to them."on their giving their allegiance to the
new dynasty.
The barony OF Dunsany is by no means the ONLY
dignity possessed by the Plunkett- family. For the
head OF one branch Of the house is the Earl OF
FlngaH. who is likewise Lord Killeen while Lord
Piunket. now Governor Of New-Zealand also
claims to belong thereto. although he spells his
name with only IT The Plunketts are of
Danish origin, but their name is to be found fig
urlng In English and Norman state records still in
centuries
The present Lord Dunsany served with DIS
hncuon in the Boer an officer Of the Cold
stream Guards and is nephew of that Sir Hor-
ace Plunkett who has done so much TO develop
IRISH agricu.ture and industry and who being
possessed Of large ranch and of extensive inter-
ests In the United States is frequent visitor to
this country
Sir Francis PIunkett. brother Of the late Lord
FlngaH' is another member of this family and has
an american wife, who Miss May Morgan of
rnAadelphia' Sir Francis. I'm his capacity as
BRUSH Ambassador 70 the Court OF Austria is
now IN attendance upon King Edward at Maren-
bad.
The new Lady Dunsany is likely to inherit f.
considerable fortune from her father who practi-
caHy owns Childs Bank. No. ! FIeet-st which
races what was once Temple Bar. the western
boundary and former entrance gate to the City of
London The last representative OF the house Of
Chlld had an only child, daughter and one night
"hen he was entertaining al dinner the tenth Earl
OF Westmoreland the latter remarked to him "If
you were in love with a girl Child and her father
"ould not let you marry her. what would you do?'
Do why. run away with her. of course" was
the bankers rash repIy
LORD Westmoreland acted upon his advice and
went on with Miss Sarah Child one fine dav In
"''noooN iashlon, by post chaise TO Ciretua Green
hotiY pursued by the banker whose progress
however was arrested by Lord WestnoreIand's
inc mn one 81 his horses just he was catch
faaNi ing IN his rage sworn 10 disinherit his er-
his VOW but modified lis shirt hS ' Les IT,; Ger b1s
naAk aAa an his vast property TO his grandchild
me eldest daughter OF Lord and Lady Westmors-
tened Sarah, and take his name Of Child When
sne grew up she married the fifth Lord Jersey and
partner much in the same way that the now
nonogenarian Lady Burdett- Coutts retains tie
the private account ~ King Edward is kent
MARQCISE DE FONTENOY.