New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27

livelihood without being subjected 20 any persecu-
ton on the part Of his relatives or of their friends
lie accordingly took Up his residence az Philip
Popolis, and. aVailing himself of the degree or
Doctor CT Laws which had been conferred on him
81 the close OF his academic career he commenced
?r2ctlslrg at the bar under the name of ''Dr
4aNis. maintaining however, strict secrecy with
regard to MS real rank and origin
There ha lived happy ard undistr-hes until bfs
daughters grew up. When one Of then, fell l., love
With an Austrian nobleman il became necessary
before The marriage could take place for DIR
IaXis 70 disclose his identity to his future son-
law The latter called the doctors attention to
the TACT that his children were rot legitimate in
the eyes OF the Austrian and German law b,r
mat thls could easily be Iectfcd by the chief Of
the rouse OF Ihurn and TaXis and the naasnates
-'Ie D'e'r sanction even at that late pate to the
marriage which had taken place more Than twenty
years before.
Accordingly 'Dr. TaxIs' entered into negotiations
Win me chief OF his house. and in return for his
e-oI'l0''s lot Amselt and his children all rights
q P'!Hoe aAo prlhcesses of Thurn and Taxis and
for abandoning the name received tbs rAcassorr
sanction 10 his marriage and large s,,r,, 7,,, f
Lne FAMILY property. while the title Of Bsro7 ,-or
1foskow was obtaine1 from the Austrian Fyrnaro-
1or hln'sei, and for his children. He thereupon
moved with his family back to Austria. and
spent me last fifteen years of his life at Prague
Lord Batenlan. whose marriage to Mrs H Knapp
OF NeW-fork took place in London last Saturday
mas sister who the second vvifa of tho well
known author Of sporting novels the late Major
Whyte-Meiville The disposal of the Iatters body
mas Just developed into lawsuit between his widow
ana the Niscountess Massereene his only child the
oHspriag or his first marriage The widow who
SINCE MS death, has married Leslie Duncan wishes
70 move his body from Tetburv Church where If
mas reposed since his demise in 1873 70 Uherstead
Churchyard' near Ipswich. whereas her step
oausAteF' Lady Massareene. who is devoted to her
popular fathers memory, will not hear Of his tomb
being disturbed, and has Instituted legal nroceed
ings 10 prevent H.
n ADDITION 70 the many rnomentoes OF her
Ialhei which the viscountess treasures at Castle
antrim grard old place with walls eight and ten
+eel thick there are relics of a more historic char
aotef beneath her roof. such as for instance the
mace Of the last Irish House OF Common, John
roster. the last Speaker OF Irelands Parliament
Vss bitter Anti-UnIoaist and when Frin's legfs-
lature was put cut OF existence refused 10 sur
render the hauble' 10 any but the constituted au-
thority by whom il had been intrusted 70 his keep
ING oWlrs 70 this # has descended to his great
grandson, Niseount Massereene and Ferrard The
patro7ymic OF his family is Sketrngton. and IT'S
founder was Sir Thomas Skeffington King Henry
Wis Commissioner TO Ireland
The Massereene peerage was however created IN
FAVOR OF a Sir John ClotWOrthy. who had taken
very active part IN bringing about the restora rion
Of King Charles II. and the latter as 4 token OF
favor 20 Sir Jon1 had the paten. made out so that
the NiscoUnty Of M2sse-eene would descend ar Sir
Johns death 10 his only daughters husband Sir
John skeffington- may add that every male
member Of the Skeffingtou family bears the mama
of Clorw0rthy