New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-16
ATLESBURY DUE TODAY.
Rrerrer Peer Who Is the Successor
and Uncle of the "Coster Marquis.

q
go Anesbury. who is due to arrive here to-day
- england was formerly IN America as Lord
- F7-,lee prior 10 his accession 10 the mar
49,. and estates OF his disreputabie nephew
t.fore his death, attained the unenviable
,.s-e.3on OF being warned or Newmarket
1aa-b and on all race courses under the control
- hockey Club by decree OF the stewards OF
49,, The present Lord Alesblry Is the an
,-.-,. an every respect OF his predecessor. being
s,+lv respectable and general favorite He is
-, sized elderly. Inclined 10 eEnbonpoint, with
,s+-ons dark eyes. gray hair and a rather bronzed
-,-,sxion He is somewhat deaf and when In the
9.. ~ commons noted for his habit Of lean
- - and putting his hand on his left 70
--,,+,+s his hearing punctuating his approval OF
- -, speeches by loud cheers. which exercised
+ic,,larlv irritating effect upon the Irish mem
80. Who SAT opposite to him
pc .-o,,is may be regarded the principal
-+.tlve and chief Of the historic house OF
-. -boh furnished two kings TO Scotland. and
,-d which King Robert the Bruce carried
fAs -. If Bannockburn, in liza hangs on the
MS Of his home. Tottenham House IN sAFernaAe
-, crossed with that Of the Black Douglas.
-ornake Forest Is a superb domain, CONSIDER
- ~ extent than windsor Forest fun OF
-osrniacent old trees, one OF which an immense
- JAILED me Dukes Naunt thf1Y ieet III C.'
-.ss-en,e owes its name 10 its having Deeh me
Ss,a --aa Of the Protector Duke OF Sonnerset VINO
a,,-,sras in the reign u King EDWARD " anu
,-,.s one Of the chief promoters OF li'e Fet"'
a Englsnd The forest. some sixteen ul'ies III Si'
-,Fsrencs Is held from the crown oy virtue o
- - those strange tenures that oate BACK 10 'Ns
,Ti5dIa ACES. BY The terms OF me eli4i'e $50
=, - E-,47-s-s VI The owner Of Sayerrake Z oresS
g ,onnpeled 70 sound hunting Ao'l'' many mn
5red Years old whenever me 7c'e'sisn passes
.bronrh the forest. This horn ioEneo o a. e
h.,r's -r,slz with enameled silver moui4uhss' -
about two feet long ana 49,
etsr az the larger end s-..,-.
1inr George III was enterIalheo al saw
ear some DAYS by the Marquis 81 Alirsouis Oh 80
sav The monarch, on oepariins' assured ilis -
.ser he was exceedingly pleased WIN MS VS.
80 -. fo-rotten however ne added TO blow
- tenure horn. When King o. England comes
49, - .bs- horn is not blown your property be
cores forfeited 10 the crown
wei sir" replied the marquis. I could hot se'
- sound out OF u. ny as l would
- 80, s,,lingav Dardoned the omission
.o.s.- custom which has been observed for
.sss bv the owners OF ssyernaKs FOREST = lHFA-
,5shlv 20 provide every royal guest WIN az N0is
s-s-s5,- cun for use during his or her Visit ana
80, e. --,z,tor Is afterwa-d requested 70 take
go A. a souvenir This practice originated In a
,v,-s+ a savernake Forest By Queen Elizabeth who
Invariably drank from an ivory goblet Whlch she
took with her wherever she went 10 save heF
his trouble her host undertook 10 proFlce her
and al the members Of the reignins house with
ivory robaets whenever they cane 10 saVernake
Forest
It would be TOO long 10 trace the descent Of
tie MARQUIS Of Alesbury on the cistan Size from
rbose Brtjces who were rewarded for their services
70 william the Conqueror BY the grant OF Jer-
veaalx Abbey and other lands m yorkshire ana
from King Robert the Bruce % Scotland But II
nav Be said that there were for many geneTau
two Bruce peersges. that q Klncardine and that
OF Kinloss. The Kinloss peerage was subsequently,
transformed into the earldom Of Edgin, and two
generations later the titles oS Elgia ana kinear-
dine were merged in one. The fourth Earl OF
ElEiE vas likewise Ear CT Anesbury ana When
be dec without issue hts carbon OF Ailes0uTy
passed 70 his nephew, Thomas Bruce Brudenel.
fourth son Of the Earl Of Cardigan. Who had mar
RED his SITTER The earidon q Aiiesbu-y was
subsequently transformed into marquisate. and
now the carlson Of Cadigen has become merged
II the marquisate OF Alesbury.
The widowed Countess OF Cardigan. whose FIRST
husband was the celebrated cavalry leader OF
Balaklsva battlefield. enjoys life interest IN his
estates. amounting 70 sixteen thousand acres and
yielding a rent roll q s2l00e year. After her
death they are 10 remain In the hands OF trustees
for tWeuty-one years and only al the end OF that
tine the estates and the accommodations TO pass
20 the then Marquis Of Ailesbury and Earl OF Car
digan
Tie present marquis Is a clever business man and
a great brewer being chairman Of the big brewing
house OF Meux & Co. He needed all his business
acumen 10 exrricate the savernake Forest property
from the chaos in which Il had been involved by
MS predecessor and nephew who would have sold
savernake had il not been entaied. In the lifetime
property
under The control Of the well known usurer Sam
Lewis. who extorted every penny that he could
from the rentals. granting an allowance Of 80 Oj0
year 10 the late marquis. who ID his very
ears IN debt.
The present marquis likewise had much trouble
n recovering the various herlooms which had been
distributed by his nephew among ali his disreputa-
be aequaintances. else pawne6. These were.
however the least Of the shortcomings OF The late
marquis who was denounced in the strongest Ian
gnage from the bench FOR having taken advantage
OF the intoEicauon Of a Scotch land owner OF the
name OF Maxwell 10 defraud him OF a sum Of
5000 a. game OF cards at the old Ship Hotel at
5ilsnion He vas known the "COster Mar
gus and furnished favorite illustration to the
saFoo2ies OF The abolition Of the House Of Lords
ano o. the system n hereditary legislation. He
ieft widow. q music hall performer OF the name
o. Dolly Tester. who after his death married a
scotch merchant Of the Of Webster at
Shanghai
one q the present Lord Ailesbury's daughters
47ay ETnestine Hunt occasionally visits American
ports with her husband who is master OF big
--7ielaAt vessel, engaged IN the East India and
ehlna trade. Her marriage was romantic one
.Au %as opposed by her father and By her family.
a noted yachtswoman. she studied az a nautical
SCHOOL az Liverpool with the object OF securing a
masters certificate so as 10 be duty qualified to
4s Command Of her yacht Al the school she met
young man OF the name OF Harry Brady Hunt
Nao' having spent some years az sea. first
apprentice and sfterward a mate. likewise
''-1glng Tor a masters certificate. Their ac-
elalAtAnce rpened into affection. and day they
we're quietly married az Liverpool n St AlichaeTs
NHufeh Soon afterward Hunt appointed skip
bs' q sailing vessel and Lady Ernestine. who is
slAL with beautiful eyes. a fair complexion and
amer pretty. and who has graduated as a pro-
-7's'shal sick nurse, from the Liverpool Inhrmary
-oanpanied him on his first journey. as well as on
.-ns subsequent ones. being as competent as
-a'ssf 70 take command OF the ship.