New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
6PRlYCESS OF NASSAU"
Cbe Is The Daughter Of Russian Poet
PaslLiR.

She Is The Daughter Of Russian Poet
PashliR.
go. confusion las been caused ty the reports
- 80 various English papers. and also in some
-, oshle dispatches printed here. 70 the effect
- ne princess OF Nassau has been paying
- = vzs.ta in England Her name win be
,-+ IL vain III the pages q the "Alrnanach de
- and VET she is a most interesting person
- sbe Is the youngest child Of the great Rus
- - T7ushk.r the 8Iuscov.te Byron and Il
- bs- birth that led the duel between her
s-.l.- ard h.s orother-tn-lavy. Baron Heekereu
,s-s resulted IN the formers death. Baron
-4asksren was 3 brother u Napoleon IL, p son OF
~ fascinating bus frCl Queen Hortense q Hol-
,s159
-.ls Young daughter OF Pushlz.n. when she grew
80, became tae wife OF the late General Doubelt
cor mary years chief q the Russian police. After
-r7e Doubelt managed 10 secure divorce from
he reasraI she became the n,orgaratic wife of
r-trce Nicholas - Nassau, the only brother Of the
r-.ssnt Grand Duke Of Luxembourg. WHO. prior 20
.ne war o. 1855, reig1irg Duke Of NASSAU. and
ero resolved on the occasion Of her marriage In
I.anEoE. the tiue Of Countess Nuremberg s-om the
then reigrirg Prince 81 WsldecL
81 this union she has three children. one Of
--hon Sophia, Countess Torhy is the nlorganatic
wife ~ Grand Duke Michaelovitch o. Russia while
bs- sor George. who bears the name Of Count
Nuremberg and who is PrJissian cavalry on
q ETlDcesg
u-al daughter n Car Alexander II. and OF
ro-t7cess Do.Eourouki. whom he married -norga-
-eticauy q wear before his murder.
Prince Nicholas u Nassau and his n0rEanatic
wife are enormously rich. For with his sister. the
Queen Of Sweden who is an active member 81 the
salvation Army and his brother. the Grand Duke
u luxembourg he controls the fortune accumulat-
90 by the house % Nassau through its ownership
for So many years q the public gambling tables nt
Wiesbader which were abolished ny Prussia IN
1sS when II absorbed she Duchy OF Nassau
VlrE Edward has +ust given another Illustration
o. bis regard for his private secretary. Lord
Kro!lys BY appointing the latters young son 10 be
one Of his pages C horror The boy IS Just ten
years old, and VIII bold the appointment fer Ave
-saTs during which time ne win draw a salary %
about s. so a wear. His only duties VIII be
s!st q carrying the queens train. or that ~ the
rooss o. the King m great state functions. such
e. the opening % Parliament. ans also 10 attend
upon fhssr rrn1estes az state balls state concerts
ard courts. Rrrayed t. picturesque blue and sill
yer uniform. Le-d Knoliys has two children boy
and CIR. each Of whom Is godchild OF the King
ard Queen
Although Lord Enollyss peeraEe is = modern one
having ber- conferred upon him two years ago
Is q reward for his faithful and devoted services
as private secretary 70 the King for more than
e quarter o. a century. he belongs 10 A very an
Client and distinguished family, which formerly
held the Earldom - Bsnbury. Indeed. he IS d.
rectly descended from that Sir William Knolys
who treasurer Of the royal household or
Queen Elizabeth. = thought by many al the
tine when Lord Krollvs vas raised 20 The House
Of Peers that the King would revive in his honor
TIRE Esrl6om ~ Banoury. But Lord knohys has
an elder brother. Colonel william Wallingf5rd
Knollys formerly Of the esd highlander, and 50
The earldom could have been revived in the latters
honor only. # called out of allegiance.
Another grand old English country seat OF much
historic interest has come into the market Chart
ley Hal. The ancestral home Of the Earl - Fer
re-s after having been offered for rent is nov
about 10 ~ put up for sale at public auction
Charley is a splendid old place which remains
much what II in the time Of the Plantagenets.
The House Of Shirley, Of which Lord Ferrers Is the
chief It's descent IN an unoroker line from
The time u King Edward the Coufessor, and has
been established throughout al these many hum
dred years 81 Charley
The castle. now in ruins. dates from the year
200 but Charley Hall. close by, IS an old tim
nr-ed building stiu e1circled by its mcst contain
ing apartments which Mary Queen OF Scots occu-
pied for sou.e years. Il IS record that she rode
snd hswksd IN the primevsl park by which the
Hall is surrounded and even IN her day the white
wild cattle Of Charley were accounted o. ancient
descent Indeed. u their origin nothing II known
beyond the tradition that they were driven into
she PARK from The yicinsge OF Needwood. IN the
reign Of King Henry III The cattle are OF a dun
cream color their horns. rnUzzles and ears being
tipped with black and they have presenter so DICT
uresque an appearance that il is pity that owing
70 inteTbreecug. they have now become almost ex-
inct in fact me Charley herd Of wild cattle may
be said 20 Re perishing Of unmitigated antiquity,
ana there are only a few heads Of il left
There are onlv three other herds OF Wild cattle
n TIE United kingdom. the best known. perhaps,
being that OF the Earl o. Tsnkerviile. Chilling
han. IN Northumberland. the present Lord Tanker
Tille being married 10 en- American woman, who
Miss Van Mzrter. OF Tacoma. Wash. Ina
~a~T Frr~TH -1T-
lie while on The Continent the best known Per
haps. . that Of the Car his great sporting
tafe near the Polish border
Il was the fourth Earl Ferrers who was hanged
In May. -755. Tor The murder OF his steward.
man OF the name OF Harold. The Earl who killed
the man IN lhs most cold bioodsd fashion was
ttec b. his peers IN rhe House ~ Lords. and
found guilty EL1TliIaclEiy. the sentence OF death
being pronounced upor him by Lord High Chan
cellor Henley who presided ~ the trial as Lord
high Steward The Earl was allowed drive
ne gslloWs n his state carriage. drawn by
siE horses. which was followed by a hearse and
SIX and Il is on record that the rope with which
ne was hanged was o. silk instead Of hemp, This
concession being due 70 his rank. Indeed The silk
rope used or that occasion VAS stu IN existence
toward the middle 81 the last century. forming
part % { celebrated collection OF ropes used for
purposes % capftaI punishment
= was a. TIE execution % lord Ferrers At
Iyhuru that the drop was used Tor tho first rine
ir me place os the old cart and ladder The drop
e Is reported d.d not work very we'll II is on
record that The E1aris toes touched the ground,
and shat he suffered s Ifr1le. having time TO
rise tho cen. and the eXecutioreF pulled IL Gown
2eHiu. ala tneu IHey puted his legs so that he
SOS soon out Of pala .sad quite dead IN four min
ues' Ia fsct the experiences az the unforruna-e
Ear le4 70 Tie adoption ~ what is known rs The
Tors -rog' In -.ea n Tho short one
ole Coua. Ernest waIdsteir. who has lust died