New-York tribune., 1905-06-23
EARL OF SANDWICH.
His 1ncient Peerage, to Which a
Ne7c-York Girls FiaRce Is Heir.

Francis NJ. Leggett, Of New-fork. is the eighth
holder of his earldona, which was bestowed in
,ss0 on 4 nephew Of the first Earl Of Manchester.
He Was a very distinguished naval and military
commander was Of the most conspicuous fig
,,res at The coronation OF King James IL. and fell
IN the great naval battle with the Dutch off South
old Bay in 1872.
The present Lord Sandwich is. therefore. the
chief OF the junior branch of that House Of Mon
,sgu Of which The Duke of Manchester is tho
chief and makes his home at Minchingbrooke near
Huntington. in grand old genuine Elizabethan
mansion. built by Sir Oliver Cromwell, uncle OF
the Protector. the site of Benedctine con-
,-sot which had been granted by King Henry VIII
.o Thomas Cromwell, his gentleman of the cham
her Sir Oliver Cromwell entertained both Queen
T-lizabeth and King James I with such amount
~ splendor and at such lavish cost that he was
obliged TO sell the place. which thereupon
purchased by Sir Sydney Montagu. father of the
iirst Lord Sandwich. Part of the old Benedictine
convent remains incorporated in tho house built
~ Sir Oliver Cromwell, and there are some grand
oid stained glass windows adorned with the Crom-
vvell arms a number of old family portraits and
magnificent library, which of course the diaries
of samuel Pepys, i kinsman and intimate
friend of the first earl have conspicuous place
Lord Sandwich is elderly bachelor in some
what feeble health. He formerly served in the
army and his next heir is his brother, tbs Hon.
Victor Montagu admiral of 1he navy and Il
Crirnean veteran, whose wife. Lady Agneta. a sis
fer Of the late Earl of Hardwick, Is lady in
waiting the Kings sister, Princess Christian
Miss S:urges has therefore made quite desirable
match since she is destined not only to become
&, course Of time 4 peercss OF the realm, with an
ancient title several grand old country seats AMI
estates extending twenty thousand
acres but will likewise. through the influence Of
her mother-in-law, Lady Agneta Mcntagu obtain
the entree TO the court circle.
A GERMAN PRINCE WHO KNOWS PARIS.
CIR
prominently before the public. not only in connec-
ton with his contribution of 100000 marks toward
the Kaiser's fund for assisting army officers in
straitened circumstances. but also as the exponent
of the Emperor's views at Paris on the Moroccan
question. the Franco-German agreement and the
Franco-Gernlan crisis in general, probably knows
FraYlce and French statesmen better than any
other member Of the German aristocracy or official
world. Colossally rich he was formerly, as Count
Guido of Henckel Donnersmarck, one of the most
favored habitues of the Tuileries in the last few
years of the reign of Napoleon III, and often led
the cotiIlons at Empress Eugenie's celebrated Mon
days While apparently devoting himself entirely
frivolity and life of pleasure. he kept both his
ears and his eyes open, and became a frequenter
the salons Of that extraordinary woman. the
MarQuise de Paiva. in that superb mansion of hers
the Champs Elysees, which is now the home of
the Paris Travellers Club, TO which many Amer
leans belong.
The Marquise de Paiva was Qike her sister who
afterward married the Marquis de Noailles, former
ly French Envoy at Washington the daughter Of
q little Jewish tailor Of the name of Lachmann. at
Moscow, to Paris in the train of the musician
and composer Herr, was expelled in the most igno-
minious fashion from the Palace of St. Cloud by
order Of Empress Bugenie on one occasion, when
through some mistake she had obtained invita-
ton. amassed immense fortune OF the
queens of the Partisan half-world, and then in
duced Portuguese nobleman of the of Paiva
TO marry her. the man shortly afterward blowing
out his brains when he realized the shame he had
brought on his house by such match This did
not, however, prevent her salon from being fire.
Quented by all the most eminent statesmen most
brilliant Clubmen, foreign ambassadors French gov
eTnment officials and palace dignitares then in
Paris. Even II. Theirs, afterward President of the
Republic. and the personification of bourgeois pro-
priety, did not disdain to pay her court, and it
:: Ter house that one heard everything that
going in Paris. Edmond About, the cele-
brated novelist and editor, being among her most
devoted admirers.
alARQUIsE DE PAIvA AS BIsMARCKs AGENT
1t was only after the that the French gov
ernment became aware that for several years prior
10 the conflict, during its earlier stages, she
had acted as secret agent Of Prince Bismarck,
forwarding him all the immensely valuable in
formation which she had obtained from her friends
and admirers at Paris without their dreaming at
the time OF the danger to which they exposed their
country by discussing its affairs. and even its Sc
crets ingenuously and openly in her presence
Her beauty was superior even TO her brilliancy
and cleverness Indeed il was of so fascinating
character that Count Henckel Donnersmarck be-
came completely infatuated thereby, and married
her at Paris Immediately after the restoration of
peace, the old Emperor yielding a reluctant con-
sent 10 the unon in Difference TO the arguments Of
Prince Bismarck who impressed his sovereign with
the vaIue Of the services rendered by the marQuise.
It was this marriage. coupled with the discovery
Of her relations with Bismarck, that caused her
former French friends TO denounce her as trai-
toress Paris became unpleasant TO her. and, shak-
ing its dust from her feet. she settled on her new
husbands vast estates in Sesia, and there erected
q palaee which was the exact reproduction OF ST
Cloud the fayorite abode of Empress Eugene the
same St Cloud from which she had been ejected
bz The servants of Empress Eugene as above de-
scriba6 She likewise revenged herself upon the
Ernnress by buying number OF the latter Jewels
for her own adornment well as the furniture
Of F-,pAnie's private boudoir at the Tuleries the
furniture in question Being distributed IN the hos
rers Of the principal farms at NeudecK-
suddenly The countess overtaken by some
rIa5, which robbed her of her ioveliness OF race
and form and like that other celebrated peac'S Oi
~. Na,,ol.o,ic era the Countess de Castlgionne,
she Withdrew into the utmost secuslon' allowing
20 ore NOT even her husband TO come near ner'
s,5 ,erar anDearing in the grounds of her sheslan
palace save tEickly veiled. while servants VINO iu
tire misfortune to encounter her "ithl inc @ 80
were instantly dismissed She hngeIeu oi ~ 80
sn5 t1,ree years after her death her husband mar
r,.5 ,,o,Ier fascinating Russian, but this time Oh
excellent birth namely. the -old
divorced wife of Count Mouravieff, by whom ne mas
son. 10 whom old Prince Bismarck sI"oo eoo-
father. .bo
Count rfenckel Donnersmarck maintained to the
end his friendship with the old Chancellor Iur-
nshed most of the money for the running OF the
newspaper known as the Hamburg News IN
which Bismarck after his retirement was "oht %
give utterance to his opinions ana only 'itei .e
er6 t.hancellcr,s death became intimate with the
present Emperor their friendship being oased on