Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-25
HUNTING FOR BRIDE
American Wife For
 English Peer.
Charles York to Come to lhis Coun.ry-kade His Own living in Sou h Al. rica-Lately Succeeded to llt.e.

London, Jan 25.---By the death of the bachelor Earl of Hardwlcks at thlrty-seven, the titie, wulch carries with it not an acre of property, has passed to hls uncle, Captahl Johnnie" Yorke, as he is faminarly known ill the society circles, where he is a very popular figure. His heir is his eldest son, Charlie Yorke. young mining engineer, who recently retuln- ed from South Africa, and who now assumes the title of Viscount Royston. A tlutter of excitement has been caused in the American colony, and the smart set generally, by the sug- gestion that following the example other impecunious prospective peers he will seek to re-establish the fam ily's fortune by marrying an Ameri- can heiress. The subject of an Amer ican alliance with this ancient and aristocratic, but financially unfortun- ate house, is by no means a new one, for it has been brought up in the house of lords itself. When the late earl succeeded his father he was des- titute of property. and of money had little. How he set to work to earn his own living he told in a frank and manly speech in the upper house when Lord Roseberry took exceptions to his appointment as under secretary of India because he was engaged in busi- ness on the stock exchange. The young earl intimated that he might have cho sen the easier and pleasanter way of retrieving his fortune by marrying an American heiress, but he had chosen rather to work out his own financial salvation as a stockbroker. And he added that he could not afford to abandon his business for the sake Of Il few years of office. But few peers have had the gift and pluck that the young earl displayed. And the odds are that Viscount Royston will choose the easier way.
 There was something of personal feud between Lord Rosebery and Lord Hardwicks. which had an inter. esting origin. The former took prom ! -nent part in the movement for the erection of q statue to Oliver Crom- well in Parliament square. while the latter as sfrenrouSly opposed it. ''In the name of good sense,' be protested. 1 ''keen it away from the Westminster which he outraged bv his insults to the parl"ment as we'll as by his mnr- der of the king" Rut the opposing portv. headed by Lord Rosabery. won the fight and the statue of the protec. | tor was erected where one sees 1t to- day under the shadow of the great hall where King Charles received his , death sentence. However Lord Hard wicks had the consolation of receiv- ing a letter from Quesn Victoria. i which would have caused great fuss had 1t boen published. thnnking him for his efforts to "avert the gratui. tons insult to her person. her crown and her neonla.''
 pesnite their poverty. the Hard. wicks family have s'.avs been favor. i ites with royalty and the new earl s'''ds well at court. He Is a jolly i little sailor man. 6i years oid. with q rIIddv face and side whiskers. .Al. th"noh far from wealthy. he is much better off than his predecessor
 S''ouph younger son. he inherited
 from his father a smaIl prnperty on , tho banks of the Southampton water ! now all that eelonos to the family of the O'ce enormous HardwickS estates, and with hie wife. the tIauohter of an | Ayrshire lnirf he received money enoroh to sanah'n him to affn-d all the nacessities of fife and not few of its | iryrrieS. There are four sons and one danehter 's, the family. lrd they aIl nossese hist-'nnic taIents of q high order Tadv Susan Is r,nnrted to he one of tho clare-aSt amateur comedy