New-York tribune., 1906-08-20

NE
YOUTHS possessed OF money than brains for
~hach offence she expelled by the authorities
from the Eternal City. Her knowledge OF King
peits ,,n.s private life and OF his peculiarities,
%''ch might lead ignorant people 20 believe that
sac feaily knew that monarch Intimately she oh
tained from the men attached 20 tho court 90 the
Nu'final and 70 the royal household who were fool.
ish enough 20 frequent her establishment before
she was compelled by the police TO leave Rome
Eer precious who claims 20 be a half brother
Oh hing Victor Emmanuel, was formerly master
" ceremonies In cafe. concert or music hail. and
- no" undergoing years imprisonment with
"".u Aaoor 70 which he sentenced for assault
- a.'a IOr 700 free use OF his knife on one of the
-s ls oa me olive with which he was connected
r'on1 this IL will be seen that Victor Emmanuel
was wen advised in insisting uuon having the
hntcer thoroughly thrashed out in court by means
Oi pubic trial. since IL he had sanctioned any
rS,,.eat Whatever to the woman or TO her son Il
"ouia have been construed as an Acknowledgement
- "is tathers guilt The late King FTumbert was
Tess well advised in dealing with demands of tho
sasA'e sort mace In connection with hfs own father
Ona @ hlns Victor Emmanuel. -'El Pey Gallant
oOlnO' Afier that menarch's death claims came
:" py the hundred upon his estate from women
% 'lo INSISTED that they had been betrayed by him
aaa oy persons OF both sexes who proclaimed that
t'ieS were MS natural children Most OF the pre-
~ UeiOAs were OF preposterous character: but
~ '"aIl permit teem 20 go legal record or
:" aIo" MS fathers rather rolicling private life
70 become the subject Of public discussion IN the
AN'e ana foreign press King Humhert in every
Se eilected monetary settlement thereby virtu-
s saaoiing his father with all sorts of udiscre-
Uions' OF which he was entirely guiltless
Ails Humbert, after ALL in acting thus merely
ADOPTED the course that has been pretty generally
toHo"eo untl now in the Of claims of this
h1ha AGAINST royalty. and which, prompted by
anxiety 70 avoid public discussion of the private
SSfh ~. ~,s1Aa
mas rendered the reigning houses an easy mark
for blackmailers. King Victor Emmanuel how
ever Is inaugurating policy in this respect
and one which, dictated by common sense is likely
20 prove eticacous and 10 be followed In future by
his fellow rulers.
LADY FAWcETT AS MARRIAGE BROKER.
The Lady Fawcett whose conduct in taking
money for acting marriage broker in the un-
savory Townshend case was denounced bv the pre-
siding judge as disgraceful. and made the subject
OF even still more bitter denuncetion from the
bench is the widow Of Sir John Henry Fawcett
VINO vas Tor so many years English Consul General
and Chief Justice OF the Consular Court at Con-
stantinople. where Lady Fawcett. by the bye, was
decorated by the Sultan with the Turkish Order Of
the Chefkat Sir John Fawcett was very distin-
guished man. with brilliant university career and
OF excellent family. cousin may add, of the well
known economist and statesman, Henry Fawcett,
whose blindness, the result of a shooting accident
did not prevent his becoming Postmaster General
In OF the Liberal administrations
There is this much to be said for Lady Fawcett
whose condemnation from the bench will lead to
her being barred henceforth not onlv from court
but also from all public functions and private en-
tertainments attended by royalty-that she is in
very straitened circumstances. English diplomatic
and consular officials are relatively speaking well
PAID and II they live and serve long enough, they
receive pension. which generally amounts TO two
thirds Of their salary. But the state makes no
provision in the shape Of pensions allowances to
the widows and children of these diplomatic and
consular officials, matter what the length or the
excellence of the latters service and, they are
virtually obliged TO spend every penny Of their pay
in the maintenance OF the dignity OF their position
and Of the country which they represent, they
apt to leave their families penniless IL they die
hOnored with knighthoOd, such as the late Sir
John Henry Fawcett. the lot OF the widow is par
ticuery hard, since the possession OF a title in
creases the price Of everything its holder in
England.
can recall. for instance. the predicament OF the
wife and children of a who died Consul
General Of Great Britain in Corea after many long
years Of arduous consular service in the Far
Orient. He left his wife and children without a
cent, and they were dependent on the charity Of
the members Of the foreign colony at Seoul and
upon the money earned by the widow in giving
few English lessons to members CT the imperial
family during the months which elapsed before
provision could be made by their relatives in Eng
land to bring them back to Europe.
Lady Fawcett at the death of her husband,
found herself with money, but possessed OF
title and handicapped by expensive tastes
quired during her residence at Constantinople as
one of the leaders Of the European colony there,
and the wife Of one of the principal and best
paid foreign officials. In fact. Lady Fawcett's only
capital her rank. This she turned TO
as a marriage broker. following therein the eX-
ample of many similarly impoverished women of
title Her partner in the business seems have
been a young fellow Of the of Dunno whose
clerkship in the government Registry Department
at Somerset House, in London. where all deeds are
fled afforded him peculiar facilities for becoming
acquainted with the property and the prospects Of
people moving in society
Lady Fawcett and Dunno 20 have shared
about $500 between them for their services in
bringing about the disgraceful union between the
inbecile and physically stunted Marquis Townshend
and the sentimental ambitious and somewhat vul-
gar daughter Of the bankrupt company promoter.
barrister and strike organizer. Thomas Sutherst.
And il seems that Lady Fawcett and her partner
were obliged 20 dun the Suthersts and to threaten
all sorts Of terrible things in the of exposure
before they were able to extort the pttance which
they actually received
MAROIJISE DE FONTENOY