New-York tribune., 1907-06-05
HOLLY LODGE FOR SALE
Famous as the Home of the Late
Baroness Burdett-CouttS.

Holly Lodge Is for sale 20 the highest bidder
nd those both sides Of tho Atlantic who will
,I ,he fact that Il was for eighty years the IA
Tito home Of the latn Baroness Rurdett- Coutts
=, ,1a outskirts Of London. and the scene of her
-,5v.jde hospiialties. will experience a certain
,oInt of resentment at the idea that II should
.sre been put upon the market SO soon after the
s,b Of the wisest philanthropisr Of the Victorian
- II is hoped that some means may be devised
~ acquiring Il for use public park with
t,cb the memory Of the baroness might he as
orfsfed For II would be a pity If the beautiful
s,ste with its extensive gardens and centur--old
tres were 10 be cut up into building lots for the
e,scton o. cheap suburban villas, If 1t were TO
- converted tnto private lunatic asylum or
something OF the kind.
The place has been put up for sale not by the
rac,,+ors nor in obedience 10 any testamentarv
s,rec+ions Of the baroness but by the principal
tsneaclary under her Will namely her BROOKLYN
horn husband. TO whom Holly Lodge was be-
oyesthed unconditionsy- II did not form part Of
,be estate which old Tom" Coutts the banker
when he died IN 1872 left at the disposal OF his
v45ou. the former actress Harriet Mellon. who
died IS the Duchess Of 81. Albans but had be
IoreA5 20 her while she stin the stage and
long prior 10 Ter marriage TO Tom Coutts It
was this that enabled her to dispose Of Holly
Lodge IS she liked. whereas the property which she
had Inherited from Tom" Coutts was COMPRISED
,- a trust Of which his granddaughter Baroness
Purdett-Courts. was 10 become later bcne-
eriarv The old duchess therefore left her High
gate home absolutely untrammelled TO Lady Bur
dett-Coutts who her particular favorite. There
seems - he general feeling in England that
since " A BUrdett- Coutts received such a vast
fortune the death Of his wife, in addition to the
annuity Of $4,000 which she had settled upon him
on her Wedding day. ne could we'll have afforded
ct any rate during his own lifetime TO preserve
intact the favorite home OF his benefactress.
HEIR To BRIDGEWATER ESTATES HERE.
The Hon. Francis Egerton. who. with Mrs Eyer
ton, Is now staying at Tuxedo and intends 10
make an extended tour % the United States before
returning 10 England, is the second son and second
heir OF The Earl Of Ellesmere one Of the richest
and most influential Of British peers. Lord Enes-
mere Is indebted for his colossal wealth TO his
kinsnan. the third and last Duke OF Bridgewater.
the constructor OF the celebrated canal bears
his name and the founder of inland navigation in
Great Britain At the dukes death his great pos
sessions passed. first, 10 his nephew, the Duke OF
Sutherland, and then. the demise OF that peer 10
the lstter's second son, Lord Francis Cover. who
assumed the Duke Of Brldgewater's family name
Of EEerton. and was raised TO the peerage as Earl
OF Elesmere, that having been the title borne by
the original founder OF what are known as the FL
lesInere Egertons. The first Lord Ellesmere Of this
line had been a ileg1tnate son Of Sir Ralph
Egerton Of Ridley Lord Keeper Of the Great Seal
10 Queen Elizabeth The OF this first Lord
Elesrnere Of the Egerton line was promoted to the
earldom OF Bridgewater. which was afterward
transformed into the dukedom O. the same name.
II for this Earl OF Bridgewater. an ancestor
therefore, OF the present Lord Ellesmere. and of
his SON. Francis Egerton now IN this country. that
Milton wrote his 'CoulUs'' It performed
under the direction Of Milton by this Lord Bridge
waters children, and It is interesting TO recall
that the principal part was taken by Lord Bridge
waters son, who bore the name and title OF Vis-
count Brackley just as Lord E,esnere's eldest son
and heir does to-day. Lord Ellesmere has inherit
ed the literary tastes Of this ancestor for under
the pseudonyme OF Charles Granville which are
his middle names, he has published a number Of
novels, the most successful Of which have been
"A Broken stirrup Leather" and "A Cipher Ring"