The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26

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Cardinal Orcslin, the Inst ~ the Ispia-
copn1. Princes Created by PLUS TX.
- HD1NAIl Q RECLrA, WHO has
Just celebrated ut Romo Ills
elglitieth birthday. Is tho dean
OF tile Sucred College. and tho
M only remaining member thereof
WHO was created by Plus TX.
he was persistent adversary OF tho
policy OF Leo Kill, so much SO that
tho lattcr is said to have remarked In
a r1enncing tone that tho pontift had
power not only to create. but also to
,,i,ncreate. cardinals, whereupon Greg
begin by divestlng him OF his rank AS
a prince OF the church During the
l 7 y! which existed between the
as dean II Tic Sacred coileso and as
OF the Holy Seat, oucu-
pied the position Of supreme head or
the Catholic Church.. and MS such pre-
While the ma5ority II d; tho cardinals
dinal Rampolla, Cardinal Kozlelsko
and Cardinal Merry del Val, belongs
t. the ola aristocracy He Is one sof
lila iii santo Stefano, who was CON
spicuous In tho. early part OF the nine
teentl,. century us leader OF the
ancient Plcdmontese nobility, Will.
that Count Solaro who was tho freac-
tionnry Prime Minister OF King Charles
Albert OF Sardinia and Of Piedmont.
The late King Victor Emmanuel was
nal oreglia. as young priest: :, w ,as
the Re Gallant uomo. while his elder
bEother was that monnrchs most trust vs.,
cardinal had two other brothers. both
OF them Jesuit priests. one OF them
being the founder Of the great Jesuit
organ at Rome. "CiyilHa cntholica."
For a time his relations with tho
ed, and while nlGcio ut Lisbon in 1870
he was SO persistent in his demands
upon Queen Pla OF Portugal that she
should induce her father. King Victor
Rome, that her, husband, the late King
Luis OF Portugal, was forced to inter-
fcrc. and to secure from Plus TX. the
recall of8his too jealous representative
aeFn tho eef, E leo x o Resns
always regarded as the head Of the
party. To-day. however,
he seems to have become more con-
ciliatory with regard to the Italian
probably recalling the fact that both
his fathers and his mothers family
are hound by old-tlme ties Of Friends
ship. loyalty. and also some little graf
itnde, to. the former Kings OF Pied
mont and OF Sardinia.
1t is n boy OF twelve. named John,
who has become the premier baronct
of Great Britain through the death OF
his father Sir Robert Eastwood, "a an -
Will escape the species Of blight which
has fallen to the share OF tho family
ever since Sir Francis Eastwood. OF
unsavory memory. desecrated Medmen-
ham Abbey through the foundation
there OF the Infamous He'll Fire Club.
Sir Robert EASTWOOD, the late ba:o.
net, attracted n considerable amount
OF American newspaper notorietS thrcc
in the role OF Romeo"
on board ship during his trip across
the Atlantic to New York. and later
on became involved in some legal pro-
ceedings In England With q bookma lax !,
brought to light that Sir Robert had
for years been carrying on a betting
business In vigo Street. London. under
the name of Henry Benson. Subse-
auently he sold out his interest In the
concern to his partner, a bookmaker
of the name of Godschalk, who. when
the baronet subsequently placed bets
with him, declined to pay him his win
g es tie bette tie s Ct hm a Tie s
OF the business. The judges decided
that the law did not admit OF the re-
covery of bets through legal process.
The Dashwoods are nm, old porse !.
reign of Queen Elizabeth and the for
tunes OF which may be said to have
been founded by George Dashwood.
Turkey merchant. and an Alderman OF
1tA r typ nffpvN ri
James j. Sir Francis Eastwood. whom
! have mentioned above as the found,
er Of the He'll Fire Club. managed, In
spite OF his villalnies, to secure the
and died at an advanced age as Lord
de Despencer, having inherited the
barony as such from his uncle, Lord
Leaving no Legitimate
issue, the peerage fell into allegiance
condition. He, LETT, however. an lille
Ultimate daughter. who, under thu
name of Fanny Antonia, furnished
much material for the chroniques
scandaleuscs at the beginning ofsthe
fully beautiful and clever, has been
tmmortalized by De Quincy in vivid
character sketch. under the title Of
THE Female Infldel."
has enjoyed undisturbed repose since
his death, for the family mausoleum
at West Wycombe Park. In Bucking-
where he lies cntombed. has
been repeatedly broken into by van
dals, and subjected to the most ghoul-
ish dese eratlon, the last outrage Of
this kind having been perpetrated as
recently as two years ago. Nor have
the perpetrators ever been discovered
or brought to justice. in spite Of the
large rewards ofrered for their arres t.
Sir Edwin Hare Eastwood, the fath-
er Of the late baronet, and seventh,
bearer Of the title, died very lnysterl-
.ously at Paris in 1882. He was a vic.
tim Of the alcohol habit, which had
reduced him to almost complete i'm.
becility. and %necessitated his being
placed under restraint. His family.
however, We're reluctant to;i incur tho
publicity incidents tai to any commitment
to q sanatorium, SO he was sent off to
reside at Paris. In charge OF keeper
With whom he lived In some wretchoti
rooms in the Pantheon quarter Of tic
Say metropolis. It used TO 30 q nil
about the streets OF the French CAPT.
tai, almost In rags, accompanied by
his keeper. Who would follow him 10
The lowest taverns, whore the few
cents which he was daily allowed FOR
tho purpose would be spent In drink.
Sir Edward died SO suddenly that his
family became convinced that he had
been the victim Of foul play, ana III
.stitnted tnquirles,3 which led To- tho