New-York tribune., 1908-06-10

famous novelist. whyte Melville uh,,. ~. .h.-
- sie ancient harony of La Coer. a barony by writ
a,s.s rom is'S and forming part of the many
es ,. on the Marquis of Waterford, above men
tieu. Inc new Niscount Gormanston who re-
Gently succeeded his father as ffteentb y,soo,n,
rorh,anston. and premier viscount of ireland IL
''erefore without any justification Whatsoever IN
s ssssuming among his honors the ancient Barony OF
1,hinheham. on the ground that the first Lord
, o,inahstown who was Lord High Chancellor Of
Ireland under Richard II. had married Margaret
'ne daughter OF Walter de Birmingham
ihat Walter de Birmingham's title and peera1e
vas not the barony OF birmingham. but the barony
~, -A'hehry which until the death of Thomas
birmingham, twenty-second Baron Athenry and
aiso Earl of Louth in the eighteenth century was
lhe premier baron of Ireland his harony antedatnx
.i-at OF kfpsale by number of years On his
eaeh the only heirs in the male line OF succession
We're the descendants of a younger brother of Rich
ara birmingham, sixteenth Lord Athenry These
were John Birmingham of Dalgan and Cloondar-
gan and Captain John Birmingham of Ashgrove
anu baillntava, who were cousins. John Birming
ham made an effort TO obtain the family honors
ny proving his descent. But the procedure re-
CURED to establish rights such honors before
the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords
are terribly expensive. amounting to some 100000
or $4,000, he allowed the matter to drag on until
his death without issue in 1902.
That left his cousin. Captain John Birmingham,
OF Ashgrove, above mentioned the sole heir.
He was an officer of the 7th Fusiliers, and had
served as aide-de-camp to the Duke Of Kent
Gather OF Queen victoria) when that prince was
colonel Of the regiment. He made up his mind
that the expense too great establish his
rights TO the barony of Athenry. all the more as
there were no estates going with the peerage, and
preferred the life of Irish country gentleman
His son. Thomas Lynch Birmingham equally
indifferent to the family honors in allegiance. and
So too. his son. Edmund Lynch Birmingham
who died without male issue in 1879 his place,
Wood View. Galway. the last of the ancient
house of Birmingham in the male line This Ed
mund Lynch Birmingham left a sister, whose son,
the Rev. Father Hugh A oKelly, is rector of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception, at Streator.
III.
The only barony of Birmingham that can find
in the annals of the peerage English one.
which became extinct in the reign of Henry VIII
through the death of the last peer of that name.
Let me add that the Earl of Dudley. the newly ap-
pointed Governor of Australia, includes among his
English honors that of Lord Ward of Birming
ham.
PRINCE EULENBERGs MANY TROUBLES.
Prince Eulenberg's troubles crowding thick
and fast upon him. for the immensely rich wife
Of his eldest and heir has been Mortified
by the disclosures concerning her father-in-law
that she has. according the leading Berlin and
Viennese papers, separated from her husband, de-
clining to ever set foot again on the estate of
Liebenberg. and has instituted steps to secure
dissolution of her marriage, which will enable her
to escape the danger OF becoming Princess
Gutenberg. She is a Vennese, though not a men,
Der Of the Austrian arstocracy court circle.
Her grandfather, Franz Mayr, was self-made
man, and of time became to Austria what
Krupp 10 Germany. the greatest iron and steel
rnagnate Of the empire owning immense mines OF
every description and ironworks and receiving be-
fore his death, in recognition Of his services to
Austrian industry, the title of Baron Mayr Won
Melnhof from the Emperor. His son, the father Of
young Countess Gutenberg, survived the old man
only few years, leaving widow, now married to
Count Stubenberg, and only daughter, who in
1904 married. the greatest heiress in Austria,
Prince Eulenberg's eldest son. Prince Gutenberg
himself is reported to be in financial difcultles
owing to the extravagant character of the estao-
lishnoent at I.iebenberg since he was forced to re
sign the German ambassadorship at Vienna, and
the loss TO his family of the immense wealth Of his
Austrian daughter-n-law is another crushing blow
to the fortunes of his house.
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.