New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
DEVONSHIRE'S HEIR.
Odd Question as TO Wkether He Is
the Ninth Duke or Onig the Eighth.


tocpyrirHs. Iaee by the sB-eutr-ood compsny-l
Victor Csvendisn. member OF the Privy Council
former Treasurer Of the Royal Household and also
Financial Secretary the Treasury and whip IN
the last E.ibersl-Unionst administration. has be-
come through she death Of mis- uncle. shead Of the
historic house Of Cavenaish owner of some eight
s1nerr country seats. master of estates in Eng
l2-5d and ireland extending over area of d guar
ser cs million acres. and ninth Duke Of Devon
sr;,e according to the official roll OF the peers of
the realm though only the eighth duke according
= others. He has been married for the last SIN
teen years 70 Lady Evelyn F'itzmaurice- daughter
y the Marquis of Lsnsdowne. by whom he has
several daughters and fourteen-year-oid son VINO
Row becomes Marquis Of Harrington
-he duke. who has paid several visits 10
America Is the son of the late Lord Edward Cav
e1dish- younger brother OF the duke who has
s-st died His widowed mother. Lady Edward
Cavendish. is sister of Sir Frank bssceiles
British Ambassador to the Court of the Kaiser,
znS since the death Of Lady LasceIes has each
season been doing The honcrs Of the British En-
osssy al Berlin for her brother. The new duke Is
Likewise q nephew OF that III fatec Lord Frederick
.zavendish who was Of the two victims ~ the
I7hosni1 Park murders
Although the new duke differed from his prede-
oesso- VINO has fust gone TO his rest in many po-
teal matters and declined TO follow him al the
tine of his memorable quarrel with Prime Min
srer salfour OF the subject OF tariff reforrr some
- wears ago throwing in his lot with TIE tariff
reforrners get lie bears striking resemblance 20
,-'e la-e uncle both character. mannerisns and
sr-ea-Encs FTe has the same peculiarly cut feat
,...ee s,d somewhat heavy build OF the Caven-
dishes The same phegTnatic. indoent. Indifferent
manner ans The hating, dreary, monoto-
mons way of speaking. Like the late duke, he
ronvevs the impression of being quite incapable OF
an. e.+t,.Iasrn Of being reused from his mental
.,a -r--s!cal Iethargy. And yet. with all that he
- rbroueh good deal Of work is pronounced
=, his ooIi,ical associates and by those concerned
., the ADMINISTRATION Of the sxeat Cavendish estates
,, Pc sn excellent OF business, and ty his in
tinlate friends TO possess under cold exterior d
-a-ra heart and strong affection IN one WORD ne
= typical Cavendish OF the right kind
that 10 should have been able TO remain IN
---s-sr~ rels-icrrs with his uncle, the late duke,
SHOWS that he has both tact and diplomacy III .
r7-snounced degree: for altogether aside from the
.lres1ion Of political differences. somewhat IN
7iessant situation had been created by the VIII Of
-l- grandfather. the seventh duke. The latter,
-lne fond Of his edest son and heir the late
duke strongly disa pproved % the romance IA MS
-s-e. that Is n say his infatuation for the tnen
Duchess q Manchester He entertained for that
adv = most pronounced II Htl. and resented Tne
-aes rha- she would after his death become the
lfe Of his first born snds Duchess OF DeFonsnifs-
,-sreeo,.en7Iv he beuueathed everything that he
30 Siblv could the shape OF family jewels iaeS'
etr-- particularly those which had belonged 10 ms
og.~ corSort- 70 his grandson Victor for the Us
~ -re Ia+rer-S vvire LADY Evelyn Moreover lie
err 80 much Of The unentaiied landed properly
z-z possessions 70 his grandson a. 10 render ire
---r-~ r-foIlv independent CT the late duke As
- impossible 10 preserve secret any wills II
E-efsn5 save those Of the royal family - MAS
m long before the tenor of the seventh duke
r=sts-nentary directions and Of the affront which
--c- confines by implication 10 ire no~7 widowed
rsl-hpSe q DevoushiTe became publicly known
ara rhe situation therefore created between the
--eser- duke and LADY Evelyn ard his uncle and
amt ne late duke and The now doRsEer duchess,
VAS % eaz the least. Al awkward ana delicate
one.
T-e-- vii b. found either among the present CT
esrlier generations. 70 admit that there vas any
r-aI ground for the prejudice OF the seventh ouke
against the brilliant woman who after ms 1ea1n-
-a n ~7a--v his eldest son. beyond the fact that
- < somewhat fond q cards and rather Nori"'F-
s-e had welded her first husband. the seventh
Duke a. Manchester IN Z moment Of pique- after
..s-zrr.1If-ls with The then Lord Harrington he
----7zI-ad her devoted and constant adT1lirer ana
close friend throughout the thirtE-odo years q
,e- frst marriage ~ Duchess q Manchester
e,-s--- one even the late queen Victoria as wei
- Queen Alexandra. smiling kindly upon the 70
--ance AID ralely inviting the one 10 = lnd7or
s- Osborne OF SandTinghan without asking 'Ae
ether When the lady recovered aer freed 'n''
rough the death NJ the seventh Duke Il Man
--.e-ar sre = v-eu Is Lord Harrington. -
ste.ned from wedding al cnce. through deferefioe
- -fe rreTr5ices Of the seventh Duke OF Devon
.i---a against the Union He was TeTy old ana
e-sr - ne time ard Il not until AFTER MS
death mai they married They we're . slugniaT'F
cs---ea .srd happily united couple seldom ra'
sus- from escA other. and when he was 81
-s-sd IN fzhfn= sport 70 which he Das ceFoteH
- f~zriabz accompanied hin. sitting beside him
c ere bark