New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
NEW LORD ANNESLEY
+. Strange Romance Recalled bg His
accession.


anresley. afiiction which he's prevented him
from adopting the career of srms in which his
gallant old father much distinction. IL
mus, be q great advantage be relieved of
5aw-breakng, toague-twistins name that OF
C,lerawly. which he mas borne in connection with
:le title Of visceunt until now. It is name due
entirely 10 clerical The name should have
been Gleaswly q place in County Fermanash.
B.. the clerk with the writing of the
pstent 81 creation wrote the word 'GleraNly," and
ts the error only discovered after the docu-
snent hae received the sig- manual of the SOW
sreign. il too late 20 make any change Con-
frequently the Esrls of Arnesley comprise among
their minor honors the Viscounty OF Glerawly in
county FermsnaEh-that is to say, the viscounty
cf 8 pisce which hiss no existence
The late Lord Annesiey also had affection OF
the speech But that arose from wound
sustained IN the Crimea. The late Lord Annesley.
sf;er seeing service in South Africa in the Kaffir
vsr had his law smashed by Russian bullet at
Tie battle OF :he Alma. in the. Crmea. the bullet
taking OF part Of the tongue and twenty-four Of
his teeth-an OF them. in fact, save four grinders
Kingiake. in his history Of the Crimean var
speaks of the courage and oomposure with which
the Young subsltern Of the Scots Guards bore IN
.,5-ies which especially in those days Of elenen-
tsry surger1 seemed irr>mediable as TO render
death release At Castlewellan- the heautltui
rlace in County Down lying in the shadow Of the
Ncurne Mountains snd which has been the honne
r. this lire of the Ennesleys since the reign
of King James ]. there is to be seen. among many
ether trophies OF food and field. the bloodsiained
sword belt which by the late peer at
the battle of the Alma.
g-sstleueIlan which comprises stately castle
end embraces area Of 5000 acres, the quaint
cld ;oHn Of Csstlewean and the seaside resort
end port Of Newcastle being included within its
borders Is celebrated throughout Europe for its
,-ees The mild climate Of Ireland and the shell
-a-e5 country OF CastleyTean have enabled sylVi-
,r.-,7re 20 he carried on there extent we'll
nigh unique in Europe, and al the international
S-,,icplture Congress held some sixteen years ago
fr london il was demonstrated that nowhere IN
-re world there gathered such a wonderIui
-,-7bsr Of rare trees assef Castlewelan. Not long
sro announcement made that Dr. Augustin
44s-~v -ra Chinese explorer and expert. had dis
covered an entirely new pine in the Chumhi Naliey
- T7ber But subsequent investigation brought 10
Light the fat tlat there no less than dozen
specimens Of this pine 7ourishing ct CastleWeilar'
r-ov-- from seeds sent Lord Annesiey from
Nc-rhern India ana named Picea Annes'eEa'a-
tss-1e--eIlar has the last quarter Of century
ree- = place Of resort for all experts in forestry
s-5 in the rearing q rare groW-ths, and how use
r5f = citizen and landlord the late Lord Annesley
had heeu may he seen by the fact that ever slnoe
he succeeded 70 the family honors and estates.
nearly th-ty-fou- years ago. he had never allowed
twelve months 10 pass without planting tens OF
thousands of trees
Tord Amnesty. Who was nearly eighty years oo -
she tine % his death. ten days ago was marreu
fpTce His wife sbe mother OF the ne"
cal E5is second wife and nov his widow. was his
5,5nicr b. nearly forty years and still remains an
extremely beautiful woman. and prior TO her mar
rage known from one emo OF lTetaDo 10 TIE
rther Pretty Priscilla. thus bearing the same
nickname the same Christian name and the same
zsr-on.inic - Moore his oHn mother The now
-fdo7red countess IS tall. with wonderful "eaI1h
- brovn-goId hair. and those violet colored eyes
which frequently 90 with the Irish type oil
l.eaury. She is an expert yachtswoman. never more
fsppy than when cruising board her yacht, the
Sea Bird; is 8 frs: rate shot. an adept in salmon
and r-out fishing. accomplished musician. sing
ing I1sh melodies in the most charming fashion
90 her own accompaniment OF the guitar, and prior
marriage devoted herself TO hospital nursing
81 Dublin securing a diploma as a trained nurse
she has been the principal co-operator OF Lad!
Dudley in the lat-ers cottage nursing scheme, one
cf useful charities established in Ire
lane and makes her home in London, at AnnesleY
Lodge. which situated in Regent Farh. IN lhe
midst ~ its own beautiful garden and grounds, con-
>eys the impression OF being a quiet suburban
villa instead a residence situated in the
very heart Of the huge British metropolis. She has
shown herself extremely good stepn1other TO the
ues earl who with his honors, his large estates
snd his good looks. can be recommended as q most
desirable par1i matrimonially speaking. Even the
ir1rei iiraent in his speech is advantage in this
respect. for the wife IS always more happy when
her lord and master subjected TO more than the
ordinary difficulty about talking back
TIE Anneseys are descended from Richard LIE
Breton who accompanied Rsl lph Fitzhubert. Count
~ Maine 10 England the time Of the Norman
Conques'. and held from him the Lordship of An
1eesle=. Nottingha mshre being recorded as such
in Door1sdaE Book Sir Francis AnneSley was
employed in ireland by James 1 Secretary of
stare sn5 Keeper Of The Privy Signet, and having
acquired hy royal grant and by purchase estates
ln fifteen different counties of Erin, founded tie
Irish branch OF his family and was created Nis-
count TaIentia and Lord Mountnorris It was the
grandson OF his younger son, Francis who was
reared Baron Annesley by George II. and by
George III after his accession. Niscount Gle
rszly this fret Lord Gleraw WHY'S son being sd-
vsnced TO the Earldom % Annesey. The new earl
is The sixth Of his line and represents Junior
branch of this ancient House Of Annesley, of which
the present and eleventh Viscount Talentis is the
chef
Formerly the earldorn of Anglesey. now a posses
sion OF The house O. Pazet. belonged to the Annes
IeyE There fewer thar six Annesley Earls
- Angfesey who bore that title in connection with
shst of Niscount Kalentia. and the Of
The fifth earl who furnished much romance as
the wandering heir The fifth earl disso-
lutte spendthrift. who separated from his wife
daughter Of Lord HavershaTn. soon after the birth
- his only son. and had then fallen under the in
fyence Of a dissolute woman, who conceived
hatred mere intense than that Of any stepmother
for young Lord Althem, the courtesy title by
which the @arIs up to that time known.
Parked Of the age Of eight nine 20 a sort of
rDofheboys' Hail. school, where like an ennobled
"Suike- he was employed al the most menia1 and
Eriuous labor he driven al length by the
treatment 10 r,sa away. and disappeared. As his
Hfe was an obstruction his fathers granting Ger
tain very necessary TO the Impoverished state
Il his finances the earl gave out that his son was
dead and his demise a distant hlnsnlah
Richard Annesley, succeeded 10 the honors ana
estates as sixth earl Tie latter obtained trace OF
The real heir and caused young Lord Altman TO be
shanclaied and carried OF 20 America Sold TO a
Tlenrsvly2nia planter for q term OF years the lad
ned 10 the coast made his way 10 Jamaica took
k.ryioe before a British man-of- war,
and or his story coming the Of the admiral
IN command not only discharged but also fur
With he his claims to