New-York tribune., 1909-09-25
BALF0UR OF BURLE[GH
Scotch Statesman and Peer Noe
Visiting america.
Iconyright 1909. by the brentwood c,nmnany.l

rountry on Saturday last. who is now staying with
Ambassador Bryce, and who landing expressed
very strongly his disapproval of the somewhat SEN
sational speech Of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
At the Pilgrims luncheon in New York on Friday
virtually predicting war. is relation to Arthur
V2alfour though he formerly Secretary of Scot
land in the Salisbury administrationthat is say.
a member of the same Cabinet as Arthur Balfour.
Moreover his patronymic is not Bafour but Bruce
and his Scotch peerage, which dates from 1907,
when II was created by James /. cones 10 him from
she distan side Of the house. namely, through the
marriage Of Mary, daughter of the fourth Lord
Falfour of Burleigh. TO General Alexander Bruce.
a cadet OF the house of Bruce. of which King
Robert Bruce member, and of which the
Earl OF Elgin is the present chief.
Lord Balfour of Burlegh. who Lord Warden
of the Summaries of Cornwall and Devon and Mas
Ter Forester of Dartmoor is one OF the chief dig
,tsr4es of the household of the Prince OF Wales
a man OF unusually striking physique. being ex-
sreunely tall broad shoudered in proportion
sng head and shoulders above most people. and
presenting very impressive appearance. He owes
his peerage 10 the fact that it was revived his
favor by Queen Victoria after the passage OF act
OF Parliament IN March, 1862. TO remove the at
fainder TO which it had been subject for the previ
Gus 80 years
The fifth Lord Balfour OF Burleigh prior 20 the
death OF his father and while stin Master OF Bur-
leigh had formed an attachment with Mary Cray
the daughter Of schoolmaster. His father, in or
der 10 cure him OF his fnfatuation. sent him the
grand tour OF Europe. The Master of Burleigh left
Scotland but before taking HIS departure he paid
farewell visit to his lady love. bound her by the
most solemn oaths 20 give her heart no other
man and made that II she married any one
slss he would certainly XIII her husband While he
Vss away travelling the Continent Mary ac-
corded her heart and hand 10 a young schooImaster
nv the name OF Henry Stenhouse OF Inyerkeithling
and was duly married 10 him. The marriage re-
moved an of old Lord Balfour Of Burleigh's fears
of his son entering upon any mesalliance and
al safe he
Robert home
On the Master Of Burleighs return and on learn
fng that Mary had married Stenhouse he proceeded
20 Inverkeithng and. after calling on the school,
master TO defend himself. shot him dead Pur-
sued arrested and convicted Edinburgh OF mur-
der ne was condemned 10 be heheaded by the
maiden" the Scotch equivalent and prototype Of
the guilotine. at the Cross at Edinburgh But
with the assistance OF his sister Margaret, TO whom
he bore the most startling resemblance. and who
was devoted 10 him, he managed 10 escape from
prison the evening before the day set for his
execution by donning her clothes and she his
This was in no The legend states that Margaret
Balfour enabled TO accomplish this by hav-
ing caused the Jsiler TO fall I'm love with her At
any rate, she seems 10 have been a remarkable
woman and il was largely through her efforts
that 10 the amazement OF every one the Master
OF Burlegh received pardon from the Crown be-
fore the year was out. Instead OF showing any
gratitude for this he Joined the Jacobite insurrec-
uon' became one OF the Pretender's principal ad-
NeiN-Ns' anu III consequence tnereOT, and having
meanwhile succeeded to his fathers barony, was
attainted by act OF Parliament IN INA as a traitor
II lay stress on this fact, Il Is because a very
widespread impression prevails. even in England
that the bsrOny OF Balfour OF Burleigh was at
tainted on account OF the fifth baron's murder Of
sehoomaster Stenhouse. whereas the forfeiture of
the peerage was due 10 his participation IN the
Jacobite rebellion He never married and his
elder sister. Margaret, to whom ne had owed his
escape IRON the death OF criminal likewise died
unmarried. the other remaining sister Mary he
coming the wife OF General Bruce of Kennel Her
great-grandson was the late Robert Bruce Of Ken
net Member Of Parliament for County CIacknan-
nan, and IL is his only son. Alexander Bruce. who
IN 1913 obtained reversal OF the ettainder and the
recognition OF the Committee OF Privileges OF tho
House Of Lords and OF the Crown 10 MS rights
as the principal her OF the fifth Lord Halfour OF
BuTelghs younger sister He is now therefore
The sixth peer OF his line and occupies his seat in
the house Of Lords by virtue Of his election as one
married 10 sister OF Lord Aberdeen. has several
children, including a couple Of sons the elder OF
~hom bears the title OF Master OF Burleigh and
served with distinction with the Sutherland High
Aanders throughout the South African war.
Aoio BaAiour' who stands particularly high in
the good graces Of the Prince and Princess %
Wales, left the Liberal-Unionist Cabinet al the
same time as the late Duke OF Deyonshire. ov,in,
10 his disapproval OF its adoption OF Joseph Cham
pertains tariff measure. His purpose in crossing
me Atlantic al this time is to preside at the royal
commission appointed by King Edward 10 adjust
commercial rates and 20 devise schemes for the
promotion OF trade between Canada and the West
Indies. '' "'o'
LORD FALCONER TO WE'D AN AMERICAN
Lord FslcO1er. whose engagement 10 Mrs. Will
IAN Hayes Chapman. Of New York a young widow
Win some 100000. has just been announced by
cane tron Paris. IS the eldest son and heir OF the
int