The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
.BARONET VIE Us
A STAGE BEAUTY
Sir Richard Lcvingc Carries Miss
Irene Desmond to Irish
Castle.
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lis YOUNG AND VERY WEALTHY
Inherited s1,ooo,ooo From
Lady to Whom His Grand
father Was Considcrate.
YOUNG AND VERY WEALTHY

BY La MARQUIsE DE FONTENOf.
1oUNG SIR RICHARD LETINGE.
" who has Just married Miss Irene
Desmond. OF Days Theatre, III
London, IS the tenth holder or
the %baronetcy bestowed upon his an
ces,or. Sir Richard Leyinge. for his
services as Lord Chief Justice OF Ire
does he own extensive estates in Ire
land. where he makes his home. at
|Knockdrin Castle. in County West
meath. but he has also realized with
in the past two months.a suin OF
nearly sl,Oo0.oo0 by the sale OF Bunny
Hall. near Nottingham, which was be-
aieathed to him just before Christ
mas by Mrs. Wilkinson Smith. widow.
OF q successful lace manufacturers OF
Nottingham.
Sir Richard was in no ways related
to Mrs. Wilkinson Smith, indeed lie
scarcely knew her. and owed ms IN,
combination OF circumstances. Strictly
speaking, 1t should have gone to Sir
Horace Rumbold, the former British
ambassador at Vienna. who has Deen
so prolific with his pen. and SO delight
fully indiscreet In his "reminiscences
since his retirement from the dipio-
matte service. Originally II belongea
to Sir Horace's UNCLE. the asst Lore
waiting, and a boon companion OF
his godfather, the Regent. afterwards
George w.. an associate OF Byron. u
a member of that wild crew thal
scared England With It's license and
charmed &c with It's wit and its song.
Sir Horace, according TO his w ac-
count. would have inherited sunny
Hall from his usicie had he not,onena-
ed him6during Il stay here. in 1870. BY
tanning the eccentric otd peeE .
Lord Kanclinc left it instead 70 a
woman friend. who had been the solaf
e the iIfe. Satur "a III there was no
end OF a fuss among the nepn-
Jews and nicces. One alone OF them,
James Levingc. whose mother nau pse..
a an1v el Ssa1fn s,St e i 81 L IN the na ouscry. but
even went SO far as to express ms
satisfaction that the lady In auestiol.
should have received the reward 70
Of devotion to his uncle. She wa
Ierateful for this, and on her death
It was found that. while she had given
q life interest in5the Bunny Haii, estate
Ito her niece, tho late Mrs. Wilkinson
Smith. her will provided that 1t should
I~subsequently go to tho heir Of this
Jamcs Levinge, OF whom Sir Rlchard
Is the grandson. 3,
Sir Richard is very popular, both IN
ICounty Westmeath and at Dublin. es-
lpecialiy among the hunting set. and
makcsf his home wholly IN IRELAND, the
l1all S9SldlS,A III SOuIllS lOcIOS
(which had been in the possession oi
|theS family ever since the reign OF
i Queen Elizabeth, having been sold by
Ibis father. Sir Richard served for &
|time in the Eighth Hussurs. recently
rcsigning his commission. and his
mother, now the DowaEer Lady Le'
Iyinge, is a sister of the late Sir. Rich.
YARD Sutton, who owned the yacht &c
Il nesta, which raced the Puritan for thu
America Cup In 1855.
Waiter nnl London Times.
In connection with tho death OF Ar,
tItllur Fraser Walter. chairman OF tn.
Ilimitcd liability company owning tn
fILondon Times-a company IN which
gIllowcver, Lord Northcliffe controls tn,
largest single interest attention snoult
S,|sbe drawn ito the number OF occa'
lslons on0which the Walters have, de;
clincd the offers of peeraGes. from
crown ana government. 10 my owl
were made. but invariably refused, TIL
flWalters8holdins; that the sacceptance q
any titlo would add nosdlgntty,atto& tllei
name, would impair their indonend
school teachers. and It may be. true
Ilthat some arc not receiving what the3
are worth. but It is safe to sayss,thal
teachcrs in Virginia could ba.,placed AZ
lone of two classes: First those WIG
X lo not want Y penslon y secoHa