New-York tribune., 1910-08-17
EcMONT'S NEW EARL
sas Formerly a Policeman at
Durham. South africa.

-. 1910 ~ the brentwood Con,nanvA
.s T7rnort. ninth carl OF Ills line. who
-. succeeded 10 the family honors.
" the sudden death of his brother
s,--,,q-iv policeman. patrolliug the
NS a. Durham. in South Africa. and row
,arv subordinate clerlship in the
ea- - ice of the Natal government at
c. -hsosfane where ne ~ married 80 the
f0..sr ar a physician. NOW dead
o'-,,s no children. and next TO him !n
n succession comes his uncle, Spen-
,-.s,r,- Perreval. = vcr1- old man almost
c ~..,rensri74. whose eldest son. Arthur.
So, 1898. and WHOSE only other son.
o f7adfrev PercevaI is rumored &c
been murdered. with his wife Cor
daughter of the Rev. George c. Tan
71 ,s his child Somewhere in Nebrasla a
go--s-,her. 1854 though no proof post
-r,Se-stand exists % his death. In
- i Is or tho cards that the real o. e
- Henry Godfrey Per~e1sl, or some one
- 70 he his son may eventually turn
rlsinl the earidon Of f1gu7ont-
- * this the only complication For
..,rs-sria-7. Spencer Arthur Percev1l
.ba next heir 70 the esrldonl, divorced
- sre 81 seventy tho wife whom he
,.s--fed many years previously irs New
- On the ples that another son whom
:, 80 presented - him vas not his off
&C + is quite possible that this man
:. nav nut forward 4 claim 70 the peer
"a, estates have been sliensted from The
-, and the late Lord Ee1Hont not long
:. o,,-ai-7ed PERMISSION from tho courts 20
= ,;s 7-71z- remaining country seat. Cow
= ps-, 10 SIR Weetman Pearson. who,
b.;-r recently raised 10 The paerase,
.,..t.5 3 his title that Of Lord Cowdrsy.
= -l,.s connection Il would BE- interesting
.a-- r-arD the new Lord Cowdray, who
- ~, his vav 70 this country. whether
as purchase OF Cowdray Park he
sn-b- Il subject 70 that strange old Law
- has sfUavs governed its succession.
- -,s.-e- who were its owners. It Is the
= known as Borough English and pro-
-=zsz -hs- In the event Of the owner Of
-,.7-s- Park dying without making any
= ~ settlement Cozdray Park should so
-, - his eldest but 10 his vounsest son.
=, Borough English law OF tenure is
.-.,ef =, rrr practice in vogue among the
- o--.z-s q ancient times il certain
-s--s Of England. who when their eldest
- r-Av lp. would dover them with
--o-sr herds and focbs and then send
- o,,- nth the world. the family man
- and estates remaining for The youngest
ST. vr-o had been left al home 10 care for
hsz na~e1-s IN Their old age. There is also
g -r-,,is- tradition which The best suthori-
-ss a-e disposed . disc-edi-, according to
Win. rhs Borough English system OF sue
.sssion oRsd Us origin 10 The fact that in
-.pseauencs Or ire exercise OF the ''droit
T. ssignsur' The Eoungest son was the
nos likely 70 be the offspring OF his
--orbe~-s husband. and therefore the legiti-
-z-e 5e-T.
Formerly ,Hs Earldom Of Egmont was
-sSa But The seventh earl contracted a
-srrisse With 2 woman Of music han an
'eeeden,s Mss Louisa King. 20 whom
X zss 80 devocediy attached that he bit
-s-iv resented the osrracisn TO which she
vas subjected by the county families Of
s-ssex and The affront which both he and
shs suffered IN this connection on enc
uenorahle occasion when they drove in
,ste 70 attend the Coodwood races When
b 6ied re heoueaThed "a her every vestige
o- he property thai he could ALLEVIATE from
-hs r-le She IS now married 10 Alfred
Brscc. brother Of Sir Musgrave Briscc, and
7oject 20 his life interest ali her prop
~. thai = 10 say, the property formerly
.siolgiu- to the Earldom Of Egmont, VIII
ar her death 10 her niece and adopted
aag1ter. Lillian King. the wife Of Hylton
s1seo, only son Of Sir Musgrave Brisco
nd heir 20 his baronetcy.