The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-26
COMMONS EXPELLED
SIR EDMUND VERNEY

OF EdgehlA. searching for his los,
This, the present ,yerneys of claydon
line, and the Clayton House estates
come to them through the will OF
Mary Nerney. niece and heiress OF the
last Earl Verney. She. was created
Baroness Fermanagh, in her own right,
and at her death. unmarried, be-
queathed Clayton House and all the
Verney estates in Buckinghamshire to
her maternal half-sister Catherine
to the late Sir Harry Calvert. second
holder of the Calvert baronetcy. He.
on succeeding to the estates, in accord
quest, assumed the name and arms OF
Nerney. instead of those OF Calvert.
and married Parthenope. eldest sister
or Florence Nightingale
Parthenope owed her queer Christian
name to the fact that she had been
born at Naples, while her sister. Flor
ence was so named through having
been born in the capital city of Flow
younger days both sisters bore tho
patronymic Of Shore. Their father WAS
a certain William Shore. and 1t was
only after inheriting the estate of Lea
from his uncle. Peter Nightingale. that
he, in accordance with the terms OF
his relatives will. assumed the name
and armorial bearings of the testator.
only woman member of the English
Order of Merits to-day an invalid
and confined to her house in South
Street. Park Lane, yet she still retains
old friends. while no great military
man ever passes through London with
out calling upon her to pay his re.
spects, Lord Kitchener being one OF
her particular favorites. The Kaiser.
too, has always been most assiduous IN
his attentions. and never permits her
birthday to pass by without sending
her flowers.
Viscountess Chelsea who married
vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton
the other day in London. Immediately
on his return from a stay of several
years. in the Far East as commander
in-chief of Great Britan's naval forces
in the China Seas and the PACING. mas
caused it to be intimated that she has
dropped the name and title or
henceforth to be known as the Hon.
Lady Lambton. Her life with the late
py He was forever getting into
scrapes of financial character. some
Of them not altogether saVory. and
which reached the ears of the public
ers. In fact, his death was rather
relief ia hts relatives. especially to his
wife. who is likely to be, much happier
In her new matrimonial venture, the
elimination OF romance OIL long
standing.
Sir Hedworth. the sailor brother OF
Lord Durham, was in command of the
naval contingent In the defense of
Lady smith. Indeed. had 1t not been for
the sailors and for their big guns.
which they had brought up. at the last
| minute from Lambton's cruiser Power
| full. and Sir Percy Scott's cruiser Ter
rible. at Durham, mounted on carriages
|ingeniously and specially designed for
the emergency by these two officers.
| to hold out against the Beers until re-
| lieved. tfedworth Lambton was justly
regarded as the hero of~the siege and
to being appointed to the command OF
the royal yacht and decorated. he was
presented by Queen Victoria. as per.
sonal memento, with a gold watch and
chain, the watch bearing her mono-
gram and crown in brilliants. with tho
1 inscription. "Ladysmith, 1900,'
! Copyright, 1910, by the Brentwood Cob
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