The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-29
GREATER POWER FOR
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

and In Guatemala: none Of them pleas
ant places from consular point OF
view.
He is tho youngest brother and third
heir OF tho present Marquis OF Bristol.
and a son OF the late marquis. who was
probably the most powerful champion
tional arbitration. He not c~ly sup-
ported by his political and social In
huence and by his generous contrtbu-
lions every practical movement for the
settlement OF international disputes
without recourse to war. but likewise
was tho first member of the House
of Lords to raise his voice In that
assembly In a, favor OF tho cause. when
three years ago. the following resolu-
ton: THAT this House, in view OF the
increasing armaments of European ma
tons. Is OF the opinion that the forma-
ton of q permane-, international tr-
bunal for the reference OF national
disputes in the first instance. Is highly
to be desired 1t is of interest to re-
call that the late Lord Salisbury. then
Prime Minister. opposed and defeated
Lord Bristops motion on the ground
that "at present he could see no pros.
pect of the establishment of an inter
national tribunal which. however. has
since become an established fact and a
permanent institution.
The present Marquis of Bristol was
a classmatc OF the new King on board
the britannia, ana saw actlNe service
In the Egyptian War and at suakim.
and before he left the navy acquired
the reputation Of being the finest gun
merry officer in the service. In the
mainly by his championing the reten-
tion In the navy of the birch as an
Instrument of discipline among young
boys In speaking in behalf OF tho
birch, he treated the House to soma
very interesting and amusing details
concerning the birchings which he hi-7-
self had received when at school. and
to which he attributed his subsequent
success in life, Driding himself. indeed
on the scars left by the instrument OF
torture.
He is very rich. being married to q
wife who is not only a charming and
good looking woman. but moreover the
daughter and heiress OF the late G. Il
| Wythes, the ti-m!lllonaire railroad
contractor and partner of the father
of Lord Brassey.
One of Eagland's most famous wits
in the eighteenth century on memoir
able occasion divided mankind i-to
| men. woman and Herveys." on account
OF the great influence enjoyed by the
latter, political. social, court and adj
ministrative. 1t is needless to say that
| they were at the battle OF HastnpSs
and that. they Allied high Offices in tho
reigns of Henry IL. Of Richard Occur
de-Lion and of King John.
| But what Is perhaps OF more interest
to state is the fact that the family
has been in possession of Ickworth
Park, their ancestral home. near Bury
st. Edmunds. ever since the War OF
the Roses. the property having been
brought into the family through the
marriage of Thomas Hervey. to the
sole child and heiress OF Henry Drury.
of 1ckworth. in the reign of Henry vi.
| lckworth House Is an immense but
hldeous. place. Indeed tho eccentrlcity
OF It's design bears eloquent evidence
Of the fact that It was planned by
an amateur architect. namely. the
fourth Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry.
and leader of the Irish volunteer move
ment. there at the close Of the eigh-
teenth century.
One Of the best-known members of
was the favorite of Queen Caroline.
consort of George II. and the bette noir
Of Pope. who was wont to denounca
him in verse as Lord Fannie" He wa $
a very clever writer. however. and 1t Is
] to him that we are indebted for some
| of the most interesting memoirs Of the
The plebeian wife Of the third Lord
Bristol was tried by the House of
Lords and convicted Of bigamy by that
tribunal for marrying Evelyn Plerre-
Ipont. Duke Of Kingston. concealins
| from him the fact that she had welded
Lord Bristol secretly, prior to his ac-
i cession to the famil-, honors, and while
The was a mere untitled officer In tie
navy. soon abandoning him. Of5course.
after this trial and conviction tshe
was let off with the mere payment Of
be Duchess OF Kingston. But as Lord
| Bristol very considerably forebore
from diyorcing her. she remained to
the end of her life peerless of the
\ British realm.
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