The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
KINGEDWARD'S DEATH
SAD BLOW TO RACING

death without Issue OF the tenth Lord
Derby passed to the Duke OF Atholl. as
a descendant of Lady Amelia Stanley,
youngest daughter OF the seventh Lord
Derby, and the succeeding Dukes OF
Atholl sold by degrees. not only their
sovereignty, but also all the other
rights IN connection with the island,
to the British crown, for sums est!-
mated a, near slo.00o.0oo. Tho coins
presented to Victor Emmanuel all bear
the Derby crest. namely. the eagle
and the Child. This crest comes to tfs
Stanleys along with their country seat
OF NnoWsley Hall. through the mar
riage OF Sir John Stanley TO the daugh-
OF knowsley. 10 the county OF Lam
caster. According to family legend
ana tradition. one OF the Lathom own
that one OF the great eagles nesting
In the trees of his park had been
seen CARRYING child to its aery. The
knight rescued the baby. which had
remained quite unframed. and which
was wrapped IN costly. gold EN- broid-
cred swaddling clothes OF apparently
foreign make. All efforts to identity
the infant having failed. the Knight
Of Lathom and his dame. who were
well advanced in years and chiidless,
adopted the little fellow who became
h heir TO their propertyJ Master OF
hnoWslcy and ancestor of the Earls
Of Derby, Kpowsley. is a magnificent
place. and has been the principal home
of the historic house Of Stanley over
SINCE tine marriage or Sir John Stanley
reign OF Henry w. over 500 years ago.
It was his Preat-srandson. Thomas
stanley, who figures so prominently in
S Sasa"tsIs Richard lII.,"and whose
mat monarch was called by reason OF
bis deformity. practically decided the
"a = e.. OF Bosworth in favor Of Henry
OF richmond. Indeed, 1T was he who
nj ba x.f
RICHARD LII. upon the head OF Henry
vi" who in return for this gift of
Ihe English crown raised Lord STANLEY
to the earldom of Derby. appointing
him Lord High Constable of England.
This Lord Derby was twice married.
HIS first Wife was sister OF the great
Earl OF Warwick. the King Maker.
portrayed by Bulwer Lytton as tho
last of the barons.'' while his second
wife was Margaret OF Richmond. moth
or of Henry VII. who thus became his
stepson.
Sailor Peer.
Lord carnworth. whose engasement
to Miss Maude Saville. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. j: Eden Sayille has ut
been announced, served for number
the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship
Company. and also on the White Star
Line running between New York and
himself Lord Dalzell. as the son of the
Earl of Carnworth. he was content to
be known merely as Ronald Dalzel.
and on his fathers death retired from
the sea, leaving an excellent record
behind him. Although chief of the
ancient house of Dalzell and owner
not only of tho baronies of Dalzell
and of Liberton. as we'll as a barone.-
cy, he is landless, owing to the fact,
that the vast Dalzell estates passed
through marriage to Sir John Hamil-
ton. whose descendant now bears the
title of Lord. Hamilton Of Dalzell
M one Is able to state with ann
degree of certainty whether the pres
teenth of his line, owing to the fact
was attained, through the partici,pa-
ton OF the sixth earl In the Jacobite
insurrection against George ], It was
not until 100 years later tnat the
lonors were restored by act OF Parlia n
ment In favor of General ROBERT Pal
zeIl, who had taken part in the battle
Of New Orleans. where his kinsman
Captain Robert s Dalzell, of the royal
navy. fell in action
The founder Of the house was
Thomas de Dalzell, who was one of
tho companions Ia arms OF Robert
Bruce, and who Is on record as hay
Ing sworn fealty to Edward !. IN 1895.
His son, Sir Robert Dalzell obtained
a, grant Of land In Lanarkshire OF Da-
yid IT., and was that monaroh's envoy
to the court of King. Haakon OF Nor
way, for the negotiation OF the settle
in connection with the government of
the Orkney Islands. sS,
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