The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-02

from his chateau or FrohsuorI,
in Austria, an official denial OF
the reports of his Gagement 10 Miss
Ammo Morgan, daughter OF j. PieFpont
Morgan, which have obtained a great
deal Of publicity in the European and
American press, and which have been
source OF much annoyance 10 herself
and TO her family. Don Jaime de-
clares IN his denial that he has only
had the honor of meeting Miss Morgan
once in mis- life, and that he is not
peratlve, from u dynastic and political
point OF view, that he should wed, not
only Roman Catholic. but also
princess of one of the sovereign houses
of Europe. y matrimonial alliance
with a woman of lesser rank would
put an end. once and for all time, to
his prospects and pretensions TO the
throne OF Spain.
Although Frederick w. Menzies. a
lieutenant of the Second Lie Guards.
whose marriage in London took place
last "Wednesday 10 MISS Aetty DaNeh-
! port, daughter of the late John DaHen-
| port, OF Sew York and granddaughter
| Of Gouverneur Morris, win not inherit
| the ancient MenZies Daronetcy, which
| VIII become extinct with its present
| holder, Sir Nell Menztes, yet he Wall,
! in due course succeed 10 the ohieftain-
| snip OF the Scotch clan OF Menzies, the
| origin OF which dates back 10 the time
| OF King Malcolm Ill, surnamed tne
| Great Head, who reigned over scot
| land at the beginning OF the eleventh
| century. STR Robert MenzIes was Lord
| High Chamberlain OF Scotland unaef
| Alexander Ill, and the Menzies ram,
| lily still hold charters OF lands granteu
| TO them by Robert l. in Lou, ana py
! of Castle Menzies. was created paro-
| net by Charles IL, and this dignity Is
| now held by Sir Neil Menzies' VINO
| has just sold his estate OF Foss, IN
4 N. ~. LII HNnl
prietor OF the great floor cloth manu-
| factory az I&ircaldy, and ALREADY ow hei
/ of Lord Rosslyns ancestral nome
Dysart House, in Perthshire, whlie ne
has hess sold E = I% ri Lease' atso u
Sir Nell Menzies (whose name mus
be pronounced, not as speit, put as ~
! written "Minies') still retains as M ~
home Castle Menzies, dating from i2tV .,
| a grand old place, standing on 'hs
north bank of the River Tny, ana II nc
| has disposed OF his other Perthsntrt
/ property, it is because he has no chi
dren by his marriage WIN lhe
| Yorced Countess OF stair,
Sir Neil, who served with the sco.'
Guards throughout the Sudan cam
paign, figured in the divorce proceed
/ ings between Lord and Lazy s.aii
I which was, by reason of the extra i.
ordinary charges brought by, ne
against her former husband, ana dis
oroved. one of the causes celcpres
the last quarter Of century.
Sir Neil also came rather prominent
ly into the public eye. owing to al
extraordinary suit which ne pI 1 s - -
some time before the death OF ms M
old father. Sir Robert, against the l az
ter Finding himself In inahe eot int
the hands of a particularly Voraciou
gang OF usurers, he appealed, as II
had done many times previousiy.,
his father for assistance. His fathe
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that his son should bind himself \
such a manner as to prevent him 1roi
committing any further eXtravagance
, and especially to render him unable :, !,
!, raise any more money from the uSuf
ers. The son signed the papers, an
received in return sum OF mons
down for the payment or his llaplll
ties and an annuity,
that If he had applied to certain pai
ties in London he could have obtain, $,
, n much larger sum IN return lor "
documents which he had signed tina
that which he had received from n
father He thereupon brought su
against the old gentleman, asking tn
court TO annul the deeds which ne IA
!, signed. and by which he had boun
binmself to limit his receipts from III
Menzies property, Of which he was neg
heir, to $4,000 year. the remaln Vea
Of the revenues being set aside to pa
Of the hssn ppaened for his M'a Sake
Il
AH The House of Lords. while declarin
mat old Sir Robert Menzes and n
agents had m "a lis sGn s seild With IL i
q o op5e Of protecting him against n
o o,sn' extravagance decided that u
d GG in question must be eI LEGALLY + +
garded nun en sny y9id d GIin not Z tho {,
o oae sA understand when ne i sig g y
Where ysr larger quld pro quo - th AIM TN
which had been e 4 ao eieasant . ho owe
bis ~ Cable apie to relate fhat shortly b
Z Citation epIa took place between fathef az
son.
Acknowledgement Sir So, some rs
cough Calthorpe, who has ! 1 ura ga ga
ceeded to the y pe ~ Wga,t "a as usual. !,
months before taking his seat as ! SUI s,,,
In ths House at Lofdai 1or salsioe y