New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
LORD OF CORK
Per flirting Who Oscns Sir
Haltcr Raleigh's Lands.

fcoryrfsht. 1910. by the Brentwood C,or,ns,v,
Lord Cork. who is his WAY to tho
United States and Que in New York from,
england tomorrow. is still unmarried
stubbornly devoted 10 all the advantages of
hschelorhood and has as next heir to his
esrldon Of Cork and Orrery and to his
many other honors his only brother. the
Hon Robert Boyle. who IS married to an
American girl. Z daughter of Joseph p
EsIe. Of San Francisco. Althouah the earl
may be described the titular representa
rive OF the turbulent and boisterous city of
Cork. yet by one Of those curious anomalies
Of the British peerage he has no connec-
tion. either territorial or genealogical that
Is TO say N the male line. with Ireland He
is OF Herefordshire descent. and his coun-
try seat. Marston Bigott- which has been in
his family since the reign of Charles |. is
in somersetshire- He sits in the House of
Lords as Lord Boyle of Marston. this being
the only one Of his eight peerages which is
English All the others are Irish.
Not but what Lord Cork's ancestors for
nerly owned property in ireland. In fact
their possessions in the southern part OF
ne island were ar one time very large and
came &c them in rather a curious way
queen Elizabeth had granted to Sir Walter
Raleigh. soon after the historic episode OF
his laying his cloak the ground TO enable
her 70 cross dryshod over a puddle, and
partly in recognition OF this act of cour-
tesy. some forty-two thousand acres OF
land in Ireland. exclusive OF bog and
mountain. and which had previously con-
stituted part Of the domain Of the earls of
Fsmond. About the same time an advent
urer OF the name of Richard Boyle ap-
ueared upon the scene as deputy escheater
Of Munster According To the annals of
the noble house of which Lord Cork is the
head this Richard Boyle was an advent
urer Of srisoocratic birth,'' but from other
records II would appear that he had been
charged al various times as a highway
ulan-incidents in his career which are
euphemis1ically described III the pages of
me standard '-peerages" as prosecutions
OF the part OF the local authorities"
As deputy eschester Of Munster he man
sgej 10 acquire considerable wealth, and
lster, when Sir Walter Raleigh fell into
disgrace and was imprisoned in the Tower
Of London, Boyle offered him s25 600 for all
his Irish property, which Sir Walter. fear
ing that II might be coDfscated by the
croTr, accepted Boyle paid down s2,eoO
70 hind tie bargain. and that is ali that he
il said 10 have ever really given for the
properIs. possession of which he had sub
seouently confirmed by patents in due form
At elevation TO the peerage, first as Lord
Bovle then Viscount Dungarvan, and
finally as Earl Of Cork. Perhaps just on
account OF his cleverness. which commend
ID itself in turn 10 Queen Elizabeth, King
James. King Charles and Oliver Cromwell,
Re figures IN history as the great Earl Of
Cork His son was Robert Boyle, the
philosopher. 10 whom we owe the airpump
and the Theoretically sealed thermometer.
Irish Nationalists viii recall the great
grandfather Of the present Lord Cork and
his predecessor in the family honors, in
connection with his efforts TO save the
lives Of John and Henry sheares, sons OF
popular banker OF Cork, at the time of
the Irish revolutionary movement OF 1888
7 was an informer Of the name Of Arm
s-rong Who sEore away the lives OF the
1Eo brothers. Lord Cork happened TO be
aH-are Of the anteoedents of Armstrong,
whom he had known as officer out in
India, where the man had been court
martialled. cashiered and drummed out OF
me army for q particularly disgracefuI
offence. Lord Cork endeavored 10 save
ths Sheareses py exposing the true char
scte- OF Armstrong. But his letters were
s1teroepted bE Leonard McNaIIy, the
lawver Who had undertaken the defence
n rhe tvo brothers. but who in reality
te-raved thei- case TO the prosecution. The
earls letters never reached the proper
quarters, the court remained in ignorance
- ne information which Lord Cork had
sent 70 be placed at its disposal and the
rvo sheareses met with their death on the
sca1old
Another relative Of Lord Cork. however.
is less favorably known TO the Irish.
namely, his mothers brother. Lord Clan
r. x likely 70 inherit.
Like L1oro Clauricarde, Lord Cork is de-
Ecended from the famous statesman and
Premier. Canning. He did excellent service
n South Africa during the war. and is pop
Lar II the London world, where he goes
av the name Of The Inspector" The
inspect crate jokingly ascribed TO him is
-1at y buildings. and the sobriquet comes
- him IN connection with 4 rather anus
inE episode. II seems that one evening,
otter attending a regimental dinner, he
vas stroling along Piccadilly toward his
home when he came to the conclusion that
the scafolding Of big building which
zss being erected one side Of that
rhoroughfare was wobbling and in danger
Of falling He appealed 20 the nearest
policeman, who, no- having dined. was
unable 10 see any movement of the scat
-rl--LE- lOTO AOrE ElSlSieOs CtLlOu-Itcu
the constable for failing TO see what was
apparent TO -ae naked eye and made such
fuss IS 10 gather a crowd. An inspector
~ police appeared upon the scene, and the
car proclaimed mis- quality hereditary
legislator, and as such his duty TO compel
the police 70 take proper steps for the
protection of the public from insecure and
falling scaHolding. IN order to settle the
controversy The party adjourned 10 the
station house
The denoueuent came or the following
morning IN The Marlborough street police
court where the earl. having his way
70 court convinced himself that the scat
fo.ding vas perfectly safe and no longer
appeared 10 wobble admitted 70 the mag
.srafe that he might have been mistaken
or the evening before, and cheerfully paid
me ten-shling fine imposed upon him for
causing crowd 10 assemble unneces-
sarily
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