The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-23
ny IA MARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.

by Ia MhHaUISE DE FoNTENoI.
- NGLAND has already PROVIDED lof
IL the chief command OF her mli-
itary forces in the event of war.
In mentioning few days ago
that Field Marshal Lord Kitchener Is
appointed TO succeed Sir John French
June next. I called attention TO the
fact that the government has on Sow
eral occasions officially announced
both in and out OF Parliament, that
the Inspector General OF the Army in
time OF peace, would have supreme
command thereof in the event or war.
The government has now. at the IN
stance of King George, resolved upon
the creation of an office OF Inspector,
General of the Navy. whose duties VIII
consist of cruising about on his nag
ship, visiting and inspecting, first one
fleet then another, also the naval ar
scnals and strongholds, etc; In fact,
that he shall fulfil In the navy much
the same duties that are entrusted IN
the army to its Inspector-General The
Naval lnspector-General VIII In THIS
way be in supreme command OF all
the various British fleets. and viii &C.
caslonally avail himself OF the oppor-
tunity of manoeuvring those in Eu-
ropean waters together. AS in the case
OF the Inspcctor-General of the Army,
the admiral in question is 10 act as
Commanders in chief of the British
naval lighting forces in the event OF
war, and it Is reported that the first
holder OF this new post will be either
Admiral Sir Edmund Poe, now In COM
rnand of the Mediterranean fleet. or
else Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman.
Sir John Swinburne, who has just
seeded from the Liberal party. is the
head of the family to which the poet
Algernon Charles Swinburne belonged,
and is we'll known in this country.
where at one time he was frequent
visitor, as representative of the Eng
l;r,t, IL ,J,,Ia tata
In fact, Sir Johns second wife was
Miss Mary Corbett, an American
woman, il l remember Alright, of Rich
mond, Va, whose acquaintance he
the United states The swlnburncs are
one of the Oldest families in England,
and were settled at Swinburne Castle,
in Northumberland, at the time of the
Norman Conquest The castle passed.
through marriage, in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth. TO the Widdering-
tons who sold it to the Riddells, in
whose possession ii has been for the
last 200 years. the country seat of the
head OF the house OF Swinburne haV-
ing since 1872 been at Capheaton Hall.
near Newcastle on-Tyne.
The baronetcy held by Sir John
sw!nbgrne L. one 20, Of ,, The very n .Tt
resssea ey sso and was on cone one
fcrred upon Sir John swinburne, who
had previously been the subject of
n Very romantic and sensational
a ,Sran IS child lraroh he had pesg
In fact, in connection with those bitter
quarrels that prevailed between Pro-
testants and Roman Catholics in Eng
land, at the time Of the Reformation.
on the Continent, under different
name, was believed to have persisted,
and when after reaching manhood and
refusing to become. monk, he returned
IA pcy1o r.5 - Jait .tay Si1 a. g.
tates, his identity was questioned, and
he was compelled to institute legal
proceedings In order to establish it.
This he did by describing, among other
family punch bowl, and also the strange
markings of a pet cat which he had
had as a boy.
A couple of years ago, ADVERTISE
Edward swinburne, the youngest
brother Of the sixth baronet, who, born
in 1865, came to this country. where
vertlsements We're in connection with
the Inheritance of the extensive cs-
tates belonging to the Swtnburne fam
lily in Austria. Swinburne is Il well
known name in the dominions of En-
peror Francis Joseph. Henry Swim
burne, the traveller and author. brother
of the fourth and nth baronets, be-
came a great favorite ~of Empress
marie theresa, ana Also oil her son,
Emperor Joseph who was godfather of
,Through his influence his nephew,
Robert Swinburne entered the AUS
trian military service, in which he rose
TO the rank of field marshal, besideSi
being for many years Austrian viceroS
of Lombardy. He was also created ~
baron of the Austrian Empire. The
old field marshal left a son. Edward
Robert, born in 1895, who died three
wears ago interstate, as a'oolqnol.. of
OF the Emperor three years ago, With
out issue, having been ppedeceased by
his only sister, Emily, Countess Laza
IzarIna. who also left no issue conse.!