The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-14

| throughout the war OF Japan with
russia; six years ago. lie was the
only alien TO whom Togo accorded mis-
memorable conflict. in which the sec
, recy of the Japanese commanders
movements contributed SO much to
, their success, and to tho victory OF
Japan There is no white naval ON
GER Indeed, who possesses 81 much
practical knowledge OF naval warfare
on large scale, under the most mod
and Winston Churchill certainly nide
an admirable and popular move whcn
ne summoned him to his assistance in
the administration Of the navy. be-
admiralty. usually held by an officer
OF flag rank.
The captain, who lis unmarried. IS a
grandson OF the second Earl OF Long
iord, nephew OF tho third and fourth
, earl ano first cousin of the present
peer. The name OF Pakenhani is not
,rn In this country. For General
Thomas Pakenham. a grandson OF the
Countess of Longford. in whose favor
the present Earldom OF LonEford was
irst created, married tho eldest daught-
er Of william Clarke. OF New York, by
whom he had a number of children and
grandchildren. all with strain Of
American blood In their veins Then
! there was General Sir Edward Paken-
nam, who commanded the British
forces in the battle of New Orleans. in
which he lost his life; while Sir Rich
ara Pakenham spent number of years
At washington as British envoy, after
self as minister in Mexico. and at Lis
bon. General Sir Hercules Pakcnham
was one OF the PRINCIPAL lieutenants Of
me great pennI Duke =" IT, wellington, during
thanks OF Parliament; while Sir Fran
els Pakenham spent more than quart
or OF a century as envoy to various
SGuth ,i AmsPiean Republics. winding UP
plcnipotentary at Stockholm
The family OF Pakenham was found
ed by one of Cromwelis captains, who
lands OF the ancient Barony of Ban.
try, In the county of Westmeath
where he built Pakenham Hall, which
has ever since remained the ancestral
home OF the family. His great-grand-
son: Thomas Pakenham, married, in
l740. Elizabeth, grandniece and heiress
or Ambrose Aungier, last Earl of Long
ford Of the former creation. The
crown thereupon bestowed upon her
new Earldom OF Longford. In her own
right, and also conferred a Barony of
Longford upon her husband, both be-
i Ing irish h S The countess sur.
years. When he died his barony went
to his eldest son. But the latter pre-
deceased his mother. and It was in con-
sequence thereof that his eldest boy
became third Baron Long ord before
becoming on the demise of his grand
mother. second earl OF that Tx.
To the second Earl Of Longford. a
faVorlte at court. was given the United
hingdom Barony of silchester. In 1891
by George ". thus endowing him with
a seat In the House OF Lords.
The present and NTH earl is
colonel OF the Second Life Guards
served through the South African war,
where he was badly wounded at Lind
ley, and Is married to the daughter of
the seventh Earl of Jersey. by whom
he has had two boys and two girls,
the eldest, his heir, now nine years
OF age bearing tho title OF Lord Sill
chester.
Bonapartes are so often described.
"Corsican Parvenus" OF humble origin,
that II may be Just as we'll to ex-
plain here that their ancestry Is of
the most ancient description, and that
tho great Emperor Napoleon, conse-
quently alto the present Imperialist
pretender, Victor Napoleon. as well as
the two American Bonapartes, one of
Them encouragement In the Roose-
Welt standardization. can boast of de-
Bonapartes, to whom the great EN-
peror Napoleon and his brothers belong
ed. were descended from certain
francesca Bonaparte. syho in the year
1900 emigrated to Corsica from his ma
tive town OF Sarzana In the province
OF Genoa, to Corsica. He figures In
contemporary corsican records still in
surnamed II Moro dl Sarzana." This
Francesca Bonaparte, from whom the
first Napoleon was descended In the
male line direct, could show in turn q