New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
KING George at Gopsal.

Gorsal where King George is spending
the week with Earl Howe. Lord Chamber
lain % his mother Queen Alexandra IS
one Of the show places Of the United King
dom. II came into the possession OF Earl
Howe's family through marriage. Us
original owner was a Birmingham iron
master Of the name Of Charles Jennings
whose principal title 10 fame is that he
was the friend and patron Of Handel, VINO
s0ent much If his time as the guest or
Jennings at GOpsal where he wrote The
Messiah" and Israel In Egypt many N
his original scores being preserved in the
library at Gopsal
Jennings. on account OF the splendor Of
his establishment and OF his equipases'
and perhaps. too by his love Of ostenra-
ton. used 20 he known as solomon the
NagniAcent'. and while he rendered an
immense service 10 music and literature by
his muniacent patronage Of Handel and by
HIS formation of the superb collection OF
rare Shakespeare foIoe (which were brought
rrder the hammer in 1e00. he rendered
himself somewhat ridiculous by publishing.
toward the close Of his life. an edition or
some OF shakespesres plays on plan Of
IFS own.
fin fits present form. about one hundred and
sfvt, Years ago on the site OF a medieval
castle which had belonged TO Lord Howe
ancestors IN the twelfth and thirteenth CEN
frrics but which had passed out Of their
possession.
r.-ringq died without issue and without
leaving any win. 10 seems that re-"
dsvs before his death. ar the age of ninety
seven. he drove down 20 his lawyers oiilee
for the express purpose or signing ms WIZ,
rut ca reaching there found that ne hao
left hts spectacIes at home. so put on me
matter until a later date, being meanwhile
overtaken 10y the grim destroyer.
His entire property. including Gonsd.
House with an its literary and musical
measures. as VOL as his enormous fortune
went IN consequence thereof TO bis niece
esther daughter Of HIS only sister, Eliza
reth. and OF her husband William Han
rrer Of FlIntshire.
Esther Hammer married the first VS.
count ~urzrn whose great-sran'ia amer
si. Nathaniel Curzon had married SARAH
Jsrobtar of William Penn, a cousin ana
,..,,esake Of tie founder OF Pennsylvania
and IL is iu this way that Penn Manor iH
Is,gli-ahamzhire. the ancestral home OF
the Penn family. IS to-day in the posses
.t,,, Of Lord Howe. Bordering ON the Penn
Manor estate IS the Quakers burial ground
l,,ov.- as Jordans I'm which repose the
.etos OF William Penn. the founder of
5.nrsvlvaria. and bis two wives
r, this marriage of Esther Hammer with
.r.. e~e- Nieoouut Curzon their l.neal de-
s,o,Jaut. the present Edrl Howe and \ls-
cunt Curzon is also master OF Gopsal
and Of the great Jennings fortune to-day.
Royal Blood in His Veins.
,., r1,,re who ig an uncle of the dukes
80 marlborough and OF RoXburehe as well
w. Winston Churchill. tire Secretary Of
So. ror the Home Department through
80 ,,,.-riaee with the late Lady Georglana
.,..o.,co- churchill. the most famous woman
,,.,,,-lr-bard whip iu England, bears a u'ie
80 90 not altogether unknown in ihs
..,,,.+,,. for tine third NiscouHt Howe
..l .e trieadier general IN the American
No. ~ Tnderendcncc. and fell al Iioon-
go rUe brother. Che fourth viscount'
.to celebrated admiral BLACK DICK
...t., -..aiyed an larld0m for his naval We
49,. ,Ifu- another brother. william. the
.,.t. .,scorut. had chief command OF the
,,-,.,.t forces iu America from l6o 10 l"N'
ls.or having taken part iu most Of the bat
.I.. of fine war of Independence.
an three brothers were elandsons or
,.-,-ro T. their mother. the wife Of the
Ind Viscouut Howe having been
4,,,obter OF that monarch by the Hanover
couutess Kielm1useeg whom ne ere
"a a British peeress. with the tlue OBJ
l.-.,,toes Darlington. and of Whom
.,..,l,,,,s Carlyle and Thackcray drew such
..,y unhatteriug portraits.
Neitber the third nor the hfih '.sco"n'
.. amy children. while the fourth WIS.,
.,,,t-the admiral-lcft no son, but seV.Iii
,,nobters. the eldest of whom, hopilia'
'tl-,tod hls barouv of Howe, bat not AI'
..rrdor. which lermo extinct
e,,ti3 married Penn Curzou the so" ~
me Arst Ylscount C1Izon' wHo' )" 49,