The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01

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paFonet OF his line, is about to
wed Lady Rachel Bruce, GAy CHIT
er OF the Earl OF Eigln. formerly VIC
eroy OF India, and viii place upon her
hnger at the marriage ceremony In
accordance with family custom and
tradition, an ancient ring. with q nlinia-
tuFe OF Charles l., set in diamonds 1t
II historic gem. 1t belonged "a Sir
Edmund Verney. the standard bearer
or the King at the battle OF Edg hill.
lie fell in that battle. STRANGELY
enough. his body was never recovered,
despite the search that was made for
IL All that was found was "a severed
hand nand: sun grssp!ng piece OF the
was Identified by the ring on the third
finger. which had been presented Il Sir
Edmund by King Charles. The hand
was revercntly inferred at Clay lon
House the ancestral home OF the YER
neys, in Buckinghamshire. and ttsre.
according to family tradition, the glost
OF the old Cavalier frequently appears.
notably on the night OF October 20.
hand.
Clayton House, to which Sir Harry
Verney will bring his bride on the
been the home OF the Verneys suce
the beginning of the thirteenth en-
fury, and one of its most notable own
ers in olden times. was Sir Ralph YER
In 1855, and member of Parliament sor
the metropolis for several years af'sr-
wards.
Sir Harry Verney is. strictly sp,ak-
ing. member of the Calvert far .ly
which played so important role on
this side of the Atlantic in old oil
onial days, and is indebted for he
erms on ha vii IF bye ws the to
neys bequeathed their estates to he
Caiverts. In fact. Sir Harry cannot
claim descent. even in the female Inc,
from King Charless standard besrer
at the battle of Edgehin The sot OF
this standard bearer was crcatel a
baronet by Charles H.. Immediately #
ter the restoration. His son in turn.
Sir John Verney. was raised to no
peerage as viscount Fermandgh nd
his son was advanced to the Earldnm
OF Nerney. The second Earl of N-r-
ncy died without issue, his honors BE-
coming extinct, while Clayton House.
and the other estates in Buckinghs n,
shire, went to his niece. daughter OF
an elder brother who had predeceu ed
him. She, too, died without issue. be-
queathing the estates to her half s.
ter. Catherine Calvert who also dying
without issue, left the Verney est es
TO her cousin Sir Harry Calvert, a s.
tinguished general, who had recer ed
baronetcy for his military servi 3,
and who was married to daughter
Of Thomas Hammersley, of Pail Mil
London, of the same family as the Ham
merSleys of New York
General Sir Harry Calvert, on sue
ceeding TO the Verney estates. assum I'd
by the permission of the crown ne
name and the arms of Verney, in &C.
cordance with the terms OF the viii
by which he inherited the properly
Ills eldest son. Sir Harry Nerrey, " IF
died as recently as in 1894, and w1o
in his ninety second year still rode
to hounds, and acted as master of the
hunt, married a sister of Florence
Nightingale, bearing the odd Christian
name OF Parthenope. Parthenope owed
her queer Christian name to the fact
that she had been born at Naples
while her sister Florence was SO named
through having been born In the capi-
tai city of Flowers. on the banks Of
the River Arno. In their younger days.
both sisters bore the patronymic OF
shore. Their father was certain VIII
liam Shore, and it was only after IN
heriting the estate of Lea Hurst a
beautiful place in Derbyshire, from mis-
Uncle Peter Nightingale. that he in
accordance. with the terms of his re-
latives will, assumed the name and
The one great grief in the life OF
that of his wife, Lady Verney. and of
was the disgrace of his eldest son. The,
which l would. not mention here. were
mund. and his son, the present 81.
millions OF dollars. Tho late Sir I'D,