The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
EARL RUSSELL GETS
PARDON FROM KING

E, II ne has one. or. failing male issue
ior the benefit of his brothers neYt IN
| the line OF succession
me present Lord Chelsea was for
seFerai years an officer OF the First
| Lie Guards. and afterwards A u r.
TO his father. when the ,a,ter 49,
N'cefoS OF ireland. He served ,hrourh
| me south African War; as captain Of
mouated Infantry; but subsequent. IN
ms return TO England at the close ~
'he CONNECT and since the completion
OF ms iather's term OF Office at Duh
IN c"S'ie' mas been without any en-
pioynent. and wholly dependent unnn
an allowance Of $1,000 a ysar ,rcora..,,
10 MIN by hts father and which -,
aerstand has been stopped since his
marriage This is partly duo 10 50
iact that he had not onlv con,roc,nd
i"st spring union against his father.
wishes, and without his consent h,i,
also because he had been ,ootieh
enough TO express his disapproval nf
ms iather's own second marriage in
May. at Florence, to a. young FIorer
tine kinswoman daughter OF Ouyi.
Cadogan, who had married Count Neri
Palagi. OF Florence
In view OF the recklessncss of Lora
Chelsea's expenditure since his fatber
extrioated him from his dir,cuIttn.
and paid OFF his liabilities lust n var
ago. 1t Is improbable In tho e1tr.nrc
mat any OF his relatives Will com.
forward 10 help him on this occasion
10 secure his discharge from tho Cou-t
OF BANKRUPTCY. and as long as he fatI,
10 receive that discharge he will bs
subjected 10 all sorts OF DISADVANTAGES
Not only rs he debarred from tho ~
ercise OF any of hts civic rights. he
Ing reduced. in fact, to the status or \
minor. or a judicialIy declared luna
tic, but he is likewise precluded from
election to tho House OF Commons or
from taking his seat in the House Of
i|'t as az peer OF the realm. In the
event Of his fathers death Moreover.
IT he obtains credt anywhere for nm
amount exceeding 500 without nakiur
thoroughly clear the fact that he Is
an undischarged bankrupt. he render.
himself liable 10 criminal prosecution
and 10 Imprisonment with hard lab.r
Needless TO say. IL IS practi,aIt,.
IMP r"posS'oie Tor an undlscharged bank
tupi TO get any money from those pro-
iessional usurers who have been 30
largely responsible for his ruin
Lord Cadogan. or rather the late
Lacy Cadogan. is responsible for hay.
Ing converted the former s!uns OF
chelsea. a; ons slime the most poverty
stricken district OF London. into mo
OF the mos, fashionable Quarter. O,
tho British metropolis. At her IN
stance he formed the so-ca!led Chsl-
sea Reconstruction Company. witch in
the seventh and eight decades OF the
nineteenth century was in full blast,
and which transformed the earl from
noble OF average fortune into peer
of vast wealth. IA all tho Chelsea
land was sold vacant. for ninety-ninc
year leases, and has since been built
upon, with street upon street and
square upon square. of the most costly
houses and mansions in London. and
which on the expiration OF the lease
become the property OF the ground
landlord tho wealth OF the Earldom
Of Cedogan. is bound, like that Of the
Dukes Of Westminster. OF Bedford. Of
Portland. OF Lord Howard DE Walden.
and OF Lord Portman. the great land
lords or London, 20 steadily increase.
In gigantic strides. as time goes by
The Chelsa property. such as II
was. came into the Cadogan family
through the marriage Of the grand
father OF the present earl. heiress OF
Sir Hans Sloane. the eminent phys!-
clan and scientist. whose collection
constituted the nucleus Of what is now
known as the British Museum Chel-
sea House. Lord Cadogan's town man
sion. Is one OF the finest in the Brit
lsh metropolis, and is famous for It's
marble statues. Its great marble hall,
and its stately marble staircase. 1t is
OF modern construction, but stands on
the site OF an ancient mansion. which
belonged in turn TO Queen Catherine
Parr. one of the many consorts OF
Henry VIII TO the protector Duke Of
Somerset. OF Reformation timea and
to Sir Hans Sloane.
Although the Cadogan peerage, that
Is TO say, the present creation. only
dates from the time of the younger
Pitt. at the close OF the eighteenth
century yet the lineage OF the fami-
~ is extremely ancient, 1t having been
founded by Welsh Prince Fulys, who
had son named Cadogan
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