New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
S.. lann.s's Snuar.

- James Square, in London. formerly
restricted 90 the stateliest homes OF the
great MOBILES OF England. after having been
subject 20 TIE invasion of several clubs is
DOW a@ins absorbed by business Institutions
ald on lie site II what was Derby House
ere i- now being erected q building
leTion Of which win be devoted 10 the
metropolitan offices OF the English and
scottish Assurance Company. Derby House
'.onsec n turn 10 the Dukes o. Devon
NiTe Co the Dukes of Grafton. 10 LADY
lafmoDil ana On the Earls Of Dartmouth
'tio'e b-in- sold by the latter 70 the Earl
g. Derby about hundred years ago.
A' miro Earl OF Notwithstanding also
i'4 There -.~ time, and IL was there
ua' OH Lady Notwithstanding. during the
'F'sn OF George TIL. used to give wonderful
'N@l-'ade parties. She had a mania for
'7l' icais and figures repeatedly in Gill
famous oaricatures. one representing
perfect bail Of tat-as enter Cow
~ WIN how' ~ cream" Derby House
-. ol-J o. Aubrey Dc We're. Earl Of OK
W. "ho had the reputation of being the
~. 'IS,ili@ among tho courtiers OF
'''.rs IT, After his death IL belonged %
duchess of Grafton the wife OF the
-. 80" o.. Charles II boy Barbara VII
Duchess NJ Cleveland.
Harry Jermyn, Earl Of St Adams.
o"ss Gle credit of perceiving the posi-
,."' ~ t.e land Ia the neighbor1ood OF
James Palace. and. accordingly. he OBJ
a''-- from Charles u long lease of some
TOD hundred acres FOB what were
.N' "a, ST. James's Fields-thc land was
iS more than lelds-and on This land
'.li DIS own house and planned out
FA TOY ais friends The Great Fire con-
'l'el 90 prosper his enterprise. for II de-
s.' many of the city homes Of the Old
''HlF tie members Of which thereupon
i.'' fHrtNer west, so as 20 De nearer
COURT 4 number Of them addressed
yves FOO I.ord ST. Adams and acquired
r'n him ON his ST. James, Fields
ioia property, and thus 81. James,
took shape and entirety.
, @'I. :. Adams reserved FOR himself O
.. seventy feet on the north side
mo s4lare. and erected thereon the
'.'''d mansion which filed the space now
-P''' .E Nos. Q. lo and ~. No. being
.-ley occupied lv th, Portland Climb while
~ N 's OH. London home OF Lord. Kin
shlhdf.N r ftLIIt f-ildflfE
' Ha> time. for. although the earls
been urDIeasanuy linked with
=" 90. Henrietta Maria. he Queen Moth
"sF 900 powerful parsonage 10 he
'"i -h" King. From Lord -. Al
'i's great house On the north side
a io Me great Duke OF Ormonde Lord
tenant of Ireland and IN the eighteenth
"'4FF j. became tire homo q James
.'s-s. Duke OF Ci1ndos The Austrian
spanish embassies were both housed
and after 60 had been divided into
.t.scs various interesting people
- ih lis separate portions. among them
imam Pitt Earl - Chatham, and. IN
Gays William Ewart Gladstone
=, ne present Lord Egerton OF Tatton has.
Lord Der5E. deserted 81. James :
iafe' and 80 9. which had belonged to
FAMILY since 1857, has since been con-
INTO business premises. II was one
4r original mansions Of the square. and
Ranelagh occupied IL during the latter
Of me rei.u Of Charles II and that
'N successor James IT, No. .. next
mas belonged 90 the Earls ana Mar
/ OF Bristo. ever since II was taken
rom the builders IN 1917 while No.
b oe"n in The Boscawen family ever since
'S erected. tne present chief Of the
and owner ~ g." l0us. being Lord