The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-07
SCOTCH PEERAGES
OUT OF EXISTENCE

through history to us as "Muckle-
mouthed Meg and 1t Is said that ner
ilalher. Sir Gideon Murray, Lord III the
session OF Scotland. aud tTst owner
and master of the now ruined El.bank
castle, caught border raider. namely,
young scott OF Arden, in the act of
steullhS MS cattle. and gave him the
cholce OF being hanged on tho gibbet
which formed an Indispensable feature
OF the principal tower of the castle, az
OF most other Scotch strongholds of the
is said that the raider. after beholding
mo charms of Muckle- Mouthed Meg.
hesitated so long as to whether II Vas
not preferable to be hanged rathcr
than TO become her husband. that it
was not until the rope WAC actually
placed about his neck that he. with
mercer the matrimonial moose. Strange
to relate, the marriage turned out a
very happy one indeed. owing to the
fact that Muckle- mouthed Neg was
remarkably clever woman and IL Is
from this marriage that the SCOTS OF
fo!warth, and incidentally the novel;
list Sir Walter Scott. are descended.
Lord Elibank likewise possesses ono
OF the oldes, baronetc!es OF Nova
scotia. II may be remembered that Sir
william Alexander obtained a patent
from James l.. for the possession Of the
country now known as Nova Scotia.
10 Obtain funds for the enterprise he
was authorized to create Baronets OF
NOVA scotia. who were to receive their
q
lthu' on the payment OF sums OF SIS
900. and the equipment OF six emf
grants. The Murrays OF Eilbank naid
thei' money 70 Sir William Alexander.
OF land in Nova Scotia But they uevcr
went to Nova Scotia TO astnblish inc
grant there, but. Instead. secured a
large acreage OF land on Castle Hil.
az Edinburgh. the whole Of Nova sooti5
being considered. by an extra Ordinary
ieeal notion. TO be situated within the
i Ia,nS OF The county q Edipburgh
was tho first British Governor OF Can.
ada in 1863
The presen, Master OF Elibank IS a
particular favorite OF both the King
and Queen and was much liked also
by Edward VII, whom he served as
comptroller OF his household He mas
been Under Secretary Of State FOR
indla' and Is married % daughter OF
Lieutenant General Slr' James Wolfe
Nuiray. OF Cringlotic In Peeblos-hirr
r. hneaI descendant of that James
iiM,nrr2 y: OF Crinslet:c colonel OF the
b!HcH Watch At the battle OF Quebec
ana In whose arms General WOLF lied
sir Waiter Townicy. who received a
knight Conmandershlp OF the order
OF 81; Michael and ST George on Inc
S Sn Eni,,,s 81 ,ns kihs's e9ronation, Is
,his country He is now British min
istsr at Bucharest His clover wife
Lady susan Townley. II sister OF LORD
AlDemarle and OF the Hon. George
heppei Is generally regarded as haV-
ms contributed In no small measure 20
nf,ns about the startlingly sudden re-
ca! OF her husbands chief. Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand from the post Of
brl''sh ambassador at Washington To
say that the relations between the
Iownleys and the DurnnGs were strain
ea' When they were together a Wash
!nSton. was to put II but mildly. and
poth the ambassador and ambassadress
suffered cruelty through the more than
sarcastic tongue and manner OF LADY
susan. who * Il brilliant writer. and
has several books 10 her credit. nota
by, one about her lie at Pek!nG and
another descriptive OF Panama and u
IT'S canal. The latte. Book was In the
nature OF an ind!scretionR. for IL vas
through Its publication that the world
learned for the first time that her hus-
band had been dispatched Ia that part
or the world to make n confidential re-
port about the enterprise for his gov
eminent.
Inasmuch as Lady Susan is Roman
Catholic. II may be Just as we'll 10
explain that her husband. who 10 a
Protestant. is not connected with the
historic Roman \Catholic house of
Iownley: house that for n thousand
years made It's home in Lanca shire,
whereas Sir Walters family belongs to
Sam6r!dSeshiTe. his fathor. the iate
sharles Townley, having been lord
lieutenant OF that county. and one OF
its greatest landowners
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