New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

.~s and that IN his early infancy
vas such a striking resemblance be-
himself and his brother Fred that
-,,-sss had to put different colored rib
sround their arms TO distinguish
r4e added that he had always been
,.,h, as 10 whether he did not owe his
y ,s,,, of Durham his seat in the House
I-r,-5s and his possession of the family
@ - which yield him an income Of az
e.. S,sa 900 year. 30 the fond partiality
n a monthly nurse.
rord Durham is childless and separated
=, his wife. whose reason became affect
=, not Ions after her marriage, when Lord
-..-,sr learned for the first time that
- svnptoms had already been apparent
,.eors and more before her marriage,
"a tbat ne had been purposely kept in
ENC thereof by her family. Ever
-, ais sister. Lady Anne Lambton. who
particular favorite of Queen Mary, has
house FOR him and acted as the
,.,rass of his VARIOUS homes. Al Lord
-,,,rbaus death his honors and property
IN therefore pass 20 his twin brother
-, is the Hon. Fred Lambton. and in
- way any mistake 0r fraud of which
-. ,,onthly nurse alluded 20 by the earl
-,sv have rendered herself guilty will be
s.-aiehtened out and repaired. AS Lord
n,,rbsra has ever since his schoolboy days
- renowned as the better tempered Of
he twins &c may be readily imagined that
-.bsr Freddie" Lamoton comes into the
,.r,lv honors and estates ne will worthily
-,sintarn the traditions Of his ancestors as
to irasclbiity
Lord Durham makes his principal home
Al Iauhton Castle, In the County of Dur
ssrl situated on a height overlooking the
-vsr Wear. Half Gothic and half Tudor
me castle almost disappeared about sixty
vsars ago Neneath the surface OF the
g-o1nd. and the fact was then brought 10
iqbf that the Lamht0ns OF the reign Of
Queen Elizabeth and Of James I, in their
--ss6 Cor extracting coal from their mines
- the least possibe cost. had wholly
neglected t8 make any provision for the
,.,-,,a~+ NJ the seams which had been
,ro~ta1 beneath the castle. Indeed, the
,s,+.~ stood uuon what was virtually an
,-r--,. coal mine. a fact which had been
,ii,v-ad -1 mass into oblivion until atten-
,ior MAS called thereto by the sinking OF
.t. foundations The whole mine was
.ts~srron hricked mp al a heavy cost, and
,rs castle made entirely safe
Tho -ou~rer of the Lambton family IS
.t. sailor brother Of Lord Durham, name
~ Admiral Sir Hedworth, who has within
.,o last faU weeks exchanged his historic
--t-,rrnfr of Lamhton for that Of Meux'
fr means off "a royal warrant bearing the
sion manual of King George. In fact the
admiral. who enjoys a worldwide celebrity
I'm connection with the Leading part which
rs -,o. tr the heroic defence Of Lady
smith inherited last year the bulk Of the
.-.a- fortune of the eX-music hall actress,
ra5v 1f.sx. widow of Sir Henry MeuX, the
brewer T7 200 way related 20 him, and
owl. slightly acquainted, she left him her
7-a.r-r I'm token of her admiration Of his
naval services and also of some slight and
,-+4frr rarrtasies which ne had accorded
to her at horse races. where she was
usually sighted by the majority Of the
great world present
The only stipulation which she made was
tlst he should. n inheritng her fortune,
assume her name of MeuX, Identified for
tba last hundred years with the foremost
brsvtre interests of the United Kingdom
IN lieu of the historic name of Lambton,
sn5 quarter the Neux arms with his own
AARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.