The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-18
NEW MARQUIS KNOWN
AS EARL OF CARDIGAN

AllcSbury passed to his nephew, Tho
Earl Of Cardigan. who had married Ills
sister. The Earldom of Ailcshury was
subsequently transformed into a mar
Iuisato, and on the death of the last
Earl OF Cardigan, the celebrated caval-
~ leader OF I3alaclava. and charge of
The Light Brigadc celebrity. tile Earl
uom OF Cardigan became merged in the
MurQuisate OF Ailcsbury.
The widow OF this we'll known sol
dicr, who attracted much attention n
couple or years ago by the publication
OF some remarkable "reminiscences
more distinguished for their racinoss
and scurrility than for their cxaoti-
tude, stu survives. ana enjoys 4 life
ownership Of the earl's estates. amount
Ing to 10000 acres, and yielding a
rent roll of nearly 100000 a year. At
ter her death. they are to remain in
the hands OF trustees for twenty-one
years and only at the end OF that time
arc the estates and the accumul;,-
tl0ns to pass to the then Marquis OF
Aiiesbury, that Is TO say. presumably
70 the now six-ycar-old son OF the
present Marquis OF Ailcsbury, boy
who Is now known as the Earl OF Car
digan.
The late Marquis, who has just been
gathered 70 his fathers, was Il clever
business man. and a great brewer be-
fore the lord being chairman OF the
great brewing house of AIcux * Co.
n 1e f thfl also many business interests
brought him to New York lie needed
all his business acumen to cxtricatc,
On on his succession TO the marquisate,
chaos into which it had been plunged
by his disrcputable nephew and pre-
deGessoor., who would have sold Saver
make had it not been entailcd Dur
ing the lifetime Of the Coster Marquis.
The Savernake estates We're under the
control Of the we'll known usurer, sam
he co, wf f'on nStqFed ayery penny that
allowance Of $4,000 year to the
fourth Marquis. who was up t. his very
ears In debt. lie had also very much
looms which had been distributed by
his nephew among his villainous ac-
quaintances, or pawncd These were,
however the least Of the shortcomings
Of tho fourth Marquis. who used 10
publicly boast that his mothers hus-
band was not Ills father, and who was
denounced In the strongest language
vantage of a Scotch landowner Of the
name Of Maxwell, to defraud him Of a
sum of $4,000. while intoxicated, at a
at Brighton He left a widow. who had
been known on the music hall stage
MS Dolly Tester, and who after his
death married Scotch merchant OF
Shanghai
One of the present Aiarquis's sisters
IS Lady Ernestinc Hunt. whose career
tan been e. en- Of very ,, descrip-
ing and horse selling business. rails
ing the horses on her $4,000 acre ranch
AT Calgary. In Alberta. and selling them
in Dublin or in London, at remuncra-
tive prices. Her marriage was ro-
mantle one, and was vigorously oppos-
ed by her ather, and family. Passion
ately fond Of the sea. and II noted
yachtswoman. she studied al q nauti-
cal school at Liverpool, with the OBJ
Jet OF securing Il masters Certificate
so as to be duly qualified to take com
mand or her yacht. At the school she
met Il young man Of the name OF Harry
Brady Hunt, who was studying for n
ripened into affection and one day
they We're quietly married. soon af-
forwards. Hunt was appointed skipper
or sailing vessel, and Lady IIrncs-
tinc. who is small, with beautiful eyes
n fair complexion, and Is very pleasant
looking. accompanied him on his first
royaSe, as well as on many subsequent
ones. being quite as competent as him
self TO take command Of the ship. Lady
ErncStine also graduated as n profess
sional sick nurse from the great Liver
pool Infirniary, and served as such
throughout. the war III South Africa.
She gave up sea- faring lifo about four
hcr time between her ranch In Canada.
and place that she has In Ireland. at
Ballylcan, County Glare, where the
horses imported from Canada arc put
into condition after their ocean Jour
ncy. may add that she has taken n
leading part In the feminine work Of
the military territorial movement, and
holds Il commission equivalent to that
OF lieutenant, in tho ambulance corps.
copyright, 1911. by the brentwood
Company
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