The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-01
DY q .sIanegIsR De roNTENox.

| IL, burn. that Is to say. u member
OF the Liberal Cabinet. has just
been elected by the House OF Lords to
be its chairman Of committees, lis q
Conservative. and held the office or I'm
der Secretary or state for War in the
last Unionist administration. He is also
The husband of an American wife. who
Is daughter of Michael p. Grace. OF
The se% once eert Is W.e Of W or r.
more has boon elected carries with il
salary of sl2s0o year. and is II cid
Irrespective OF any changes OF admin
wishes 10 retain IL The Earl of o oin
low, who hns just resigned It on the
ground of III health held It for nearly
prises the craftsmanship OF every one
OF the committees OF the House of
Lords, including the Standing Orders
er With general supervision over all
private bills. Since there is no Speak
or or presiding omeer Of the House of
without any presidential authority
over his feilew peers,it naturally fol-
BY The Speaker of the House OF Com
mons falls in the House Of Lords TO
It's chairman Of committees.
Lord Donoughmore is, In spite OF his
aYo!rdupois. very wide-nwake. and OBJ
ta!ned his first knowledge OF official
life by actlrg as aide de-camp and
as seer 10 his fathers younger
when Governor of Hong Kong He re-
jolces In the nickname OF "Toddles."
ana his discretion and retlcence in
the House OF Lords. when he vas
caused him to be dubbed "Dunno'more."
Ills Pl@nm I'm IaH1 when an gndergrads-
dramaiio rendarl n@p oy giiaps h Won "
derlhnd" atHthe university.
His marriage 10 the tall, fair haired.
hlun eyed daughter of Michael p.
Grace. OF New York, may be said to
have resulted from friendship and
between tho Graces and the father OF
he earl. The late Lord Donoughmore
after serving for a time under the
British 81 t Foreign ONCE. and ns q member
provided the formerly Turkish province
OF Eastern Rumclia with an autonom-
Gus government under the terms OF
representative OF the British bond
holders of the Peruvian debt. and in
this capacity spent several years In
Peru.
1t was while there that he became
acquainted with tho Graces. who own
ed the principal American shipping
and IN his capacity az delegate OF the
British bondholders he took a very
active a;al and notable part In the negota-
tiOnS Oy means or WnlCn Pcru WAS re-
llevad OF It's foreign debt OF ;26o.ooo-
600. Chile Undertaking half OF II In
consideration OF her annexation OF the
immensely vsiuabie nitrate district OF
the Grace brothers took over the other
half of the debt. receiving in return
control of all the railroada in Peru
tain ports, free rights OF navigation
OF Lake Ttticnca. the wonderful INLAND
sea ut the summit OF the Andes; all
10 lot, 49,.
of Peru. up to 100000 tons. pay
ments from Peru amounting to $4,000
COO. secured on the customs OF Callao.
besides Immensely valuable silver min
Ing concessions.
The leading spirit OF ali thie huge
transaction was Michael Grace, who.
porn at Queenstown. In 1892. ran away
a sailing ship to New York. andiis to-
day mnlti-miillonafre. making his
homo at Battle Abbey, which he has
sters, and which comprises the rem
battlefield OF Hastings, for the pur-
who persisted in that great struggle of
William the conqueror King OF Eng
The Donoughmore title was first be
Iiutchinson, the famous Irish states
airy hono NOR for himself Ills fny book nIoi on
free trade. entitled Commercial Re-
straints OF Ireland" was regarded as
being so seditious that It was burnt
by the common hangman. This did not
prevent him. however, from becoming
Secretary OF State, and Keeper OF the
Privy Seal Of Ireland. during the pre-
on the nomination of the latter, when
premier. that Mrs. ely-Hutchinson.;
of Knocklofty. in County Tipperary,
was created Baroness Donoughmore in
the peerage of Ireland. Their eldest
son was advanced to the earldom of
Donoushmore and to the viscounty
of Suirdale.
Their second son was that Lieuten-
ant HeiyHutchinson who, after
the death of Sir Ralph Abercromby, be.
came commnnder-ln, chief OF the British
the French army brought by Napo-,
leon to Egypt, was obliged to cnpitu-
late. For this the general received
andria, which became extinct on his
death without issue:
1t was the third Earl OF Donough-
more who. while Captain HelyHutchin-
son Of the Grenadier Guards. played
so prominent, and may add chivalrous.
a role In connection with the romantic
The maTauis who, througs h s S mar rrs
age to the De Beauharnais family, was
bound to the first Napoleon by ties OF
tho bne o az Sog an out wh
Marshal Ney. Prince de Ia Moskowa,
to suffer death as traitors to the Bour-
bon cause.
Marshal Ney was condemned to be
shot, and according to official records
the sentence was carried into effect
although there are very circumstantial
stories to the effect that be survived
or also got away prior to the execu-
ton. and came to this country. where
he lived for many years longer, unde or
an assumed name.
Il The Marquis dc Lavalotte, who had
been postmastcr-ge general Of the Empire
was Consigned TO the guillotine Three
execution. his wife, accompanied by
her daughter and her dame de com
pagnie.a lady OF seventy years og age,
prison. In a sedan chair to take O. last
farewell OF her husband. While the