The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

year. 1t is because she Tilted him, that
he came to America for consolation.
skofiinston-Sm The girl whom
chester IS about TO Wed is Inc only
tary Great Alma ger OF Ireland, and who
has many connections on this side Or
the .ttlantio For Lady Dc Blaauiero
is the daughter OF George DcsbarstS
OF Montreal. while a branch OF his own
family has been established In the
Dominion for near hundred years
Lord de Blaquiere may DO said 10
owe his pceraSe TO the conyiviality oG
MS roat-grandfather The latter az
ter being relieved Of the secretaryshiu
Tor Ireland, remained on in Dublin.
FIRST as speculator in political corrup-
ton. and then as one OF the agents
employed by Lord Castlereagh and his
colleagues, 10 bring about the act OF
union between England and Ireland
John De Blaquiere, a S he was then, "a
a dinner party given by Lord Cast
lereagh, organized with the sanction
Of that nobleman scheme whereby
thirty or forty members OF the Irish
House Of Commons should until the
act passed. always dine together In one.
ever on hand for any emergency that
might arise. This combination develop-
ed Into lighting confederacy, each
member Of which was pledged TO pick
anti unionist. After the act OF Union
mad been passed. largely through the
instrumentality of John De Blaauiere.
he was by way of reward, nominated
by Lord CornWillis and by Lord Cast
lereash for an Irish peerage Lord
G 20. Wills, written recommendation to
the King running as folliws: For
having kept the friends Of the Union
together BY his great conviviality.'.
Othcr Acknowledgements OF his SER
vices consisted In n pension OF s1O.-
600 per annum, and tho hereditary
Office OF Great Alnager of ireland which
IN those days was worth 5000 a year,
but is now purely honorary N
The Great Alnager was the ofhcia1
d we mead or the department entrust-
cd with the task Of the government in
speetion and measurement OF textile
anu1actures. to determine the quality
and estimate the duty thereon For
uhtil about seventy years ago. the Eng
i rs giovernment Imposed heavy duties
handicap them in their competition
with English industries The word
;a ai,5 comes from the French word
measure M al stands as, for the English
an a,,', acsc,ording TO old French was
auinase. which the English corrupt
sa into "alnag e." whence the title Al
french Puguenot origin. One Of tha
sons or the first Lord settled in Canada.
Mhere ne died as Chancellor OF tha
quiere. A11'''A - i9 '1
G e, Dudley Carleton is next heir
49,, .S ntothet pcerage, her Barony Of
;;.oIcnester having been first created
IN favor Of General Sir Guy Carleton.
as reward for his services during the
tha sn american war Indeed. It u.s.
to.day IN the possession Of Canada
instead IN or that vast Dominion form
E shg part and parcel Of the United
.otates. fIe was the last English Gov.
eTnor OF New York. which he avac,,ei.
ca adter an interview with washing {
t er1t; and was second In command Of the
=; =, it ~ forces which captured Havana
as, British Governors here in colonial
ii ~ eis, n.y. while Severa! founded families
~, -, -usa n,S.ig VIRGINIA. and in other Of
copyright, " the Rran+u.na
Company III s.i>,el1