The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-30
by La MARauIsE DE FoNrENoY

ceeded TO the family honors. as
sixth earl, only attained his ma
jority last June and has been serving
until now as q .ubaltern In the Second
Dragon regiment. under the name OF
Lord Eliot. title by which he has been
known since the suicide OF his elder
brother Edward. an officer OF the Cold
stream Guards, two years ago. The
latter blew his brains out with sport
Ing gun. at his homo at Port Eliot, in
Cornwall. on his return from Khar-
soum; where he had suffered from an
attack OF suhstroke. which apparently
! had affected his mind.
The Eliots. OF whom Lord ST. Ger
+ mans is the chief. are an old Devon
shire family. which since the fifteenth
century has been settled in Cornwall,
and has occupied it's present home, Port
, Eliot since the Reformation. Henry
VIII. in distributing the various con-
hscated monasteries and church lands
bestowed Perth Pr!ory upon a certain
John Champernowne, one OF hts par
The latter. however, found the place
too remote, and accordingly effected an
arrangement with Richard Eliot. Lord
| OF the Manor of Coteland, near Kings
TO him the Priory, in Cornwall, taking
In exchange Coteland. in Devonshire
Even In those days the Eliots were ac-
| counted one OF the most ancient fam
their shields, according to the records
still in existence of contemporary
heraldic visitation, showing no less
than twelve quarterings. The Priory.
has been extensively modern!zed. IS
close to the grand OIL Minister of St
Germans. which for two centuries was
the cathedral church OF the Saxon
Bishopric OF Cornwall.
Port Eliot still retains a great air
OF antiquity and statelness. It con-
ta!ns fine collection OF family por
traits by Reynolds. as we'll as paint
The park Is large and picturesque. and
is watered by the River T!di. which
expands there into an ample lake. The
| first Eliot TO obtain conspicuous place
member OF Parliament for st. Germans
in the reign OF James I. and Charles
T., was one of the leaders OF the move
ment for the impeachment of the Duke
the Star Chamber to the Tower OF Lon
don, where he died as prisoner OF
| state. In each generation q member
OF the Eliot family sat in Parliament
was elevated to the peerage by George
III, as Lord Eliot Of st. Germans.
whose son was advanced in the Water
loo year to the Earldom of st. Ger
J mans. The third Earl was Viceroy OF
ireland. and the late and fifth earl saw
service both In the navy and In the
diplomatic department.
Canada's new Governor General, the
| Duke OF Connaught. is neither closing
| his English homes, namely, the Clar-
ence House portion of st. Jamess Pal
| ace, in London. nor Bagshot Park, his
country seat, during his term OF office
| in the Dominion, nor Diminishing the
members OF his household connected
with each OF these establishments
They are all to be kept on, on board
| duke and duchess propose to spend a
| portion OF each year at Bagshot Park,
| and several weeks Of every London
season at Clarence House. Their
daughter, Princess Patricia, will be still
she proposes to pay long visits to her
sister. the Crownprincess OF Sweden,
| and to her other relatives in England.
The widely circulated announcement
| to the erect that the duke will draw
| most of his supplies while Governor
General of Canada. from his royal war
| rant holders in England, is. some
what unfortunate one. and not precise
ly calculated to give satisfaction to
| the Canadian trades people who have
| been attending to the wants of the out
going Governor-Genera and the
| Countess Grey
In reply to letters received fom Chi
cago and st. Louis. asking for In
| formation as to the authenticity OF the
ducal title Of young italian actor of
| tho name of Raoul Bonanno. now In
| st. Louis, who sang. II Is said. for four
| seasons In tho Metropolitan Grand
| that tho very fact that no admits that
his nobiliary dignities come TO him
| through his niother'a family would be
] sufilclent to GLASS thsrn under the hanA