The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05
WIDOW OF MARQUIS
is EXPECTED TODAY


battles. tho last one fought on its wa
ters having occurred in l6i2. Recently
scheme has been under way for the
draining Of the lake. with the object
or rendering the land which IL covers
available for agricultural purposes
As Its depth averages from thirty to
forty feet, and as ii is about seventy
feet above sea level. the mere deepen
Ing OF the River Bann would suftice
to drain the lake. the disappearance Of
which would also tend 10 dispose OF
the popular legend as to the existence
OF an ancient city buried beneath its
waters of which the poet Thomas
Moore wrote as follows
On Lough Neagh's banks as the ash
crman strays
When the clear. cold ewes declin-
ms.
He sees the round towers of other
days
In the wave beneath him shin.
ing.
Formerly the estates OF the Mar
qaesses of Donegal, who are entitled
to wear at court. and on state occa-
sions, the uniform OF lord high adj
iniral, were OF immense value comprls-
ing nearly all the land around Lough
NeaSh. as we'll the greater part Of
the city OF Belfast. Most of the prop
erty was, however. aIienated by the
third Marquis of Donegal whose sons
predeceased him. and who ,hereupon
left everything that lie could TO his
daughter. married TO the eighth Euri
of Shaftesoury. and there has been
some talk in recent years OF an at
tempt TO recover possession Of these
estates
The present nar1uis's landed pos
sessions are limited to the Island OF
Magec. in County Antrim. which he
owns. and 4, may be assumed that he
will inherit his mothers large for
tune.
note. by the way. that the Peer
ages OF Burke and Debrett refer TO
the late marquis as having been only
twice married. This is a mistake. He
was married three times. The dissolu-
ton of his first marriage, oil which no
mention is made, furnished one OF the
causes celebres" of the early sixties.
the evidence gong 10 show that the
respondent had been previously mar
ried 70 q William Mure. her union TO
sul "a psounouoLd ussq puu tuouM
courts null and void. on grounds
Identical with those upon which the
marquis based his extraordinary petit
ton. The second wife OF the marquis
was Miss Mary Cobb. and an equal
ly impossible parsonage. She was fire.
quently jailed for disorderly con-
duet and disturbance, endeavore6
to brain her husband with a
hatcnet and died in q workhouse. The
Canadian born. American educated
Marchioness Of Donegal. who has just
arrived in this country. was the late
peers third wife
Lord Beimore. who has just 'cele
brated his golden wedding. a Castle
Coole. near Enniskillen. in County
since the reign OF Queen Elizabeth.
is the senior OF all the representative
peers OF Ireland, having been elected
to represent the Irish peerage in the
House of Lords as far back as in 1857.
Forty years ago ne was In Australia.
as governor and commander-in-c chief
of New South Wales: and IT was while
staying with him at sydney that KinG
Edwards sailor brother, the late Duke
of Edinburgh and of SaXe-Coburg
Gotha. had the attempt made upon his
life by Farrell, Lord Bemore. who In
spite of his being an anti home ruler.
Is married to member of the Glad
stone family. has three sons and mo-
less than ten daughters, only one OF
whom IS married. AS lie Is obliged
TO make provision for them all. 1t i.
no wonder that he has beer taking
advantage of the land act 20 sell OF;
most of his Irish estates.
These. according to he historian
Froude. were obtained through fraud,
by his ancestor, James Cory. after the
defeat OF the cause OF James H., or
the plea that he had been of great
assistance to King William. and had
suffered for his loyalty: whereas the
actual facts were that he mud
had his house in Ennskillen burned
by King Williams adherents for
his hostility to the latter. His
great grandson Armar Cory was
created Baron Belmore In 1851
partly for his services in obstructinG
the policy of Grattan in the Irish :
House of Commons. and partly because
he had married the daughter of the
Earl of Buckinghamshire. Lord Lieu
tenant OF ireland. and sixteen gears
later he was advanced to the Earldon
Of Belmoro for his support in the Irish
House OF Lords OF the administrations
OF Lord Camden. the vicoroy who eoad.
ed the Irish people into rebellion. in
order to carry the Union. Tho prcsent
earl Is the fourth Of his line, and
well known member OF his family was
Lord Bcaconsfeld's private secretary,
Montague Cory, Lord Rowton
MapyUgLt 1911, by tho brentwood
Gnnpany.)