The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-20
Visiting in New York Before
Undertaking Tour of United
States and Canada.
BY IA m.RauIsE DE FoNrENOY.

A short time before undertaking a tour
through the United states and CANADA
should not he COMPOUNDED with S'r
William huston Young, VINO mas not
only figured In the courts OF bankrupt
cy and divorce. but who also has SUI
fered a term Of Imprisonment
Sir William Lawrence Young, who -
married 10 member of the ancient
Catholic house of Petre. OF which the
young half American Lord Petre Is the
chief is about fifty years OF age ana
represents the YOungs OF Leny. whose
ancestor came from France as chah
berlain to Mary Queen OF Scots on hef
return TO her native kingdom in l06l'
and received from his royal mistress
a grant OF the Manor of Leny. Natui
ally staunch supporters OF the Stua' u
the head of the family espoused theI
cause in 17IJ. and. selling his estates !"
Scotland. settled in the West Indies.
where he practlced as a physician and
prospered. His son became Governor
Of Dominica and was created baronet
bv George Ill not long after his ac-
cession to the throne.
Subsequently the Youngs Of Leny
moved to England and owned NARROW
Park. in Berkshire. But the place
passed out of their possession. and si'
William Lawrence Young who is the
eighth baronet Of his line. has no
country seat but owns town mouse
in Lower Seymour Street. London. lie
has no children, and the next heir 10
his baronetcy is his younger orother'
Charles Young, NJ. Y. o. VINO - couh-
cilor of the diplomatic service, sta
,foned at Athens and where he mas
married the daughter of his chief. Sir
Francis Elliot. the British minister
pIenipotentiary TO Greece
There is another Young. George oy
name. also in the diplomatic service.
and who was attached Tor several
wears % the British embassy at Wash
ingt6n. lie is the son OF Sir George
Young. of Formosa. who is in no sense
of the word related TO the Younss OF
LEVY. For whereas the latter are OF
Scotch and West Indian origin. the
Youngs of Formosa hail originally
from Dorsetshire and were lords OF
the manor in that county when Sir
Francis Drake set sail for the New
World near four hundred years ago.
Their baronetcy is creation OF
George ". when regent, the first par
onet. Sir samuel Young, having peeh
q distinguished member Of the Indian
civil Service and son-ln-law or
Charles Barring. the great banker.
F,ormosa has no connection with the
great island OF that name lying nld-
way between the Japanese A-chipeiago
and the Philippines. in the racine
whence most of the natural campnor
used on both sides OF the Atlantic IL
obtained: but is an extremely p'ctur-
esoue islet in the middle of the rhames'
lust below Goodman. and nearly OPP
~ AG.
country seat of Chveden. Formosa
has been in the possession OF the Dor
se,shire Youngs for some two hundred
wears. the first OF their house 70 ne
sertled there being Admiral Sir George
Young. VINO played a nosable role IN
the taking Of Louisburg. Of Quebec ana
of Havana Sir George Young is
reat-grandson Of the admiral anu on
several occasions visited this country
and Canada when his son was attaches
to the British embassy at " ashinSton-
Sir George is one VI the SURVIVORS
of a memorable Alpine tragedy, wnlch
took place in 1856 With his two
brothers. Albert. now Rural Dean OF
Kingston-on-the-T Thames and samuel
he managed to make the ascent OF
Mont Blanc without guides Beins
clever mountaineers they reached the
down when Albert fell and dragged
his TWO brothers. who were tied to
him. down a terrible slope of snow
Sir George and Albert escaped with
relatively few injuries. but Samuels
neck was broken. The accident had
been witnessed from Chamounix. ny
means OF telescopes and a relief party
consisting of experienced guides. was
immediately dispatched. II was over
taken by a dense fog. followed by
binding snowstorm, and Ii was oniy
with the utmost difficulty that its
members reached the surviving broth
ers who had been reduced to the last
stage OF exhaustion. and brought the",'
as well as the dead body OF Samuel.
down to Chamounix.
Near half a century has elapsed
since then. but II is doubtful whether
Sir George. who has had a most dis
career as Chief Royal Char
ity Commissioner and in connection
with other royal commissions. both al
home and abroad. has ever forgotten
this memorable adventure nor his own
altogether miraculous escape from
death on that occas sion. He is poet
Of no mean order. published a number
of volumes of verse. his gifts in that
direction probably having come to him
through his mother. who was sister
OF Winthrop Mackworth Praed. the
poet. and he may be said to have
tran smitted his tastes to at least one
of his sons. Godfrey Winthrop Young.
now a master at Elton. having won
the Chancellor's Medal at Cambridge
University for English verse
King George. in reviving In favor
of Francis Money-COutfs the ancient
BarOny OF T.atimer. created b. k8nS
Edward I. in 1899 and which has been
in abeyance since 1859. gives him. ipso
facto precedence over all bSrons
whose dignities have been bes;owed
since that last OF Englsnds CRUSADER
Kings That is TO say. the new Lord
I.atiTser is accorded the pas" Of All
barons whose digrities have been
created since the year lS5o-nsmciy.
in more than six centuries. II j. JUST
precisely This question % precedence
that renders the action Of the sovor-
eign in calling out Of sbeyance peer
ages which have been Dormant To- hun
dreds OF years. so unpopular among
tho hereditary leg siators OF 1T@@t
Britain. The bsrons % England would
not obyccr IN the slightest degree %
she Kings tcstowal Of = new DcerSSe