New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-16
New Peeress Half American.

Twelve-year-old Mary Petre. whom the
Committee OF Privileges Of the House Of
Lords has Just decided to be entitled 10
the ancient Barony OF Furnivall. which
has been In allegiance for l35 years. Is
half American, and she will thus cOnsti-
tute an addition to the number Of British
peeresses who have American blood in
their veins, for her mother, the widowed
Lady Petre, was Julia Taylor, daughter
]of George Cavendish Taylor. OF New
York, and widow of the fifteenth Lord
Petre. who died in 1908 under such mys-
FERROUS circumstances as to necess!tats
Ian inquest.
The Barony Of Furnivall. which was
Icalled by writ In 1888, fell into allegiance
with the death Of the ninth Duke OF Nor
folk in III, on whose demise without
Issue his nieces-that is to say. the daugh-
ters Of his younger brother. Philip How
lard. of Buckenham, Norfolk-becarne CO.
|heiresses OF the barony In question ono
of those nieces, Anne Howard, married
Robert, ninth Lord Petre, and IL Is az his
|lnea! descendant that the Hon. Mary
Petrs, eldest child Of the fifteenth LORD
Petre and elder sister OF the present ana
sixteenth Lord Petre, claimed the Firna~
vail Barony and has now obtained de-
cision in her favor.
The next move will be an intmsuoh
that King George has In compliance WIZ
1.-THE recommendations OF the Comrnit"s
|of Privileges Of the House Of Lords csnsa
out of allegiance the Barony OF Burni'an
lin favor Of tho Hon. Mary Petra VINO
will, ipso facto, become pesrsss Oh Ia'
realm. her barony passing at her DEAN
Ito any son that che may have By nsf
marriage; or, falling male ISSUE 10 ~
only daughter. Should thsre b ssVsFai
daughters. 1t would once more IAN wv
abeyance. Should she die unnarrlsd. ths
barony would go to hsr younger ero'ne''
Lord Petre, as her next heir.
The Petres are one OF tho great cam
Ollie houses Of the old English arfstoersoy'
and the family has a number OF Ameh-
can affiliations, in addition TO those wnicn
come TO II through the Widowed Lazy
Petre and her two children. Lord Peues
home, and that OF his mother ana ns'"'
is at thornton Hall. which has been III
the possession Of the family since u wa
bestowed by Henry VIII upon his seer"
tary of State, Sir William Pere. OWNS
to the fact that the thornton han %
tates were conhscated property OF th'
Church, Sir william would not aecep'
them until his possession thereof wSs
col firmed by Papal bull-a precauuon
which not only served to avert the oiis"'
that seems to have fallen on most OF INC
families that participated in the distrlou-
ton of tho confscated property OF us
Church, but likewise prevented any 'e
prisals by Bloody" Queen Mary wnel
she restored the Roman Catholic Chu!e"
and sent the principal Reformers 10 "'
stake and 10 the scaffold.
thornton Hall is full OF wonderful 0"
paintings, the most interesting OF whin
is one which shows the amazing way -
which Charles Radcliffe, the jacob,
Earl Of Derwentwater. won the haHd
Charlotte, Countess OF Newburgh' the ="
cestress OF the present Earl OF
burgh, and OF his sisters. who ING
| ady Isabel Howard. wife OF Esme 10"
ard. formerly First Secretary and souh'
cillor OF the British Embassy at 'H'"
ington. Lord DerwentWater Ppr
marriage, not once. nor twice. but uoA..'
times, to Lady Newbursh, who VS. gun
resolute in her determination sVer
wed again, her first husband havis os..
the Hon. Thomas Clifford ChuCe'sn.
whom she had one daughter Of ne nAH''
OF Anne. ot
Lord Derwentwater. howeve' was
the man to take a widows ns' anu W"
day he clambered down the cpnhe' Inv
her sleeping room-the chifeys We
very large and roomy in thof days
pointing out to her that 81 was ne
lessly compromised by his pseh'e ia
bedroom at that time Of n''
from her a consent to felr mar -.
Unless 1 am much mistafn' tn's