The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-25

oeerase. and carries with IT seat In
the House OF Lords Lord Desert is
principally known in this country as
one OF the British insmbers OF the In
Hague. and also through the marriage
OF MS daughter Lady Sybil Cunr. 10
me late William Bayard Cutting. Jr..
Of New York. He VAS Tor many years
public prosecutor, rejoiccs In tho al.
together appalling Christian name OF
Agmondisham, waSch - as borne By the
father o. the first LORD Resart and
also by the !atters maternal srandfa-
Their. Colone! Asmondishau Muschamp.
OF Cromwelis RounLhead army
through whom considerable amount
Of landed property IN Ireland came
The cunes originally hailed from
have been settled in Ireland. Henry
CuHe resolving granf OF 5000 acres
OF land in County Cork. from Queen
Elizabeth.
The late Captain o,way cune was
Tor number 0! years A. p. c. 10 Field
Marshal tho Duke OF Conaaught. saw
active service IN the Rihe Brigade. in
the Ashanti War. and other campaigns,
aud despite his pronounced syM;ath!es
M!th the homa rule party, was gen
1eman In waiting. successively 10
King George. In 1897 Captain Cune
was elected Mayor OF Kilkenny, by the
unanimous vote OF the Corporation,
NeFy !lc!ADeT OF WnlCN WAS Nation
alist He was also prestden, o. the
Kilkenny branch OF the Gaelic League,
and took a leading part In the cult
walton OF tobacco In Ireland. being
in fact the mana cling director Of a to-
bacco growing company. In which hts
widowed sister-in- law, the dowagcr
Countess OF Desart. Is one OF the p-in-
This dowager Countess OF Desart Is
daughter and heiress OF the late Hem
~ Rischofshe!m. the well-known Lon
don hnanc!er and owner of the London
of Kilkenny voted her It's freedom. in
recognition OF oil the good she had
done for the people OF the district.
man. or OF a member of the Jewish
race. ever being honored with the free
aom OF city or town IN the Emerald
Isle.
The new Earl OF Carlisle is mid
shipman Of the royal navy. and his
sui! several years to wait before he
6esans his Of mI]terity ana enters Into
House OF Lords. and OF the large fam
lily fortunes. which were augmented
last fall by the late earrs sale TO the
buse painting OF the elaboration OF tho
Magii," for the sum OF S20O.o0o the
painting being universally regarded as
the masterpiece OF jan Gossart
The ancestral home of the new earl
is Castle Howard. in Yorkshire. one OF
the grandsst country seats in
mo United Kingdom, equalling.
scccrding to some. SURPRISING
according to, others. the Duke
OF Mnriborough's Palace Of Blenheim,
and designed. like the latter. ny the
famous architect. Sir John vanhrough.
more majestic pile OF ite peculiar
style does not exist In England. and
It would not be easy to match It out
side OF Italy.
The Castle Howard estate in York
shire has been in the possession OF
tho family Of Lord Carlisle since the
foundation OF that branch of the house
Of Howard OF which he is now the
chief. by Lord William Howard. the
fourth Duks OF Norfolk's Youngest son.
who married the heiresa OF Lord
Dacre. owner of Naworth Castle, in
Cumberland and of HindersheiIfc. tho
site of which is now occupied by Cas-
tie Howard. This Lord william How
ard was warden of the Northern
Marches. ana known nv tn. nickname
Of Tsawld WyI'ie. has been sung as
"Relted Will Howard" nv Sir Walter
Scott. In his poems. Lady William was
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