The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14

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the United States as Lady Mansel.
shortly after her marriage with the
late Sir Richard Mansel and also af-
tor his death: not however. with much
success for her dramatic art was not
| in keeping with her ancient title or
name name: consisting In her appearance on
| singing some English music hall
songs. with intcrludes Of skipping
| rope dances.
Her husband. Sir Richard Mansel.
: the tenth baronet was drunken
spendthrift. whose extravaganza re-
S Sama ~ IN the LOS, Of vi the ancestral
Park. which was sold for tho benefit
| OF his creditors. Bankrupt and PENN
less; he, and his young son BY his
pendent upon the earnings of his sec
! 1nd and actress wife: And when he
lied In a cheap. clearinghouse at
theatrical friend OF hers. of tho
name of Nyc, to take charge of hlB
| boy. His fathers relatives objected 10
sistinE that neither Lady Manscl nor
Nyc was II lit person 10 be Entrusted
With the education OF a lad OF good
family. notwithstanding the fact that
Lady Mansel showed that by her earn
ings on the stage she had for num-
Der, her of ": years nain,ained at her ex-
] IN.
the boy was ultimately made ward
| In chancery.
This actress. Lady Mansel. whose
maiden ma, srn name q was rs ada Alice Lea does
tho year isla. having been siiminated
therefrom. on the ground tina, her hus-
titled to style himself haronet In
this the ordinarily SO correct Whit
aksr's Peerage" errs and fuiis TO take
hA Tot
College OF Aims. and OF the House of
Lords. sitting In nnal appeal. In this
somewhat romantic matter.
II seems that str Richard Mnnsers
rather, Major Courtenay Manscl erund-
father OF the present bhroneI had
lived at least nine years with his wito
cal ceremony OF marriage with nor in
England In lS4s, During nearly all
OF these nine years they had esaided
had passed there as man nnd wife,
was suficicnt in tho eyeo OF tho law
OF Scotland TO constitute legal mar
born to tho couple In Scotland. among
them son. Edward Berkeley MensoI
| But when the Mansel barone,ey bo-
s sang vacant s,r ,h5oSsh the death Of hts
line. It was Edward Berkeley Manaciu
younger brother. Richard. born after
who. succeeded 10 tho baronetcy and
to tho estates. on the plea OF his elder
brother Edwards iliegl,lmhcy.
ve IL w ,e,.- not Until unt!i nearly sixteen
succession OF his son courtenay. TO the
tile. that Colonel Edward berkeley
Manscl managed. after q good deal or
aifieu!ty, TO obtain from the Court OF
Session In Scotland declaration OF
marriage establishing tho fact that
his father; Major cour,snny ManseL
legal husband OF thu applicants moth
er during their residence In the
northern Kingdom, prior to the ecciesI-
land. and that ne himself. therefore.
was the eldest and legitimate con of
bis father. Iiia nephew. young Sir
SIR Richard, was a friendiy party to
the suit, and the only reason for tho
appea! 10 the courts was for the sake
OF obtaining recognition OF the logl,i-
ownership OF the baronetcy then vest
ed IN his nephew Sir courtenay sur
stcpmother, the Gaiety actress. Alice
Lea. was likewise deprived Of her tI,le
Of Lady Mansel since her husband
Sir Richard. appearh. by the decree OF
b@ronetcy illegally.
A few years later Colonel Sir Ed
no children OF his own. the baronetcy
s eSIS5e; o, to Ms Nephew sI2h while The
tens.ve property, In recognition Of a
generous and honorable manner In
which he had acted. In connection with
the surrender OF tho family honors
for Sir courtenay had not awaited the
burgh. In granting the declaration OF
marriage, before abandoning the use
Of the utle. AS soon as he became
aware OF the Jaw In his right to tho
baronctcy he notified his uncle that
he would refrain from thencetorth
from using the prefix OF Sir TO his
contesting any legal action his uncle
might bring TO esta bish his right be
would assist him In the matter.
so q new development has arisen In
the AFFAIR. The College OF Arms In
England. and the House OF Lords as
supreme ,rlbunsl. have determined that
although the peculiar Scotch marriage
laws We're sufficien, to render legal The
union between Major Courtenay Mansel
children born prior to their wedding.
yet That no marriage law. other than
that OF England, could cover the sue
quently, that although the late Colonel
Sir Edward Mahsel was legitimate ec-
was not entitled 10 the English bar
onetcy Thia decision had the. effect
OF depr!ving Sir Edwards widow OF
her tue OF Lady" prchxed to her sur
name. and or restoring II 10 the former
Gaiety actress. namely. the stcpmoth
er OF the present baronet
Young Sir Courtenay Mansei married.
In 1906. Mary German. daughter
of the late Frederick Littlewood und
has son by her. Of the name OF John.
now two years old, who is next heir
to the ManSel baronetcy. CuriousIy
enough. this marriage was kept secret
end has not figured in "Burke's Peer
age, or In any of the other stand
ard works of reference unit! this year.
- Sir Courtenay lives at the Manor of
Maes-yCruSiau. In Wales, whore he
peace and deputy lieutenant
The ruling of the Royal College OF
Heralds in London. and o! the House
OF Lords, in connection with the Man.
sci case. applied also to the recent
Macdonald OF the Isles cause celebre.
When Alexander Macdonald, whose
forebears had been guilty of an error
analogous 10 that Of old Major Court