The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-06
REASON FOR DISLIKE
OF FRANCIS COUTTS

mittee OF Privileges. declared the Dig
my OF LORD Great Chamb erlain to have
deVC!Eed upon Robert Lord W.llough-
2y DC EresDy. through his mother. Lady
Mary dc We're. The present Earl of
An,caster. and tho Marquesses OF Lin
heirs OF this Robert Lord Wiiloughby
d Ercsby, and share Jointly the Office,
taking the duties thoreot IN turn.
on the oths. nand tho Earldom of
Henry, tho deceased eighteenth Earl
OF oxford. was assigned TO Robert de
We're. a remote cousin, with the death
of whose only child ana heir Aubrey.
the honors fell into allegiance in 1903.
Tho Duke OF Atholl claims the Earl
dom Of Oxford By descent on the dis
tan side from the eighteenth earl. and
II lie can establish his right thereto.
King George Will have no alternative
but TO reverse the action OF mis- Stuart
predecessor on the throne to deprive
Lords Ancaster. Lincolnshire and Chol-
inondeley OF the dignity OF Lord Great
Chamberlain, and to restore II to the
Earldom OF oxford. In the person of
the Duke OF Atholl.
While much space has been devoted
TO describing tho conviction and pun
ishmert OF Baron Palermo, who so
shocEingly murdered the Countess
Trigone at Rome some eighteen months
ago little attention has been accorded
to tho unfortunate Woman's husband.
who is most contemplate individual.
aware or his wife's infatuation FOR
Palermo. and to have tolerated IL be-
cause OF her wealth. She had been
rich in her own right but had spent
two-thirds Of her fortune in satisfy
Ing her husbands constant demands
far ,ncney before she fell into the
hands OF Palermo. who likewise drew
heavily on her eXchequer. The two
men between them exhausted her re-
sources to such an extent that she was
obliged to pawn her jewels. and 1t
was because Palermo believed that she
still had funds at her disposal which
She was concealing from him that he
Killed her IN MT OF rage. II queen
Helena, whose lady in waiting she
was. has taken charge of her children.
and is providing Tor their education
and their future welfare. It IS because
OF their virtually pennilcss condition,
and OF the isnominy OF their father.
King George does not like his Chan
ccllor of the ENchcpucr. all reports TO
the contrary Notwithstanding king
Edward. it may be remembered. was
Interested in Lloyd George when he
tirst came TO the fore, arranged To
a mutual friend, and, much attracted
by his clever conversation. took quite
fancy for him After the general
election OF January. 1910. when King
Edward was still alive, George then
Prince of Wales, became an almost daily
attendant of the sessions of the House
of Commons. taking his place just
above the clock in the Peers Gallery
The prince. who had never met the
chancellor otherwise than at State
functions. expressed wish for closer
acquaintance with his namesake. y
personal friend brought them together
at a luncheon, which went or CAPT
tally. Lloyd George exercising all
those conversational powers FOR which
he is noted. After he had left. tho
Heir Apparent quietly observed, What
charming man. bnt-,'' and after q
slight pause. how could he have made
that Llmehouse speech?' The speech
I'm question. delivered to an assemhlage
OF the working classes. was character
lied by the ooarsest invcctive. and the
cheapest appeals to class hatred, that
from the violence OF their language
sounded as II addressed TO the latent
forces of revolution. In consequence
Of this strange out5urst. he has ever
since been known among the Unionists
and to English society in general, as
s'IAmchouse George an epithet hrsi
applied TO him in the House of Commons
by Lord Hugh Cecil
Copyright. 1912, by the Brentwood
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