The Washington herald., 1912-09-06
Interesting News Gossip Gathered
EUROPEAN Court Circles

hito. II was in 1906, and the late King
OF England had sent him to the
Island empire to invest the Mikado with
the Order Of the Garter.
After the investiture Nutsuhito received
Prince Arthur IN private audience. and
drawing from a lacquer box the ribbon
and star of the Order of the Chrysanthe-
mum, with his own hands placed the rib
bon over the Princes shoulder and pinned
the star on his breast. The order Is the
highest In Japan. and this is the only in
stance on record of the Mikado's person.
ally investing the recipient.
Herbert wynyard colclough. a paper
bag maker Of Manchester. England,
has come forward with the claims for
the titles of viscount Kynnaird earl
dom of Newburgh). of Baron Leving-
ston, and Of an estate at Hassap. near
Chatsworth. in Derbyshire, and another
at Slindon Hall, in Sussex.
The Hassop estate comprises twenty
six villages, and the Sussex property
is still larger. The total value of what
he claims in lands is f6.000.o 900. BY
a document in the possession of the
claimant, he traces his descent from
Sir James Levingston, the jealous roy
alist who in 1647 was created a Wis
count and first Earl OF Newburgh in
1860 in the Scottish peerage. He died
In 1870.
The deeds and certified documents
appear conclusive. but Mr.. Colclough.
who has not the means to fight such
case. is willing to sacrifice half the
annual rental of the estate II success
full until the death of any one who IS
willing to finance the undertaking.
Mr.. Colclough said that he and his faith
er had been contesting the claim since
ls73. and that II was only lack Of money
and a missing document that prevented
him from contestlng 1t in the courts. To-
day, however, the situation has altered
favorably. for he has In his possession a
copy OF the original settlement which,
he alleges, shows that he is the right
full heir.
The story OF the claim is romantic
enough. Mr.. Colclough says that a CEN
tury ago Francis Eyre. the Earl OF New
burgh, had two seats, one at Hassop Hall.
near Bakewell In Derbyshire. and the Sec
ond at Slindon Hall. in Sussex. He re-
sided at the first named place and he
married Dorothy. daughter OF John Glad
win. There were two sons and daugh-
ter who inherited the estate. and Thomas
the seventh earl. and Francis. the eighth
earl died without issue. Their sister.
Lady Dorothy. also died without issue.
ITlS 10 HOt uiSphAtu- SHt utSdihe
the second wife OF Col. Charles Leslie,
TO whose family. at her death. which
occurred in August. 1853, the property
passed. and It has been held by them
ever since.
The frst-named Earl Francis made a
settlement with his son Thomas that the
property was TO be given to Thomas and
his assigns. and in default Of Thomas
ma
TO revert to Francis and Dorothy, who
had no power to will away the estates
and then to Thomas mother as the mex
heir John Gladwin. the father of Doro
| thy. who married Francis. the sixth earl
also had another daughter, named Ann
| who married Sampson Christopher Col
cIough. Sheriff of Nottingham. Their
was one son. John Colclough, a captain
in the royal navy. and his issue wa
John Gladwin Colclough. the claimant
father.
Lady Dorothy died without issue an
as the male side was extinct. the prop
erty. he contends. should come to him
This is the story Of the claim, as toll
by Mr.. Colclough the other day:
| The question of the statute OF limi
| tations does not interfere with on
claim We served notice upon all tn
tenants in May. 1873 that rents shoul
De paid 10 US, tne rlEntIui ntHs- - it'
years later We attempted-my father
myself. my brothers and our friends
| to take possession OF Hassop Hall. Abou
fourteen OF us went one night. but W
got somewhat roughly handled. Thi
action was taken in order to defnonstrat
our claim and get the present owner I
contest the rights. One day six of u
actually entered the hall and we wer
carried into the road again. Later W
.o1 -arr
ing notices TO trespasseTs The lock
were knocked of and the notice board
lpulled down.
Another day We secured gun license
and started shooting over the estat'
We were again carried on to the roat
They did not take our game. We weI
brought before the magistrates and boun
over to keep the peace for six months
Soon afterward fourteen OF us marche
10 the hall. but we found 80 men OF
posed to US My father managed
get the key Of the hall and refused
give Il up We were taken before n
magistrates and committed to the De-
by Sessions The judge there upheld OF
claim and said We had bona fide rigf
of entry to the estate. The holders
the estates. however. went to the hig
courts and got an injunction to restrat
US from entering. In 1886 my fath'
petitlOneO = Ttspttl W II
titles and later inserted notices in II
papers that he would take the title
Lord Kynnaird."
Mr.. Colclough adds that his fath'
used the title of Lord Kynnaird witt
out opposition. The Scottish cou
sanctioned the use of this. the secor
title attached to the earldom, for legi
D purposes only.
, According to Debrett, Anthor
. James, fifth Earl of Newburg. who di
in 1914. was succeeded by his kin
, man Vincent. sixth Earl and six'
, Prince Ginstiniani G64G of the RI
, man states. This Vincent was son
; Cecilia. only child of Anne Countess
) Newburgh Cante) by Benedict. nj,
Prince Ginstiniani. But Vincent d
not take proceedings to establish n
E claim to the earldom. and when he die
in 1926 he was succeeded by his on
daughter. Princess Ginstintani "a lac