New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
PEER WITHOUT A HOME'
New Marquis Of Hertford Barred
from Family Estates.

NnF
,,,sote NJ Hertford Thus. IL has been
"lfoa IN all the notices Of the late Lord
',,,ord,s death that Lord Yarmouth has
Nv cor,e jnto the family estates, which.
.,,,b heavily encountered are still never
,,eless productive Of an annual income
,ricb would appear as the riches OF po'-
,orda to a man who has been reouced 10
40 straits of Lord Yarmouth, here in the
United states and more especially IN Eng
land
II is not true, however, that ne mas IN
.,,ited any Of the family property. On the
cortrary, he alienated long ago all MS NE
interests therein, and they nave gone not u
h,r, but to his younger brother. captain
,ord Henry Seymour. or the Grenaolei
Guards II is Lord Henry who now De-
corres the master Of the Ragley Han. the
,varUickshire county seat OF the hert-
Cords and the marquis Will be lucky II NJ
.o,+inues 10 enjoy the voluntary allowance
at,taO year gwen to him by his father
IRA Hertford. while still Lord Var
,,b was bankrupted on several occa-
to,e the most natablc instance peins
lie bankruptcy in 1879, when his father
ao,,,ed with his creditors at the rate OF ~
,.s on the dollar For this. however
o.d Yarmouth was compelled TO renounce
II, IN the inheritance of any OF the
,a,,,lv property, cntailed or otherWlse'
,,,o, he was bankrupted again last fai'
a,,o,r other matters brought to
as tho fact that he received no
.'oray from the Thaw family on the occa-
- ~ hts marriage beyond an annuity
'. 80 IN him of s.. .oe0 a year from his
tss.. estate. this annuity being, Of course
,..,s,,ed when the marriage was annuileu'
u. denied on oath in court last fall haNns
..,s;ve5 any other money from MS Wiz
- her family for the payment OF MS oep'S
. for any other purpose, ana the'e voc
..Li,e 70 show that he had ever received
=, the large sums with which he was
,,.od on this side Of the water as nav
ing extorted from her.
Tt.re has been a good deal NJ talk anoH'
..t~aordirarv measures adopted ny the
- Tadv Yarmouth, namely, Ah'e
80. sis,er Of Harry Thav. TO secure her
,-..sor, from her husband. she did NOT
-. foy divorce. but for annulment'
80, is granted only OH statutory sronnns'
rte are very few "a lses for annuInent
-. IN. English tribunals, and II IS un-
.,..ssorv 70 specify them here. As the
~, - the charges made by Lady Yarmouth
,,,.,o. crescent very wide range. The
..r,.rkshlo feature, however, was that
lord Yarmouth offered no defence "na'so-
- ard that the sympathy Of Lord Hert-
ford and Of the Seymour family IN inc
matter vas with the petitioning American
r,fs rather than with her husband.
7, IS generally understood that no hd'
rIthheld from her at the time OF MS mar
r,are at Pittsburs the fact that he hah
euerated all his prospective HE interest
IN the family estates and that She couio
never reign as mistress in Ragley HaA II
was also rumored in London at tho time
that Lady Yarmouth had discovered cer-
,ain transactions at her bankers, inNolNihS
q rather large amount, in which her nus
hand was concerned. and which. had she
cared TO carry matters TO the bitter end
would have placed him in an extremely
awkward position. calculated 10 stain the
family escutcheon. In fact, Lord var
mouth was not in a position 10 offer any
defence against any Of the charges brought
against him by his wife; and she still 10
this day enjoys the gratitude Of his rela-
tiyes for tho generous manner, on the
whole. in which she behaved on that oc-
casion.
On the new Marquis Of Hertford's bank
ruptcv last fall. from which he has not
been discharged. II was shown that the
liabilities were 10000 with no assets or
any prospects of assets. Until Lord Hert-
ford receives his discharge in bankruptcy
that is to say, by the payment OF at least
ten or twelve shillngs on the pound, he VIII
no nrecluded from taking his fathers seat
In the House of Lords and from availinS
himself save in a mere titular way, OF
the marouisate the two earldoms the VS.
county and the two baronles which nave
come 10 him by inheritance.
While Lord Hertford is completely DC
class6 from social point of view, yet there
is always possibility that some woman
with more money than brains, for the mere
sake Of being able to style herself Mar
chioness Of Hertford and a peeress of the
realm. may offer 70 become his wife. she
providing him with an income and ne IN
vestng her with his titles and thus trans
forming her into A member Of the pearage.
Indeed. even last Christmas, when MS
father was known To he dying from cancer,
Lady Abby, widow and principal helress OF
the late sir William Abby. entered into ne
gotiations with Lord Yarmouth with Wow
IN becoming IN due course MarChioDess "f
Hertford But when confronted with the
facts Of certain features Of Yarmouth
career, even she, half crazy though she
was and devoid OF any social position
withdrew at the last moment, realizing
that after all. she would be a more impor-
tsnt parsonage as the widow Of the dis
solute old Sir William Abby, whom she
married when he vas completely crippled
and psrslytic, than AS the wife or Lord
Yarmouth.
With regard 10 lord Yarmouth's inability
10 take his seat in the House OF LORDS
owing 10 his being an undischarged BANK
rupt, he - likely 30 remain excluded there
from for the remainder Of his days, mainly
on the ground Of the particularly unsaVory
character Of his last three appearances IN
the Bankruptcy Court In the House OF
Commons a member also becomes incapable
of sitting and voting in the House or on
any committee when he Is finally sdJudi-
Gated bankrupt, hut not merely when his
affairs are beginning TO obtain the atten-
lion Of he Bankruptcy Court.
II within six months after being so ad-
judicated he succeeds in obtaining his dis
charge. together with a certificate from the
court Of bankruptcy that his Insolvency was
caused hy misfortune, without any miscon-
duct on his part, his disqualification ceases
ipSo facto and he is restored 10 all his
rights and prerogatives as member OF the
House OF Commons. IT, however, during
those six months the discharge is not OBJ
tainod by the bankrupt his seat is pro-
nounced vacant by the Speaker and fresh
election is ordered the bankrupt at the