The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-13
Red Rice Familiar to Conside
able Number of Ameri-
can People.
BY LA siARQUISE DE ONTENOf.

Lord Grantley. whose first wife and
the mother OF his children was hath-
arine McViclzar. daughter Of Commo-
dore w II McVickar. Of the New
York Yacht Club. has just pur-
chased the beautiful Red Rice estate
near Andover. which for several years
has been occupied By Ernest Cunard
and his American wife. daughter Of
J. McPheeters. OF Baltimore. and for
ner wife Of Edward Padeifcre. Of
Washington, D. {. AS the Ernest
Cunards are very hospitable. Red
Rice i familiar to ; considerable num-
Der of people from this side of the At
lantic who nave stayed there for
weekend parties as the;r guests during
the season and also for the shooting,
which Il excellent there.
Il formerly belonged to the Erring-
ton family. and during the reign OF
George Errington. the uncle Of Mrs;
Fitzherbert the latter often stayed
there with the then. PRINCE Regent.
afterwards George w The features
OF the park are the magnificent ave
nure of old beech trees. planted IN
the reign OF Queen Anne by the En-
ton OF the battle OF Aalpiaquer. in
which several of the Erringtons took
LORD Grantley sold his ancestral
home. Grantiey Hall. near Ripon-
mum Der OF years ago. TO the late LORD
Furness for d very large sum or money
Since the death Of the American Lazy
GrantIey. ne has married again. MS
present wife being a natural daughter
81 he last NiscOBnt Ranelagh- she was
formerly the wife Of Clement Alartln
lie Breton. the lawyer brother Of Lady
de Battle. better known on the stage as
Mr. Langtrv. Clement lie Breton
divorced his wife. naming L2rd Grant,
ley az correspondent Atter me
decree had been made absolute. Lord
Grantley married the ex-Mrs. LIE Bre-
Curiously enough. Lord Grantley's
first wife was also Divorce His mar
rage to her was in the nature OF a 70
nance. She had been previously mar
red 70 his uncle, Major Charles BINS
lev Norton. who was at that time the
next heir to his nephew peerage. Aunt
and nephew fell in love with one anot ner
and eloped The decree was granted IN
due course against Mrs Norton, and
on the day after II became absolute
she became the wife of Lord Grantiey
Twelve years later the late Lady Grant
lev presented her nus band with son
and heir. whose appearance IN the
world destroyed the prospects OF Major
his nephew. who had thus deprived htn
not only OF his wife. but also OF MS
chances Of succeeding 10 the utle and
estates.
Lord Grantley is descended from
Richard Norton sheriff. of NOrthGm Der
land in the reign of Queen EliLaoeth.
and the frs Lord Grantley was
Speaker Of the House Of Commons
during the early years OF the reign OF
George III. Ine present Lord Grantiey
was brought Up almost altogether oy
MS grandmother. Mrs George Norton.
the lovely and brilliant granddaughter
OF Richard BrInsiey Sheridan. and
-hc died as the wife of SIT William
Stirling Maxwell. Bart. and knight
Of the Thistle She was The heroine
OF the romance OF Lord Melbourne
i,fe-that Lord Melbourne y no was the
FIR. Prime Minister and mentor Of
Queen Victoria. George ortoa brought
: sun for divorce against his wife
naming Lord IeiDourne as corresDon-
derr br- he was defeated and Mrs
Norton's name cleared
Her favcrite nephew was the late
Lord Dunerin. and - may DC recalled
that or one occasion he took Up the
cudgeis in the press IN order 10 defend
her srofn The charge contained IN
some memoirs that she had taken
ad vantage Of Lord Herbert of Lea =
ad nirafion FOR her % Wheedie out OF
him then Cabinet minister.
state secret. namely. the projected